May 25, 2020

  Drac has a chat with long time friend, Braxwolf.  He is a Podcaster and writer for Massively OP. We talk about Podcasting, Massively and Elder Scrolls Online Greymoor.   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPNBeyondBrax.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (62.8MB)   YouTube Watch Links  ...

May 19, 2020

  I’ve been saying for weeks this was coming, and today we got the word, There will be no Gen Con this year.     In an open letter to supporters published Tuesday, just 72 days before the doors were slated to open, Team Gen Con announced the cancellation of the convention citing health and safety concerns.   It is with a heavy heart...

May 19, 2020

  Ruh-roh, Shaggy! There’s a monster on the loose and it’s scaring everyone out of town! It’s up to the Mystery Inc. Gang to stop them!  Scooby-Doo: The Board Game is a cooperative family game for 1-5 players that brings the beloved cartoon series to life with amazing miniatures of the whole Mystery Inc. Gang.     Players take on the role of...

May 19, 2020

  The Spiel des Jahres (“Game of the Year”) nominees are: My City, by Reiner Knizia (Publisher: Kosmos) Nova Luna, by Uwe Rosenberg and Corne van Moorsel (Publisher: Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele) Pictures, by Daniela and Christian Stohr (Publisher: PD Verlag) The winner will be announced on July 20, 2020. The Kennerspiel des Jahres...

May 19, 2020

  Covid 19 claims another…   Essen Game Fair has been canceled, the organizers announced.  The show was scheduled for October 22-25; the next event will be October 14-17, 2021. Internationale Spieltage SPIEL (the German name of the event), held annually since 1983, is the largest game fair in the world, and an event where exhibitors from all...

May 15, 2020

  This week we give our review for Update 46 The Lost Gatekeepers! Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN261.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (129.6MB) YouTube Watch Links DDO Players News Is Brought To You By The Easy Roller Dice Company   Game News Update 46 Patch 1 Hardcore Season 2 Wrap-Up FAQ and...

May 7, 2020

  In the long and winding saga that is the newest D&D Movie, there have been a few steps forward, We now have a producer!       Variety reports that Entertainment One, which acquired Hasbro earlier this year, has struck a first-look agreement with producer and former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham. Entertainment One has taken...

May 4, 2020

  The Dungeons & Dragons design team has a new head, with former head Mike Mearls having been off the team since sometime last year. Senior story designer for D&D Christopher Perkins confirmed on Twitter that Ray Winninger is now an executive producer and the head of the D&D team, while lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford added that Mearls...

May 3, 2020

  Welp, we have a new #1 in the world of Kickstarter that it is.     Cephalofair Games’ Frosthaven has become the top tabletop game Kickstarter project of all time,  The final take was $12,969,161, from 83,184 backers at $155.91 per backer. Frosthaven, a new campaign in the Gloomhaven universe, passed Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5, which has been...

May 2, 2020

  Usually, this time we are pouring over the event list and getting ready to try to get the events we want to do at Gen Con, well this year not so much.     Gen Con LLC is taking early action ahead of one of the state’s largest conventions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the dates for the gaming convention itself remain...

Apr 29, 2020

  This week we talk Update 46 The Lost Gatekeepers and more!!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN260.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (80.5MB) YouTube Watch Links   DDO Players News Is Brought To You By The Easy Roller Dice Company Game News Standing Stone Games Announcement and VIP Gift...

Apr 27, 2020

    This exciting release reprints the original material from the published module T1-4: The Temple of Elemental Evil, as well as the original version of T1: The Village of Hommlet. Created by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer, The Temple of Elemental Evil has long been regarded as one of the greatest adventures in TSR’s publishing history. And we are...

Apr 23, 2020

  Warner Bros. announced that it will release the family animated film “Scoob!” for digital ownership and premium video-on-demand on May 15, making it the second film initially planned for theatrical release to jump straight to home release thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.     Starting May 15, “Scoob” will be available to rent for $19.99 in...

Apr 22, 2020

  Wizards of the Coast has partnered with Humble in a new humble bundle. The collection of 23 fantasy novels set in the D&D universe. “Read the Realms” bundle, and will be available until May 13.     Most of the books are part of the New York Times best-selling fantasy series, The Legend of Drizzt. Set in the Forgotten Realms...

Apr 22, 2020

  Not a lot of DDO news this week’s folks, we do talk about the chronicle though, outside DDO more conventions falls to COVID-19 and more!     Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN259.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (72.4MB)   YouTube Watch Links     DDO Players News Is...

Apr 17, 2020

  A sad day for us in the geek culture world.     The organizers of San Diego Comic-Con and WonderCon, have canceled both shows for 2020 and plan to return in 2021, the organization said in an announcement today. “Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and while we are saddened to take this action, we know it is the right decision, We...

Apr 16, 2020

  Do you think you are the biggest fan horror has seen since the beginning of time? Do you know every horror icon inside out? Could your knowledge put the greats to shame? Well, now you’ll be able to truly test that when Trivial Pursuit: Horror Ultimate Edition releases later this year.     Players will be put through vigorous challenges and...

Apr 13, 2020

  CMON might have Kickstarter that are mega-successful, but things are all not well within the company so it would seem.     Trading in the stock of game publisher CMON Limited on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was suspended on April 1, after the company warned of audit issues and said it would delay the release of its annual report for 2019. Three...

Apr 13, 2020

  This week, Wizards of the Coast launched a new online resource offering free Dungeons & Dragons materials: https://dnd.wizards.com/remote. The content is designed for both new and seasoned adventurers, with new content added daily (Mon-Fri) at 5:00PM PT.     With schools closed around the world and so many people working from home right...

Apr 9, 2020

  The Game Manufacturers Association has postponed Origins Game Fair, originally scheduled for June 17-21, to October 7-11 in Columbus, Ohio due to the coronavirus pandemic, that is gripping the world at the moment.     The decision to postpone the convention follows extensive discussions with its membership, the city of Columbus, the Greater...