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Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Evolution Games Ran in Banned Markets, Execs Say in Secret Tapes
Current and former executives at Stockholm-based online gambling company Evolution AB were secretly filmed describing how its casino games made their way illegally to countries such as Iran, Sudan and China, according to a filing submitted to a New Jersey court on Monday. The recordings were captured by the private intelligence firm Black Cube and described in a filing it submitted as part of a defamation suit Evolution lodged against a law firm representing an unidentified client. Black Cube argued in its affidavit that its videos and transcripts, taken between 2021 and 2024, show Evolution knowingly supplied casino games to countries under US sanctions or where gambling is illegal.
Forbes
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Surreal Role Playing Game Invisible Sun Expands Via Crowdfunding
In the world of Invisible Sun, the real worlds is false and the game world is real. Fantasy is an important part of games like Dungeons and Dragons. Mix a little magic with other genres and you get amazing games like Shadowrun and the World of Darkness. Invisible Sun from Monte Cook Games asks: what if our world was the fantasy? The answers to this question are usually revealed to those who buy the game's Black Cube which offers one of the most unique presentations of a role playing game on the market. It's part escape room mystery, part puzzle box, part escape room mystery and part role playing game. Rather than offering a classic heroic zero to hero narrative, Invisible Sun offers a surreal dreamscape with powerful characters to tell stories about very, very strange magic. The Black Cube has been around since 2018 but Monte Cook Games has taken two new expansions of Invisible Sun to crowdfunding. Invisible Sun: Indigo offers a brand new way to get into the game for people who might not want the power of the Black Cube dominating their gaming library. Electric Sun offers an expansion to the world including new powers, new threats and a storyline. According to the game, players are vislae, powerful magic users who came to our world seeking shelter in a mundane life. They've reawakened to the Acuality, the world where magic is real, and are drawn back into the intrigues and possibilities of wielding magic again. There's magic in playing role playing games but Invisible Sun contents that it's capital M magic as much as it is creating stories with friends. Many of these stories take place in Satyrine, a vast city where the vislae gather. Though their powers are great, the vislae have far too human motivations and desires. Invisible Sun trusts players with great power from the start to tell dramatic stories about the mysteries of magic, While the Black Cube is impressive, it's tough to keep in print. The company has done multiple crowdfunding projects to get the cube into print only for it to sell out quickly after that. It can also be a bit intimidating for players used to a more conventional style of rules, such as a boxed set or series of books. Invisible Sun: Indigo takes the game back to basics. It's more like a traditional boxed set which contains everything a group needs to play the game. That includes rulebooks, spell cards, handouts and more. The game is reformatted with an eye to be more user friendly by making things easier to print out and photocopy. According to Monte Cook Games, it is not a new edition of the game. Players with the Black Cube will essentilly have the 'collectors edition' of Invisible Sun. Now more people will be able to play with those groups. Fans who are already studying the mysteries of the Actuality will find new ones on the horizon. The Electric Sun offers new ways to customize the game with new magic and new mysteries. There's even a new order of vislae to give players a new way to cast spells. This is a game about magic, and magic never stands still. How do these new ideas shake up the Actuality and the city of Satyrine? It's up to the players to discover these revelations and guide new vislae to a part in their world. Invisible Sun Indigo and The Electric Sun are crowdfunding through June 6th, 2025. Invisible Sun Indigo is currently expected to reach backers in Q1 od 2026. The Electric Sun will follow in Q2 of 2026.
