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We're back with a brand-new Now Playing! Once again, our intrepid team of writers is enjoying all manner of games, from the Japanese super-franchise Persona to an indie puzzle platformer made by a three-person team. No matter what we're playing, we want to share with you and maybe send you down the path to try something new. Let us know in the comments w...

It's the late 1990s. My brother and I are gifted our first Game Boy with Pokémon Blue. Gaming had been sparing for us at this point, relegated to Super Mario Kart sessions at a friend's house and the occasional Sonic the Hedgehog 2 dash on a borrowed Sega Genesis when time allowed. This was different. Transformative. Permanent.

It's difficult to describ...

January 2028. Sony will halt production of physical discs for PlayStation. This is not merely a change of format; it is the end of the physical frontier in gaming history. The shift is already visible on the retail floor. Xbox's physical presence is receding, PlayStation sections are shrinking into displays of peripherals, and Nintendo's foot...

I set out with a question and a goal: How practical is it to create a decent Dungeons & Dragons one-shot adventure using dice rolls via the random tables published across various 5th edition sourcebooks? And can I use this experience to create a simple, repeatable process?

Sure, there exists a generous bevy of