Matt: Aldeas
Tonight was a lot of threads connecting for me. At Automattic’s Noho Space we hosted an event for Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about Pope Francis, called Aldeas. There was a point in my life when I wanted to become a…
Open Channels FM: WordPress 6.9: From Streamlined Content Creation to Powerful Developer Tools
In this episode, contributors Akshaya Rane, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Krupa Nanda discuss the collaborative process behind WordPress 6.9, highlighting features, performance upgrades, and emphasizing community involvement and testing. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0…
Control The Great Sea, and Defend the Towers of Sifnos with Garphill Games
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ New Zealand publisher Garphill Games has already crowdfunded one 2026 release — Secret Societies, a S J Macdonald design in which 2-5 players view for control of territories on Earth — but that’s only the…
Matt: Year-end
Tumblr has a fun 2025 in review, and if you’re a Pocket Casts user open the app to see all your stats for your listening this year. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0…
WordPress.org blog: 2026 Global Partner Program Announcement
Become a driving force behind WordPress innovation by joining the Global Community Sponsorship Program: a comprehensive initiative that supports the events and people powering our open source mission. As a Global Sponsor, your organization gains meaningful visibility across the international…
WPTavern: #197 – Johanne Courtright on Enhancing Gutenberg: Agency-Driven Block Editor Innovations
Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in…
Darkest Dungeon board game maker Mythic Games officially liquidated, fails to deliver on millions of dollars-worth of crowdfunding projects
Mythic Games, formerly one of the most successful crowdfunding-focused board game publishers of all time, has officially been liquidated after a financial collapse which left it unable to fulfill millions of dollars-worth of Kickstarter projects. The company, which operated out…
Vietnam — The Next Great Board Game Market
by Michael Orion Written by [user=WhoaWorthy]Michael Orion[/user] | Edited by [user=Kendination]Ken Trần[/user] When I moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 2023, I was immediately struck by the local game scene. This is a country of over 100 million people,…
Matt: Dries OSS
A more accurate framing would be that Fizzy is source available. You can read it, run it, and modify it. But DHH’s company is keeping the SaaS rights because they want to be able to build a sustainable business. That is…
Asmodee’s January 2026 Releases: Dune: War for Arrakis – Desert War, Dixit: Kids, Borealis, and More
by W. Eric Martin Asmodee USA has passed along its release scheduled for January 2026, and the titles are the usual mix of imports being distributed in the United States, new editions of older games, extensions of existing game lines,…
