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So I was scanning for news, thinking how strange it is that there aren’t more big Earth-shattering kabooms in press-release-land on the week of Gen Con, when I ran across a note from Pinnacle that casually notes that they’re finally doing a Deadlands: Lost Colony core book. Everyone but me

Joe asked Chris Pramas, head of Green Ronin Publishing, several questions, and got some interesting answers. Hence, the title “Green Ronin interview.” Have a look.

Our buddy Tom Jolly dropped us a line to say that one of the Cave’s favorite games, Wiz-War, will be making the conversion to computer screens by the end of 2003. CodeFire, Inc. has acquired the interactive rights from Jolly Games, and intends to develop both a “3D action shooter

Politically Incorrect Games has announced the release of The Colonies RPG. Clocking in at 67 PDF pages for $8.95, The Colonies provides all you could want in a sci-fi roleplaying experience: “powered armor, contagious nanotech units, genetic enhancements, loads of weapons, drugs, and bio-mechanical implants.” The game can be purchased

Pinnacle has dropped a couple of pieces of news in the last few days: Toxic Tunes is Back!  The Hell on Earth soundtrack, lost at the pressing plant, has been repressed by Pinnacle and is being offered for sale for the paltry sum of $8.00.  If you are really in

Watch yer back at GenCon, ’cause the undead will be lurking. Twilight Creations, Inc. will be showing off the new expansions for Zombies!! fresh from the graveyard. The Bag O’ Zombies!! will provide 100 glow-in-the-dark zombie figures for your boardgaming or other activities, for a mere $9.99. Even better, Zombies!!!

The CaBil, in association with Dirt Merchant Games, is bringing Human-occupied Landfill back into the light. HoL 2nd edition will ship to distributors next week, and will be at the Wizard’s Attic booth at GenCon. The hand-drawn book (yes, even the text. Yes, that book) will retail for $20, and

We have all seen our precious pen and paper games turned into computer games.  Well card players rejoice, for the tables have turned.  Access Denied is the new computer hacker card game from Interformic Games.  With a 63 card deck it is up to you to crack the code before

Also from ICv2, an uncharacteristically long article about a statement signed by 52 retailers, officially compaining about GW policies. I’ve always been surprised that Games Workshop gets away with as much as it does, and, well, I don’t expect anything to change – WotC’s been the target of retailer ire

The redoubtable ICv2 has a little more background. Garfield isn’t on the design team, but several WotC R&D longtimers are. This story seems to suggest that this game will be pitched more as geek bait than as mainstream crossover material, which may be appropriate for the audience the show has

Joe’s been busy lately. His latest review tests the metal (*ahem*) of the d20 adventure The Sword of Justice by Monkeygod Enterprises. Just how sharp is the book? Have a look and find out.

Gamemastering Secrets Second Edition is at the printers.  Grey Ghost Press has been promised 100 copies of their gaming opus by the time GenCon opens in August. This is going to be a great for all you first time GMs, you can learn the craft from the masters at Grey

For all you d20 enthusiasts out there, we start the week out right by bringing you an interview with Mystic Eye Games. Find out more about the d20 company that could end up a coastal wizard in its own right someday.

The Mongoose Publishing website has been updated with specifics on the company’s new releases: the Slaine RPG, The Sleeping Kin and The Rookie’s Guide to Psi-Talent for Judge Dredd, Quintessential Monk, Encylopedia Arcane: Chronomancy, and The Slayer’s Guide to Medusas. The product schedule has been extended through the rest of

At the talk Reiner Knizia gave on game design (I told a couple people I’d post my notes from his talk here, but he made a joke about how he didn’t have notes to give out himself, and if he did, he’d lie about it – that made me believe