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During a September 10 Goldman-Sachs conference, where one can undoubtedly find serious players of interactive tabletop roleplaying games, Hasbro President Chris Cocks revealed AI is actively being used to develop games at the company, including Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons: "Inside of development, we've already been using AI...It's mostly machine-learning-based AI or proprietary AI as opposed to a ChatGPT approach.

This weekend I bring you a remake of a popular Sonic title (with the edgiest hedgehog, Shadow), an MMO turned co-op title, an alternate timeline to Lord of the Rings, and a spy thriller deck-building title!

This weekend I bring you a new Mario Party game, a top-down twin-stick shooter, FromSoftware's *other* title (no I don't mean King's Field, no one remembers King's Field), and a spinoff title of a popular RPG franchise!

This week is the third and final Steam Next Fest of 2024 and, as always, we are excited to try out new game demos.

According to the official Sunderfolk site, the upcoming first outing from former Blizzard head honcho Mike Morhaime's Dreamhaven Studios  is intended to be, "a turn-based tactical RPG adventure for one to four players that's tailored for a deeply engaging couch co-op experience." However, it also reminds me a lot of games like Wildermyth and TTRPGs like Pugmire, Wanderhome, or even the tabletop RPG adaptation of the board game ROOT that Magpie Games is working on.

The fall weather here in the Northern Hemisphere is the perfect time to hang out inside around a table with your friends, your collection of dice, and your favorite tabletop RPGs.

This week I bring you four brand new titles; an anime-styled RPG, an anime fighter, a cartoon roguelike card game, and a psychological horror title!

Picture it: the distant future.

There's a peculiar note in the new Diablo 4 patch notes that says A new key-binding has been added to change from run to walk.

Mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, announcements from the Sheriff's secret police, and local news and weather -- are these the things you're looking for in your tabletop RPG?