Self-exiled GAMA BoD president Treasurer Ryan Dancey says he didn’t “hack” into anything – rather, he found that GAMA’s internal communication email list archive was available for all to see on an un-password-protected web server. He claims he made someone at GAMA aware of this situation, and when he didn’t
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Wandering monster gets job with NY ferry system
Like to read RPG books? Use public transit? You might wanna find the number of your local ACLU chapter and keep it somewhere handy. Here’s why. (I was going to beat Costikyan to this one, before the technical difficulties. Damn you, technical difficulties!!)
Star Sisterz unleashed, no longer just Limited
ICv2 warns of the news that Star Sisterz is busting out of the joint it was originally sold in (that being the Limited Too store chain in malls). Wizards of the Coast is taking the collectible charm game mass market this fall, attempting to reach more young girls who don’t
This one ain’t losing any wheels
Ain’t It Cool News has a mirror of an amateur video clip showing the Batmobile from the movie Batman Begins. It looks interesting, like a proto-version of the machine Michael Keaton’s Batman commanded to shield itself. We may well see an upsurge in superhero-themed games when this flick comes out
Board breaking at GAMA, karate not involved
The new GAMA Board of Directors has hit rough waters already, after being appointed a month ago, and has lost two members. According to the press release sent yesterday (see below), Ryan Dancey has resigned as Treasurer of GAMA after revealing that he had been reading private emails from the
Pokémon gets up on soapbox
Seems like companies are all searching for that elusive advertising venue these days, that crowd of potential customers that haven’t yet realized how badly they need to purchase games and toys. Or maybe I’m just hearing about the various promotional experiments more often, and they were happening all along. Most
A board game design convention only two blue cards away
This past weekend the first annual Pow Wow conference was held in Charlottesville, Virginia. Like its predecessor Protospiel, the idea was to get together a group of German-style board game designers and have them play each other’s prototype games. Each game is then work-shopped, offering suggestions on what works, what
Extended Return of the King scenes online
For you Peter Jackson/Tolkien fans out there, this site has footage of the extra Return of the King scenes from this December’s upcoming extended edition previewed at San Diego Comic Con this past weekend. Apparently, the Voice of Sauron appears briefly, and a good time is had by all. Follow
New Line snags Vampire: The Requiem option
ICv2 has reported that New Line Cinema has optioned the rights to make feature films based on White Wolf‘s upcoming release, Vampire: The Requiem. How this will impact that ongoing lawsuit between White Wolf and Sony Pictures over the movie Underworld remains to be seen. Hey, maybe the entire World
Laws harps on LARPs
In his latest installment of See Page XX, Robin Laws points out the enormous popularity of LARPs in Hollywood these days (go on, think about it. I’ll wait). Laws goes on to compare TV’s version to the game convention version, with some interesting conclusions. In particular, he makes this statement:
Then again, it works for Games Workshop
Open letter to whoever’s in charge of the D&D Miniatures web presence: uh, it might be kinda good to have a PDF of the Quick Start rules booklet from the Entry Pack up there? You know, seeing as how the Entry Pack is now out of print, and the next
Gaming mag Games Elite launching in August
Hoping to fill the void left by Games Unplugged, Shadis, and so many other now-dead gaming publications, Games Elite was announced today. Planned for an August release, the bi-monthly magazine will cover just about anything related to “the gaming world and culture.” The first issue will be handed out at
Uberplay/Eagle merger, deep thoughts
We haven’t commented yet on the recently-announced corporate merger between newish German-games reprinter Uberplay and conquest-gaming stalwarts Eagle Games. Both brands are going to continue as they’ve been, intact, although Uberplay is pushing more into straight family party games and Eagle is now publishing PC games that don’t have anything
Origins Awards winners, Diana Jones Award shortlist
We got ’em – a couple were missed initially due to lack of visual aids and fleeting moments of disgust, but we should be all set now. Here’s how it went down: Historical Minis Rules – El Cid, Warhammer Historical Wargames Historical Minis Series – 28mm Ancient Celts, Renegade Miniatures
There’s this other collectible marbles game… it’s called marbles
Normally we like to wait until we get the full press release in email, but this is too funny not to post.