Chris Metzen is famous for helping to conceive Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo. But long before he joined Blizzard, Metzen was a dungeon master. And now the campaigns he used to run for his childhood friends in the '80s are being turned into a codified campaign and fantasy universe based off of Dungeons and Dragons' fifth edition ruleset. It's called Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent, and it's basically an alternative setting to the Forgotten Realms complete with new races, subclasses, and special magic systems. The Kickstarter to fund the first of what will likely be several rulebooks went live today and it's already 500 percent funded . It's easy to understand why. Metzen is a world-building icon known for his storytelling and characters (like Thrall, World of Warcraft's most famous warchief). Auroboros also sounds damn cool. The rulebook being crowdfunded is called Worldbook: Lawbrand, and it contains everything dungeon masters will need to run adventures in the world of … [Read more...] about Warcraft creator Chris Metzen unveils his new tabletop RPG project inspired by his childhood D&D campaigns
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The best cooperative board games – play nice and work together with these essential co-op picks
Quick Links Jump straight into the action and start browsing the best cooperative board games: 1. Top 10 Amazon board game sale Walmart board game deals The best cooperative board games are perfect if you're put off by competitiveness around the table. Offering unique challenges that can only be solved together, co-op board games emphasise teamwork rather than a scramble to victory. As it turns out, games night is so much more chill when players aren't trying to screw each other over. Co-op board game deals: Save up to $30 at Amazon US But where should you start? There's plenty to choose from when it comes to the best cooperative board games, and that in itself is daunting. To give you a helping hand, we've rounded up our favorites below. You'll find suggestions from a variety of genres to suit all ages, and they're as replayable as they are fun. Co-op board games can be expensive, after all, so being able to squeeze maximum value for money out of … [Read more...] about The best cooperative board games – play nice and work together with these essential co-op picks
New Paul Thomas Anderson movie, starring Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie, sets release date
Paul Thomas Anderson's next movie has a release date – it's set to hit theaters on December 25, after a limited release on November 26. The movie, Anderson's first since 2017's Phantom Thread , currently has the working title Soggy Bottom, but it doesn't have an official title yet. The cast includes Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Alana Haim, and Cooper Hoffman (son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, a frequent collaborator of Anderson's). There's no official synopsis yet, either, but the movie will reportedly tell the story of a high school student and successful child actor (Hoffman) who befriends a famous Hollywood director and producer (Cooper). Safide will play a politician running for office. It takes place in the '70s in the San Fernando Valley in California, the same time and setting as Anderson's breakthrough movie Boogie Nights . Haim's role has not been confirmed. Cooper has a few other projects in the pipeline as well as Soggy Bottom, including a few more … [Read more...] about New Paul Thomas Anderson movie, starring Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie, sets release date
Netflix reveals record spending plans and most-watched movies and shows in 2021
Netflix has revealed its most-watched movies and TV shows so far in 2021 – and its record spending plans for the rest of the year. During the first quarter of 2021 – AKA January 1 to March 31 – the most watched series on the streamer was the French heist series Lupin, with 76 million households tuning in during the show's first 28 days online. Netflix's other most-watched shows were teen drama Fate: The Winx Saga (57 million), mother-daughter comedy Ginny & Georgia (52 million), Firefly Lane season 1 (49 million), and Cobra Kai season 3 (45 million). Meanwhile, the most-watched movie was Outside the Wire, a sci-fi action flick starring Anthony Mackie, which raked in 66 million household views in its first 28 days on the streamer. This was followed by family comedy drama Yes Day (62 million), Rosamund Pike-led I Care a Lot (56 million), and teen rom-com To All the Boys: Always and Forever (51 million). The streamer also revealed that it will spend over $17 billion on new … [Read more...] about Netflix reveals record spending plans and most-watched movies and shows in 2021
Google Adds Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, And Evangelion Unit To AR Search
Google added AR characters from well-known Japanese pop culture franchises in its search function on mobile. You can now find Hello Kitty, Pac-Man , Gundam, Ultraman, Evangelion, and much more represented in their 3D form. A few of the characters, including Cogimyun, Hello Kitty, and Pompompurin, come with their own audio and can "talk." You'll need to be on mobile to use Google AR and view the 14 new characters. While in Google, search for a character's name and then tap on View in 3D. Android devices can access the AR search function in Google search and iOS devices need to go through the Google app. Android 7 Plus with ARCore enabled and iOS 11.0+ devices can view 3D and AR content. Full list of characters added: Ultraman Ultraman Zero Ultraman Belial Gomora Evangelion (EVA Unit 1) Gundam (Odysseus Gundam, Xi Gundam, Penelope) Cogimyun Taiko Master (drums from the rhythm game Taiko no Tatsujin ) Pac-Man Hello Kitty Pompompurin Little Twin Stars … [Read more...] about Google Adds Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, And Evangelion Unit To AR Search