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This week, I bring you lots of animals! And Gunpla!

Who doesn't like a good space opera?

At GenCon 2024, three of tabletop gaming's most prestigious awards -- the ENNIES -- were swept not by a certain toy conglomerate who wants $180 for a half-edition revision bump, but by a tabletop game that escaped many gamers' notice until its win: Shadowdark.

Though we're still waiting for the updated 2024 D&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual (actually coming out in 2025), Wizards of the Coast just announced a new slate of products for next year.

Happy Friday, Watchers, and welcome to our pre-expansion edition of "what to play this weekend." Not all of us dove directly into World of Warcraft: The War Within when early access opened.

While the opening ceremony of Gamescom 2024 left something to be desired in terms of enthusiasm and hype, one offering stood out on the sheer level of authentic human emotion displayed by a passionate creator.

Gamescom 2024 kicks off today, and with E3 thoroughly out of the picture we're all looking to Germany for the latest gaming news.

We've got fantasy, we've got science fiction, we've got... time travel? You may also come learn to yearn for the mobs.

Happy Friday, Watchers!

It seems that Dragon Age: The Veilguard may really, actually, finally be coming out with an official release date on October 31.