Someone at Hasbro should stop letting their CEO talk. Also, there’s a lot of crappy news out so I decided to talk about some new games announced recently. Speaking of news, we’ve also got Rowan Zeoli on from Rascal News to talk about what its like as an independent news blog in this dumpster fire of a time.

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News

Hubworld: Aidalon from Earthborne Games

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/earthborne-games/hubworld-aidalon?ref=homepage-featured_3

Mech Skirmish game coming from Andy Chambers

https://gamefound.com/en/projects/best-hobby/zeo-genesis-scalable-smirmish-game?ref=homepage-featured_2

New "The Gamers" project looking for funding

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/zombie-orpheus-entertainment/the-gamers-attack-of-the-pwns?ref=bk-discover-trending

Star Wars wargame coming from Days of Wonder

https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2025/04/battle-of-hoth-miniatures-game-announced-by-days-of-wonder.html

Hasbro isn't worried about the economy

https://www.rascal.news/hasbros-cautious-approach-to-tariffs-depends-on-more-licensed-magic-the-gathering-and-potential-layoffs/

https://www.wargamer.com/magic-the-gathering/economic-hardship-mtg-growth

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