News Digest for May 8, 2026
Darryl Mott is a tabletop gaming and media journalist with bylines from outlets including Ain't It Cool News, EN World,…
D&D Beyond executives explain why subscribers can't share Drops content
D&D Beyond executives claim that content sharing isn't enabled for their new Drops material because they want to make sure…
Chris Cocks says it makes sense to move D&D to a “live service” model, but Hasbro will always make physical books
Chris Cocks isn't shy about plans to move Dungeons & Dragons to a more live service model of gaming. In…
RPG: Pathfinder’s ‘Troubles In Grayce’ Picks Up Where The Beginner Box Left Off
Advertisement Played through the Pathfinder 2E beginner box and unsure where to go next? Troubles in Grayce has your next…
New 'Pathfinder Battles: Monster Core' Booster Set Incoming
WizKids will release Pathfinder Battles: Monster Core, a new miniatures booster set, which will hit retail in November 2026. The new…
RPG: Starfinder’s ‘Tales From The Vast’ Is A Whole Anthology Of Sci-Fi Adventures
Advertisement Starfinder’s Tales from the Vast arrives, giving Starfinder GMs a whole anthology of adventures from levels 1-9. Starfinder kicks…
Warhammer 40K: The Priests Of Mars Join ‘Dawn Of War IV’ In New Preview
Advertisement The Adeptus Mechanicus arrive, bringing the cold calculus of battle to Dawn of War IV, in this first look.…
Dropout’s ‘Game Changer’ Comes To The Tabletop and Much More On Kickstarter Now
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Warhammer 40k: Chaos Marines and Daemons Ravage In Today’s Faction Focus
Advertisement Chaos Space Marines and Daemons get new detachments each in today’s previews. Check out what they’re bringing to the…
More performances and panelists revealed for D&D Fan Expo in London
Earlier this year, the official D&D Fan Expo at London's 02 Arena was announced. The two-day event is set for…
D&D Beyond Drops are antithetical to D&D Beyond's traditional subscription model
This week, Wizards of the Coast announced a new feature for D&D Beyond, exclusive to subscribers of the service. Drops…
PRH's Inklore to Publish 'KPop Demon Hunters' Graphic Novel Set
The blockbuster Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters is coming to comics. KPop Demon Hunters: The Official Screen Comic Boxed Set…
Wizards of the Coast Announces New 'Magic: The Gathering' and 'D&D' Events
Wizards of the Coast announced new Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons events to celebrate International Day of Play,…
Pirates & Plunder Scouting Party #2 – May 8, 2026
This week, Kendo is joined by Campaign Builder: Pirates & Plunder designers Brian Suskind, Sarah Madsen, and Rajan Khanna to…
Join The Space Battle With These ‘Star Wars’ Board Games – Up To 20% Off
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There Are TWO New Elric Of Melnibone RPGs In The Works
Advertisement That’s right, not one, but two new Elric of Melnibone RPGs are in the works. One from Goodman Games…
D&D Beyond Unveils ‘Drops’ – Adds New Feats, Spells, And More For Every Subscriber
Advertisement D&D Beyond has just unveiled its new “Drops” program: weekly “drops” of extra rules, VTT items, and more for…
Free League Announces 'Legends of Stormbringer RPG'
Free League Publishing announced Legends of Stormbringer RPG, a new TTRPG based on Michael Moorcock's fantasy works, which will release…
Dungeons & Dragons brings back three classic 1st edition spells via new D&D Beyond Drops feature
Three classic Dungeons & Dragons spells have made their way into 5.5E courtesy of the new D&D Beyond Drops feature.…
Warcrow: Four New Powerful Characters Lead the Charge
Advertisement Corvus Belli debuts four powerful new heroes for Warcrow armies that introduce dynamic abilities to the game. Warcrow is…
D&D: Five Bits Of ‘Lonely Fun’ For DMs You Shouldn’t Be Sleeping On
Advertisement Weirdly enough, you can really enjoy not playing your D&D game – at least not traditionally. Here are some…
Warhammer 40K: Tyranids Overrun Today’s 11th Edition Faction Focus
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Mother Lorinda gets a creepy new look in Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Mother Lorinda, Darklord of Tepest, has a creepy and disturbing new look in Ravenloft: The Horrors Within. The ancient green…
Introducing D&D Beyond Drops: A Growing Content Library to Expand Your Game
Hello world! Today, I’m excited to introduce D&D Beyond Drops: a new way for Hero Tier and Master Tier subscribers…
Mad Cave Studios Will Publish Their First Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Mad Cave Studios will publish their first tabletop roleplaying game, The Last Wardens TTRPG, which will hit stores on June…
Officially Licensed Justice League TTRPG Announced
Brazilian publisher D20 Culture’s Justice League Unlimited The Roleplaying Game, written by Mark Waid, brings DC’s heroes and villains to…
Wizards of the Coast Releases Decklist for Upcoming 'Secret Lair' Commander Deck
Wizards of the Coast released the decklist for Goblin Storm, a Secret Lair Commander Deck, which will be available for…
RPG: Go Into Orbit With These Space Adventures
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Two New 'D&D Icons of the Realms' 'Ravenloft' Monsters Packs Incoming
WizKids will release Eldritch Enemies of Ravenloft and Maddening Monsters of Ravenloft, new packs for D&D Icons of the Realms,…
‘Warhammer: The Old World’ – The Five Best Core Spells In The Game
Advertisement Love wielding the best magic? Then these are the Warhammer: The Old World core spells for you! Battles in…
What’s Secret’s of the Tome’s ‘Wasteland’
Entering and Exiting the WastelandReaching the Wasteland is easy; even inanimate objects can do it. Exiting, however, can be vastly…
RPG: Saruman Looms In Two ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Supplements Coming Soon From Free League
Advertisement Saruman looms large over two new supplements coming soon for The One Ring and Lord of the Rings Roleplaying…
‘Neon Odyssey’ Totally Reimagines D&D In Sci-Fi Form – Kickstarter Earns $5 Million In 24 Hours
Advertisement Neon Odyssey is a complete space opera reimagining of D&D that has already raised more than $5 million with…
Kings Of War: Ogres And Forces Of The Abyss Up For Pre-Order
Advertisement Two KoW armies are getting new heroes and starter bundles – the Forces of the Abyss hunger for souls,…
Warhammer 40K: Astra Militarum Faction Focus Brings Abhumans, Scions, And Scouts
Advertisement There are some surprising new detachments in the Astra Militarum Warhammer 40,000 faction focus! Games Workshop hasn’t missed a…
D&D: Five Monstrous Mounts To Intensify Any Fight
Advertisement One of the secrets to a challenging encounter is “having your bad guy ride on something also dangerous.” Like…
LEGO Castles: Building Kingdoms Brick By Brick
Advertisement LEGO Castles lets you build up your entire kingdom and then attack it with dragons, skeletons, bandits, and glow-in-the-dark…
Maestro Media Will Release 'Moana: Gifts From the Ocean'
Maestro Media will release Moana: Gifts From the Ocean, a new set collection game, into retail on June 19, 2026.In…
Cubicle 7 Reveals New 'Warhammer Age of Sigmar Roleplay: Soulbound' Campaign Book
Cubicle 7 revealed Champions of Chaos: Carngrad Adventures, a new rulebook for Warhammer Age of Sigmar Roleplay: Soulbound, which will…
Wizards of the Coast Unveils Product Line Deets for 'Magic: The Gathering – Reality Fracture'
Wizards of the Coast revealed product line details for Magic: The Gathering - Reality Fracture, a new booster set, which…
Heads Roll Once Again in New Edition of 'Guillotine'
Avalon Hill will release a new edition of Guillotine, a classic hand management card game, into retail on August 1,…
Goodman Games Licenses Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone
Goodman Games licensed Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibone for The Classic Era of Elric line of RPG products. Elric of Melnibone…
Dungeons & Doggos | Dig in the dirt with a dwarf’s best friends – May 6, 2026
A constant throughout history is the knowledge that where mortals go, dogs follow. This relationship between humans and dogs is…
‘Warhammer: The Old World’- The Unbeatable List – Richmond Open 2026
Advertisement Take a look at the recent 2026 Richmond Open winning list for Warhammer: The Old World, and why it…
TOKYOPOP Launches Kids Imprint
In a move that furthers its expansion into new categories beyond its manga roots, TOKYOPOP has announced the launch of…
Both The Lord of the Rings TTRPGs Will Receive Three New Books
Posted in: Free League Publishing, Games, Role Playing Games, Tabletop | Tagged: The Lord of the Rings, The One Ring,…
RPG: ‘Call Of Cthulhu’s 50th Anniversary Set Is Gorgeous
Advertisement Chaosium calls its Call of Cthulhu 50th Anniversary Slipcase Set “the complete experience.” And if you’re a collector? It…
RPG: ‘Breathless: Frightmare Edition’ Sparks Surprise ‘Blades In The Dark’ Announcement
Advertisement A survival horror RPG, the creator of Blades in the Dark, and crowdfunding all collided this week, resulting in…
Give Your Rogue More Power, Find New Foes, And Much More With These 5E Adventures
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Warhammer 40k: Space Marines Arrive In Force In New 11th Edition Faction Focus
Advertisement Games Workshop has given us our first look at Space Marines in the next edition – let’s take a…
D&D: Five Spells Made For Melee
Advertisement Want to go full-on spellsword? I mean, I get it, I would too. Here are five spells that are…
Rick and Morty Season 9 Opening: D&D, Fly-Fishing, and a Jerrycorn?
Posted in: Adult Swim, TV | Tagged: rick and mortyThere are a whole lot of interesting things going on in…
WizKids Unveils Four New 'Dungeons & Dragons HeroClix' Packs
WizKids unveiled four new Dungeons & Dragons HeroClix packs for release into retail in October 2026. The new wave D&D HeroClix…
Wizards of the Coast Reveals Product Line Deets for 'Magic: The Gathering – The Hobbit'
Wizards of the Coast revealed product line details for Magic: The Gathering - The Hobbit, a new booster set, which…
Get Your Tickets to Dungeons & Dragons Fan Expo: London
Dungeons & Dragons will make its London debut at The O2 with a special two-day fan expo, taking place from…
RPG: ‘Pathfinder Season Of Ghosts Remastered’ Invites You To Once Again Get Haunted
Advertisement Paizo returns once more to the sleepy town of Willowshore, where things are quietly (and not so quietly) amiss…
After All These Years, Cthulhu Is Back In D&D Officially
Advertisement Once, there was legal worry about including creatures from the Cthulhu mythos in D&D. Now, the big guy has…
LEGO: The Six Best Classic ‘Star Wars’ Sets
Advertisement Let’s take a look at some of the best Classic LEGO Star Wars Sets on May the 4th! May…
Cthulhu Emerges in 'D&D Icons of the Realms'
New Gargantuan Miniature Straight Out the Pages of 'D&D Ravenloft: The Horrors Within' WizKids will release Cthulhu Boxed Miniature, for…
Five Ways To Be A Jedi In D&D
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Famed 'Magic' Mox Artist Dan Frazier and Wizards of the Coast Issue a Joint Apology
Magic: The Gathering Mox artist Dan Frazier and Wizards of the Coast issued a joint apology via social media for…
Storm Champion’s Barrow Design Diary – May 4, 2026
A new adventure awaits! Storms rage on and a powerful foe has re-awoken in the north, threatening the very lives…
Board Games To Play With Your Mom On Mother’s Day
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Marshals, Rick and Morty & The Vampire Lestat: BCTV Daily Dispatch
Posted in: streaming, TV | Tagged: bctv daily dispatch, televisionIn today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: The Vampire Lestat, SNL, Jupiter's Legacy/Happy!,…
The Pitt Cast Tackles Operation, D&D for Critical Role Worthy Cause
Posted in: Critical Role, Games, HBO, TV | Tagged: operation, The PittCheck out cast members from HBO Max's The Pitt…
Warhammer 40K Next Week: Kill Team Gets The Red Terror
Advertisement It’s a big week for Kill Team fans. A new boxed set brings two new Kill Teams and the…
D&D: Five Rewards That Aren’t Treasure Or XP
Advertisement D&D is full of a variety of ways to rewards player characters for adventuring. Here are five that aren’t…
Managed Democracy Comes To ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ With Surprisingly Complete ‘Helldiver’ Mod
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D&D: Turns Out Treachery Has Consequences – The Lord Soth Breakdown
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D&D Accessories: Micro Stuff For When You’re Working With Micro Space
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WWE/The New Day, TWD: Daryl Dixon & The Boys: BCTV Daily Dispatch
Posted in: streaming, TV | Tagged: bctv daily dispatch, televisionIn today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: WWE/The New Day, The Walking Dead:…
Games Workshop Pre-Orders: Horus Heresy & The Old World Releases
Advertisement There’s a new batch of Solar Auxilia reinforcements for the Horus Heresy and more releases for the Armies of…
Scrubs: Eddie Leavy on Season 2 Ideas, Turk's D&D, LGBTQ Impact & More
Posted in: ABC, TV | Tagged: ScrubsScrubs star Eddie Leavy spoke with us about what he hopes to see Raffi…
D&D: Five Get-Gold-Quick Schemes That Are Sure To Work
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Horus Heresy: New Solar Auxilia Reinforcements Up Close
Advertisement The Solar Auxilia of the Warhammer Horus Heresy are getting a new batch of reinforcements. Time for an up…
Archon Studios To Launch New Line Of D&D Terrain – Starting With The Underdark
Advertisement Archon Studios, makers of the Heroes of Might & Magic III board game, announced a new line of D&D…
Alpha Star #2 is coming this week
The second issue of Alpha Star magazine, which is full of sci-fi content for your D&D 5E or A5E games,…
Nightbane returns to print and audio in major Palladium Books partnership
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Choose a Side and Claim Victory in ‘Star Wars: Battle of Hoth’ – Now 20% Off
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Comic Store Week: Comic Shop Order Management/POS Systems – Comparison by Feature
The collapse of Diamond Comic Distributors as the near-exclusive supplier to comic stores, beginning in 2020, created a new environment…
Help independent news: Pick June’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
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Archon Offers 'StarCraft' Demo Pack
Archon Studio is offering a StarCraft Tabletop Miniatures Game Demo Kit exclusively to retailers.The Demo Kit will be a version…
Warhammer 40K: Armageddon Launch Box – The Unboxing Review
Advertisement There’s a whole lot of new plastic in the Armageddon Launch box. Here’s what Games Workshop showed off! The…
A Sci-Fi ‘Daggerheart’ Adventure, Cozy Board Games, And Much More On Kickstarter Now
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Explore The ‘Northlands’, Get Weird With ‘Hellboy’, And More With These 5E Adventures
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D&D: Elemental, My Dear Warlock – The Primordial Patron Playtest
Advertisement The Primordial Patron Warlock unleashes the ancient power of the Elemental Evils, which turns out to be a sort…
Warhammer 40K: Grot Week Day 5 – The Final Grot
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Comic Store Week: ICv2 Interview: Mike Dreese of 30-Store Chain Newbury Comics, Part 1
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Three 'World of Darkness' Books Releasing in May
Renegade Game Studios will be offering three new World of Darkness books this month, including Hunter: The Reckoning: Legacy of…
The Pirate Insult Generator gives you some salty words to spray – April 30, 2026
If your tabletop banter has gone softer than a sea sponge, sharpen that wit to a proper cutlass edge! To…
‘Talisman’ Is Getting A New Dracula Themed Expansion – ‘Crown Of Blood’
Advertisement Talisman Sagas: Crown of Blood, a new expansion arriving next month, has players facing off against the iconic vampire.…
New TCG from Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast will launch a new TCG, Mood Swings, designed by Magic: The Gathering Lead Designer Mark Rosewater.…
Comic Store Week: Vibe Check: Final Boss Comics and Games
Image: Photo by Angel Ortiz Jr.Floyd Bennett has been in the comics biz since he opened his first store in…
Comic Store Week: Surviving the First Year: Eli Roberts of Adventures in Ink
Adventures in Ink officially opened on February 22, 2025, so it’s been a few months since the Leander, TX, comic…
RPG: Explore The ‘Allies And Adversaries’ Of Star Trek In New Sourcebook
Advertisement A new sourcebook for Star Trek Adventures invites you to explore the many Allies and Adversaries a Starfleet crew…
For The First Time In Almost Two Decades, There’s A DC Universe TTRPG In The Works
Advertisement It has been quite some time since anyone has attempted a DC Universe specific tabletop RPG. But soon, Mark…
Games Workshop Rumor Engine: Where Are They Now – April 2025 Edition
Advertisement It’s been a year since we last saw these Rumor Engines from Games Workshop. Let’s see how they turned…
D&D: Five RPGs That Will Make You A Better DM
Advertisement Do you want to level up your DMing game? Weirdly enough, one of the best things you can do…
Last Day To Back ‘Realis’ An RPG Of Cursed Moons, Magic, And Sentences
Advertisement Today is your last chance to back Realis, the debut RPG from writer, game designer, and Friend at the…