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fromTechCrunch
14 hours ago

AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs | TechCrunch

AI-powered RPG platform Voyage allows players to design unique gaming worlds and interact with unscripted NPCs.
Media industry
fromKotaku
1 day ago

Mass Effect Show Writer Denies Rewrites For 'Non-Gamers'

Amazon's Mass Effect TV show is not being rewritten to appeal to non-gamers, according to co-showrunner Daniel Casey.
#characterai
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 days ago

AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences

Character.AI introduces 'c.ai Books' to create interactive storytelling experiences using classic literature, despite past controversies and a ban on underage users.
Books
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI introduces a new 'Books' mode for structured roleplaying, aiming to enhance user experience while addressing previous controversies.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 days ago

AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences

Character.AI introduces 'c.ai Books' to create interactive storytelling experiences using classic literature, despite past controversies and a ban on underage users.
Books
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI introduces a new 'Books' mode for structured roleplaying, aiming to enhance user experience while addressing previous controversies.
Games
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

There's nothing like an RPG over vacation

People of Note is a music-themed RPG that offers a relaxing gaming experience while featuring a journey of an aspiring pop singer.
fromMedievalists.net
3 days ago

New Medieval Books: Vikings, Knights, Elves, and Ogres - Medievalists.net

This collection of essays honors Shaun F.D. Hughes by sharing scholarship that engages deeply with Middle English, Old English, Icelandic, and Old Norse traditions, while also breaking new ground.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Zelda taught me the importance of play and has helped me deal with work, parenting and grief

As I grew into a pretentious young adult in the early 00s, I started to want more from games, and I wasn't finding it. So many of them were mindless, or juvenile, or needlessly violent. So few seemed to have anything to say.
Writing
#game-of-thrones
Television
fromInverse
4 days ago

15 Years Ago, 'Game of Thrones' Told Us What Type of Show It Was

Game of Thrones began as a horror series, focusing on suspense and terror rather than spectacle and dragons.
Television
fromInverse
4 days ago

15 Years Ago, 'Game of Thrones' Told Us What Type of Show It Was

Game of Thrones began as a horror series, focusing on suspense and terror rather than spectacle and dragons.
fromGameSpot
5 days ago

Crimson Desert's Endgame Is Just Cosplay Now

Players have established a sort of Crimson Fashion group, where they're finding the best drip around Pywel to cosplay as some of their favorite characters from other franchises.
DC food
#pragmata
fromWGB
1 day ago
Video games

Pragmata Has Aready Sold A Load Of Copies

Pragmata sold over a million copies in three days due to effective marketing and multi-platform support.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

It's Such A Relief To See A Cool Game Like Pragmata Succeed

Pragmata's success shows that innovative games can thrive in a challenging market, while Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 continues the franchise with new character creation.
Video games
fromWGB
1 day ago

Pragmata Has Aready Sold A Load Of Copies

Pragmata sold over a million copies in three days due to effective marketing and multi-platform support.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

It's Such A Relief To See A Cool Game Like Pragmata Succeed

Pragmata's success shows that innovative games can thrive in a challenging market, while Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 continues the franchise with new character creation.
Board games
fromKotaku
4 days ago

Pragmata Guide: 7 Tips To Know Before You Start Playing

Combining gunplay and hacking creates a complex gameplay experience that requires strategic resource management and multitasking.
History
fromWIRED
5 days ago

The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China's History

Chinese alt-history fiction allows readers to rewrite history using modern knowledge to improve China's past.
fromArmin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
2 weeks ago

Mario and Earendil

Last year changed the way many of us thought about software. It certainly changed the way I did. I spent much of 2025 building, probing, and questioning how to build software, and in many more ways what I want to do.
Software development
Film
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Link Should Speak In The Zelda Movie But He Definitely Will

Link has never spoken in the games, a defining trait that may change in the upcoming live-action movie.
Video games
fromInverse
1 day ago

The 'Elden Ring' Movie Could Deepen Everything We Know About The Game

Elden Ring, co-created by George R.R. Martin, is being adapted into a film by A24, set to release on March 3, 2028.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 week ago

Breathtaking Cinematic Illustrations That Will Make You Rethink Sci-Fi Concept Art

Katerina Belikova is a renowned Ukrainian digital illustrator known for her work in science fiction and dark fantasy, particularly with the Star Wars franchise.
LA Kings
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Resident Evil Requiem Pays Homage To The Lord Of The Rings

Resident Evil Requiem features a direct homage to The Lord of the Rings with a scene mirroring Frodo's encounter with Shelob.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Flipmod / Ambit Narrative Design (A.N.D)

Flipmod is a modular shading system designed for public spaces in subtropical cities, promoting climate responsiveness and public engagement.
fromGameSpot
2 weeks ago

You Could Be In A PlayStation Game If You Write Well, Love PlayStation, Play And Own A Lot, Have Anecdotes, And More

PlayStation has announced a new contest called The Playerbase, allowing winners to have their likenesses scanned to appear in PlayStation games, starting with Gran Turismo 7.
Games
#fortnite
Video games
fromwww.theverge.com
1 day ago

Fortnite developers can make AI characters now just don't try to date them

Epic Games introduces an AI conversations tool for Fortnite, allowing creators to develop unscripted, interactive NPCs for player engagement.
Video games
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Epic and Disney now let Fortnite creators make Star Wars games

Epic Games and Disney launch Star Wars-themed custom game creation tools for Fortnite creators, with publishing available starting May 1st, deepening their partnership following Disney's $1.5 billion investment.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Marc Winters investigates a cult's past while facing existential threats in a climate-changed Britain.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
3 weeks ago

Recently Published Book Spotlight: Aesthetics and Video Games

Video games possess unique aesthetic value that challenges traditional philosophical frameworks of games and fiction.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Developers Of Moon Child Resurface To Bask In All The Shitposts

Moon Child, an unreleased Amiga platformer, has gained renewed interest online, sparking nostalgia and creativity among fans and its original developers.
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Dimension 20 Is Finally Doing A Vampire: The Masquerade Campaign

Dimension 20 has primarily used Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition across its campaigns, with occasional side quests using other systems. The main cast has only deviated from D&D for the sixth campaign, A Starstruck Odyssey, which utilized an unofficial Star Wars system.
DC food
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

At the last minute, Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all

We have decided, just today in fact, that we will keep Horizon Worlds working in VR. Only games and experiences that already support VR will continue to do so, while new games will be exclusive to mobile, and the majority of the team's development focus will be on mobile instead of VR.
Tech industry
#sci-fi
Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Pragmata Review: A Heartwarming Sci-Fi Puzzle Shooter

Capcom's sci-fi puzzle shooter offers a refreshing take on parenthood themes, featuring a positive father-daughter dynamic in a unique gaming experience.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

1000xRESIST Team Is Back With A New Sci-Fi Game

Prove You're Human is a new sci-fi adventure game exploring AI personhood through CAPTCHA puzzles and psychological horror.
Television
fromInverse
1 month ago

Amazon's Most Underrated Fantasy Epic Is Getting A Surprising Second Life

Amazon Prime Video is expanding The Wheel of Time universe with new animated series, movies, and video games despite the show's cancellation after Season 3.
UX design
fromSmashing Magazine
1 month ago

Anime vs. Marvel/DC: Designing Digital Products With Emotion In Flow - Smashing Magazine

Design quality depends on emotional pacing and flow management, not just visual elements. Successful products guide users through emotional states coherently, while poor design creates emotional conflicts through misplaced elements.
Books
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Fiction Is Indispensable to Life's Journey

Fiction is essential for emotional connection, learning, and social cognition, allowing us to escape reality and engage deeply with narratives.
Data science
fromHackernoon
1 month ago

The World Model Problem: Why Sora-Style Video Still Breaks | HackerNoon

World models require consistency across three dimensions: temporal coherence, cross-modal alignment, and physical plausibility to achieve general artificial intelligence.
#generative-ai
Marketing
fromFast Company
1 month ago

AI will power Fandom from spectator to co-star

Generative AI enables media companies to maintain constant fan engagement by scaling personalized content creation beyond traditional production limits, transforming passive consumers into active co-creators within brand-safe parameters.
Television
fromInverse
1 month ago

10 Years Ago, One Conflicted Sci-Fi Reboot Dropped A Wild Finale

The 2009-2011 V reboot served as a transitional bridge between eras of science fiction television, featuring Morena Baccarin's standout performance as the alien leader Anna.
fromGameSpot
3 weeks ago

New The Lord Of The Rings Game Coming From Tomb Raider Studio - Report

Crystal Dynamics is developing a new The Lord of the Rings game, which would be its third game now in development, joining Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst.
Video games
Board games
fromMedium
1 month ago

Are games really "dumbing down"?

The Elder Scrolls evolved from a struggling franchise after failed games Battlespire and Redguard into one of gaming's most influential RPG series.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Hope For A New Open World Lord Of The Rings RPG Is Surging

Warhorse Studios may be developing a Lord of the Rings game, but conflicting rumors and industry challenges create uncertainty.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Which are more like life, novels or films?

Films display character thoughts primarily through facial expressions and actions, making them more mysterious and potentially more realistic than novels, which explicitly describe inner thoughts.
Board games
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Less respawning, more re-rolling: six of the best board games based on video games

Video games increasingly adapt into physical board games, with successful examples like Company of Heroes 2nd Edition and Slay the Spire translating digital mechanics into tabletop experiences using dice, miniatures, and cards.
#star-wars
Video games
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

26 Years Later, A New Star Wars RPG Is Blending The Best Of Both Eras

Star Wars: Zero Company combines XCOM's tactical gameplay with exploration mechanics from Jedi: Fallen Order, creating a unique RPG experience.
Video games
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

26 Years Later, A New Star Wars RPG Is Blending The Best Of Both Eras

Star Wars: Zero Company combines XCOM's tactical gameplay with exploration mechanics from Jedi: Fallen Order, creating a unique RPG experience.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

10 Ways Video Games Have Rewritten the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net

Video games have become a primary way modern audiences encounter the Middle Ages, creating a distinctive form of medievalism shaped by gameplay mechanics that emphasizes warfare and reshapes historical reality.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Why some of us build entire worlds inside our heads and then feel homesick for places that never existed - Silicon Canals

Elaborate inner worlds built through imagination are common cognitive features that fulfill emotional needs, characterized by specific details and consistent logic that can persist for decades.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I don't like organised fun, but Dungeons and Dragons is my shining nerdy light amid the darkness | Patrick Lenton

I wish this was a one-off blip in my regimented friendship schedule, but all through 2025 I played the world's slowest game of message tennis. I'd invite a pal for dinner, only for the world to turn, the seasons pass, grey hairs gather at my temples, before a date was finally locked in. This sentiment seems to be common among my circle.
Relationships
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Artist Builds Epic Scifi Worlds: Dystopian Cities, Ruined Castles And Alien Megastructures In Cinematic Detail

Contemporary creatives span surrealism, illustration, installations, concept design, and craft to reimagine everyday objects, nostalgia, folklore, social commentary, and dreamlike worlds.
Writing
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Horny Girls Who Walked So Heated Rivalry Could Run

M/M slash fanfiction, often written by women and known as BL in Asia, evolved through fandoms like Star Trek, enabling mainstream successes like Heated Rivalry.
fromVulture
2 months ago

251 Movies Fantasy League Team Names Referenced One Battle After Another

The 2026 box office is up and running with Sam Raimi and someone from YouTube topping the weekend charts. But the people are still heading out to see the likes of Marty Mauser, Judy Hopps, and the late-2025 contingent of films. Both and Avatar: Fire and Ash continue to add on to their exorbitant box-office totals, making me wonder if we should add one more bonus threshold next year for $400 million. Will ponder!
Film
Books
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Something Strange Is Happening With Books. It Could Reshape Literary Culture.

BookTok readers increasingly prefer first-person narrative perspective in romance and fantasy novels, viewing third-person narration as unnecessarily complex and off-putting.
Games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Metaphor Refantazio Director Praises Clair Obscur For New Steam Bundle: 'I Am Genuinely Delighted To See Japanese-Style RPGs Being Born And Embraced' - Kotaku

A Steam bundle pairs Metaphor: ReFantazio and Clair Obscur with an extra 10% discount, offering over 175 hours of turn-based JRPG gameplay.
#brandon-sanderson
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Myth, monsters and making sense of a disenchanted world: why everyone is reading fantasy

Fantasy is a dominant, all-pervading cultural form offering diverse subgenres, serious artistic value, and lineages from varied creators and traditions.
Board games
fromBoard Game Quest
2 months ago

A Wayfarer's Tale Review

A Wayfarer's Tale is a competitive roll-and-write exploration game with unique companions, shared dice pool, and intricate production across varied hex maps.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

I Fell In Love With Highguard And Now It's Gone Forever - Kotaku

Highguard, a multiplayer shooter that shut down after three months, provided deeply enjoyable late-night gaming experiences despite initial bland impressions and negative community reception.
Television
fromInverse
2 months ago

The Buzziest Fantasy Video Game Franchise Of The Decade Is Becoming A Bold TV Series

HBO is developing a Baldur's Gate 3 series led by Craig Mazin that continues the game's story and must adapt player-driven variability for TV.
Books
fromDefector
2 months ago

Fanfiction's Total Cultural Victory | Defector

Fifty Shades of Grey's transition from fanfiction to mainstream publishing transformed the industry, proving fanfiction-originated romances can be highly lucrative and culturally influential.
Television
fromInverse
2 months ago

Marvel Nailed 'Wonder Man' By Writing Him In Reverse

Marvel reimagined obscure Wonder Man as a Black struggling actor whose anonymity enabled a radical reinterpretation and a buddy plot with Trevor Slattery.
Books
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes

Research notes in a cataloged database reveal interlinked authors, hidden computer commands, and an unfolding narrative converging on a metaphysical search and encroaching threat.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Subsequently, runaway children turned the valley into a fortress, surviving on food they could catch or grow, with occasional forays into the towns below. Riley has heard the rumours, but it is only when she sees a green-clad boy or is it a girl? hovering outside her bedroom window offering directions on how to find Nowhere that she realises this might be her chance to escape and save her little brother from their sadistic guardian.
Books
fromKotaku
3 months ago

Ex-BioWare Dev Disputes That It Shouldn't Have Made Anthem

My feeling is that BioWare has always been changing,
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