Actually one of the first 1PG titles written, Deep7‘s latest release, Exosuit A-OK, has only recently been deemed ready for prime time. The downloadable RPG of robot suit anime draws inspiration from all the greats, from Neon Genesis Evangelion to Robotech. For only $3.95, the 13-page RPG gets you started
Month: May 2004
Origins Awards nominees (short list this time) announced
Well! That didn’t take as long as I thought. No voting yet from what I can see.
Mutants & Masterminds sells out, second edition coming
While superhero RPGs aren’t my thing, if today’s Green Ronin press release is any indication, I’m obviously in the minority. Mutants & Masterminds, the company’s increasingly popular game, has sold out entirely, having outsold Death in Freeport by a significant amount. The core rulebook will see a revised second printing
Understanding roleplaying via Understanding Comics
Gamers with a yen for comics should check out this essay on “Comics, Games and World-Building” by New Zealand-based cartoonist Dylan Horrocks (whose graphic novel Hicksville should be owned by every avowed comics fan).
WizKids snafu of the month
They just can’t catch a break, can they? This time, independent retailers are less than thrilled that the new HeroClix starter sets and booster design, set to go on sale two weeks or so from now, went on sale at WalMart yesterday. Alliance Distribution doesn’t even have their allotment yet,
Rio Grande Games Says ‘Ass’
Perhaps figuring that James Ernest has gotten away with using that particular word for long enough, Rio Grande Games has, in their latest newsletter, announced Who’s the Ass? as one of their forthcoming titles. Of course, they’re referring to the quadruped, not the body part, so it’s really not all
OgreCave review: En Route III
Matthew’s latest review gives us the skinny on one of Atlas Games‘ latest products, En Route III: The Road Less Travelled. See if the adventures contained in this d20 anthology are what your campaign is looking for.
FFG lifts veil of reality on Cthulhu CCG
Wanna try out the beta version of the new Call of Cthulhu collectible card game? ‘Course ya do, you mugs. Here’s your rules PDF and here’s your card mockups. This is shaping up well, I think: like Duel Masters, every card is playable upside-down as a resource. I think we