Former Atlas team member Will Hindmarch has been brought aboard at White Wolf as the Line Developer for Vampire: The Requiem, the recent relaunch of the popular RPG property. Justin Achilli, longtime Developer and Intellectual Property Manager for the previous Vampire line, has stepped into the role of Vice President
We’re not going to the town, we’re going to…
This Carcassonne-related report features a distinctly erotic, if lo-res, photo of the wooden bits from the soon-to-ship Carcassonne: The City. Yes, you will be building actual little walls and towers, instead of just wondering what the hell the walls around all the cities have to do with anything besides the
Amazon.com: your source for WotC product info
As EN World reported, several WotC products were added to Amazon’s catalog. Among the items listed was the July ’05 release of an Angelfire Booster Pack for D&D Miniatures, confirming our earlier suspicions, as well as the Legends Huge Pack, which has already been denied by WotC staff as incorrect
City of Heroes tells Marvel to step off
The smallest dog in the brewing legal fight over the future of the City of Heroes MMORPG has spoken out. Marvel Comics has threatened legal action against NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, the companies behind CoH, and now Cryptic has a reply posted on its website: As reported by The Associated
Marvel sues over City of Heroes
Comic book company Marvel has
Possible Firefly RPG in the works
According to a post made on the official fan site for Serenity (the Firefly movie due next April), the recently established company Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd is looking for playtesters for a new RPG. Why post about it there? Good question, but I’m sure you can figure it out.
Grimm leaves D20 System, ventures into scary forest instead
Fantasy Flight’s acclaimed mini-d20 setting Grimm from last year is getting the standalone treatment next month (supposedly next month, at least), with its own system and a greatly expanded page count. Grimm was one of the better-realized entries in the ooohh-childhood-is-scary RPG boomlet we had a while back, so it’s
Oh, hey: this year's GAMES 100 is out
Sid Sackson’s is the Game of the Year (but, curiously, not Best Word Game) according to GAMES Magazine. Also notable is Memoir ’44 in the Historical Simulation category I didn’t know they had, and a tie for Best Abstract Strategy Game. Our men at Funagain have the whole, absurdly long
Beat cheeks, Stimpy! It’s M:tG Unhinged!
Yes, the only Magic expansion I ever bought more than five boosters from is getting its sequel, and it streets next week. Here is a preview of the chaos that results from an average card, and here’s that logo to look for again. Since the only Magic play I’m interested
Next MLB SportsClix set bred for speed
The next set for MLB SportsClix has been announced, and Wiz Kids appears to be retooling the game a bit (see the press release below). Maybe if it weren’t as slow as real baseball games, and a single package contained enough pieces to actually play, gamers would play it more.
If Cthulhu were on Park Place, would he pay rent?
The website doesn’t reveal much, but the idea’s intriguing: Necronomonopoly. Yep, it appears to be a twist on the family game of real estate hoarding, with the goal of grabbing land being overshadowed by the goal of staying sane. For $10, you can download the satirical horror boardgame and get
HeroClix: Still licensable
NCsoft is using the power of HeroClix to make its City of Heroes Collectors DVD Edition even more attractive to gamers. An exclusive Statesman HeroClix figure is part of the package, which also includes a fold-out Paragon City map, a novel excerpt, a unique in-game item, and trailers of the
Agyris: because no one should have to settle for a full-color book
I’ve held the belief for a while now that the future of tabletop roleplaying – and really, its whole future – lies not just in online distribution, but in distribution for free in open formats. I have a lot of reasons for believing this, but what I didn’t have until
Aethereal FORGE Powers up
The folks at aethereal FORGE have released the Power Grrrl Worldbook, which seems like the perfect game to simulate my daughter’s current fave show, Totally Spies. Besides, any game with “Grrrl” in it has got to be worth a look.
OgreCave reviews: Basic Game and Ultimate Brick
We’ve got two new reviews for you today, on entirely different product types. Justin brings us a look at The Ultimate Brick, the recent release from Hero Games. Also, Demian looks at the latest attempt at a D&D Basic Game from WotC. Read on, and see what they thought.