Win Baldur’s Gate 3 Freebies With Larian’s Christmas Advent Calendar

Win Baldur’s Gate 3 Freebies With Larian’s Christmas Advent Calendar

Dec 18, 2023

  Have a very Baldur’s Gate 3 Christmas with Larian’s ‘How the Gremishka Stole Christmas’ advent calendar, complete with downloadable treats.     So, to celebrate the season and the game’s success, developer Larian Studios has launched their own daily Baldur’s Gate 3 advent calendar. Let’s hope there aren’t any tadpoles...

Steam Winter Sale 2023 Starts Dec 21st. First Baldur’s Gate 3 Discount

Steam Winter Sale 2023 Starts Dec 21st. First Baldur’s Gate 3 Discount

Dec 18, 2023

  The Steam Winter Sale 2023 is just around the corner, as Valve posts its long-awaited trailer revealing some of the biggest PC game deals we can expect to see drop during the storefront’s annual event. Some of the greatest RPGs are up for sale it seems, with the teaser showcasing games like Atomic Heart, The Witcher 3, and most surprisingly, Larian...

Most Of The WotC Team That Helped/Consulted On ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Are Gone Now

Most Of The WotC Team That Helped/Consulted On  ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Are Gone Now

Dec 17, 2023

  Even the team at WotC working to get Baldur’s Gate 3 greenlit with Larian has been hit by the Hasbro layoffs.     Swen Vincke, Baldur’s Gate 3 director and CEO of Larian Studios, recently offered his condolences to the massive group of Wizards of the Coast workers affected by Hasbro’s latest round of layoffs, drawing specific attention to the...

An Icon Returns: The Atari 2600+ is Out Now

An Icon Returns: The Atari 2600+ is Out Now

Nov 29, 2023

  The Atari 2600+ – a modern-day faithful recreation of the pioneering console that first appeared in 1980 – has officially released today. Units have started shipping to pre-order customers. Atari and Plaion also today revealed three new accessories:  the CX78+ Gamepad (supporting two-button 7800 games) a standalone CX30+ Paddle Pack, and an accessory...

MICROSOFT PASSES FINAL HURDLE IN ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ACQUISITION

MICROSOFT PASSES FINAL HURDLE IN ACTIVISION BLIZZARD ACQUISITION

Oct 19, 2023

  Microsoft has officially closed the $68.7 deal to acquire Activision Blizzard after clearing U.K. regulatory hurdles, the last hurdle it had to jump to make the deal go through.   Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard had been in the making for quite some time, we told you about that.  It was being held up by the U.K.’s Competition...

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Back In Development

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Back In Development

Sep 17, 2023

  Guess you really can’t keep a good vampire down.     Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 which I’d just about given up on, is now set to release next fall, over four years after its initial intended launch. If you have not been keeping up with the saga of this game, announced back in 2019, with a planned 2020 release date....

Free Range Games Unearths an Oct. 24 Release Date for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on PlayStation®5 and Windows PC

Free Range Games Unearths an Oct. 24 Release Date for The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ on PlayStation®5 and Windows PC

Aug 23, 2023

  Independent developer Free Range Games and publisher North Beach Games today announced the release date for their highly anticipated co-op survival crafting title, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, which will welcome Dwarves into the storied mines on Oct. 24 with a digital release for the PlayStation®5 computer entertainment system and Windows PC...

AN ICON RETURNS: ATARI AND PLAION ANNOUNCE FAITHFUL RECREATION OF THE ATARI 2600

AN ICON RETURNS: ATARI AND PLAION ANNOUNCE FAITHFUL RECREATION OF THE ATARI 2600

Aug 23, 2023

  PLAION, a global leading publisher and developer of video games, and Atari, one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers, are proud to announce today that the Atari 2600+ – a modern day faithful recreation of the pioneering console that first appeared in 1980 – will be launching worldwide on 17th November 2023...

Munchkin Digital Has First DLC

Munchkin Digital Has First DLC

Jul 5, 2023

  Munchkin Digital, the computerized version of the classic dungeon-crawler card game, has released its first Munchkin Digital DLC. Munchkin 2: Unnatural Axe adds 112 new cards to the game, including a new playable Orc race, brand-new baddies to battle, and fresh loot to plunder. Unnatural Axe is now available on Steam, Google Play, and the App Store for...

Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Coming This Fall

Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Coming This Fall

Jul 5, 2023

  Lord of the Rings is back with a new story focused on the Dwarves narrated by the brilliant John Rhys-Davis (Whom you will know from the movies) The title is based on the ending of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, when Middle-earth enters its Fourth Age.       The game follows the dwarf Gimli as he returns with the dwarves...

Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults Videogame Announced

Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults Videogame Announced

May 15, 2023

Back in April, Paizo Inc. announced a partnership with BKOM Entertainment to make new Pathfinder video games. Various adaptations of the rpg have been made in the past. But the first project headed by this partnership will be an adaptation of one of the most popular adventure paths released so far, Pathfinder: Abomination Vaults.   According to an official...

Now Free On Amazon Prime: Planescape Torment Enhanced Edition

Now Free On Amazon Prime: Planescape Torment Enhanced Edition

May 14, 2023

  If you are an Amazon Prime member, you will be interested in a few of the Prime Gaming freebies this month.     Starting on May 11, you’ll be able to claim the EE of Planescape Torment if you have Amazon Prime. You will need the Prime Gaming app to play the game. Additionally, you can also claim Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition until 05/16....

DDO Players News Episode 326 – A Wonka Bar In The Plainscape

DDO Players News Episode 326 – A Wonka Bar In The Plainscape

Apr 13, 2023

It’s been awhile! So we have a SUPERSIZED size for you! Patrick and Evilbeeker join us this week we cover Update 59 and beyond on Lamannia, The D&D 5e road map, One Magic card to rule them all, and we review the D&D Honor Among Thieves movie. Plus much more! Timestamps for video version (Audio should be fairly close to these) 0:00 Start 02:25 Game...

Dungeons & Dragons DLC Coming To Minecraft

Dungeons & Dragons DLC Coming To Minecraft

Mar 28, 2023

  Wizards of the Coast announced a Dungeons and Dragons DLC for Minecraft.  The DLC will come with a campaign that will last for around 10 hours.  The adventure includes full voice acting, and you can go through it alone or with a co-op adventuring party. The team said it wanted to include lots of lore references, both to introduce new players to the world...

SNEG Bringing Back More Classic D&D Titles Through GOG And Steam

SNEG Bringing Back More Classic D&D Titles Through GOG And Steam

Mar 22, 2023

  It’s time to unearth some gems from the past, SNEG —  boutique publisher of long-lost titles — is pleased to announce the return of eight long dormant Dungeons & Dragons games. The list features many of the first D&D video games, including Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace, Fantasy Empires, DragonStrike, and DeathKeep. Additionally, Heroes of...

Baldur’s Gate 3 Drops August 31st for PC, Mac, and PlayStation 5

Baldur’s Gate 3 Drops August 31st for PC, Mac, and PlayStation 5

Mar 8, 2023

  Larian Studios announced via a new gameplay trailer that Baldur’s Gate 3 will ship on PS5, PC and Mac on August 31, 2023.     The latest Baldur’s Gate 3 trailer also includes several gameplay-related reveals: Split-screen Co-op: Play with up to two players on one PS5 using split-screen co-op, or play online with up to four players! Controller...

Wizards Of The Coast Has Supposedly Canceled Five Of The Videogames It Had Planned

Wizards Of The Coast Has Supposedly Canceled Five Of The Videogames It Had Planned

Jan 4, 2023

  Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, has canceled at least five video games, this is coming from Bloomberg. They had no comment on the name of the titles that were canceled, only saying “We remain committed to using digital games as a cornerstone of our strategy for bringing our games to players around...

Baldur’s Gate III Leaves Early Access And Launches August 2023

Baldur’s Gate III Leaves Early Access And Launches August 2023

Dec 10, 2022

  Baldur’s Gate III will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam and GOG in August 2023, developer Larian Studios announced.   A Collector’s Edition of Baldur’s Gate III will also be available. It will include: Mindflayer vs. Drow Battle Diorama – 1,100g, 25cm battle diorama of Mindflayer and Drow locked in a deadly exchange of blade and...

Elden Ring: The Board Game

Elden Ring: The Board Game

Sep 26, 2022

  Steamforged Games aims to make Elden Ring a board game thing. The UK-based company announced that it’s working on an adaptation of From Software’s 2022 hit. It intends to fund the adaptation through a Kickstarter-based crowdfunding campaign, though the campaign hasn’t been launched yet.     In a post on its blog, Steamforged said Elden Ring the...

Lord of the Rings Rights bought by Embracer Group

Lord of the Rings Rights bought by Embracer Group

Sep 10, 2022

  You might remember that Asmodee, was purchased by the Embracer Group, for the low sum of $3.01 billion (Yes that’s with a B). It would seem that Embrace group has DEEP POCKETS, as they snatched up Middle-earth Enterprises, which controls the intellectual property licensing rights to The Lord of the Rings franchise. Those rights were previously held...