Paizo Isn't Backing Down from Creating Its Universal RPG License
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--rojkdSKk--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/4c3c4762173e9f32e213d9c5ffc195cf.jpg"><p>The story of <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634"><em>Dungeons and Dragons</em>’ Open Gaming License</a> (OGL) has been nothing short of a saga throughout the month of January. That change made by the game’s publisher <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-ogl-license-wizards-of-the-coast-wotc-1849985196">Wizards of the Coast</a> resulted in widespread, nationwide backlash from players, and the publisher finally <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-will-no-longer-deauthorize-its-open-1850041837">walked back</a> those plans just yesterday.<br></p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/paizo-orc-license-ttrpg-dungeons-dragons-1850044614">Read more...</a></p></div>
Amazon Wants to Make Lara Croft Into a Tomb Raider Universe
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--xg5ub9rQ--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/ec6306112bcbe7f47cb5f8749313588f.jpg"><p>Yesterday, the news broke that <a href="https://gizmodo.com/tomb-raider-amazon-tv-show-phoebe-waller-bridge-1850042304">Phoebe Waller-Bridge</a> was creating a TV adaptation for Crystal Dynamics’ long-running <em>Tomb Runner </em>franchise for Prime Video. On its own, that information wouldn’t be terribly surprising; Amazon’s making a habit of <a href="https://gizmodo.com/mighty-nein-critical-role-tv-show-amazon-prime-video-1850029855">adapting things</a>, and we’re in a period where any and <a href="https://gizmodo.com/fallout-tv-show-bethesda-amazon-first-look-1849700076">every game</a> seems up to…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/tomb-raider-amazon-film-crystal-dynamics-1850043783">Read more...</a></p></div>
Meet the Titans, DC Comics' New Justice League
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--jwP_NBd_--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/7a7a801d0f4d00114d137600b4a4f8dd.jpg"><p>For years, <a href="https://gizmodo.com/one-of-the-best-teen-titans-comics-ever-works-because-i-1821062801">the Titans</a> have been one of those superhero teams that DC Comics hasn’t entirely known what to do with. The members who’ve defined the superhero team have mainly been locked off to other team or solo books during the “Rebirth” era, or headlined limited books as a way to semi-link up with the <a href="https://gizmodo.com/doom-patrol-titans-canceled-season-5-hbo-max-james-gunn-1850034230">recently ended </a><a href="https://gizmodo.com/doom-patrol-titans-canceled-season-5-hbo-max-james-gunn-1850034230"><em></em>…</a></p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/titans-comic-book-dawn-of-dc-1850044671">Read more...</a></p></div>
Forspoken’s gravest sin? It has no chill
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So is the writing good or is it bad? Yes
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Dead Space’s remake misses a major storytelling opportunity
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Isaac’s gang are much improved, but the Ishimura’s crew isn’t so lucky
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Critical Role cast was thrilled to rewrite history with Legend of Vox Machina
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Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, Ashley Johnson, and Sam Riegal reflect on season 2
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11 of the Sleaziest Snake Oil Ads From Trump's Truth Social
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--rWayxd1r--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/e6099e9f7c01c4c0598958d61a2b26de.jpg"><p>Former President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to <a href="https://gizmodo.com/donald-trump-truth-social-twitter-facebook-tmtg-1850017818">abandon Truth Social</a>, the destitute social media platform he created after Twitter and Facebook kicked him off their sites. But in recent months, both <a href="https://gizmodo.com/trump-i-am-not-going-on-twitter-i-am-going-to-stay-o-1848839981">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://gizmodo.com/facebook-donald-trump-meta-account-reinstate-zuckerberg-1850032391">Facebook</a> have welcomed him back. That’s bad news for Truth Social which, like all social media…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/donald-trump-truth-social-facebook-sleazy-snake-oil-ads-1850040614">Read more...</a></p></div>
7 Ways the Hive Ransomware Gang Caused Mayhem Before It Got Pwned by the FBI
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--waEkGBbB--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/fded5a513bb7ba69b8852656680ce9c5.jpg"><p>Via a sophisticated “cyber stakeout,” the <a href="https://gizmodo.com/fbi-hacks-hive-ransomware-gang-dark-web-1850034645">FBI pwned Hive</a>, one of the most prolific and dangerous ransomware gangs on the web. While little is known about who is behind Hive or where the gang’s core members are located, we know one thing for sure: these guys are giant douchebags. This much is obvious because Hive has…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/fbi-hive-ransomware-gang-7-hacks-before-pwned-1850040588">Read more...</a></p></div>
Here Are Yelp's Top 100 U.S. Restaurants This Year
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--o5XLbpIY--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/190b5c16ec36c17fb06532a05dd39490.jpg"><p>Yelp <a href="https://www.yelp.com/article/yelps-top-100-us-restaurants-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">released</a> this year’s Top 100 U.S. Restaurants list according to user’s ratings. We’re not going to lie—we’re a little shocked one city near and dear to us didn’t have a single restaurant on this list. (ahem, New York City). Click through for some dining out inspo or to see if there are any restaurants near you…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/yelp-top-restaurants-app-food-reviews-1850041046">Read more...</a></p></div>
The best movies leaving Netflix, Hulu, Prime, and HBO Max at the end of January 2023
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Catch up with these movies before they leave streaming at the end of the month
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The Pod Generation Gives Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor a Challenging Sci-Fi Pregnancy
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--jyKt0qWi--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/22bd2969c48d7db4fbc7b2350b946789.jpg"><p>It’s fitting that <a href="https://gizmodo.com/sundance-2023-genre-films-pod-generation-talk-to-me-ut-1850001525">new sci-fi film</a> <em>The Pod Generation</em> centers on a circular-shaped object because it so disappointingly drops the ball. What starts as a fascinating <a href="https://gizmodo.com/10-cool-sci-fi-technologies-invading-our-reality-1651116064">blend of futuristic technology</a>, sci-fi aspirations, and gender commentary eventually gets to a point where it all falls apart. Everything that the film was…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/pod-generation-sci-fi-emilia-clarke-chiwetel-ejiofor-1850037907">Read more...</a></p></div>
Dungeons & Dragons Scraps Plans to Update Its Open Game License
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Jy3owWPe--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/cf7cc5b9293e539a609399102021f9de.jpg"><p>Wizards of the Coast, publisher of <em>Dungeons & Dragons</em>, <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced today</a> that it will no longer be pursuing deauthorization of the <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-ogl-license-wizards-of-the-coast-wotc-1849985196">Open Gaming License 1.0a,</a> abandoning plans previously stated in the drafted <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-and-dragons-ogl-update-license-wotc-feedback-1850001680">OGL 1.2</a>. This statement comes after <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-and-dragons-dnd-ogl-goodwill-1-2-feedback-1850036746">relentless fan backlash</a> against the decision to deauthorize that was revealed…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-will-no-longer-deauthorize-its-open-1850041837">Read more...</a></p></div>
Build New Stories With These Games, Systems, and Engines
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--wzTQ2UFZ--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/ef10f3c534d50215bf3fd6ba9004b5e0.png"><p>If you’re into tabletop games, you’ve probably heard a lot about <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-ogl-license-wizards-of-the-coast-wotc-1849985196"><em>Dungeons & Dragons</em></a><em> </em>lately. After <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634">io9 leaked the draft of <em>D&D</em>’s new Open Gaming License</a>, the fandom immediately pushed back and forced <a href="https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-will-no-longer-deauthorize-its-open-1850041837">Wizards of the Coast to retreat</a>. But the OGL is only part of the story: attached to the OGL is a Systems Reference…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/ttrpg-srd-system-game-engine-how-to-play-design-ogl-1850040136">Read more...</a></p></div>
Yuga Labs Claims Its Bored Apes Have Copyright, Even if It Never Filed for Protection
Yuga Labs, the company behind the toilet-obsessed Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, is in a strange space regarding its intellectual property.Read more...
The 35 Greatest Rude Tales of Magic NPC Names, Ranked
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--OtzyjkRk--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/cc50d6104d3e2c4dad4580f0d07436fa.jpg"><p>While funny <a href="https://gizmodo.com/6-dungeons-dragons-actual-plays-that-are-easy-to-star-1848732677">actual-play <em>Dungeons & Dragons </em>podcasts</a> like <a href="https://gizmodo.com/critical-role-matt-mercer-marisha-ray-opendnd-dnd-ogl-1850019716"><em>Critical Role</em></a><em> </em>and<em> <a href="https://gizmodo.com/the-adventure-zone-creators-on-adapting-the-series-most-1844361606">The Adventure Zone</a></em> get more attention, I need to make you aware of <a href="https://www.rudetalesofmagic.com/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Rude Tales of Magic</em></a>. DMed by Branson Reese and produced by Taylor Moore, it’s a comedy podcast first and foremost, and I cannot truly convey how funny it is with mere words—but…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/rude-tales-of-magic-podcast-dnd-funny-npcs-1850041026">Read more...</a></p></div>
Oxytocin's Reputation as the 'Love Hormone' Might Be Overrated
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--5F_ZRmAu--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/49dd6980d70803c3186383e7cbcf47af.jpg"><p>New research Friday might complicate the perception of oxytocin as the so-called “<a href="https://gizmodo.com/10-reasons-why-oxytocin-is-the-most-amazing-molecule-in-5925206">love hormone</a>.” Scientists <a href="https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)01084-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">have found</a> that prairie voles that were genetically bred without oxytocin receptors can still mate with others and breastfeed their children—behaviors long closely linked to the hormone. While oxytocin is still…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/oxytocins-as-love-hormone-overrated-neuron-study-1850042115">Read more...</a></p></div>
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Making a Tomb Raider TV Show for Amazon
Some things belong in a museum, some things in the resume of Fleabag icon Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Or at least, so the writer-actress believes, as she’s whipping from one treasure-seeking adventure franchise to another.Read more...
Amazon Fresh to Start Charging Delivery Fees on Grocery Orders Under $150
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--JGLdGUKy--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/014166ba62728ae177a8e27095373eb4.jpg"><p>Amazon Prime members who use Amazon Fresh, the company’s grocery delivery service, will soon be shelling out more for their standard shipments. The company is set to start charging delivery fees on all grocery orders under $150 on February 28, 2023, according to an email sent to Amazon Prime members and seen by…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/amazon-fresh-amazon-prime-grocery-delivery-1850042364">Read more...</a></p></div>
Cowboy Bebop Creator Shinichiro Watanabe Has Thoughts on the Live-Action Version
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--OyGpcdm6--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/5f8b1cba8a9e629cfd03a2ce437297cc.jpg"><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/blade-runner-anime-black-lotus-new-trailer-brings-synth-1847825958">Shinichiro Watanabe</a> is responsible for making the coolest anime of all time—so cool, in fact, it’s been regularly airing on Adult Swim for the last two decades, and is <em>still</em> being watched. It’s a testament to how great <a href="https://gizmodo.com/cowboy-bebop-not-to-be-confused-with-netflixs-cowboy-b-1847853644"><em>Cowboy</em> <em>Bebop</em></a> is that it still enraptures audiences all these years later—something <a href="https://gizmodo.com/netflix-bids-sayonara-to-cowboy-bebop-which-has-been-c-1848189578">Netflix’s…</a></p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/cowboy-bebop-anime-live-action-shinichiro-watanabe-1850041654">Read more...</a></p></div>
All the Magical Disneyland Concept Art Showcased at the Disney100 Gallery
<div><img class="type:primaryImage" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Zm8ajZS9--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/b0fd9c57fe7c705b0f2bed8a31bd9872.jpg"><p>The Disney100 celebrations have officially begun at the <a href="https://gizmodo.com/best-of-theme-parks-2022-disney-universal-studios-1849901949">Disneyland Resort</a>, with festivities and new attraction <a href="https://gizmodo.com/disneyland-sneak-peek-mickey-minnies-runaway-railway-1850032533"><em>Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway</em></a> kicking off the experiences. <a href="https://gizmodo.com/theme-park-news-disney-parks-universal-studios-marvel-1849999143">Disney Parks</a> invited io9 to the media preview event to get a first look at the platinum party—so here’s a glimpse into the special installation…</p><p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/disneyland-art-disney100-gallery-star-wars-snow-white-1850043390">Read more...</a></p></div>