007 Goes Woke, Milly Alcock Attacks Dads, Board Game Geek And Demons -Fandom Pulse Daily Brieifing
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IO Interactive Says Old-School Bond Would Be “Tone Deaf” in 2026 And The Gaming Press Is Cheering
007 First Light releases May 27, one week from today. It is the first major James Bond video game since 007 Legends in 2012 and is published by Amazon MGM Studios — the same company that owns the Bond film IP and just announced its casting search for Bond 26. The game has been in development since 2020. It is built by IO Interactive, the makers of the
Milly Alcock Says Insulting the Audience Is A Marketing Strategy While Supergirl Tracks Toward a Weak Opening
Milly Alcock sat down with Variety this week for a cover story ahead of Supergirl‘s June 26 release, and in the middle of a lengthy profile about her working-class roots and punk rock screen presence, she said the quiet part loud.
BoardGameGeek Just Fired a 20-Year Employee for Citing Demonic Possession as Grounds to Reject an Ad
BoardGameGeek fired its advertising manager of nearly 20 years today after an email exchange with a game publisher went viral on Reddit. The story broke this morning and is the most discussed item in the tabletop community right now.
Kickstarter Reversed Its Content Policy, But Stripe Still Controls the Money
Last week Kickstarter began suspending funded campaigns mid-run under new mature content guidelines, including one that had already raised $10,592 from 198 backers, because Stripe's payment processing rules conflicted with content Kickstarter had already reviewed and approved. Yesterday Kickstarter COO Sean Leow issued a public apology and reversed the …
Warhorse Studios Is Making a Middle-Earth Open World RPG, And Tolkien Fans Have Reasons to Worry
Warhorse Studios confirmed today on X what the rumor mill had been circulating for months. The studio behind Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is developing two new projects simultaneously: an open world Middle-earth RPG and a new Kingdom Come adventure. The announcement was brief by design. “You might have heard the rumours, it’s time to reveal what we are working on,” the studio posted. “We’re excited to tell you more when the time is right.”
A Complete Checklist Of The Most Prestigious Science Fiction Books Ever Printed
Easton Press launched the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series in 1986 and has not stopped. The series now runs past 140 volumes. Every book is bound in genuine embossed leather, printed on acid-neutral paper, gilded on three page edges, and accented with 22-karat gold titling on a hubbed spine. Many volumes came with commissioned introductions and or…
The Director Of Star Wars’ Comeback Film Doesn’t Know Why He Was Asked to Make It
Jon Favreau gave an interview to GamesRadar this week ahead of The Mandalorian and Grogu‘s May 22 opening and said something that should be setting off alarms inside Lucasfilm.