Brainwaves Episode 52 – Controversial Machines

by Iain McAllister · 6 Jul 2020

Iain M thought he was going to have a nice relaxing time in the Brainwaves studios over lockdown but no! There is so much news that it is threatening to bury the entire HQ! Together the team dig into the giant piles to bring you only the best nuggets of news; CAH revelations continue, WOTC part ways with artist, Ennies deals with their own controversy, AI taking over and much, much more in this episode of Brainwaves Episode 52.

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Cards against humanity head ousted

Medium Story

Union Story

Wizards of the Coast parts way with Magic the Gathering artist

https://twitter.com/noahbradley/status/1274670378296774658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1274670378296774658&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2Fajax%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-1274670378296774658%26autosize%3D1

Zak S Cast

Ennies announced amidst Lancer controversy

Nominations

Controversy article

hey, weird question but does anyone else remember that time that a willy wonka blueberry fetish themed adventure featuring prominent sexual assault won a gold Ennie for best adventure in 2017
— LancerRPG // Massif Press (@Lancer_RPG) June 29, 2020

Meeting of Minds – Loke Battlemats

News

DMs Guild removes book from sale for provocative art

let's talk about queer art and censorship. As you may know, my module Curse of Hearts (shown) was deactivated by the Dungeon Master's Guild yesterday after we failed to reach an agreement about pieces of internal art deemed too provocative for a 'kid/teen friendly' environment pic.twitter.com/7bWIjhe0yS
— Oliver Darkshire 🌈 (@deathbybadger) June 30, 2020

AI set loose on Diplomacy

Alpha Go Episode

Assembly Link

Tabletop Games Blog Link

Marvel and Games Workshop Team Up

Tabletop Mentorship announces Micro-Grants

We are excited to announce a new project: micro-grants for underrepresented creators in the tabletop community. Each month, three $100 micro-grants will be given to creators to help them make progress on their projects & goals.

Applications are now open. https://t.co/euCZoLBeXF
— Tabletop Mentorship Program (@TabletopMentor) July 1, 2020

Stephen Buonocore to Step Down as President of Stronghold Games

Boardgamegeek acquires TabletopEvents

BoardGameGeek acquires events organization platform @TabletopEvents ahead of hosting another Virtual Gaming Con in Nov. 2020 to replace BGG.CON 2020.

Details: https://t.co/LnLkk21TVc —WEM pic.twitter.com/5zz9ufut84
— BoardGameGeek (@BoardGameGeek) June 29, 2020

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