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This Free New RPG Rockets Science and Magic to 1930s Venus (Where It Belongs)

Download Dr. Grorgbort's Scientific Adventure Violence, an exclusive game universe created by Wētā Workshop’s Greg…

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The Gaming Shelf Plunges Into the Apocalyptic Navathem's End

Inside are fresh releases from indie designers, the DIE RPG, and news from across the gaming world.

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The First Godzilla/Ultraman/Evangelion/Kamen Rider Crossover Is... an Arcade? Kind of?

We were admittedly hoping for a bit more than a few video games limited to select Japanese stores.

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Kieron Gillen on How the DIE RPG Brings the Heartbreaking Comic to Life

Gillen and designer Grant Howitt tell us how meta-narratives, mind-body problems, and player freedom are at the…

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Jesus, There's Still Meant to Be an Avatar Game This Year, Too?

The Way of Water isn't going to be the only trip to Pandora we take this year, apparently.

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8 Games For the 8-Year-Old Dinosaur Lover in All of Us

With tabletop roleplaying, deck-builders, and legacy games, nobody gets left on the island.

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The Gaming Shelf Heads to Space, and Brings Back Tabletop News

With more excellence coming out all the time, enjoy an overstuffed column featuring 5 new games.

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How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

Small TTRPG presses and co-ops create opportunities for underserved and first-time creators.

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30 Bonkers New D&D Miniatures to Bring Your Spelljammer Games to Life

Mind-flayers, astral elves, space pirates, and inter-etheral dragons show off that Dungeons & Dragons can be fun…

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Blade Runner Heads to the Tabletop In a Brand New RPG

io9 talks with some of the team behind Free League's latest licensed RPG—heading into the world of the legendary…

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KiwiWeek Unites RPG Fans Across New Zealand and the World

Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa celebrates games and game designers from across the land of the long white cloud

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27 Superhero RPGs That Kick Ass And Take Names

We got some hacks, some official books, some solo journaling games... a little something for everyone!

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The Gaming Shelf Spotlights Gauntlet Publishing, New Releases, and More

More games and news from indie game designers, plus PAX East reveals.

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Digital RPG Chrome Rides the Bleeding Edge of Cyber-Noir Gameplay

Role flexes its mechanical and digital muscles with its first all-digital TTRPG product, and our hands on gave us a…

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15 Trippy Space Stories D&D Fans Should Check Out Before Spelljammer

Here are a more than a dozen pieces of media to help fill that psychedelic space-fantasy void in your heart.

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Jane Foster Is, at Last, Marvel's Avengers' Next Hero

Hopefully, she'll have better flying controls than her co-Thor.

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Spelljammer and Dragonlance Return in Dungeons & Dragons' Next Adventures

From Wizards of the Coast's first D&D Direct comes a lot of new editions of old adventures.

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The Marvel Role-Playing Game Is Unwieldy and Nostalgic Fan Service

Reading more like an encyclopedia than a core book, the new Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game sacrifices…

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Russian Doll Defies Time and So Can You

With the Netflix hit back for season 2, it's time to get time-loopy again—this time with 8 games to help you get…

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Final Fantasy XIV Asked Me to Hang Out After Saving the World, and That's Great

FFXIV's new patch kickstarts a new adventure after a climactic battle--and reminds us not all fantasy has to be…

James Whitbrook

4/15/22 6:00PM

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This Free New RPG Rockets Science and Magic to 1930s Venus (Where It Belongs)

The Gaming Shelf Plunges Into the Apocalyptic Navathem's End

The First Godzilla/Ultraman/Evangelion/Kamen Rider Crossover Is... an Arcade? Kind of?

Kieron Gillen on How the DIE RPG Brings the Heartbreaking Comic to Life

Jesus, There's Still Meant to Be an Avatar Game This Year, Too?

8 Games For the 8-Year-Old Dinosaur Lover in All of Us

The Gaming Shelf Heads to Space, and Brings Back Tabletop News

How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

30 Bonkers New D&D Miniatures to Bring Your Spelljammer Games to Life

Blade Runner Heads to the Tabletop In a Brand New RPG

KiwiWeek Unites RPG Fans Across New Zealand and the World

27 Superhero RPGs That Kick Ass And Take Names

The Gaming Shelf Spotlights Gauntlet Publishing, New Releases, and More

Digital RPG Chrome Rides the Bleeding Edge of Cyber-Noir Gameplay

15 Trippy Space Stories D&D Fans Should Check Out Before Spelljammer

Jane Foster Is, at Last, Marvel's Avengers' Next Hero

Spelljammer and Dragonlance Return in Dungeons & Dragons' Next Adventures

The Marvel Role-Playing Game Is Unwieldy and Nostalgic Fan Service

Russian Doll Defies Time and So Can You

Final Fantasy XIV Asked Me to Hang Out After Saving the World, and That's Great