The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design is pleased to announce the 42nd Annual Origins Awards winners. The Origins Awards are the oldest and only peer-based award system for the hobby games market. The winners were voted on by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design. The Fan Favorite Awards were voted […]
Mayfair Games Acquires Twilight Games
The zombies are taking over! Mayfair Games is excited to announce the purchase of a controlling interest in Twilight Creations, the award winning board game publisher of the well-known Zombies!!! series of games in addition to a horror-themed line of games including The Haunting House. During this change, Kerry Breitenstein will remain an in
Con*Quest Journals Taking PreOrders
Not only has Con*Quest announced they signed a 2 year deal with Gen Con, but they are taking preorders for this years journal. You might be asking yourself, “What the heck is Con*Quest Journal” It’s a journal for everything you do at a con. It’s that simple. There are seven sections that cover the […]
52% of Gen Con’s Industry Insiders this year are female.
We tend to not to get to “political” here at DDO Players, but sometimes something happens in our hobby that we need to talk about. Each year Gen Con features 25 guests as their most important showcases, called the Industry Insider Feature Presenters. These are the industry insiders that have been deemed important [
Is Hasbro Planning Its Own Convention?
We normally don’t post or report on anything that is the rumor mill, but this is too interesting not to post! Hasbro has filed for a new Trademark this week at the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Titled as HASBROCON, the trademark is described as : “Organizing and conducting conventions, exhibitions, fan […]