News about Dave Arneson

From 'beef' to 'bare', it's safe to say that many members of Generation Z have their own language. Now, a Harvard-trained linguistics expert has revealed how Gen Z (those born in the late 1990s and early 2000s) have started to use video game terms. Just as previous generations have used sports metaphors as part of everyday language, video games are now becoming part of how young people understand the world, according to Adam Aleksic. So whether you're being called an NPC, getting asked 'where we dropping?', or doing sidequests, it turns out that Gen Z could be talking about you behind your back. Thankfully, help is at hand, as we've compiled a list of some of the most common video game terms - and what they mean in Gen Z's modern dictionary.

On Monday, a new trailer for the much awaited Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves debuted. Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, and Rege-Jean Page were among the cast members of the legendary game created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974. At Comic-Con in July, the first trailer was released.