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...

Marvel World of Heroes AR Game On The Way

Marvel World of Heroes AR Game On The Way

Sep 10, 2022

  Pokemon GO developer Niantic announces a new game called Marvel World of Heroes that leverages its proprietary augmented reality technology. Niantic, the San Francisco-based mobile game developer, has announced a new game, Marvel World of Heroes. The game will follow the successful blueprint of Pokemon GO in using Niantic’s proprietary augmented...

D&D Direct Set To Make Product Announcements For WOTC

D&D Direct Set To Make Product Announcements For WOTC

Apr 14, 2022

  Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast has announced a special streaming event on April 21 at 9 a.m. PT. Called D&D Direct, the approximately 30-minute presentation will “unveil upcoming products, along with other announcements, and updates” according to the press release. It will be broadcast live on both Twitch and YouTube.  ...

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night Review (Switch Game)

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night Review (Switch Game)

Mar 23, 2022

    Demoniaca: Everlasting Night is a flashback to all those Metroidvania games of yore, with a slight twist. It’s got gorgeous sprite work that channels the aesthetic of Symphony of the Night-era Castlevania, but its soundtrack draws on rock and metal. At first I was put off with it, but after a few minutes I was in love. It’s a hack-and-slash game...

Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box Classics Remasters Are Coming To Steam Next Week!

Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box Classics Remasters Are Coming To Steam Next Week!

Mar 14, 2022

  Retro gaming fans rejoice!  SNEG will now be bringing back the Dungeons & Dragons Gold Box Classic series to your steam libraries.     Dragonlance, Ravenloft, Eye of the Beholder, Forgotten Realms, Dark Sun…for fans of Dungeons & Dragons and PC RPGs, these names immediately evoke fond memories of fantastic adventures in dangerous...

Nintendo Switch Sports’ Coming This April

Nintendo Switch Sports’ Coming This April

Feb 17, 2022

  Wii Sports fans, get ready to get active all over again. Nintendo is bringing back the iconic sports game that took over households more than a decade ago.     Nintendo announced a new iteration of the video game that will be available on the Nintendo Switch in April. “Nintendo Switch Sports” will offer bowling, tennis, and chambara – otherwise...

MICROSOFT BUYS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR $68.7 BILLION

MICROSOFT BUYS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD FOR $68.7 BILLION

Jan 18, 2022

  Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, inclusive of Activision Blizzard’s net cash. When the transaction closes, Microsoft will become the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony. The planned acquisition includes iconic franchises from...

The Letter: A Horror Visual Novel (Switch Game Review)

The Letter: A Horror Visual Novel (Switch Game Review)

Jan 14, 2022

  The Letter is a horror visual novel, think in lines of a Japanese horror film,  Ju-On (The Grudge internationally), the game focuses on a group of people who unwittingly find themselves the victim of a vengeful ghost when one of them discovers a cursed chain letter in the attic of an old mansion. What follows is a descent into madness and terror as the...

BloodRayne: ReVamped Coming to Console and Switch

BloodRayne: ReVamped Coming to Console and Switch

Sep 22, 2021

  Ziggurat Interactive, a premier publisher of retro-and-modern games, announced that this fall they will release the “ReVamped” editions of BloodRayne and BloodRayne 2 on Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, as well as an exclusive physical release on Switch and PS4 through Limited Run Games. In addition, through backward compatibility, the games will be...

Damsels and DDO Players in Minecraft, Ep 3, High Tea with the Skeletons

Damsels and DDO Players in Minecraft, Ep 3, High Tea with the Skeletons

Sep 3, 2021

The Damsels Game and DDO Players take on Minecraft!     Check out the third video in the series!       Video thanks to the Damsels Game YouTube Channel, go sub! If you are not! They really make great videos! (I’m not just saying that because they are my friends either, they really do! I promise! Go check them...

Damsels And DDO Players Play Minecraft Episode 1 Get Back To Work

Damsels And DDO Players Play Minecraft Episode 1 Get Back To Work

Aug 10, 2021

  The Damsels Game and DDO Players take on Minecraft!     Check out the first video in the series!     Video thanks to the Damsels Game YouTube Channel, go sub! If you are not! They really make great videos! (I’m not just saying that because they are my friends either, they really do! I promise! Go check them out!)...

Night of the Dead Early Access Review

Night of the Dead Early Access Review

Aug 1, 2021

  Welcome to Night of the Dead, the survival horror game released in Early Access on Steam, The game created by Jacktostudios is a zombie-themed, crafting-heavy horror survival game with a bit of tower defense thrown in for good measure.     Every 24 hours, a horde of zombies descends on your location, you will need to build a base fast, guarded...

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – Review

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance – Review

Jun 22, 2021

  The latest Dungeons & Dragons Video is now here and available for all to hack and slash through. Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance from Tuque Games, which was purchased by D&D owners Wizards of the Coast. You can think of this as a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, the co-op brawler follows the adventures of...