Dec 5, 2023

  Wizards of the Coast revealed the Dungeons & Dragons book release lineup for 2024 at PAX Unplugged last weekend.     Next year, D&D will celebrate its 50th Anniversary, and WotC has announced a slew of new books coming to market to mark the occasion. They begin the year with Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. This...

Dec 1, 2023

  As someone who lived through the “Satanic Panic” of the 80’s this is mind-blowing.   Dungeons & Dragons This stamp release marks the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, described by its owners as the World’s Greatest Role-playing Game, which has become a cultural phenomenon. By inviting participants to imagine...

Nov 30, 2023

  Restoration Games announced two upcoming sets for the Unmatched game line, featuring heroes from the exciting world of The Witcher video game series. The two sets are titled “Steel and Silver” and “Realms Fall”. Each set will include three playable hero decks and two unique battlefields. In addition to the White Wolf himself, fans of The Witcher will be...

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...

Oct 28, 2023

  DM’s that want to add the deck of many things into their 5E game, will have to wait a bit longer.     The Deck of Many Things is the physical embodiment of a magical set of playing cards first added to the lore of D&D in 1975. The elaborate boxed set, dubbed an “innovation product” by the Seattle-based publisher, includes 66...

Oct 19, 2023

  Penguin Random House will be publishing Jaleigh Johnson’s Dungeons & Dragons novel The Fallbacks:  Bound for Ruin under the Random House Worlds imprint with the release set for March 5, 2024.     Officially licensed by Wizards of the Coast, THE FALLBACKS: BOUND FOR RUIN introduces a new Dungeons & Dragons adventuring party, The...

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...

Oct 19, 2023

  Palladium Books and Paramount Consumer Products have joined forces to reissue the ever-popular role-playing game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness. The beloved, out-of-print Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles role-playing game and its sourcebooks are sought-after collector items that have enthralled generations since its release in 1985 as...

Oct 18, 2023

  After running a very successful Kickstarter, you can now purchase Rultmoork over at the AAW Games web store.     Four years in the making, Rultmoork is the new deluxe adventure by award-winning writer Jonathan G. Nelson of Rise of the Drow fame!  Extensively playtested and created to provide versatile, nonlinear playing experiences, Rultmoork...

Oct 18, 2023

  I guess it’s hard to keep a giraffe down these days.     Back in 2018, we told you that Toys R Us was going to be no more, with all stores closing, well today they are back! Well, kind of, WHP Global, the parent company of Toys”R”Us, has partnered with Go! Retail Group to launch new Toys’R’Us stores....

Sep 25, 2023

  CMON has announced there were more content heading our way for Marvel Zombies.   Marvel Zombies: X-Men Resistance Core Box and four new expansions for Marvel Zombies: Hydra Resurrection, Clash of the Sinister Six, Guardians of the Galaxy Set, and Fantastic 4: Under Siege, all for release on October 20. In this version, the players act as...

Sep 24, 2023

  CoolStuffInc.com is phasing out its board game and RPG selections in both its online and six brick-and-mortar stores as the result of a strategic decision to emphasize TCGs, the company announced.     “CoolStuffInc.com, a beloved figure in the tabletop gaming community since its inception in 2002, has made the strategic decision to phase out...

Sep 18, 2023

  It’s been a while since we talked about the D&D Classroom And After School Program WOTC is offering to schools.   A new set of fun activities for the Dungeons & Dragons classroom learning program has been released for Grades 4-6 and 6-8. These teaching aids are specifically themed in line with the new D&D Fifth Edition supplement,...

Sep 18, 2023

  Haba, the German board game studio, has filed for insolvency with its local district court. The publisher is best known for releasing many great board games for kids such as Rhino Hero, Animal Upon Animal, and Valley of the Vikings, which was awarded the Kinderspiel des Jahres in 2019.     In a statement, HABA said, ‘The self-administration...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...