Aug 7, 2023

  Pandemic? What pandemic!   The gamers came back significantly after the pandemic, as Gen Con reports record attendance for the 2023 event. More than 70,000 people attended.   Gen Con is estimated to have generated nearly $75 million in economic impact for Indianapolis-area restaurants, hotels, and other businesses. This year was the 20th...

Aug 1, 2023

  Beeker joins Drac as we talk all things Vecna Unleashed, Update 60, SSG wants your opinions, Gen Con and Kickstarters and more! Buckle up folks, it’s a long one!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN330.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (197.5MB) YouTube Watch Links Game News Vecna...

Jul 27, 2023

  Welcome to the End of July! As of this posting, we have a short 7 days to Gen Con 2023! This is the 56th anniversary. Our coverage of Gen Con is shaping up well. I have over 10 interviews scheduled with game companies, plus I plan to stop by many other booths and do interviews, so it’s going to be a busy time! As it always is 🙂 This year, we have no...

Jul 27, 2023

        Happiest of birthdays to Gary Gygax, Father of Dungeons and Dragons! Today we remember the man that created the game we all love. In 1974, Gygax, along with co-creator Dave Arneson, released the first edition of Dungeons and Dragons, up to that point there had never been anything like it. It was a “Fantasy” game, not a war game. And...

Jul 8, 2023

  There will be three character packs available in the Supernatural release. Pack #3 is a pre-order exclusive at cmon.com.   The Winchesters are Humanity’s Best Hope to Stop the Zombie Hordes! Demons, devils, and other supernatural creatures are intent on destroying humankind. How appropriate is it then that the zombies managed to it? If there’s any...

Jul 8, 2023

CMON announced Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Zombicide 2E, a new board game expansion, which will arrive in April 2024.   Monty Python is coming to inject some wackiness into the game with this expansion featuring the elements of the classic TV show by the legendary English comedy troupe.  The set revisits some of the show’s funniest...

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...

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...

Jul 4, 2023

  Following a successful Kickstarter run, Nightfall Games has released the StokerVerse Roleplaying Game which is based on the works of Bram Stoker. The RPG covers far more than Dracula as you’ll be able to embark on various horror adventures in Victorian England and beyond. The 216 page Stokerverse RPG hardcover carries an MSRP of $50.00 or grab the PDF...

Jul 4, 2023

  The ultimate Magic: The Gathering chase card, the MTG One Ring, has been found, and that has instantly tanked the price of booster boxes. Because each MTG Lord of the Rings packs no longer holds an infinitesimally tiny chance of containing the cardboard holy grail, the price of a collector booster box for this MTG set has dropped by roughly a quarter....

Jul 4, 2023

  The $2-milllion 1-to-1 rarity The One Ring card from the Magic: The Gathering x Lord of the Rings crossover set Tales of Middle-earth has been found. Not only that, but the lucky owner of the card has had it PSA-graded.     Wizards of the Coast itself shared the news on the official Magic: The Gathering social media channels such as Twitter and...

Jun 15, 2023

  Long time no hear! Long show, this time for your enjoyment (we hope!) Update 59.3, Underdark Patron Coffers, RPG, Tabletop News And More!!!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN329.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (101.9MB) YouTube Watch Links Game News Update 59.3 Release Notes Underdark...

Jun 15, 2023

  Cocaine Owlbear is a tabletop role-playing game inspired by Cocaine Bear, a comedy film released earlier this year, and based on the Honey Heist gameplay system created by Grant Howitt.     You’re a woodland creature who has recently gained sentience when you ingested magical cocaine from the satchel of an unlucky traveler in your forest....

Jun 15, 2023

  The classic dungeon crawl HeroQuest is getting its first original expansion in over 20 years! Gen Con attendees will be able to purchase limited quantities of this expansion and more at the Avalon Hill booth, or you can preorder from Avalon Hill. The dramatic story of treachery and unrest in the elven kingdom continues in this HeroQuest Rise of the Dread...

Jun 15, 2023

  Dave & Adam’s Card World is offering $1 million to the lucky collector that brings them The One Ring 001/001 card. Things are escalating quickly in the quest for The One Ring 001/001 card. Almost 48 hours after Cassius Marsh Sr. of Cash Cards Unlimited offered a $500,000 bounty for the card, the long-standing collectible’s industry...

Jun 3, 2023

  You can now own the latest Dungeons & Dragons Movie on the physical format of your choice.     Fans who purchase the film on Digital will have access to over an hour of fascinating bonus content taking them deeper into the exciting world of Dungeons & Dragons.  Go inside the making of the movie, featuring interviews with Chris Pine,...

May 31, 2023

Days of Wonder and Asmodee have joined forces to announce the upcoming release of Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. This captivating board game, designed by industry veterans Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and Alan R. Moon, presents players with a multi-part campaign game set in the 19th-century American West. With a compelling storyline told over 12...

May 31, 2023

  Wizards of the Coast revealed a price hike in its books as it unveiled the release dates and new details for five upcoming Dungeons & Dragons sources and campaign settings launching in 2023.   Beginning with the release of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants on Aug. 15, the price for physical copies of the books will jump to $59.95. The Dungeons...

May 18, 2023

  This week we cover Update 59.1 Notes, Hardcore League, D&D Cooking Show? And Lord of the Rings MMO, But not the one you’re thinking about!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN328.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (79.5MB) YouTube Watch Links   Game News Update 59.1 Release Notes...

May 16, 2023

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Amazon is making an MMO based on The Lord of the Rings.     A Lord of the Rings game is on the way from Amazon Games, as it enters an agreement with Embracer Group to develop an MMO game set within the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit books. That’s right, Amazon Games has...