Brainwaves Episode 131 – AI Smile

Oliver and Iain are back behind the mics after a little hiatus due to holidays and lurgy. We bring you a bumper crop of news from the last month from companies suing netflix to Essen using creep AI, companies closing down, others asking for money and all the news from across the tabletop gaming hobby! All this and more on episode 131 of Brainwaves. 

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News Digest 131

Headlines

Evil Genius sues Netflix regarding Snyder project

https://evilgeniusgames.com/press-release/evil-genius-games-sues-netflix-over-rebel-moon-game/

Essen uses AI

Backerkit announces AI policy

Updates

Mythic games go back to the well

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1162110258/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/posts/3927462

News

Winner of the Deutscher Spielepreis 

Board Game Hub folds

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgamehub/tranquility-the-ascent/posts/3934241

Games cafe staff move to unionise

Gaming goat orders lost in the post

Penguin no longer distributing Wizards of the Coast in the states

https://www.enworld.org/threads/penguin-random-house-to-stop-distributing-d-d-updated.700259/?fbclid=IwAR2bIyzbnKfGts9IGYT6IPJrhq00Fdmtu8zLtu_2iYGkcqRMHlrVHqUZRsE

Zenobia Award nominee finds publishing home 

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/molly-house/news/molly-house-board-game-pax-pamir-john-company-publisher

Jobs, Opportunities, and Events

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs

Rose Gauntlet Foundation

https://www.rosegauntlet.com/pages/rose-gauntlet-foundation-about

Melsonian Arts Council offer publishing advice

Boardgame event at British Library

https://www.bl.uk/events/board-games-fest-at-the-british-library

Patreon Shoutouts

Kevin Bertram

James Naylor

https://naylorgames.com/

Shaun Newman

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facebook.com/gamealotboardgames

Our Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain

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Metallic Dice Games

https://metallicdicegames.com/

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Sir Meeple

Outro

Immersive Cluedo

https://www.pathents.com/news/the-path-entertainment-group-expands-license-with-hasbro-to-develop-a-cluedo-immersive-experience

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