Normally I wouldn’t report on news like this, but it’s been such a pain in the ass to get my hands on what I see as really exciting product that I was very happy to see this on GamingReport this morning: Cell Entertainment, manufacturers of great minis games like Lab
Godlike: Not D20, But An Incredible Simulation!
So it turns out there’s something kind of interesting in the appendices of the Godlike book. (To say nothing, for the moment, of the harrowing hazards in the Talent section, the phenomenal detail of the Background section that takes up the middle 151 pages of a 351-page hardcover, and the
Privateer Posts Monsternomicon Preview
With the characteristic style of the Iron Kingdoms setting, the Monsternomicon ain’t just another book full of monsters. There’s apparently a prestige class for moster-hunter, or monster-researcher or something, and a bunch of other stuff. Privateer Press slapped up a PDF preview just before running off to GAMA, which Allan
Invisible City Goes Commercial
Invisible City Productions, the company known mainly for free monthly games, has announced that their March game will be delayed due to work promoting a forthcoming line of commercial releases. These will include a high-quality version of their popular Run, Hamster, Run along with several completely new designs including Psycho
Monte Cook On WotC Layoffs
We appreciate your trying to make us feel better, Monte. We’re gonna worry anyway if it’s okay with you. (The latest Line of Sight fleshes out the picture of the recent layoffs a bit more. 50 people, about 10% of total WotC staff, there’s no more Director of Miniatures position
Decipher Rides Frodo To Tenuous Lead
According to the April 2002 issue of the trade magazine Comics & Games Retailer, Decipher’s Lord of the Rings CCG was the top-selling CCG in the month of January, displacing Magic: The Gathering for only the second time in history. Decipher also reportedly beat WotC’s overall share of the CCG
Word From SJG On Frag Deadlands
Here’s the World War I flying ace with a response to our playtest report from none other than designer Phil Reed: “Yep, the rules aren’t quite right. We’re working on errata so that: When you roll 1s, you still roll for damage against the target. You then roll for damage
FRAG Deadlands Playtest Report
You know how people die really fast in Frag? They die reeeallllyyyy slllloooowww in Frag Deadlands. All weapons have a lot more luck in them, partially through the classic Deadlands mechanic of the “pull” (take the top card of the deck and check either the value or suit of the
Fast, Heavily-Armed 1PG Spotted
Deep7 has just released another entry in their long line of 1PGs. The game is called Full Clip, and the subject this time around is the fast-paced world of Hong Kong action cinema. As usual, each game session should play out in about two hours, and five complete and ready-to-play
Godlike Sighted At Wizard’s Attic
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,
“Borrow The Car” Car Wars Contest On OgreCave
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
WotC Layoffs Strike Again
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
Privateers Skirmish With Iron Kingdoms
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
Sword & Sorcery To Publish EverQuest d20
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
FFG Announces Song of Ice and Fire License
You know that CCG that Fantasy Flight was working on? Yeah. The release date is now set for August, and it’ll be based on these million-selling (put together) fantasy novels by George R.R. Martin. I’ve never heard of these books and tend to distrust people with more than one middle