As I first learned at this year’s KublaCon, the popular, out-of-print Formula One racing game Formula De is being tuned up and given a new coat of paint in Formula D from Asmodee. Now there’s news that the new game, which will feature driver character cards and prepainted cars, will
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Fantasy Flight announces price increases
It almost seemed inevitable, and now it has come to pass – Fantasy Flight Games just announced price increases for many of its product lines. Citing “energy, commodity, and labor prices” as the sources of “tremendous upward pressure on manufacturing pricing”, FFG plans to adjust its prices upward by 10%-25%
WotC titles on final approach at Game Table Online
Game Table Online has continued to roll out online versions of both classic and more recent tabletop game titles since getting started in 2001. Next week, it seems they plan to roll out their version of some well-known Wizards of the Coast titles: Acquire, Axis & Allies, Guillotine, Vegas Showdown,
Days of Wonder sells Battlelore to FFG
No, I’m not joking: Fantasy Flight Games has arranged to purchase BattleLore from Days of Wonder, including all copyrights and existing backstock, to become the game’s new publisher. BattleLore fans shouldn’t worry, as the transfer of ownership includes the recently announced Troll Map expansion, and BattleLore creator Richard Borg has
More this just more even more in from Gen Con
A few links from Saturday’s shows. North Star Games has followed up their smash Wits and Wagers with Say Anything. Fat Dragon makes cardstock terrain, and even some out-and-out fold-up minis, on a really high level of craft. The Call of Duty real-time card game. I’m fairly certain Paul meant
More just in from Gen Con 2008
I’ve got a few minutes to peruse a few internet rumblings from this weekend’s big Indianapolis show, so I’ll point out a few things that caught my attention: The new Baron Munchausen RPG from Magnum Opus Press is at the Mongoose booth. [EDIT: we’ve had mixed reports on whether it
2008 ENnies winners announced at Gen Con Indy
Earlier this evening at Gen Con Indy, the winners of the Gen Con EN World RPG Awards 2008 were announced to all in attendance at the Indianapolis Westin Grand Ballroom (see full list below). Highlights include Paizo Publishing’s win for Fan Choice Best Publisher (Paizo generally dominated the categories, along
Ticket to Ride on Xbox Live today
First the extremely successful boardgame, then the recent card game, and now Days of Wonder‘s Ticket to Ride has been translated over to Xbox Live. I’m not sure the award-winning game (which took the Spiel Des Jahres ’04 and an Origins Award in ’05, to name a couple) is fully
Seen and heard at GAMA Trade Show 2008
Since I’m borrowing a machine yet again – man, I need a laptop – I’ll give you a quick braindump of things seen and heard at the GAMA Trade Show ’08 this year. I’ll post more when I can sit down longer, and we’ll discuss everything in detail next time
OgreCave reviews: Battue, MagnetX, Marvel Heroscape
A trio of boardgame reviews just went live on the site, each catering to slightly different tastes. First, Lee has a detailed look at Battue: Storm of the Horse Lords from Red Juggernaut. Then I’ve thrown in my review of MagnetX by relative newcomer PsyX Games. Finally, Lee gets the
Audio Report – Them’s heretical words!
Round two of today’s catch-up episodes, this early February show muses on the future of the Dark Heresy RPG (which became clearer soon after show time), upcoming con season, the WoW CMG, and more. Mike also gives us a primer on Vincent Baker’s latest game, In a Wicked Age, and
Audio Report – Back in the saddle again
The OgreCave Audio Report is getting back up to speed with this, the first of two shows being fired off today. We’ve been talking, you just haven’t been able to hear it. Here’s the proof: our first Audio Report of the new year, recorded back when OGLs and inroads to
Free Ingenious for PCs, today only
Spread the word: until the end of today, a site called Game Giveaway of the Day is – you guessed it – giving away downloads of Reiner Knizia’s Ingenious for PC. This is a widely acclaimed game in its original, non-electronic form, so boardgame fans should strongly consider grabbing a
BTRC peddles disease with updated wargame
Looking for a cheerful, lighthearted game to take your mind off things? Or would you rather play a disease and wipe out a continent? Yeah, me too, so BTRC‘s Black Death [EDIT: a new version, apparently, not an entirely new title] seems right up my alley. For 2-6 plaguers –
Remember, kids, stealing genes doesn't make you cool
Suave-looking straight-up 2D . Free, free, free. I don’t know about network play, though.