Blade Runner RPG's new expansion asks how far you'd go for the Rebellion of the Replicators

A new expansion for the official Blade Runner tabletop role-playing game invites you to join the Replicant Rebellion. Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game is based on the film series based on Phillip K. Dick's science fiction novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Blade Runner, the first of these films, was released in 1982 and … Read more

Popular Sandwich Chain Joins the Value Food Wars with $10 Combo

Jimmy John's, the popular sandwich chain with more than 2,700 locations across the U.S., announced this week that it's joining the increasingly crowded affordable food wars with a new limited-time meal deal. The offering, called the $10 Total Package Meal, comes with an original eight-inch sandwich, chips, dessert, and a drink of your choice. While … Read more

Mixed Reality Developer Mixrift Raises $1.6M in Pre-Seed Round

Mixrift, a new studio specializing in games for the Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, has raised $1.6 million in a seven-week pre-seed funding round. With its new money, the developer is looking to create “in-demand” games for mixed reality devices. Three firms have been identified as the investment leaders: Outsized Ventures, SOSV and Underline … Read more

Today's Connections Hints and Answers for August 8, 2024 (Puzzle #423)

If you want to make the perfect comeback today Connections puzzle, you can count on us to give you the answers and hints you need. With the Olympics over, the spirit of competition is still strong in the air and we want to keep that spirit alive. you are trying to beat today's puzzle. While … Read more

Freak War mixes Exploding Kittens and Pokémon in a blender to create a collectible card game you can play at parties

Take the evolving monsters of Pokémon, cross them with the fast-paced chaos of the hit party game Exploding Kittens, and you end up with something that looks a lot like Freak War, a new TCG party game that aims to deliver the fun battles of collectible card games without the effort of learning a ton … Read more

Generative AI tools have created a “clusterfuck,” but do they have a creative future?

“2024 has been a pretty fucked up year for gaming, so I can say ‘fuck that shit’ on the count of three,” says Good Afternoon co-founder and executive producer Sarah Brin, opening an electric slalom of Hyper Talks at AMAZE Sheffield. Those in attendance duly surrendered. Brin took the podium briefly (Hyper Talk speakers are … Read more

Microsoft Blames Delta for Failed Travel Crisis Recovery

Last month, a botched security software update to Microsoft computers led to a global IT outage, with companies like Delta Air Lines scrambling to get operations back up and running as quickly as possible. Delta has since spoken out about Microsoft and CrowdStrike’s failure to help fix the problem, but both have since retracted those … Read more

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Recreate Greta Gerwig's Little Women with this coming-of-age tabletop roleplaying game

The new tabletop role-playing game, Castles in the Air, will let players recreate their favorite coming-of-age stories. Castles in the Air was inspired by classic coming-of-age period dramas such as Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (which was adapted into a 2019 film directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Laura … Read more