Author: Allan Sugarbaker

The much anticipated, slightly overdue release of the Godlike RPG is now at hand. Saw ’em with my own eyes, I did. A whole truckload of the books, in box after glorious box, arrived at Wizard’s Attic, 5,500 copies in all. As I left there at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon,

Steve Jackson Games is working together with the Cave Dwellers of OgreCave to bring you a chance at glory. Take a moment to imagine you’re a teenager, new driver’s license burning a hole in your pocket. Imagine seeing your dream car, a fully-armored, lightning-fast machine of destruction, twin guns mounted

We’ve been hearing from a number of sources that Wizards of the Coast is having to cut back their number of employees yet again. Reports are estimating anywhere from 80 to 160 planned layoffs. According to official WotC sources, none of this year’s product releases will be affected. Armies Of

Privateer Press, the folks responsible for d20’s popular Witchfire Trilogy, have announced a new way to experience their Iron Kingdoms setting: the War Machine tabletop skirmish game. Scheduled for release this coming fall, War Machine will be “a fast-paced 30mm tabletop miniatures game that will bring the Iron Kingdoms roaring

It had to happen sooner or later: EverQuest, the most popular MMORPG in the world, is being brought to the most popular tabletop RPG, the d20 System. White Wolf Publishing and Sony Online Entertainment have announced the EverQuest Roleplaying Game, which will start off in July 2002 with the release

In a press release this morning, Paul Brown, President of Precedence Entertainment, announced that Precedence would be closing its doors on April 12. As the full press release explains, the company’s employees have been let go as of March 8th. Volunteers are putting together a liquidation sale that will start

Hex Games is about to embark on a roadtrip of gaming and debauchery, and heaven help anyone who gets in their way. After all, who’d want to keep them from posting images on their website, or keep them from reaching the GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas next week (ostensibly

Living Imagination, Inc. announced today that their d20 System sourcebook Broadsides! would be delayed. When the book arrived at Wizard’s Attic, some of the books in the shipment were defective. LI decided to hold off shipping the books until the damaged copies could be sorted out. Once that’s been done,

It’s been pointed out that the wrong draft of Joe’s Interludes review was posted, and probably looked funny to most of you. The correct version is now up. My apologies to Joe, and to anyone who was confused by the rather odd-looking writeup.

Keeping our reviews rolling, Joe gives us his take on Interludes: Brief Expeditions to Bluffside (PDF version) by Thunderhead Games. As the full Bluffside: City on the Edge sourcebook heads to stores, what better way to decide if you plan to buy than a review of the introductory adventure? I

In a post on his website, Monte Cook gives a “thumbs up” to d20 Call of Cthulhu, which he’s seen an early copy of (makes sense – he co-wrote it). I’ve seen an earlier draft that was lurking around Chaosium, and if that version is any indication, the final book

Under an agreement with Fantasy Flight Games, Mystic Eye Games and Thunderhead Games will both be publishing adventures for FFG’s science-fantasy d20 System setting, Dragonstar. So FFG will be able to concentrate on the core d20 books they’ve been doing so well with, and two companies that are known for

Yes, drooling Cthulhu fanatics, Chaosium has finally answered your fevered prayers by announcing a 15th Anniversary Edition of Arkham Horror. Set for a late Summer/Fall 2002 release, demo games are already planned for Origins and GenCon this year. The infamous Cthulhu boardgame of monster hunting and insanity has been highly

Until now, Pinnacle had been sticking to their guns by saying there would be no conversion rules to take original Deadlands across to Deadlands D20. But next Tuesday, Pinnacle will finally relent and give conversion guidelines to players new and old. Shane Hensley described the rules as they’re shaping up

Joe delves into the fortress and its surroundings in our new review of Castle Dunmere, a d20 adventure from Citizen Games. What evil lurks in the heart of the castle? I ain’t tellin’ — but Joe is. Go take a look.