According to a noncommitally titled GAMA press release, AAGAD chair Nicole Lindroos and WotC RPG brand manager Charles Ryan came to the conclusion that D&D3.5 doesn’t fully meet the AAGAD’s requirements for nominees, and Ryan made the decision to pull it. “A second or subsequent edition of a game is
Because we need more LotR miniatures games
Jeez. Although, honestly, this one is not looking like such a bad move at first blush. WizKids obviously has the capacity to make a lot of this punch-out plastic and make it cheap, and it looks from the picture like plasticard is well suited to the sort of rack-’em-up game
OgreCave interview: Mongoose on Lone Wolf RPG
Now, you may not know this, but one of the Cave Dwellers, Demian, is a major gamebook enthusiast. So it’s only fitting that with the Lone Wolf RPG coming out this month from Mongoose Publishing, he conduct the interview with the game’s designers. Choose the correct path and have a
Ronin Arts gathers magic in Freeport
The collaboration between rogue samurai is well underway, as Ronin Arts announced its Treasures of Freeport PDF, approved by Green Ronin Publishing. The new Freeport d20 supplement provides 47 pages of what Ronin Arts is known for: over 100 treasures, both magical or otherwise. For a paltry sum of $6.50,
Will it play in Mystara– uh, I mean Peoria?
Why you should bookmark the new Gamethink weblog immediately, despite the Orwell-esque title: “I’m shooting here for perspectives anchored in practical understanding of the possible, for rolegaming as a commercial pursuit as well as a social one.” Word up to that.
Dragon, Dungeon magazines get relaunches, ugly logotypes
Paizo Publishing has announced that, while Dungeon will be focused solely on D&D moving forward, Dragon will be widening its focus to all the media in which D&D appears: the minis game, computers, et cetera. Dragon will also include a WotC catalog every quarter. The relaunch officially happens in, of
Winning Moves deciphers a new contest
According to Joe Sequino, director of marketing at Winning Moves Games, “If you like The DaVinci Code, you’ll love playing CODA.” Well, I have no feelings one way or the other toward The DaVinci Code, but codes in general have always intrigued me. I might have to pick up a
Exosuit A-OK joins Deep7’s 1PG line
Actually one of the first 1PG titles written, Deep7‘s latest release, Exosuit A-OK, has only recently been deemed ready for prime time. The downloadable RPG of robot suit anime draws inspiration from all the greats, from Neon Genesis Evangelion to Robotech. For only $3.95, the 13-page RPG gets you started
Origins Awards nominees (short list this time) announced
Well! That didn’t take as long as I thought. No voting yet from what I can see.
Mutants & Masterminds sells out, second edition coming
While superhero RPGs aren’t my thing, if today’s Green Ronin press release is any indication, I’m obviously in the minority. Mutants & Masterminds, the company’s increasingly popular game, has sold out entirely, having outsold Death in Freeport by a significant amount. The core rulebook will see a revised second printing
Understanding roleplaying via Understanding Comics
Gamers with a yen for comics should check out this essay on “Comics, Games and World-Building” by New Zealand-based cartoonist Dylan Horrocks (whose graphic novel Hicksville should be owned by every avowed comics fan).
WizKids snafu of the month
They just can’t catch a break, can they? This time, independent retailers are less than thrilled that the new HeroClix starter sets and booster design, set to go on sale two weeks or so from now, went on sale at WalMart yesterday. Alliance Distribution doesn’t even have their allotment yet,
Rio Grande Games Says ‘Ass’
Perhaps figuring that James Ernest has gotten away with using that particular word for long enough, Rio Grande Games has, in their latest newsletter, announced Who’s the Ass? as one of their forthcoming titles. Of course, they’re referring to the quadruped, not the body part, so it’s really not all
OgreCave review: En Route III
Matthew’s latest review gives us the skinny on one of Atlas Games‘ latest products, En Route III: The Road Less Travelled. See if the adventures contained in this d20 anthology are what your campaign is looking for.
FFG lifts veil of reality on Cthulhu CCG
Wanna try out the beta version of the new Call of Cthulhu collectible card game? ‘Course ya do, you mugs. Here’s your rules PDF and here’s your card mockups. This is shaping up well, I think: like Duel Masters, every card is playable upside-down as a resource. I think we