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Starting Monday, Domino's is pairing its Detroit-style 'the Domino' pizza with Minecraft Dungeons II promotions, including six collectible boxes featuring game characters like the Creeper and Valorie. Online buyers can unlock codes for in-game items such as a Domino's skin, a Slice Slayer Cape or a Cheesy Cube pet, and through Nov. 4 can enter to win one of 20,000 free downloads of the $30 game for PC or Xbox.
Wizards of the Coast is developing a new Dungeons & Dragons expansion set for release in 2027 that draws on space-opera, Star Wars-style elements rather than traditional fantasy settings. The move would add a sci-fi flavored rules and setting option to the tabletop game's core offerings.
Designers, artists, writers and producers who work on Hasbro game brands including Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering and Duel Masters have formed a union affiliated with the Communications Workers of America. The workers cited concerns over pay discrepancies and what they describe as forced use of AI tools in their creative process as motivating factors.
Mojang revealed The Sift at Minecraft Live, its first new dimension since The End launched in 2011, coming to Java and Bedrock Editions in 2027. The dimension includes areas called the Meadows and the Carapace, along with new mobs that can act as companions or threats. It will first appear in Minecraft Dungeons 2, releasing September 29, ahead of the main game's arrival on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 27.
A community-maintained open source roguelike game invites players into procedurally generated dungeons, battling monsters in search of the legendary Orb of Zot. The project includes live game spectating and an active help and community section for players.
Microsoft revealed its September Xbox Game Pass additions, headlined by prequel title Gears of War: E-Day and Minecraft Dungeons 2, arriving alongside titles like RuneScape: Dragonwilds and Kernel Hearts. The rollout comes as Microsoft faces scrutiny over the service's costs, having already announced it will cap cloud gaming hours by tier starting in November instead of offering unlimited access.
Hasbro is seeking a different studio partner to produce a sequel to 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' after Paramount Pictures declined to continue with the franchise. The decision follows the first film's disappointing box office performance despite generally favorable reviews.
Netflix has ordered a live-action series called Ravenloft, based on the Dungeons & Dragons setting, focusing on the origin story of vampire villain Strahd von Zarovich. Alfonso Cuarón will executive produce, while John August, known for writing several Tim Burton films, will pen the script.
Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the Dungeons & Dragons Ravenloft setting, with Alfonso Cuarón and John August attached as executive producers alongside Hasbro Entertainment. The show will reportedly focus on Strahd von Zarovich, tracing his transformation from a tragic figure into one of D&D's most notorious vampire villains. Deadline also reported that Netflix has scrapped a separate live-action Forgotten Realms series that was being developed by Shawn Levy and Drew Crevello.
Apple TV's new action-comedy Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh and directed by the Game Night team of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, premieres September 4. Early reviews from outlets like JoBlo, Empire, and The Hollywood Reporter praise its action sequences, humor, and the leads' chemistry, with several critics noting it feels strong enough to have warranted a theatrical release.
A fresh gameplay reveal for 'Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' has surfaced, with voice actors Tricia Helfer and Maggie Robertson discussing the project and how it sets itself apart from the hit RPG 'Baldur's Gate 3'.