We’ve known the nominees for a while now, and resisted judging too harshly for having a t-shirt in the “Game Accessory” category. This year’s winners were awarded in a ceremony overseen by James Ernest last night at Origins. A notable winner was the Mouseguard RPG for Best RPG, despite being
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BattleTech’s “Unseen” revealed by Catalyst
Catalyst Game Labs is continuing its quest to fulfill BattleTech fans’ every wish by bringing back the out-of-print illustrations for several mech models. The press release has more: In 1996 numerous images originally licensed from several Japanese anime sources were retired from use within the BattleTech universe. Those illustrations formed
BattleLore: Heroes expansion due this fall from FFG
It seems like anytime a BattleLore enthusiast talks about the game these days, they bemoan Days of Wonder not getting around to releasing the Heroes set. Well, today the game’s current publisher Fantasy Flight just announced a release date for BattleLore: Heroes. According to FFG’s website, the expansion will include
Doctor Who RPG finally arriving this October
Early today, Cubicle 7 announced its upcoming Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG has finally chosen when to appear – October 2009. This must mean the company has sucessfully jumped through the BBC’s licensing hoops, and won’t need to go offline again anytime soon. The new game will
OgreCave reviews – Genji
To keep our flow of reviews moving along, we offer Demian’s review of Genji from Z-Man Games. The attractive card game gives players the opportunity to win the hearts of Japanese princesses through poetry – but how much challenge does the game offer? Click through to find out.
The story of raising Hellas
Avid roleplaying gamers, prospective game publishers, and anyone even mildly interested in how the wacky tabletop game industry functions should take note of a new column launching today over at RPGnet. Michael Fiegel, creator of the Ninja Burger phenomenon and co-author of Hellas, has begun HELLAS: From Alpha to Omega,
Free RPG Day ’09 is upon us
Time to get dressed and head out the door, ‘cuz today is Free RPG Day 2009. As you heard in our recent Gaming News Update interview on the subject, this year’s event has shaped up quite nicely – all that remains is to find a participating store and get yourself
FFG’s Warhammer Fantasy goes downloadable
In case you’ve been fruitlessly searching for the last few Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay supplements to finish your collection, Fantasy Flight Games just began making them available as PDF downloads. The first three books, the Core Rulebook, the Old World Bestiary, and Sigmar’s Heirs, are available on the DriveThruRPG and RPGNow
Deadlands, Martians game details updated at Twilight Creations
I heard about this from Twilight Creations’ Todd Breitenstein at KublaCon ’09 last month, but this is the first visual evidence I’ve seen of it: Deadlands: The Battle for Slaughter Gulch, a licensed board game of the Weird West for 2-6 players. Due out around August ’09, the game will
Come Out and Play ’09 came and played
Another June, and once again, I’m somewhat annoyed that I didn’t get myself out to New York City to participate in Come Out & Play, the annual weekend festival of city-wide games that strike an odd balance between LARP, sport, and flash mob. Sprawling throughout Times Square, Central Park, Brooklyn,
Toys R Us wins lawsuit against Amazon
Toys R Us is in the news again. No, it’s not . This time, the company has won $51 million in its lawsuit against Amazon.com. This comes three years after the early end of the ten year exclusive contract Toys R Us signed with Amazon in 2000, which made Amazon
OgreCave reviews – Shadows Over Filmland
We’ve been keeping busy around the Cave, and as proof, we have another new review. This time, Lee provides us with his impressions of Shadows Over Filmland, a Trail of Cthulhu supplement from Pelgrane Press. The adventure compilation offers multiple nasty scenarios, but do they merit picking up a copy
Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game – Pegasus Expansion announced
Battlestar Galactica, the popular board game of cautious cooperation/suspicion, is preparing to receive an expansion set. Fantasy Flight is working on the Pegasus Expansion, which will add two new game boards – one for the Battlestar Pegasus, and the other for the planet of New Caprica. The expansion will also
Wizards rewarding customers this weekend
Perhaps as a warm-up to next week’s Free RPG Day, Wizards of the Coast is holding a starting tomorrow, June 12, and running through Sunday, June 14. At participating retail stores, gamers who buy WotC products totaling $15 or more will get to choose a free gift, selected from the
Not much time left to Chill
We’ve all seen the successful use of alternate funding by game publishers in the last few years (Delta Green fans are well aware of this trend). However, it seems like OtherWorld Creations may need a last-minute rally to make its Fundable round for Chill 3rd Edition reach the goal of