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- ↑ Jovanée, Alice (2023-08-05). "You can already buy Gen Con's Ennie-winning RPGs". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ Meehan, Alex (2023-08-07). "Avatar RPG, Blade Runner RPG and Vaesen snatch multiple Ennie awards at Gen Con 2023". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ Hall, Charlie (2023-08-05). "Blade Runner RPG publisher Free League wins big at Gen Con's Ennie Awards for 2023". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-09-01.