Elf Creek Games back to profit after John Coveyou-led restructure, begins fulfulling overdue Kickstarters
Elf Creek Games has begun fulfilling a wave of overdue crowdfunding campaigns after returning to profitability under the leadership of Genius Games founder John Coveyou. The publisher said it has broken a three-year run of losses since bringing in Coveyou to…
WordPress.org blog: WordPress 6.9.2 Release
WordPress 6.9.2 is now available! This is a security release that features several fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 6.9.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress…
Open Channels FM: Behind the Scenes at CloudFest Europe’s Playground for Cloud, Security, and Hosting Innovation
In this episode Soeren, Myles and Robert discuss CloudFest 2026, highlighting its unique amusement park setting, various networking opportunities, and some new features for attendees. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0 Tell us…
Designer Diary: WunderWaffen by Walter Obert
by Walter Obert A few years ago, the call for entries to the first FIW Award, the prize promoted by the Italian Wargame Federation for the best unpublished wargame, gave me the opportunity to bring together in a single project…
People Moves: Risa Petrone named marketing manager at AEG; David Bock joins NorthStar as marketing director
Two more significant hires in the board game industry across the marketing side of the hobby. If you have news of a new role, hire or job change within the hobby that you’d like mentioned on BoardGameWire, please send an…
Matt: Gone (Almost) Phishin’
This is a little embarrassing to share, but I’d rather someone else be able to spot a dangerous scam before they fall for it. So, here goes. One evening last month, my Apple Watch, iPhone, and Mac all lit up…
How I Enabled Search by Blog Post Author in WordPress (in 3 Easy Steps)
When I started running a multi-author WordPress blog, I learned something important: readers develop favorite writers. But when they type an author’s name into your WordPress search box, nothing shows up, even if that author has published many posts. This…
The Maybe Pile
by Justin Bell Most people in The Hobby are familiar with the term “the shelf of shame”, a funny name for the games on your shelf that you bought weeks, months, maybe even years ago and still haven’t bothered to…
Gutenberg Times: PHP-only blocks, WordCamp Asia, Dev Notes for WordPress 7.0 — Weekend Edition #360
Hi there, I held my first walk-through of WordPress 7.0 with friends at the Santa Clarita WordPress Meetup. The group was really excited about all the big new features and the small quality-of-life (QoL) improvements. Jessica Lyschik and I also…
Matt: Declaration of the Independence
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome…
