May 1, 2024

  Fantasy Grounds is celebrating its 20th anniversary by offering reduced license fees for a limited period. From April 26 to May 10, 2024, the platform will lower the costs of all its licenses, providing both seasoned players and newcomers with an opportunity to access its features at a reduced price.     The promotional rates are as follows:...

May 1, 2024

  Modiphius Entertainment has teamed with Humble Bundle to bring you an awesome money saving offer on the Fallout: Wasteland Warfare miniatures game. You can get started for as little as a dollar or go all in for a donation of $18.00 or more to score all 25 PDFs and STL files. These savings run through May 11th and your purchase supports Trees, People,...

May 1, 2024

  Aquarius has launched an incredible new lunch box for those who enjoy music and miss the old record players and vinyl records.     The Turntable Embossed Fun Box lunchbox perfectly reproduces an old classic record player with a wooden case, in the style of the 70s, including platter, neck, needle and silver panel with several control buttons...

Apr 30, 2024

  Embracer Group has announced its split into three separate companies. The three entities created will independently publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. These companies are currently being referred to as Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-Earth Enterprises & Friends – although the latter two will be given a new name at a later...

Apr 11, 2024

We are joined by Community Manager Cordovan this week to talk about the VIP Loyalty Reward Program, Update 67.1, And the most iconic video game character ever? 0:00 Start 00:44 VIP Loyalty Rewards Program 17:09 Update 67.1 25:21 Upcoming Lamannia 26:06 Player’s Council Invites Soon 26:57 D&D 50th Anniversary WizKids Minis 32:06 Don’t Strave...

Apr 10, 2024

BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)  has revealed the results of its landmark players’ poll to establish the Most Iconic Video Games Character of All Time. Launched to celebrate the 20th BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday 11 April, the poll was engaged with by over 4,000 players from all over the world. Today’s top 20 list features characters of all...

Apr 10, 2024

  Glass Cannon Unplugged has announced a new tabletop adaptation of a beloved video game. The studio is most well known for adapting different properties to the table like Frostpunk as well as the upcoming Dying Light and Apex Legends. Now, they are bringing Don’t Starve: The Board Game to Kickstarter.     Don’t Starve: The Board Game...

Apr 10, 2024

  A movie adaptation of the fishing horror game DREDGE has been announced. Black Salt Games has reportedly partnered with the film producer Story Kitchen in order to create a movie based on the indie horror game.  “Think ‘The Sixth Sense’ on the water. A grounded atmospheric cosmic horror blend of HP Lovecraft and Ernest Hemingway.” “We are excited to...

Apr 9, 2024

  The Fallout show’s release date is being moved forward, now set to premiere on April 10. This means that we’ll be able to watch all eight episodes of the first season from tomorrow, available from 6PM PT onwards.   Walton Goggins, who plays The Ghoul, announced this news during a new Fallout commercial that aired last night (April 8)...

Apr 5, 2024

  To help celebrate the 50th Anniversary, WizKids’ D&D 50th Anniversary Booster Set is launching with classic and modern monster minis, as well as a surprise for fans of the D&D animated series.   The D&D Icons of the Realms: 50th Anniversary Booster Set contains figures of 25 iconic D&D monsters and villains like Mimics, Pit Fiends,...

Apr 1, 2024

  Beeker Joins Drac This Week! We cover a lot of topics, Servers Are Down, Update 67, Pax Make A Monster, Gary Con, Hasbro/Wotc News, Baldur’s Gate 3 News And MUCH More! 0:00 Start 00:50 Game News 15:29 RIP James “Jim” Ward 24:18 D&D Lego Set 26:39 D&D Converse 29:27 Hasbro/WOTC Details Quests From The Infinite Staircase 36:29...

Mar 27, 2024

  Larian boss Swen Vincke said the studio’s ambitions are too big, and life is too short, to be making Baldur’s Gate 3 expansions.     Recently speaking at GDC, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke announced that Larian is moving away from developing games in the D&D universe, and won’t be developing DLC for Baldur’s Gate 3...

Mar 27, 2024

  Para Bellum Games unveiled Conquest: Chronicles and Legends, a new TTRPG, which will launch in Q4 2024.     Para Bellum is looking to expand the lore for the world of Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings miniatures game by producing this new TTRPG. The new game will use 5E OGL for its core mechanics, but offer players new and original character...

Mar 27, 2024

  Super Boss Monster, a new 1-4 player dungeon building card game, is now on Kickstarter. Super Boss Monster introduces a few new mechanics to the popular Boss Monster series, including the ability for players to send minion meeples into town to do their bidding and a Town Board, a new mechanic which features 5 different landmarks with various action...

Mar 26, 2024

  In partnership with Dungeons & Dragons, Converse has crafted a footwear and apparel assortment to commemorate the role-playing game’s 50th anniversary.     Leading the experience are two Chuck 70 iterations with first-edition illustrations, graphics and characters seen within the core rule books of D&D – “Players Handbook,” “Dungeon Master’s...

Mar 26, 2024

  A new anthology is coming out in 2024 entitled Quests from the Infinite Staircase. Announced in December 2023 at the PAX Unplugged “50 Years of D&D Adventures” panel, the book will be similar to Tales from the Yawning Portal in that it features six updated versions of classic DnD adventures from past editions. The book will be officially released on...

Mar 20, 2024

Jim Ward, a longtime game designer for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game, passed away on March 18 at 72 years old.     Jim was best known for creating the first science fiction RPG Metamorphosis Alpha. He was one of the early players in Gary Gygax’s Greyhawk game and a fan of the stories that inspired the creation of Dungeons & Dragons. Jim...

Mar 20, 2024

The 3,745-piece set was designed by Lucas Bolt (aka “BoltBuilds”) and co-developed by a team at Hasbro/WotC. This set features a detailed tavern with a removable roof, which allows builders to access the upper level of the structure. It also comes with LEGO minifigures, which include an Orc Rogue, a Gnome Fighter, an Elf Wizard, and a Dwarf Cleric....

Feb 29, 2024

  We talk Update 66, Update 66.0.1 and more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN338.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (76.8MB)   YouTube Watch Links Game News Update 66 Release Notes Update 66.0.1 Release Notes Join DDO at PAX East on March 21st Sales: February 29th – March 7th...

Feb 29, 2024

  Apple is working on a TV adaptation of William Gibson’s acclaimed 1984 cyberpunk sci-fi novel Neuromancer, the company announced on Wednesday.     The new 10-episode drama will be created by Graham Roland and JD Dillard as a co-production between Skydance Television and Anonymous Content. “Neuromancer” will also be produced by...