“We’re not giving up”: Star Realms maker Wise Wizard Games lays off staff, citing rising costs, unstable US tariffs situation
Star Realms publisher Wise Wizard Games has laid off multiple full-time staff in a restructure aimed at helping it fulfill more than $2.5m in overdue crowdfunding projects in the face of “rising costs and unstable US tariffs”. The company has let go…
7 Fastest WooCommerce Themes (I Thoroughly Tested 22 Options)
Have you ever noticed shoppers leaving their carts right before they check out in your WooCommerce store? It’s frustrating, and in many cases, the main reason is slow page speed. Even with great products and fair prices, most people won’t…
Open Channels FM: Building a Culture of Openness and Growth Around Accessibility in Tech
In this episode, Anne Bovelett discusses web accessibility with Marc Haunschild, emphasizing its benefits and challenges. They provide practical advice for developers, advocate for diverse teams, and promote small, iterative changes toward inclusivity. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote…
Amabel Holland wins 2025 Bobby Nunes Memorial Award for video essay on Kurt Vonnegut’s long-lost board game
Prolific board game designer Amabel Holland has won the second annual Bobby Nunes Memorial Award, created to recognise historical gaming’s most exceptional culture writers, podcasters and video essay makers. Holland – the co-creator of publisher Hollandspiele and designer of games…
Matt: Buffett Thanksgiving
Choose your heroes very carefully and then emulate them. You will never be perfect, but you can always be better. I’m an unabashed fan of Warren Buffett and the late Charlie Munger, I even have bronze busts of them in…
Indie Games Spotlight: Game Market West (Fall 2025)
by Johnny Chin In September 2025, Game Market West, a tabletop game market where independent designers showcase and sell their newest games, returned to Guildhouse in San Jose, California. The venue received a lot of compliments this time around from…
Enlarge The Gang, Take a Happy Holiday in Europe, and Engineer Wild Growth
by W. Eric Martin With SPIEL Essen 25 barely two weeks behind us, German publisher KOSMOS has started teasing new games coming in early 2026, starting with The Gang: More Players, an expansion for John Cooper and Kory Heath‘s co-operative…
WordPress.org blog: WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 1
The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 6.9 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites….
CMON share sale to raise company funds falls through for the second time this year
Financially-troubled board game publisher CMON‘s latest attempt to sell new shares to raise capital for the business has fallen through. Hong Kong-listed CMON had hoped to sell more than 360 million newly-created shares in a process which would have valued…
Open Channels FM: Insights Into Successfully Rebranding Your Podcast
Rebranding a podcast involves much more than updating a logo or picking a new name. It is a transformative process that requires thoughtful planning, flexibility, and perseverance. One of the most revealing parts of the journey is the way it…
