Brainwaves Episode 164 - Zombie Dragons

About this episode

The episode covers the latest news in the tabletop gaming industry, including workforce cuts at Hasbro and updates on various games and organizations.

It’s the latest episode of Brainwaves! Join Iain and Jamie as they dive into the world of tabletop industry news to bring you the glistening pearls and dank seaweed from across the globe. Headlines Hasbro cuts 3% of workforce https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/hasbro-cuts-3-its-total-workforce-wsj-reports-2025-06-17/ Dungeons and Dragons designers end up at critical role https://darringtonpress.com/welcoming-chris-perkins-and-jeremy-crawford-to-our-team/ DrivethruRPG hates rebels https://www.rascal.news/drivethrurpg-delisted-a-tabletop-game-about-revolutions-over-hateful-politics/ Updates Tabletop Workers United win a Union contract https://www.rascal.news/new-york-based-tabletop-workers-united-win-a-union-contract-after-prolonged-battle/ Zombicide finds a new home https://www.cmon.com/press/zombicide-finds-a-new-home-with-asmodee/ News Diana Jones Award finalists announced https://bsky.app/profile/dianajonesaward.org/post/3lrsurculak25 Elizabeth Hargrave, Kristin Looney and others meet Capitol Hill to talk about Tariffs https://bsky.app/profile/elizhargrave.bsky.social/post/3lrcd6cvll22l Link to S 1593: https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1593/BILLS-119s1593is.pdf…

People in this episode

Hosts: Iain, Jamie

Topics covered

• tabletop news
• gaming industry
• Dungeons and Dragons
• union contracts
• Zombicide
• tariffs
• job opportunities

Keywords

• tabletop games
• Hasbro
• Dungeons and Dragons
• Zombicide
• union contracts
• gaming news
• tariffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hasbro, Dungeons and Dragons, Critical Role, DrivethruRPG, Tabletop Workers United, Zombicide, Asmodee, Diana Jones Award, GAMA, Reaper

Places: UK

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