Plaid Hat pulls funded The Monolith Kickstarter after pledges ‘stagnated’ on day two, plans post-Gen Con relaunch
Plaid Hat Games has cancelled its successfully-funded Kickstarter for upcoming title The Monolith three days after launch, saying it failed to give prospective backers enough reasons to pledge rather than wait for retail. The Monolith quickly beat its $15,000 funding…
Designer Diary: Mythic Baths
by Karl Lange Origin Story In March 2020 I was lucky enough to meet the company that held the Studio Ghibli licence for North America at GAMA Expo – I asked them if they would be interested in games designed…
Aaron D. Campbell: Open Source Support Can’t Depend on Charity
Companies depend on open source software. Supporting the projects that support your business shouldn’t be treated as charity; it should be part of sustaining the infrastructure, ecosystem, and user trust your products rely on. The post Open Source Support Can’t…
Open Channels FM: Thoughts on the Human Side of AI Acceleration
AI is evolving super fast, boosting productivity but also causing burnout and a loss of human touch. We need to balance tech with authentic human insights. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell…
WPBeginner Spotlight 25: Let AI Build Your WordPress Forms, Clean Your Database, and Boost Your Fundraising
Welcome to the June edition of WPBeginner Spotlight! If there is one story this month, it’s AI becoming more integrated into WordPress. With the new WordPress Abilities API catching on fast, your favorite plugins are letting assistants like Claude and…
WordPress.org blog: The First AI Leaders Graduates
On June 23, around 40 students from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Louisiana Tech University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette were celebrated in Chicago as the first cohort to receive the AI Leaders Micro-Credential through AI Leaders,…
Open Channels FM: Six Months In: What Open Channels FM Has Been Talking About in 2026
In the first half of 2026, conversations on AI’s impact, WordPress 7.0 launch, and the importance of the open web emerged. Key themes included rethinking work, community, and embracing uncertainty. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0…
The Shiny New Toy
by Justin Bell Let’s talk about stuff for a moment, shall we? Because while we sometimes like to talk about how much we love playing games, today we’re going to remind ourselves why it is so much fun to just…
Matt: Om Links
There has been a lot of excitement about the OmFest idea. If you’d like to attend or contribute, please fill out this form as soon as possible so we can gauge the type of venue we need. It’s truly a…
Designer Diary: The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville
by Erik Anderson Sundén This designer diary will tell the story on how The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville came to be. We, Christian Kudahl and Erik Andersson Sundén, started to explore joint designs less than four years ago. Erik had…
