Gaming
Sony shuttering PSN Store for older consoles
Nothing lasts forever. In a disappointing yet somewhat expected move, Sony announced Monday that they were moving to close the digital storefronts for the Playstation 3, PSP, and PS Vita systems. The newest of these
Part Time UFO’s ‘gig economy’ can help us understand lawmakers’ efforts to reshape gig work
US Lawmakers grapple with ABC Test, PRO Act Labor is what we give in exchange for the ability to provide for ourselves and, along with land and capital, it’s one of the three factors of
D&D: 5 “useless” magic items that are actually magnificent
BILLOW! Throughout an adventurer’s life, they will face many challenges, ranging from vicious battles with formidable monsters, to games of wit and guile in a political struggle, or, one of our favourites, simply trying not
Dungeons & Dragons “Dark Alliance” trailer released, date announced
A critical success! Dungeons & Dragons is hot right now — every other podcast is D&D-themed, everyone wants to join a game, and Roll20 is exploding in popularity (no thanks to the whole pandemic going
Super Smash Bros.’ competitive future might be crew battles and supportive communities
A better way forward. While 2020 was a year of tumult for many, the Super Smash Bros. community has experienced more shake-ups than most, ranging from fan division over new DLC characters to sexual assault
Opinion: Lessons learned from a three year D&D campaign
Roll tide. In 2017 I began running what would become a three year long Dungeons and Dragons campaign, one that promised to be weird, dangerous, and require great thought. My friends were up to the
Free Play: Have You Seen My…?
A fun idea marred by bugs. Everyone loses things – it’s human nature. But finding them again sometimes requires a little help. In Have You Seen My…, by Yasaman Far, your goal is to sort
30 years ago, Space Shuttle Project was a console vehicle sim that failed to launch
Better sims were available. This (lightly) updated article is adapted from the GoodGamesWriting archives. The original article was posted on May 2, 2011 reflecting 20 years since the game’s launch. We’re dusting off the overview–a
D&D: The importance of ‘Session Zero’
Starting off on the right foot. The idea of a formal ‘Session Zero’–an initial meeting where the ground rules are laid out for campaign based games like Dungeons & Dragons–hasn’t been around for that long.
Google lays off Stadia first-party developers
What’s happening over at Google? Bad news for Stadia, Google’s streaming-based video game console, as Google announced in a blog post today that they are shuttering their internal development team, without having produced a single
