“After 30+ years, we have concluded that our products can best be sold directly. To improve product output and customer service, all Columbia Games products will henceforth be sold ONLY by mail order, telephone, or via www.columbiagames.com.” This is the kind of shakeup I was talking about when Games Workshop
Author: Mike Sugarbaker
And if you complain once more, you’ll meet an army of sheep
“In Settlers of Catan, you get to build villages, cities, roadways and even armies. But in one of the most glaring oversights in the history of boardgaming, you cannot attack using your armies!“
Hasbro might not be (as) screwed
Hasbro Posts Earnings of Penny Per Share, healthily beating analysts’ prediction of a 6-cent loss. Hasbro CEO Alan Hassenfeld says these results are “gratifying when considering many factors that could have worked against us, including […] the substantial reductions in Star Wars revenue”. Maybe the Star Wars RPG and TCG
First casualty of GW’s new Internet scorched-earth policy
“Hobby Workshop will cease to exist at the end of the month.” We-hell now!
Also not dead: old school miniatures company
I have it on good authority that these folks competed with Ral Partha back in the day. I confess I didn’t know offhand who they were, and I still can’t figure out what RAFM is supposed to stand for. (Requisition A F%@#ing Miniature?) They do appear to have big plans,
Arrh, mateys, he ain’t dead after all
It’s reasonable to be a little confused as to why this press release is circulating the news sites. Until you know that one of the developers of this dark-horse massively multiplayer online game is Unknown Armies developer John Tynes! That’s right: as a consolation prize for the Delta Green PC
Yes, GW appears to actually be cutting off online retailers
A retailer reports on the call he got from a Games Workshop VP. He brings up at the end of his post the fact that there really isn’t that much legal precedent for this. But leaving that aside for a second, suppose the cascade effect he also predicts takes place.
GW nixes all online sales?
GR has gotten some anonymous tips that Games Workshop will be pulling their products from anyone who sells online, even if they have real-world retail stores as well, as of July 15. GW would probably pull their products from anyone who isn’t them if they thought they could get away
From the “my guy kills your guy!” department
This here press release claims that these color-printed, plastic sheets where you punch out the deals and make little models have already sold 40 million units. So, the logical thing to do with them is hire Dan Verssen and make a game. You know, given that you can apparently make
Look at me, I found a miniatures weblog
You might wanna bookmark this fellow if you’re into either minis gaming or just cool leads. He claims a focus on free and/or independent rulesets, too, which is always interesting.
Pinnacle releases Savage Worlds
Back when this was announced, I talked about how great it was that someone saw how much time it was taking to roleplay and intended to do something about it. I kind of lost track of Savage Worlds in the time intervening, but, well, here it is. They also now
Steel yourselves
Gaaaahhh!!
Shadowrun Duels site lifts the kimono
As part of their newly launched site for the world’s first (plus or minus one) action figure game, WizKids has helpfully provided a page that explains just a bit of what the hell you’re supposed to do with them there figures. I’m still a little unclear on how the measuring
Look! A monkey!
Get it, ’cause um, diversions? Politically Incorrect Games brings you genreDiversion Quick Fix Games, “[q]uick-play rules with specific genres for times when you need a break from the extended campaign”. You know, it’s odd how this is a really good idea and a really tough sell at the same time
Games Unplugged formally gives up any remaining claim of independence
Here’s the release on GamingReport, nothing’s up yet on the mag’s site or at FFE. Funny part is, GU’s content has all been written by various publishers’ marketing departments for so long that this may actually improve the content. I think we can say with confidence now that the net