Tex, of the Black Pants Legion, is crowd funding a Traveller documentary for the game's 50th Anniversary:

Our goal is to use the sum of our talents, from traditional art, painting, VFX, film editing and music composition to tell the saga of an unparalleled RPG, Traveller, which will reach its 50th year in 2027.

Further, as fans of the setting, we intend to do it justice.

My promise is to finish the best movie I can using the sum of the talents I possess, and the very best talents of my global team of artists and fellow enthusiasts.

My promise is to capture the stories of those who shaped Traveller, and those who were in turn shaped by it.

My promise is to do the best job I can, come hell or high water.

The funding is successful, with over 200% of the goal pledged.

• Police were called to Dragon Con after an artist was accused of selling A.I.-generated artwork at their booth.
• Vendor Oriana Gerez faced backlash and was asked to leave, sparking heated debate across social media platforms.
• Dragon Con currently lacks a clear public policy addressing A.I. art in its Artist Alley or exhibition guidelines.
• Controversy follows past A.I. art incidents, with the Dragon Awards and Fan Expo Canada grappling with similar issues.

CGE faced an immediate online backlash after unveiling Codenames: Back to Hogwarts on social media site BlueSky on July 23, with the announcement receiving hundreds of responses attacking the decision before the Codenames account locked comments, and switched off the function allowing users to share the post alongside their own remarks.

The continued online criticism intensified two days later when CGE released a short statement attempting to justify its decision to release the game – which was panned for going out of its way to avoid mentioning Harry Potter or JK Rowling by name.

That statement also immediately came under fire online for its attempt to separate the art from the artist, while failing to address that Rowling – a dollar billionaire thanks to Harry Potter – has used financial proceeds from her creation to directly fund organisations attempting to strip trans people of their rights.