Just in time to help build hype for Gen Con Indy, Wizards of the Coast has announced its line up for the Best Four Days in Indianapolis. Highlights include the conclusion of the Living City campaign, the D&D Miniatures Championship Finals, an early glimpse (and even a few pre-sales) of
Month: May 2004
Topps dinged in Europe for ancient price manipulation
A Yahoo Finance story yesterday tells of a “relatively low” fine ($1.94 million) imposed on Topps by the European Commission. According to the story, “The Commission fined the company for an elaborate strategy to prevent imports of the children’s items [Pokémon collectibles] from low-price to high-price countries in 2000 in
Fantasy Flight grabs Arkham Horror and runs
I was hoping for it way back when, but didn’t dare really expect it. Now it’s fact: FFG will be lending their considerable graphic and marketing might to the classic, long-out-of-print Arkham Horror board game by the end of the year. So far the news is just on the poorly-titled
Shop ’til you drop, then get run over
The latest Atlas Games Dispatches post describes and shows a picture of another vehicle from Cthulhu 500, the Satanic Pushcart. The two-deck card game of Elder God-influenced racing still appears to be on track for release at Gen Con Indy in August, and will likely carry a price of $19.95.
Weird D&D reference of the moment
According to a Sci Fi Wire story, actress Judi Dench was nearly enticed to play a little Dungeons & Dragons by my wife’s favorite bald guy, Vin Diesel. This all happened (or didn’t happen, apparently) during the shooting of The Chronicles of Riddick, which comes out next month. So, were
OgreCave review: The Noble’s Handbook
With our latest review, we welcome Justin into our midst, and he’s decided to pull up a stone and stay a while. His first review here at the Cave takes a look at The Noble’s Handbook by Green Ronin Publishing. After his look at this d20 supplement on upper crust
Dying Earth goes PDF
Pelgrane Press has decided to release its Dying Earth RPG in PDF form through RPGnow.com. From the sound of the press release, the main rulebook and other supplements will all see electronic form, and new products will have “a decent interval between print publication and pdf release.” How long will
D&D television segment? Blame Canada
On a subsection of the Discovery Channel Canada website, there’s a new video segment on the 30th anniversary of D&D. The segment features WotC Special Projects Manager Ed Stark, and Brad King, author of Dungeons & Dreamers. Make no mistake, you won’t be surprised by the content; the video is
D&D3.5 ruled ineligible for Origins award, voluntarily withdrawn by WotC
According to a noncommitally titled GAMA press release, AAGAD chair Nicole Lindroos and WotC RPG brand manager Charles Ryan came to the conclusion that D&D3.5 doesn’t fully meet the AAGAD’s requirements for nominees, and Ryan made the decision to pull it. “A second or subsequent edition of a game is
Because we need more LotR miniatures games
Jeez. Although, honestly, this one is not looking like such a bad move at first blush. WizKids obviously has the capacity to make a lot of this punch-out plastic and make it cheap, and it looks from the picture like plasticard is well suited to the sort of rack-’em-up game
OgreCave interview: Mongoose on Lone Wolf RPG
Now, you may not know this, but one of the Cave Dwellers, Demian, is a major gamebook enthusiast. So it’s only fitting that with the Lone Wolf RPG coming out this month from Mongoose Publishing, he conduct the interview with the game’s designers. Choose the correct path and have a
Ronin Arts gathers magic in Freeport
The collaboration between rogue samurai is well underway, as Ronin Arts announced its Treasures of Freeport PDF, approved by Green Ronin Publishing. The new Freeport d20 supplement provides 47 pages of what Ronin Arts is known for: over 100 treasures, both magical or otherwise. For a paltry sum of $6.50,
Will it play in Mystara– uh, I mean Peoria?
Why you should bookmark the new Gamethink weblog immediately, despite the Orwell-esque title: “I’m shooting here for perspectives anchored in practical understanding of the possible, for rolegaming as a commercial pursuit as well as a social one.” Word up to that.
Dragon, Dungeon magazines get relaunches, ugly logotypes
Paizo Publishing has announced that, while Dungeon will be focused solely on D&D moving forward, Dragon will be widening its focus to all the media in which D&D appears: the minis game, computers, et cetera. Dragon will also include a WotC catalog every quarter. The relaunch officially happens in, of
Winning Moves deciphers a new contest
According to Joe Sequino, director of marketing at Winning Moves Games, “If you like The DaVinci Code, you’ll love playing CODA.” Well, I have no feelings one way or the other toward The DaVinci Code, but codes in general have always intrigued me. I might have to pick up a