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Monday, February 10, 2003
Oh, for god’s sake: WotC to publish NeoPets CCG
What do you do when your trendy card game based on a trendy TV show sinks as trends inevitably do, taking with it the value of all that inventory you printed back when you thought everything would keep on growing? Base your next game on a theoretically trendy kids’ website, of course. Do numbers like “45 million accounts” sound inflated to anyone else? I mean, how many of those still log in ever? And if this card game crashes and burns (can you tell what my money’s on?), won’t it just be that much longer before major entertainment corporations consider the Web a viable source of new creative properties? Looks like a lose-lose deal if you ask me. Maybe Hasbro is making WotC into its redshirt: “you go first, brave little subsidiary. We’ll follow with a full line of plush toys! *cough*If you survive.*cough*”
Village of Briarton review
Gold Rush Games‘ upcoming d20 village-book, The Village of Briarton, was offered up for review, so we accepted it for review, then reviewed it. And now, it is reviewed. Check it out before it hits your store shelves!
WizKids posts official Crimson Skies page
Hey, look: planes. Officially out in May, the Crimson Skies CMG has some freakishly large pilots as well. Apparently they will get sold in “Ace Packs,” two per. That’s news to me.
New Resource for Military Roleplayers
Have you ever wondered what Army regulations are really trying to say? Wonder no longer. With The 213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to Do in the US Army, you will learn exactly which deeds are most forbidden to soldiers in a modern fighting force. Don’t try these at home, kids.
Nurse, Give me 15 cc’s of Goblin Green, STAT!
They cost eight bucks a pop, look great when done well, and are sitting in their thousands in the box under your bed. What are you going to do with all those minis? Have no fear, the Doctor is here. Doctor Faust’s Painting Clinic features tutorials, reviews, and how-to articles on all aspects of miniature painting and conversion. I think I’ll go in for a checkup myself.
Friday, February 7, 2003
Good old rock. Nothing beats rock
Rock Scissors Blog is a team blog by a collection of freelance game writers, posting great ruminations on (mostly) role-playing games, their opportunities, and their limitations. I’m having a great time reading it. Don’t forget the comments.
Fantasy Setting Search has a winner already
Congratulations to Keith Baker, former Icehouse world co-champion and winner of the WotC Fantasy Setting Search. Baker got paid 100 grand for the 100-page setting bible he wrote, which, as I understand it, is an above-average page rate for the industry. Still no word on the content of this new setting or when, precisely, any products will see release. They say details in the summer.
New Downloads from Heresy Games
Heresy Games has just posted slick new wallpaper and a sneak peek at the technology of Victoriana. Victoriana sets a new spin to steampunk, highlighting social turmoil and the wonders of magic rather than the tawdry glories of mad science. Now you too can play a halfling abolitionist or a half-ogre suffragette. Three hundred beautiful pages will be coming to a store near you in May.
Thursday, February 6, 2003
New Marvel RPG on Horizon
Marvel Enterprises will continue to ride their cresting wave of popularity with a new roleplaying game this May. The word on some industry mailing lists is that some of the “people who brought you Paranoia” will be involved. Whether that means Greg Costikyan, some other former West End Games designers, or something entirely different remains to be seen. Gaming Report has reported that the system will be diceless, which if true, might spell an early death for Marvel’s new game. Gamer sentiment towards diceless RPGs has been historically negative, even with the recent success of Nobilis. Guess we’ll see how the 128-page hardcover game’s received in May.
HeroClix: It’s Costuming Time!!
We’ve been alerted to a planned full-size HeroClix demo. Yes, full-size, as in 1:1 scale, human-sized figures. No, they don’t come in booster packs, unless you count a car as the packaging. Yes, the idea’s a bit frightening.
Monday, February 3, 2003
The Hog has a New Head
Yes the rumors are true; the recently defunct Hogshead Publishing has risen from the ashes under new management. Mark Ricketts, an industry new comer, has purchased the former powerhouse from head hog, James Wallis (although after Wallis had sold off all of the important properties that Hogshead owned). Even though Hogshead will not be publishing the games that made them famous they will be retaining their full-time production editor, Carol Johnson, who has been working at Hogshead since 2000. In the full press release, the new company has announced its intention to join the OGL fracas. You can read the entire press release here.
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