Our friends over at Yog-Sothoth have scored in a major way: the site has just been allowed to post Return to Arkham Horror, the previously unpublished supplement for the classic Arkham Horror board game. Written by Keith Herber and Richard Launius, the 22-page PDF contains everything Yog-Sothoth could scrape together
Month: January 2004
HarnMaster free for download
Columbia Games is allowing people to download a PDF copy of HarnMaster Third Edition. With the free download, you’ll get an e-coupon toward other Columbia products. Other goodies are available as well, but it’s a limited time offer, so if you want all 160 pages of Harn goodness, grab it
Duel Masters: might not suck completely
After reading the article in Undefeated and hearing opinions from a couple of local retailers, I have to say that it looks like Duel Masters will be a credible game design as well as an actual, good business move for WotC. If you want the next Pokemon, it makes sense
Lone Wolf RPG [non] sighting
For those of you anticipating the Lone Wolf RPG, coming from Mongoose Publishing in April, here’s a taste: a first glimpse of the cover and product info. Hey, I said a taste. You’ll have to wait a bit for something you can truly savor. [UPDATE: Apparently, I was wrong. Matthew
Reporter falls prey to another collectible game
Okay, so I wasn’t that impressed with the initial release of the D&D Miniatures Game. The figures looked good, but not outstanding, and I didn’t want to get sucked into another collectible product line. But there’s no hope for me now: I’m hooked. The D&D Miniatures Game is growing on
A sign of economic recovery?
Rio Grande Games has released their first newsletter of the new year, and they report that 2003 was their most successful year yet. This can only be a good thing, as it presumably means lots more German games coming our way. Check out the PDF file for a taste of
OgreCave review: Torches & Pitchforks
Matthew has gone out monster hunting in Torches & Pitchforks by Green Ronin. He’s reported back on the stylish card game, and gives us his verdict in his latest review. Have a look.
Decipher: Leaving Los Angeles
An announcement on the company’s website today stated that Decipher’s Los Angeles office is shutting down tomorrow. All of the RPG product lines will continue to be managed from Decipher’s main HQ in Norfolk, VA. Here’s the full announcement: Decipher announces today that effective January 23rd it is transferring responsibility
Green Ronin licenses The Black Company
In another sweet arrangement, Green Ronin has licensed The Black Company series of fantasy novels. Expect a d20 roleplaying sourcebook, The Black Company Campaign Setting, in the Fall. This news is sure to make a lot of gamers very happy. Any guesses as to what will get licensed next?
This is not even mostly a nostalgia moment
It’s a little annoying how people seem to want to remake old computer games over and over instead of pushing gameplay forward, but there are a few classic games that, if remade to find a new audience, would push gameplay forward. Archon: Evolution is a 2D DirectX facelift of the
Chaosium goes dark
Despite repeated product delays (Secrets of Japan, anyone? Thought not), Chaosium is getting a more regular product flow going lately. Cthulhu Dark Ages is obviously just kind of another repackaging, and takes more than a page from White Wolf, but the cover looks sharp for a change, and I bet
New contest: Ogres in Love
In preparation for Valentine’s Day (well, a gamer’s preparation, at least), OgreCave and Mongoose Publishing have a little contest for you. Well, it’s actually an excuse to celebrate the impending release of The Slayer’s Guide to Ogres, with our Ogres in Love contest. No, no, stop screaming. Have a look
Two for One at Invisible City
In order to catch up with their game-a-month schedule, Invisible City Productions has just released a pair of free games. The first, Zombie Rancher, is a humorous strategic board game of undead farming (hey, what else can you do with a flesh-eating corpse but eat it?). The second is the
Dracula’s Revenge webpage launches
Human Head Studios has launched a webpage for its upcoming board game release, Dracula’s Revenge. So far, there’s not much more than some wallpaper to download, but there’s sure to be more updates in the weeks ahead. Can’t wait to slay me some bloodsuckers.
Mean Streets get more crowded
Deep7 wants to tell you about some of its new friends in Usual Suspects, a new PDF supplement for Mean Streets. More than twenty new friends, actually, all detailed enough to become ongoing characters in your film noir campaign. At $3.95, I’d pick up a copy just on the off