May 19, 2015

Ian Miles Cheong of Gameranx had an interview Dan Tudge about Sword Coast Legends. He manged to gleam some new information on the Dungeon Master Tools, that as of yet, we have not heard much about. Some of the highlights of the interview (Pertaining  to DM Mode) There seems to be a major focus on developing the game’s Dungeon Master mode. How versatile is...

May 7, 2015

We here at DDO Players are covering Gen Con in full this year. Both before, during and after the convention.   With more than 400 exhibiting companies, the Gen Con 2015 Exhibit Hall will host the most exciting collection of debuting games, your favorite titles, and gamer gear in Gen Con’s 48-year history. The PDF link in the image above features...

May 1, 2015

We here at DDO Players will be covering Gen Con this year, both before and during the convention! Today Gen Con released the names of it’s Industry Insiders. Dungeon And Dragons Fans, will notice a name of note on this list! Michael Adams Keith Baker Tracy Barnett Whitney Beltran Eytan Bernstein William Bodden Brannon Boren Jennifer Brozek Jeremy...

Apr 6, 2015

With Indiana Governor Mike Pence signing the contervisoal SB101 (Aka RFRA) bill into law. A group of Washington state senators are trying to woo Gen Con away when there contract is up in 2020. Spearheaded by Sen. Steve Hobbs. The Lake Stevens lawmaker has gathered the signatures of 37 Washington State Senators and Representatives, encouraging Gen Con CEO and...

Mar 30, 2015

We normally don’t report on anything to do with politics on DDO Players, but this is making some waves in the gaming community, so I thought I should report on this. Adrian Swartout CEO/Owner of Gen Con LLC has released another letter to all Gen Con attendees after a morning phone call with Indiana Governor Mike Pence   Thank you for your continued...

Mar 27, 2015

We normally don’t report on anything to do with politics on DDO Players, but this is making some waves in the gaming community, so I thought I should report on this. In a follow up letter to the one that Gen Con LLC’s CEO and owner, Adrian Swartout sent out Thursday to all attendees. He lays out the future and what to expect from Gen Con this year. In light of...

Mar 25, 2015

We normally don’t report on anything to do with politics on DDO Players, but this is making some waves in the gaming community, so I thought I should report on this. Gen Con LLC, the parent company the Gen Con hobby games convention, has issued a formal letter to Republican Governor Mike Pence in light of the passage of State Bill 101. This bill would...

Mar 21, 2015

In this game, you follow the story of Drizzt and his companions. This series is inspired by a series of books written by R.A. Salvatore. While I have heard of Drizzt, I have never read any of the books (something that I will have to rectify in the near future). As this game is based on a set of stories, the adventures here are more thematic than those in other...

Feb 19, 2015

The fine folks over at MMROPG have a wonderful interview up with Nathan Stewart, Brand Director for Dungeons & Dragons & Wizards of the Coast and Dan Tudge, President of n-Space. We learned quite of a bit new information out of it as well. The first questions was one that I am sure alot of you had thought of, when the game was announced. MMORPG.com: How...

Feb 12, 2015

There will be a brand new Dungeons & Dragons Game coming to the PC later in 2015. Sword Coast Legends will allow parties of up to four human players to cooperate in adventures managed in real-time by human Dungeon Masters. Yes, you read that correct, there will be a “Real Time Human Dungeon Master.” “Sword Coast Legends will promote a...

Feb 4, 2015

  Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN18.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (24.0MB)   Game News Update 24 Hotfix Release Notes DDO Chronicle: Issue 127   Store Sales Free Sample Of The Week January 30th – February 5th Small Jewel of Fortune Use Coupon Code LOOT30 1/Account 20 % Off Epic Destinies Tomes...

Jan 8, 2015

The 2015 Producers Letter for DDO is now out. You can read it on the forums here Here are the highlights of it: My name is Robert Ciccolini, although many of you might know me as “Severlin” on the forums or from podcasts. I am the Executive Producer for Dungeons and Dragons Online. I wanted to take this opportunity to look back on our previous year and look...

Dec 9, 2014

Gail Gygax The wife of Gary, Has longed been planning the memorial for D&D co-creator Gary Gygax, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 69. Gail has been at the forefront of the fundraising and city council negotiations to get the project done, and current hopes are to start work by Spring 2015. The sculptor hired for the task is the same man who completed...

Dec 9, 2014

Mike Mearls is ending the  long-running Legends & Lore column. But starting up some exciting new things with it’s end. Unearthed Arcana, “a monthly look at the art of tabletop RPG game design featuring insights into our philosophy, and examples of new and variant material to use at your table.” I am most excited about a new  series called...

Nov 28, 2015

Artana has been selected to publish a game based on the life of Albert Einstein by Corbis Entertainment, the exclusive licensing agent for the estate of Albert Einstein. The game will cover a combination of Einstein’s scientific discoveries and the dramas of his personal life. Artana as you know are the makers of Tesla vs. Edison: War of Currents, which we...

Aug 12, 2015

Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN45.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (31.4MB)   This week we are joined by Geek Mom, from Confessions of a Geek Mom Blog! We hear about her adventures with her daughter in DDO. In news outside of DDO, Sword Coast Legends get’s a delay and Titansgrave has a very powerful...

Aug 5, 2015

Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN44.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (30.1MB) Not much game news this week, we did touch on the Update 27 Hotfix. We talk about Gen Con as it just ended, and we covered it! We have a debate on rather Gen Con has outgrown Indy. Also we have some news on the long rumored Dungeon And...

Jul 29, 2015

  Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN43.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (40.8MB)   *NOTE – We had some audio issues, that could not be fixed in post, so the first 2 mins of the podcast might sound a bit odd.. Sorry!* Update 27 is here!! We talk about the highlights from the release notes. Outside of...

Jul 22, 2015

Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN42.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (30.5MB) Sparce game news this week, we did talk about the new raid up for preview and Lessah is starting to do some challenge how to videos. In our week in DDO Drac Fights some dragons and an Mind Flyer and then heads into the Orchard and...

Jun 17, 2015

Green Ronin’s web store list’s the 144-page Fantasy AGE core rulebook  as “coming soon”. The Fantasy AGE Basic Rulebook is your entry point to tabletop roleplaying. Now you can be the hero in your own sword and sorcery adventures! This is the game played on Wil Wheaton’s new tabletop RPG show, Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana. The...