If you thought their forays into video games were unexpected, sit down now. Thanks to the band Beatnik Turtle there is now an official album of songs devoted to the wonders of . Hey! Don’t just sit there.
Month: September 2004
More Rio Grande News
While it seems like it hasn’t been long since the last one, Rio Grande Games has produced yet another newsletter. Most of the game descriptions have been seen in past announcements, but they have revealed more details on their forthcoming Carcassonne releases. The new expansion will be called The Count
A Good Day for Arrowflight
Deep7 has just announced the release of a new issue of their King’s Dispatch newsletter for the Arrowflight RPG. It’s available, as always, in their free member’s area. They’re also offering a special sale on the game, so if you’ve been thinking of trying it, now is the time. In
Also, this game is not about psychic little kids in Disney movies
I held off on posting this earlier because the link to the game itself was broken, but 20×20 Room has some very interesting comments about a new one-shot PDF RPG called The Mountain Witch. What caught my eye about this at first was that there’s an actual stat for Trust
ARG: another acronym to embrace before it destroys you
Many of you likely know all about I Love Bees, the mysterious site the URL for which was flashed briefly at the end of an online trailer for Microsoft’s upcoming first-person shooter Halo 2. You may also remember the promotional online puzzle games that tied in with Steven Spielberg’s A.I.,
Rage addiction is apparently still a serious problem
Fans of the old Rage CCG have produced an entire expansion, complete with art, called Gauntlet. (“Red– Werewolf– is about to die!!”) White Wolf appears pretty proud of this – they’ve even designated the new set tournament-legal. At first I thought this was another CCG Workshop deal, like for
Egyptian Adventures preview at Green Ronin
Looks like a preview is up on the Green Ronin site for Egyptian Adventures: Hamunaptra. An uber-setting in the Mythic Vistas d20 line, Hamunaptra is coming to you in full effect: a boxed, three book set. The press release has more details, or you can just jump directly to the
MSN’s Catan page looks like something all of a sudden
Those who are interested in the challenges of transitioning the most popular board game of the last ten years to the screen (not that screen – stop being difficult) might want to have a look at the updates on the official Catan Online site. You can read a developer diary
The Fine Art of Ronin
There’s been a veritable flood of releases from Ronin Arts in the past week, for all d20 occasions. Athenaeum Arcane: A Score of Malevolent Special Abilities, written by former Mongoose employee Patric Younts, presents twenty special abilities magic items can have, from saw tooth to corpse eater. In Athenaeum Arcane:
All the joke titles I thought of for this post were too depressing
Election USA‘s marketing text begins with the following: “Why not run for President in this first boardgame from Mongoose Publishing? Remember, though, you have to be a Republican!” Yes, it’s a bit of political satire from the other side of the pond (where maybe it’s a little safer, commercially speaking).
Warpstone #22: Chris Pramas on WFRP2
Ever since Green Ronin’s original announcement that it would develop Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play: Second Edition for Games Workshop, gamers have been itching to get more details. In issue 22 of Warpstone Magazine (shipping now), more details will be revealed in an interview with Green Ronin founder Chris Pramas. When asked
Deep7 takes to the skies
Having just come back from seeing Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow at my local megamovieplex, I find Deep7‘s latest release, The Aviator’s Handbook, quite timely. A supplement for the pulp 1PG RPG Dime Heroes, this new 15-page PDF supplement includes new character options, rules for aerial combat, sample
More ways to help former TSR artist
We’ve received word from Paul J. Stormberg, the fellow who is helping to run the Ebay auctions for ailing former TSR artist David Sutherland. In addition to the auctions, a PayPal account has been established to allow Sutherland’s family to receive donations from his many fans (click “Read more” for
OgreCave review: Omlevex
Sounds like a futuristic shopping complex, doesn’t it? But no, Omlevex by Z-Man Games is a multi-system superhero RPG supplement, and the latest addition to our reviews. Have a look at what Matthew had to say, and get into the proper mindset for some Silver Age comic book heroism. But
Ex-40k guy does Starship Troopers; Mobile Infantry goes “waaaugh!”
Well, now we know what former Warhammer 40,000 lead designer Andy “Return to the 36” Chambers will do next. He’s co-designing the Starship Troopers minis game for Mongoose. It’s still slated to hit early next year. Bugs vs. fascists, yummy.