As Fantasy Flight Games mentioned on its Rants page, October’s release of the Mutant Chronicles CMG will be complimented by a Hollywood movie. (Or vice versa. Whichever.) It seems John Malkovich has been attached to the film, which lends it some legitimacy, but I dunno… I have more confidence in
Author: Allan Sugarbaker
Dennis Mize passes at 49
Famed miniatures sculptor Dennis Mize, one of the first employed by a fledgling Ral Partha way back when, has died of a heart attack slightly more than a week ago. If you own fantasy miniatures, you probably own more than a few that were samples of Mize’s outstanding work (in
Call for True Dungeon volunteers
The folks at True Dungeon are gearing up for Gen Con 2006 already. While event specific information is promised in a couple weeks, the crew is looking for volunteers, who will get various levels of swag and other compensation (even a hotel room). Read the press release below if you’re
Halo graphic novel announced
In a press release on Saturday, Marvel Comics announced plans to release the Halo Graphic Novel, an anthology of original stories based on the wildly successful Halo and Halo 2 X-Box games. Produced independently by Bungie, creators of Halo, the book will be a 128-page full-color jacketed hardcover, which Marvel
I’d like to Swap for my time back
In case you missed last night’s episode of Wife Swap (and I sincerely hope you did – the show is terrible), you missed out on seeing a wife and mother who needs to dial back the escapism considerably. It was like a train wreck I couldn’t look away from.
GTS 2007 at new date and location
Perhaps bowing to pressure from attendees and a competing trade show, GAMA has announced it will be relocating to Bally’s Las Vegas for the GAMA Trade Show 2007, and changing from mid-March to April 23-26, 2007. The went on to favorably compare Bally’s to the Orleans, former home of GTS
Secrets of Kenya overview posted
As Tatters of the King pulls in glowing reviews, Chaosium continues to build – uh, corrupt, ancient steam, I guess. The next Call of Cthulhu release, Secrets of San Francisco, has been at the printer for a week now, and today a chapter-by-chapter overview of Secrets of Kenya went up
D&D Minis ’06: Hugeness confirmed
For those that missed the catalog mention, impending hugeness was reiterated last week. Wizards made a D&D Miniatures news announcement on its website that mostly repeated known plans for 2006. Perhaps most important, it brought more attention to the War of the Dragon Queen set, coming in July. Adding more
Heroscape castles sighted. Wallets at the ready…
Now, is this ToyFair picture a sign that HeroScape is getting completely out of hand, or yet another “It must be mine!” item? (*sigh*) Possibly both.
10 Days in Africa arrives at GameTable Online
If you’re up for an online version of a nifty boardgame (one nifty enough to have had a pair of sequels), GameTable Online has something to entice you with. From tomorrow though the end of February, a new online version of 10 Days in Africa by Out of the Box
Whispers of WotC’s surprise game announcement
There’s been considerable speculation about what Wizards of the Coast will reveal in its “big announcement about our newest game for 2006” at the Monday dinner at GTS next month. Sure, most of it has been by retailers, both fearful and anxious about what WotC plans to put into the
Paizo prepping Ptolus minis
Having displayed the ability to create high quality metal miniatures in its Gamemastery: Compleat Encounters sets, Paizo Publishing now has an agreement with Monte Cook and Malhavoc Press to publish miniatures for the Ptolus uber-campaign setting. A series of monthly minis releases will begin in May, leading up to and
Avalon Hill preparing another course of Garfield
With the semi-recent rerelease of Roborally, and his appearance at Magic Worlds 2004, it seems Richard Garfield will continue to dabble in Wizards’ business. I’m all for it, though I have to admit to being a bit undecided on his upcoming game. Garfield’s next Avalon Hill boardgame, Rocketville, hits next
Asmodee announces Mission: Red Planet
Having just released Dungeon Twister: Paladins & Dragons, ASMODEE Editions LLC has sent along information on their next release, Mission: Red Planet. Players will each control an 1889 corporation competing to conquer Mars and plunder its resources, making use of the special abilities of nine characters. No images are available
Godlike print copies go fan-funded
Arc Dream Publishing recently announced that it would be following the lead of its co-founder, Dennis Detwiller, by going to the masses for print-run funding. Starting with the Godlike GM Screen, Arc Dream will collect pledges toward making the product available in print form. Fans who pledge for each product