Toys ‘R’ Us just announced that it has acquired financially ailing toy store icon F.A.O. Schwarz. While it has only a couple of locations (at Fifth Avenue in New York City and at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas), F.A.O. Schwarz is 145 years old and its flagship Manhattan store draws in millions of
Month: May 2009
OgreCave reviews – Level Up & A Touch of Evil x2
We’ve just posted a trio of new reviews to keep you entertained over the long weekend. First, Andy joins our reviewing crew with his look at Level Up #1, the first edition of the new Fourth Edition magazine by Goodman Games. Then Lee has a whole lot of evil that
New Multiplayer MTG format starting September
Wizards of the Coast has announced a new set of products called Planechase for Magic the Gathering which will focus on multiplayer gameplay. Planechase game packs will include 70 cards, a special die (yes dice in MTG), and a strategy insert with multiplayer rules. While MTG has long had multiplayer
Free RPG Day still on track, despite website woes
Earlier today, a reader asked us what we knew of Free RPG Day 2009 – whether it was cancelled, or being changed to another date, or something else – since the Free RPG Day website has been down for a while now. So I called Aldo Ghiozzi at Impressions, and
Car Wars for real, baby
It took long enough for someone to make a Car Wars-style tv show, but finally, at long last, the Discovery Channel is giving Weaponizers a trial run. Sure enough, this show has vehicles battle it out with everything from blades and fireworks to big ol’ machine guns, in true autodueling
Random Encounter interview: Darren Watts of Hero Games
In case our recent GTS 2009 interviews weren’t enough, we’ve got another quick interview hot on their heels. This one’s in the form of our Random Encounter interviews, quick little engagements on a single subject. Whether you celebrate Cinco de Mayo or not today, OgreCave has brought you this Random