This year began with the knowledge that Fifth Edition would be releasing this summer and the anticipation for the new edition’s release reinvigorated the hobby. Fifth Edition Reinvigorates the Creativity of the Hobby Community It’s a great time for role-playing games!ĩ. We had lots of coverage coming from Forbes, i09, BoingBoing, GeekSmash, Bleeding Cool News, The Oregonian, The Escapist, CNN, and many more. With the anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons and the release of a new edition Wizards of the Coast used the large presence of the game in the cultural zeitgeist to drum up coverage across the board. Unlike the coverage of the past where our hobby was either the spiritual gateway to damnation and madness or the place where nerds went to make sure they remained virgins this year saw us celebrated. While the rest of this list will often feature contentious issues that have dominated the conversation this year it’s important to recognize that this year saw a huge groundswell of coverage on role-playing games – and almost all of it was positive. The National Media Talks Positively About Role-playing Games We saw the passing of one of the great artists of Dungeons and Dragons lawsuits, lawsuits, and more lawsuits new editions of some of our favorite games and controversies galore! What will be the top story of 2014?ġ0. But what stories were the dominant ones of the year? Which ones will be shaping the conversation for next year and the years after? These are the top ten news stories of 2014. We saw Kickstarters raise tremendous amounts of money, new games and old favorites brought back to the fore, and the impact of social media on our hobby has never been more obvious. ![]() We found ourselves repeatedly as the focus of news cycles and rarely did we come away in a poor light. The end of the year approaches! Looking back on 2014 our hobby had a really good year.
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