Me oh my oh, look what’s in my grubby little hands-oh, RPG friends. Some preproduction copies for @cmichpress.bsky.social

My 2026 Gen Con haul this year. As always, I’m an RPG book girlie…

At Gen Con, we loved running into friends, CMU alumni, and even editorial board members at our booth. We also met lots of new folks interested in our games and Press! Thanks to @uofmpress.bsky.social, Good Games Indianapolis, and the amazing staff of Gen Con for a fantastic 2026 convention!

Did someone say FREE PINS? We have the cutest pin for CMich Press's upcoming game Line By Line by Tilak Vyas featuring the art of @washeee.bsky.social with the game's mascot, Quill! Visit our Gen Con booth (2758), show us that you have followed the prelaunch page on BackerKit, and a pin is yours!

There's a lot to unpack in White Wolf's newest blog post detailing its plans for V6 of Vampire: the Masquerade. It's offered a look into what those changes have entailed and what will come next. We should know a LOT more after GenCon 2026 next week. paradoxinteractive.com/games/world-...

White Wolf - Dev Diary - #1 Road to Gen Con - Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive is a world leading PC games publisher known for games such as Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis and Crusader Kings.

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My message to the ttrpg world tonight is use .tif files. Please stop sending me .png files that are in RGB.

Last two days to back this beautiful and important game by @jmstar.bsky.social and @cmichpress.bsky.social - "The Blue Way" They have an excellent educator's bundle, and it is a game you (and your students, and everyone) should play at least once. Take a look: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

The Blue Way: A Game of Lost Stories

The Blue Way is a game of lost stories, colonialism, and its cultural aftermath from Jason Morningstar and Central Michigan University Press.

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I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes"

This is cool news! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert

Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activities

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Oven-finished ribeye, smoked Gouda mashed potatoes, roasted balsamic tomatoes, and Asian pineapple cole slaw for July 4. Turned out pretty good.

26Q2 sales reports sent to 249 member-publishers. Many thanks to our customers, publishers, and staff!

Proof copies of the zines came in, and while there are a few tweaks to make, I’m super thrilled with them. A dear friend of mine, with fun handwriting, came over to demo a couple of entries.

Travis D. Hill, Ph.D. ☕️@travisdhill.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Just going to leave this here. #TTRPG #zine #junkjournaling Click below to sign up.

Do you have any Quiet Year maps that you've either recorded or clung onto? Would you be willing to potentially have your map be included as part of a book called Speculative Game Design by Mary Flanigan and Laurel Carney, to be released by MIT Press? If yes, reply with a picture of that map!

So, uh, just to be clear: birthright citizenship is for everyone, not just immigrants. It's just that most of us in the US haven't ever had to think about it in our own lives. Take it away, and what replaces it?

I co-sign everything @lordhuffnpuff.allfatherproductions.com says here about the difficulty—and necessity—of teaching game studies in an era without physical media.

The End of Physical Video Games Threatens Games Education

This morning, Sony announced that in 2028, they will discontinue the production of PlayStation games on physical media. This is presumably part of the lead-in to the release of the PlayStation 6, w…

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Proud to be the 44th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Chancers! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Chancers

A role-playing game that has both cozy and epic elements. Learn how to craft your own chances and discover the glories of the Drifting Kingdoms!

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Proud to be the 293rd backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Blue Way: A Game of Lost Stories! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

The Blue Way: A Game of Lost Stories

The Blue Way is a game of lost stories, colonialism, and its cultural aftermath from Jason Morningstar and Central Michigan University Press.

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Appx. N Jam 2026 by @dankdungeons.bsky.social and @jorphdan.bsky.social is starting next week! So I wrote something about the Appendix N and why TTRPG can be weirder. I wasn't expecting it to be a manifesto, but here we are 😂 afraidofencounters.bearblog.dev/appendix-n-m...

Share your megadungeon maps people. Show how it all works with pictures!

Rise Up Comus@riseupcomus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is what I mean when I say a megadungeon is just five dungeons in a trenchcoat. This is what the Underworld in HIS MAJESTY THE WORM looks like. By the excellent pathspeculiar.bsky.social

The historian Gordon Wood, who died yesterday after being run over by a motorist in East Providence, was my dissertation advisor. He was 92. Here are some memories of him. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/gordo...

Gordon Wood Dies at 92

I just heard the news that Gordon Wood, a towering figure in...

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We've heard for a while how much Diamond Comics' theft of consigned products, combined with exclusivity deals, was impacting @greenroninpub.bsky.social . This it the first report I'm aware of on @paizo.com impacts. TL;DR. Millions of dollars of loss & now layoffs.

Pathfinder publisher Paizo announced it has to lay off 12 employees and limit its organized play endeavors due to costs incurred by the money it lost after Diamond Comics, which helped distribute books to retail stores, went bankrupt. paizo.com/blog/paizo-r...

Today’s return to office after the UK Game Expo fun: 270+ emails to go through. Sheesh people, I was only gone a little over a week. 😂😭🫠

"AI is operating at a PhD level" oh, so it's replying 'sorry for the late response' to every email and complaining about its labor conditions?

Academic research means reading 1 article, which leads you to a book and 6 other articles, which lead you to 17 articles and 4 book chapters, and oops now you’re an expert in the 1990s feminist criticism of Taylorist management philosophy, a thing you didn’t know existed until 3 days ago.

Sitting in Schiphol airport in Amsterdam trying to stay awake for my connection to Birmingham, England. Heading to the UK Game Expo for the first time. #cantsleeponplanes

It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social

If universities are being gutted by federal authorities and are undertaking cuts and austerity to sustain their existence, maybe instead they should spend every remaining dollar on workers and the communities they’ve claimed to serve until there’s nothing left

Truly some of my most-worn items of nerd clothing, y’all. voidmerch.threadless.com

Jordan Shiveley (Dread Singles)@jordanshiveley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So I’m experiencing rather serious financial difficulties from medical bills and…capitalism and I would love to not have to declare bankruptcy or do a gofundme which seem like the only way out right now but maybe if everyone bought some shirts or signed up for Patreon? Signal boosts appreciated🖤🦷

Sam Araya's art is so perfect for this project. Surreal and horrifying.

Central Michigan University Press@cmichpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Blue Way is nearly here. Follow the prelaunch page at the link in our bio or go to www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... to be ready when the crowdfunding campaign begins on June 16th. #thebluewaygame #jasonmorningstar #samuelaraya #cmichpress