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Occult Previews Continue From Atlas In the fourth preview Atlas Games has posted from Occult Lore, we get two different sets of rules for one thing. What is it? Why, it's Pangunculus, which as you all know is the name of the first great continent on Earth that would later split into the continents we know today, and - - what's that? Uh, right, that's Pangea I'm thinking of. Hmm... guess I don't know what Pangunculus is.
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Mean Streets Hits The Streets Soon Deep7 announced the end of playtesting for Mean Streets, the company's new film noir RPG of "cynical private eyes, unscrupulous gangsters, and dangerous femme fatales." Deep7's XPG system provides the core mechanics for the upcoming game. "We are confident that Mean Streets will be one heck of an RPG, one that will fill a genre niche long abandoned by the industry," said Mark Bruno, XPG Line Producer and Associate Editor. The game will be released in PDF format from the Deep7 website, and total nearly 60 pages. A full-color cover by Peter Hince and internal B/W illustrations by Jason McCuiston (veteran of Archon's Noir RPG) will complete the package. The game is expected to release June 10.
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Judge Dredd RPG Update The new 2000AD RPG site has been updated with a variety of tidbits. According to the site, the Judge Dredd RPG "has been sighted in some UK games stores and will soon be spreading to Europe. Fans in the US will have to wait just a little bit longer." Estimates are to watch for the game in the States mid-June. The Rookie's Guide to the Justice Department has just come back to Mongoose Publishing from the printers, so you can expect it to follow closely on the main rulebook's heels. The Slaine RPG is in final playtesting now, and should be on target for its August release. The Judge Dredd character sheet is available for perusal. Finally, if you hope to get your hands on a Limited Edition Judge Dredd hardback, "completely encased it in polished stainless steel" and bearing "the classic Judge badge logo on the front," you'd better get to the site and order it fast -- Mongoose is only making 200 of 'em. Only $115 for your bulletproof copy.
Tome of the Dragon Review Posted Demian give us a no-holds-barred look at Tome of the Dragon by Citizen Games. I'll just say it wasn't quite his favorite new D20 adventure, and leave the rest to him.
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The End Shipping To Distributors, In Stores Soon Sources tell us that Tyranny Games' The End RPG is back from the printer and shipping to distributors, so you can expect in in stores shortly. The "post-apocalypse" role-playing game has been revised and expanded for the Lost Souls Edition, with a Faux leather cover and gold embossing to boot. Tyranny Games has supplements lining up behind the big release, including a D.C. supplement Cry Havoc, and a magic supplement titled The Dark Arts. Both supplements are scheduled to release before the end of this year. We'll definitely be checking this one out.
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DC HeroClix Pictures Posted WizKids has posted preliminary details of the upcoming DC HeroClix sets. The Hypertime Starter Set has images of the Joker and Superman figures, the Hypertime Booster Set has images of Harley Quinn and Batman, and the Premier Edition box has a pic of Plastic Man. All three sets should be arriving this September, which gives you a long time to drool.
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2000 AD RPG Site Up Mongoose Publishing is finally giving us a look at the Judge Dredd RPG on the game's new official website. Cruise around the site to see a few technical specs, the planned release schedule for both Judge Dredd and the Slaine RPG, and an 8-page PDF preview of the Judge Dredd rulebook. The preview doesn't go too deep into the game's crunchy bits, but it sets the mood and leaves you wanting more.
More Monsternomicon & Warmachine On Display The Warmachine website has added a few more images of figures and concept art from the upcoming miniatures game. While no release date has been announced yet, Privateer Press has said it's "quite likely" the rulebook will be included in both CD-ROM and book forms. For an idea of the production quality and artwork involved, the company suggests checking out the Monsternomicon preview, which also has some new artwork on display. Privateer also announced the arrival of Joe Martin as the new Editor in Chief, with promises of more staff announcements in the future.
Neverwinter Nights Module Builder Beta Available Want to see how good NWN will be at letting you create whatever you want? Go suck down the 241MB beta version of the Toolset. Here's an introductory user guide. I'm not gonna be sucking down a 241MB anything anytime soon, so can someone report back on whether this is available for non-Windows platforms yet?
Oh, Hey, You Can Vote On The Origins Awards Now At least I don't think we've reported on this already. Go to town. We hope to have a short feature up with our Origins picks, slams, and generally entertaining bull-puckey in the next couple of weeks.
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Invisible City Builds Big Ancient Structure with Dominoes The May game of the month from Invisible City is here. Ziggurat is a pleasant reminder (for two or four players) that dominoes are good for more than just knocking over in sequence -- they're also good for piling up strategically in an effort to score the most points. If you have a collection of spotted tiles that you just haven't been able to use for anything interesting, now is your chance to enjoy them!
Orientation At Necromantic U. Green Ronin has posted a preview of Secret College of Necromancy, the company's latest D20 supplement and the second in its Arcana series. Game industry veterans David "Zeb" Cook (he did the original Oriental Adventures, remember?) and Wolfgang Baur (former Dragon Magazine editor), Secret College covers all the best dead topics with the following:
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Missing Monsters Returned To Life By Necromancer After some minor negotiations with WotC, Necromancer Games will publish the D20 supplement Tome of Horrors, a "Compendium of New Monsters and Creatures Converted from First Edition to Third Edition." The hardcover tome, headed by Creature Collection veteran Scott Greene, will be 300+ pages and will contain the following head count:
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Godlike Review Posted Today, Nathan provides not only an informative review of Godlike, but the story of a gamer (himself) and how he came to know and love a new game system. Have a look at the superhero game that even non-supers gamers are falling for.
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Project Aon Releases Cauldron of Fear It's been ages since Project Aon last released a free Lone Wolf book, but it looks like their latest endeavor (The Cauldron of Fear, available here) has been well worth the wait. Not only is it fully-illustrated like its predecessor, The Jungle of Doom, but it's also available as a downloadable, printable .PDF file. No longer are you forced to play on your screen! Let the mass expenditure of ink and toner begin!
Darn Fun Leaps Into Spotlight Newcomer Darn Fun Games has just announced the release of three new games that seem right up my alley. The three games the company has started off with are Roadkill!, "a free board game with a sick automotive hunting twist," A Cold Day In Hell, "a race to find the Devil's winter coat," and Reach Out and Slap Someone, a game of competing telemarketing firms (frightening, but true). All three games are available through the Darn Fun Games website, through RPGNow.com, or through the new RPG.net Mall. Watch for more from Darn Fun, as they intend to hit us with at least one new game on the first of every month. Second Set of Gloranthan Classics Minis Released Dark Ages Miniatures and Issaries, Inc. have announced a second set of the Gloranthan Classics Miniatures. According to the press release, "these miniatures are part of the 25th anniversary re-casting of the first licensed Gloranthan figures originally produced by Archive Miniatures between 1976 and 1980." The second set of miniatures contains the following:
More Gloranthan News Issaries also has news of Glorantha's new game system, HeroQuest. No, not the old boardgame with the plastic monsters; we're talking major heroic events here. As the FAQ says, instead of doing a second edition of HeroWars, the new, streamlined rules were developed into HeroQuest (which doesn't have a set release date yet). To get a firsthand look at the new game, consult the company's convention game schedule and get yourself to Origins or GenCon. Or wait for it to arrive in stores, I guess. Or knock on Issaries' door every day, like I plan to.
Marvel HeroClix First Look Okay. We'll make this quick. First: it's played on a square map, like Dungeons. Apart from that, it resembles MK in the basics: players trade actions, an action is either ranged attack, melee, or pass. There are other, subtler differences, though. One player tells me that ganging up on a larger unit isn't as helpful in HeroClix - the Hulk, for example, can just swat a whole buch of guys away, which is very heroic, I guess. Also, the flying guys have flying bases with little elevation thingies you can click up and down, and they're really, really hard to move. At least you can take the flying figure off. Also, another inveterate MKer here at the store says the Scarlet Witch is the best value in the set. But if you lose games or money based on that info, don't come crying to me.
Fiery Dragon Leaves White Wolf, Renews Vow Of Eternal Love For Counters Fiery Dragon Productions has left the umbrella of White Wolf's Sword & Sorcery Studios imprint, as our sources told us... right before the press release went up on GamingReport anyway. What, if anything, this will mean for Fiery Dragon's relationship with Monte Cook (whose Malhavoc Press maintains a relationship with Sword & Sorcery) is up in the air, but there are no adventures by Cook or anyone else on the list of upcoming products that accompanies the release. There's just counters, counters, and more counters, including a set intended for d20 Cthulhu that looks pretty fun. On A Personal Note I'd just like to say that I have been playing far more Strange Adventures in Infinite Space than is healthy today. If you don't want your time sucked up like ground ecstasy at a swingers' convention, please stay away from this title. Thank God I can't get it for the GBA.
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