Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m looking to speak confidentially with WB Games workers to corroborate some information that has come across my news desk. If you’d be open to chatting, please reach out via Signal (kerrblimey.43) or email (chris.kerr@verticalslice.news). DMs also open. 02116
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRowan Mysel Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's actually insane that people who work for these big companies cant own the work they make while they're not on the clock. An imagination-based company town 620266
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRowan Mysel Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Whats the cool local game store in your town that might be interested in carrying a fun little anthology of indie RPG criticism (It's Rascal Year One and Two) 304310
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 06/10/2026The folks who create Dungeons & Dragons and Magic The Gathering are unionizing with @uwotc-official.bsky.social and they have identified a new pain point -- the inability to own the work they create off the clock.rascal.newsThe workers at Wizards of the Coast are teaming upWorkers at Dungeons & Dragons and Magic the Gathering demand ownership of personal work made off the clock. 5348113
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 06/10/2026Francesca Baerald’s new book celebrates a decade of mapping some of gaming’s most beloved worlds www.rascal.news/francesca-ba... 28112
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Very lovely to have fellow tabletop reporter @newsnerd.bsky.social on this week's podcast episode to discuss, among other things, the end of Renegade's stewardship of V:TM and whether a Houston-based PAX Unplugged expansion makes sense. 083
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterChris Hutton - TTRPG Insider @ PAX Unplugged @newsnerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Thanks to @rascal.news for hosting me! I got to chat with @chasecarter.bsky.social about PAX Unplugged Houston, Patreon funding data,Fantasy heartbreakers, vampires and a ton more! I am also apparently Candela Obscura’s one shooter. Adding this to my tags. 2165
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 02/10/2026You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to the AI board game startup www.rascal.news/you-do-not-u... 08314
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ayo @alexmeehanpromoter.bsky.social you seeing this pigeon slander? 130
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I refuse to believe the menacing Mr. Monopoly in EverBoard's promo vid was on purpose. Also, we must do better than publishing softball advertorial about AI slop tablets.youtube.comMeet EverBoard - One Board, Endless Games.YouTube video by Everboard 080
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterMike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 02/10/2026I wrote an essay for Jacob Geller's upcoming book. I know a number of you are asking that your order be cancelled and refunded. If, as the barest consolation, you'd like to read my contribution (with the already minor context relating to his work removed), here it is: rugnetta.com/2026/10/01/w... 320928
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterMike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 02/10/2026Today we put out this episode about data center construction and resistance to it across Pennsylvania. I talk with @mwoluchem.bsky.social + @cellllla.bsky.social about their recent @datasociety.bsky.social report "The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania."neverpo.st🆕 Never Post! How Do You Stop A Datacenter In Your Town?Mike chats with Maia Woluchem and Cella Sum – co-authors of The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania – about the fight against Data Centers happening across ... 0248
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Matt's correct that RESIDENT EVIL does feel like a video game livestream, but I think that's a credit to the film. A talkative protagonist who understands that his world is governed by specific rules is, in a sense, true to the experience of playing games (or watching them be played). 2120
Reposted by Chase Taylor-Carterkheehoon chan Still Needs Work @crapstacular.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I reviewed Umurangi Generation for Gamespot years ago and I would be eager to review this again - please keep me in mind when commissioning, please www.gamespot.com/reviews/umur...gamespot.comUmurangi Generation Review - Cyberpunk SnapAn acute reflection of recent crises, Umurangi Generation is an excellent glimpse into a dystopian future that's looming all too close. 0196
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 01/10/2026i will be flogging my latest @theflytrapmedia.com all week long! i wrote about the end of the "MAGA makeover" and the aesthetic normalization of fascist fashion. the bigots are trying to blend in!!theflytrapmedia.comThe 'MAGA Makeover' is Over, and Its Replacement is (Even More) TerrifyingFascists are using fashion to normalize radical perspectives and groups into normie society. 02818
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026key lime pie, but close enough. Bonus points with the graham cracker crust. 030
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterAftermath @aftermath.site · 01/10/2026From our friends at Fansplaining: Pokémon fangames evolve beyond their origins aftermath.site/pokemon-fangam... 116718
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 01/10/2026Lumberjills is a joyful homage to the Women’s Timber Corps in WW2 www.rascal.news/lumberjills-... 0213
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterNicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026jess is right! it’s worse than ever for women in this field, and it was still pretty bad at our peak. im one of the lucky freelancers who has regular work (probably work more than i did at polygon!), and it’s still not a livable amount of pay. it’s pushing important and skilled women out. 335760
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This sucks, I'm so sorry for you and the team there. 100
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterJohn Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just caught up with the excellent @newmadras.bsky.social and @kierongillen.bsky.social reacting to reactions about the setting of Blades in the Dark and sharing even more insights and good tips. Thanks to @rascal.news for continuing to provide a platform for deep dives into TTRPG stuff like this. 1565
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fucking miserable, man. Accountability for him, and peace for everyone feeling betrayed and hurt by this news. 080
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 29/09/2026In June a game designer initiated a legal complaint against Dungeons & Dragons, alleging (in a series of logical long leaps) that they stole his monster. But what does it mean to own a game, and what happens when assets are more valuable than experiences?rascal.newsWhat does it mean to own part of a game?Products Of Your Imagination™, owned by everyone. 14320
Reposted by Chase Taylor-Carterthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026*mid-eulogy, looking down at casket* you’ve read your last free article 101769250
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trying to decide whether the DBZ fusion dance or the telepods from The Fly is the least horrible method of achieving this necessary work. 3182
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey Jordan, I'm so sorry you've lost what seemed to be a dream job as part of corporate restructuring. If you're open to chat with me in my capacity at @rascal.news, please reach out. DMs or email (chase@rascal.news) work great. Take care of yourself. 000
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The new zines are gorgeous (thanks, @heartofthedeernicorn.com!), and you absolutely should snag one for yourself. Also, I'll be handing these extras out at conventions over the next year. So, if you run into me and remember to ask perhaps I'll gift one! 160
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 28/09/2026Reading Club: Eberron www.rascal.news/reading-club... 0345
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 25/09/2026UK Games Expo bans AI-generated work via a new policy www.rascal.news/uk-games-exp... 014119
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterChris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...youtube.comInside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the PressYouTube video by People Make Games 221992924
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh, also, BlizzCon came and went with zero mention of the book from Blizzard's people. Which is strange given the whole point of Universes Beyond is to funnel new customers into D&D's hobby sphere. 091
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Neither Wargamer nor EN World received preview details about the World of Warcraft D&D book. Instead, everything is being filtered through YouTube influencers and WotC's Dungeon Masters AP series. Covering previews is dubious work anyhow, but journalists were seemingly left out of the first push. 2144
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Minutes before I pressed publish on the article, Bite-Sized Games (World of Game Design) posted another update conceding to refunds. Concerted shaming unfortunately remains the only tool for action against generative AI designs. 2205
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRowan Mysel Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Who are some of your favorite celebrities/comedians/authors/artists who aren't TTRPG famous, but have mentioned playing tabletop games in their personal life? 10146
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 23/09/2026This was SUCH a fun interview! 1040149
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterLin Codega @lincodega.com · 23/09/2026This book was a genuine delight. Brutal and mean and filled with moments of barely-revealed tenderness that belies the fact that Astarion is an absolute bastard. Kingfisher captures Astarion's voice so perfectly it was like I had Neil Newbon speaking in my ear. A lovely, sad, tragic read. 4397
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 23/09/2026The Astarion prequel novel comes out next week, and I got a chance to sit down with @tkingfisher.com to chat about the book, Baldur's Gate 3, working within a massive IP, and how she balanced comedy, tragedy, and whimsy. Also paladins. So... so many paladins.rascal.newsT. Kingfisher’s Astarion is hilarious, heartbreaking, and utterly tragicThe book perfectly captures Astarion’s voice, and refuses to talk down to the audience through trauma, pain, and the small light of hope. 816334
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of those "see the stats for your life" but its the amount of hours I've been technically dehydrated. Devestating results. 060
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterLin Codega @lincodega.com · 21/09/2026The state of journalist's inbox is always some kind of disaster zone, but when i have AIs??? emailing me??? INDEPENDENTLY begging for me to buy shit D&D modules so that they can pay for the tokens they use to make the module?? BAD. SO BAD. 16811
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterThomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Do I have any mutuals who have played games set in Eberron (asking for Rascal Reading Club as that's our next setting book)? 11295
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 21/09/2026It's not just AI-generated art anymore. Now, Agentic AIs are in our emails, and they really really want us to buy their D&D "module." If AI can so easily subvert spam safeguards, it's the beginning of the end for our inboxes.rascal.newsAn “AI Agent” is begging us to buy their D&D moduleiLands has been inundating the inboxes of journalists and publications… and now it’s Rascal’s turn to take out the trash. 112339
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 18/09/2026Dice Exploder’s Sam Dunnewold is running out of things to say about RPGs www.rascal.news/dice-explode... 0307
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 16/09/2026Part two of a thread looking at the articles in Rascal: Year Two anthology! In the second half of this collection, we start o get weird. Check out the book on the Heart of the Deernicorn store: heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/rasc...heartofthedeernicorn.comRascal News Year 2A collection of some of the best independent journalism about tabletop roleplaying games and the people who make them, from Rascal News. 1175
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 17/09/20262 Good 2 Society: Storybrewers do a lot with small changes in the new edition of the beloved Austen-like www.rascal.news/2-good-2-soc... 0249
Chase Taylor-Carter @chasecarter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026In which I explain why you shouldn't get excited for any TV or film adaptation of a tabletop game until you hit play. The field is littered with failed or aborted attempts. 160
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 15/09/2026The Rascal: Year Two anthology is out! Here's a thread breaking down what's in the in book: 🧵 ⬇️ heartofthedeernicorn.com/product/rasc...heartofthedeernicorn.comRascal News Year 2A collection of some of the best independent journalism about tabletop roleplaying games and the people who make them, from Rascal News. 13718
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 15/09/2026Ravenloft joins a growing list of yet unrealized tabletop screen adaptations www.rascal.news/ravenloft-jo... 0131
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterRascal News @rascal.news · 14/09/2026Talkback: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol www.rascal.news/talkback-bla... 04312
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterThomas M, Full-time Rascal @newmadras.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was lovely to have @kierongillen.bsky.social on this episode. We talked a mile a minute about so many different topics and Kieron shared some great anecdotes and writing advice. 2507
Reposted by Chase Taylor-CarterCaelyn @caelyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Video game editors, I'm still very much available for work. I know budgets are tight right not, but please reach out if you need someone for anything at short notice! muckrack.com/caelyn-ellis...muckrack.comMuck Rack | For journalists and public relationsCaelyn Ellis's article portfolio on Muck Rack. Find Caelyn Ellis's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. 068