Brainwaves Episode 131 - AI Smile

Oliver and Iain are back behind the mics after a little hiatus due to holidays and lurgy. We bring you a bumper crop of news from the last month from companies suing netflix to Essen using creep AI, companies closing down, others asking for money and all the news from across the tabletop gaming hobby! All this and more on episode 131 of Brainwaves. Headlines Evil Genius sues Netflix regarding Snyder project https://evilgeniusgames.com/press-release/evil-genius-games-sues-netflix-over-rebel-moon-game/ Essen uses AI https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/10/02/the-worlds-biggest-board-game-fair-is-using-ai-art-on-its-tickets-posters-and-app/ Backerkit announces AI policy https://www.backerkit.com/blog/backerkit-ai-policy/?ref=bk_social_100223 Updates Mythic games go back to the well https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1162110258/darkest-dungeon-the-board-game/posts/3927462 News Winner of the Deutscher Spielepreis https://twitter.com/brettseggel/status/1709490335628345637 Board Game Hub folds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgamehub/tranquility-the-ascent/posts/3934241 Games cafe staff move to unionise https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2023/10/10/new-york-board-game-cafe-chain-hex-company-accused-of-union-busting-amid-staff-seeking-living-wage/ Gaming goat orders lost in the post https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/16srgx9/comment/k2beb9z/ Penguin no longer distributing Wizards of the Coast in the states https://www.enworld.org/threads/penguin-random-house-to-stop-distributing-d-d-updated.700259/?fbclid=IwAR2bIyzbnKfGts9IGYT6IPJrhq00Fdmtu8zLtu_2iYGkcqRMHlrVHqUZRsE Zenobia Award nominee finds publishing home https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/molly-house/news/molly-house-board-game-pax-pamir-john-company-publisher Jobs, Opportunities, and Events https://www.facebook.com/groups/TabletopJobs Rose Gauntlet Foundation https://www.rosegauntlet.com/pages/rose-gauntlet-foundation-about Melsonian Arts Council offer publishing advice https://x.com/MelsonianArts/status/1708150021932167243?s=20 Boardgame event at British Library https://www.bl.uk/events/board-games-fest-at-the-british-library Patreon Shoutouts Kevin Bertram https://www.fortcircle.com/ James Naylor https://naylorgames.com/ Shaun Newman game-a-lot.fun/en facebook.com/gamealotboardgames Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain Support Us https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/ Metallic Dice Games https://metallicdicegames.com/ Promo Code: ROLLWITHBRAINS Sir Meeple https://sirmeeple.com/collections/the-giant-brain Outro Immersive Cluedo https://www.pathents.com/news/the-path-entertainment-group-expands-license-with-hasbro-to-develop-a-cluedo-immersive-experience Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes. You can also follow us on Oliver: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/3bMx2HK75r Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegiantbrain Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giantbrainuk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegiantbrain Website: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Email: [e-mail]