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Free League and Two Little Mice Revive Classic Video Game Adventuring with Twilight Sword TTRPG

Posted on December 3, 2025 by

Free League Publishing and Two Little Mice are thrilled to announce the launch of the Twilight Sword Roleplaying Game on Backerkit Crowdfunding. Inspired by beloved video game classics like the Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy, and the enchanting worlds of Studio Ghibli and Dragon Quest, Twilight Sword invites players to RISE! and become Champions […]

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75% Off Select Titles on DriveThruRPG, DriveThruFiction, and DriveThruComics!

Posted on December 1, 2025 by

Cyber Monday has rolled into DriveThru with seventy-five percent off select titles on DriveThruRPG, DriveThruFiction, and DriveThruComics. Deeply-discounted titles range by site. On DriveThruComics.com, find The Few and the Cursed, Destiny Gate, and Hellboy. DriveThruFiction.com includes Arkham Horror, Island of the Dead, and Tarot for Storytellers, while DriveThruRPG.com features The World Below and The Black Ballad.

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EVE Online: Catalyst Expansion Sparks a Cosmic War with Ore

Posted on November 18, 2025 by

CCP Games today launched EVE Online: Catalyst, the next expansion for the iconic sci-fi MMO, EVE Online. Mining has powered EVE Online’s player-driven economy for over 20 years; every ship, trade, and conflict begins with ore. This foundation-shaping expansion introduces sweeping updates to mining, exploration, and interstellar navigation, making it one of the most accessible […]

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Tarot for Storytellers Launches on DriveThru!

Posted on October 7, 2025 by

Tarot for Storytellers is a full-color eBook written by author, narrative designer, and FlamesRising.com contributor Monica Valentinelli (World of Darkness, Cyberpunk RED, Shadowrun: Court of Shadows, etc.). The eBook is jam-packed with prompts, guidance, and examples to teach you how to develop new characters, plots, and setting using a deck of tarot cards. Tarot for […]

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Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. arrive at DriveThruComics!

Posted on September 29, 2025 by

Just in time for Halloween spooky season, Dark Horse Comics has expanded their catalog on the DriveThruComics.com digital comics shop!

New additions include the complete Hellboy collections by Mike Mignola, B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder, Baltimore, and more. These join our catalog of Dark Horse titles including Critical Role, The Witcher, and Cyberpunk 2077 graphic novels.

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Paizo Feeds the Hungry! Power Word Meals Pathfinder Event Live Now!

Posted on September 26, 2025 by

Paizo has announced its participation and sponsorship of Power Word Meal, a tabletop charity event benefiting Share the Meal. For each backer of Pathfinder Quest on BackerKit—including backers before the charity event began—Paizo will donate one meal to the campaign (up to a maximum of 10,000 meals donated). Power Word Meal’s campaign runs through October […]

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New for EVE Online! CCP Launches EVE Vanguard: Operation Nemesis Campaign

Posted on September 25, 2025 by

CCP Games is calling FPS players to the frontlines! The makers of EVE online just launched Operation Nemesis, the latest public deployment for EVE Vanguard, the studio’s in-development multiplayer sci-fi shooter set in the EVE Universe. This free, limited-time event introduces a narrative-driven New Player Journey, a new map, formidable new enemies, and an expanded arsenal of far-future weaponry. Participants embark on faction-driven Expeditions and squad up in fierce PvEvP combat, marking the next step toward EVE Vanguard‘s Steam Early Access launch in Summer 2026.

Operation Nemesis runs until 11:00 UTC on October 2, 2025, and is accessed via the EVE online game launcher, downloadable from the EVE Vanguard website.

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New Starter Set for D&D 2024 Rules! Play as Heroes of the Borderlands

Posted on September 16, 2025 by

Heroes of the Borderlands (2024) is the newest starter set for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and is now available at your local and online game stores in North America. Designed to pick up and play in just minutes, Heroes of the Borderlands is the perfect entry point for newcomers to D&D, or experienced players looking to […]

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Monster Kingdoms, a new Dark Fantasy RPG from Onyx Path, is funding now!

Posted on August 28, 2025 by

In Monster Kingdoms, you play a creature of darkness. You may be vampiric magus, or feyborn harlequin. You might be a warrior gauntlet, an orc cultist, a druidic elf, or a flame-spitting dragonkin. You can play a wildly creative goblinoid, a chaotic dwarf, a fierce ice elementor, or a shame-filled fiend. Your characters can be anything from hulking dreadnauts to disturbing mentalists, and many Mantles in between.

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The Dagon Collection is a 2025 World Fantasy Award Best Anthology Finalist

Posted on August 10, 2025 by

Dragon Delves for DnD Now Available!

Posted on July 9, 2025 by

Dragon Delves is the first D&D title to feature an adventure for each chromatic and metallic dragon while delivering an emotionally-charged adventure arc, returning players to the heart of what makes D&D special – exploration, danger, and wonder. Each adventure showcases artwork from a different artist, bringing unique styles and themes to life ranging from […]

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Ravensburger Releases Gameplay and Lore Ahead of Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons Release

Posted on June 23, 2025 by

Adventure awaits for you and your party this coming August. Ravensburger, acclaimed publisher of award-winning board games and high-quality puzzles and toys, is set to release the new Horrified: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS board game. In this fifth installment of the award-winning Horrified game series, players embark on a journey inspired by the World’s Greatest Roleplaying […]

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Genre Magazine Locus Fundraises with Acclaimed Authors

Posted on May 26, 2025 by

US-based Locus Magazine, which debuted in 1968, is a cornerstone of the fantasy, science fiction, and horror genre. Not only does the magazine review books and offer thought-provoking essays, the nonprofit magazine also hosts the Locus Awards, writing workshops, and so much more to help nurture aspiring authors, promote existing writers, and build community. “Locus […]

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Terrifying Hags Fly into D&D

Posted on May 21, 2025 by

Gristlecracker’s Hags & Grimoire just debuted on DMsGuild.com. Over 250 pages of new mechanics, guidelines and tactics for using hags, magic, and the esoteric in your Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. The designer’s developed the supplement for all levels of play and dungeon mastery, and uses a hybrid D&D 2014 (5e) format that includes the best […]

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Dungeons & Dragons SRD 5.2 Now Available!

Posted on April 22, 2025 by

The Dungeons & Dragons team has officially released the System Reference Document (SRD) 5.2 into Creative Commons. This update builds on the foundation of SRD 5.1 and reflects the team’s continued effort to support the passionate, talented creators who make the D&D community thrive. SRD 5.2 allows creators to utilize the updated core rules to publish their own TTRPG content and keep full ownership and control of their creations.

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Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual 2024 Review

Posted on March 2, 2025 by

The final, updated supplement for the trilogy of Dungeons & Dragons 2024 core rulebooks has been released. The Monster Manual 2024 debuted as a 384-page, full-color hardcover book with standard and premium covers. D&D Beyond and Roll 20 offer a VTT version of the Monster Manual, too. The standard cover, illustrated by Tyler Jacobson, features Vajra Safahr and Minsc facing off against a beholder; the premium cover, credited in the book to Olena Richards, is a metallic blue mindflayer with gold foil print. Both books are high quality-printed hardcover books with illustrated end pages and feature gorgeous, thematic illustrations by over two dozen artists.

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Monster Manual 2024 is Now Available!

Posted on February 18, 2025 by

New! And now available! In the new and improved 2024 Monster Manual, meet a monstrous menagerie of creatures for fifth edition! Encounter iconic D&D favorites like dragons and mind flayers, confront a host of new monsters, and take on higher level play with terrifying creatures like the arch-hag and the blob of annihilation. Wizards of […]

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Resolution Games Unveils DEMEO X DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: BATTLEMARKED

Posted on February 3, 2025 by

Gather your D&D party and prepare for glory as Resolution Games pulls back the veil on DEMEO X DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: BATTLEMARKED. This collaboration between Resolution Games and Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro, summons both battle-hardened veterans and eager newcomers to embark on adventures steeped in the world and lore of D&D. Forged with Resolution Games’ award-winning Demeo Action Roleplaying System, BATTLEMARKED arms players with tactical might and magic to deploy alongside friends as they work co-operatively to vanquish the forces of evil.

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New Year, New Mythos Reads for Young Readers

Posted on January 17, 2025 by

The Old Ones are squirming! Readers of all ages can enjoy a brand new illustrated title from Chaosium Publishing called “H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness for Beginning Readers“. Written and colorfully illustrated by R.J. Ivankovic, this kid-friendly story is a carefully-rhymed retelling of “At the Mountains of Madness” that first debuted in 1936. […]

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Christmas Cheer, Spirits, and Hockey? 5 Cool Comics from DriveThruComics

Posted on December 12, 2024 by

If you haven’t downloaded Pinion Comics’ free issue of The Candleman Christmas Special, hop on over and grab this Dickensesque issue. The comic is about a wealthy CEO who’s spending his evening berating an employee about wanting to take Christmas off to spend with the family. Well, it appears the Candle Man will have something to say on the subject. And it is gruesome!

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