Feb 28, 2024

  Crystal Dynamics announced Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth, a new RPG developed by Evil Hat Productions. Tomb Raider: Shadows of Truth tabletop RPG.     Players become Truth Seekers that seek out artifacts in an effort to prevent their theft.  Players will race through abandoned tombs, perform death defying acts, and try to save ancient knowledge...

Feb 23, 2024

  We speculate on the Year Of Dragon Freebies, and Talk Hasbro/Wotc D&D News and more!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN337.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (70.1MB)   YouTube Watch Links       Game News The Year of the Dragon Celebration Calendar has arrived The DDO...

Feb 15, 2024

  Pick up your favorite dice and get ready to play! March kicks off our gold anniversary celebrations with a return to the tournament-style play the original creators of D&D once loved.   Fans around the world will enjoy a free classic dungeon-delving experience with Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, an excerpt from an upcoming adventure...

Feb 15, 2024

Get ready for a new gaming experience as Renegade Game Studios announces “The Search for UAPs,” the latest addition to the “Search for…” line, following the wildly successful The Search for Planet X and The Search for Lost Species. Over the past 100 years, there have been many sightings of unidentified flying objects. Using your...

Feb 14, 2024

  Wizards of the Coast has revealed details and dates for its Dungeons & Dragons releases in 2024, the game’s 50th anniversary year     Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth March 2024 Vecna: Eve of Ruin – May 21, 2024 The Making of Original Dungeons and Dragons: 1970-1976 – June 18, 2024 Quests from the Infinite Staircase – July 16,...

Feb 14, 2024

  Hasbro reported a $1.06 billion loss for Q4, despite a positive contribution from its Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment. Both of Hasbro’s other segments, Consumer Products and Entertainment, showed big losses. Entertainment showed a $1.11 billion loss as Hasbro completed its sale of eOne assets, taking a loss, and wrote down the...

Jan 22, 2024

  Renegade Game Studios announced Battle for the Arctic Circle, a new G.I. Joe board game powered by the Axis & Allies board game engine, which we told you about during our Gen Con coverage last year for release May 2024.     In Battle for the Arctic Circle, Cobra has invaded the North Pole and threatens the world with the Weather Dominator....

Jan 20, 2024

  Welcome to the 1st podcast of 2024! We cover the producer’s letter, and the Lamannia plus a lot more! Buckle up!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN336.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (152.3MB)   YouTube Watch Links   Game News A Look at 2024, The Year of the Dragon –...

Jan 20, 2024

Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, announced badge registration information for its upcoming 2024 convention. Gen Con Indy 2024 will run August 1-4 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, celebrating 21 years of events in Indianapolis since the convention moved to the city in 2003.    ...

Jan 20, 2024

  Stonemaier Games, the studio behind Expeditions, Wingspan, Tapestry, Scythe, and many others, has announced a new 1-5-player game, Wyrmspan. The game, which has been jocosely dubbed a Wingspan with dragons, plays over 90 minutes and is more or less that.     In the game, each player sets out to build a sanctuary for dragons of all shapes and...

Jan 11, 2024

  Penguin Random House will release Dungeons & Dragons: Mimic Treasure Chest Notebook Set, a new officially licensed D&D stationery box, into retail on August 13, 2024. Need to protect some game secrets from the prying eyes of players? This notebook set includes five 4″ by 6″ blank notebooks, which are stored in a clamshell box that...

Jan 11, 2024

  A Dungeons & Dragons amusement park ride has transported a group of unsuspecting kids into an unexpected adventure filled with wizards, warriors, and dragons! Inspired by the classic ’80s animated series, Super7’s new Dungeons & Dragons ULTIMATES! Figures feature Hank the Ranger, Sheila the Thief, Dekkion the Skeleton Warrior, and a Shadow Demon...

Jan 11, 2024

  Renegade Game Studios will release The Book of Nod Deluxe Artifact Edition, for Vampire: The Masquerade 5E, the week of January 15, 2024.     This RPG artifact collection comes with Aristotle deLaurent’s leather-bound manuscript, prints of over 90 art pieces that Aristotle collected, a replica skull, 2 stone-cast statuettes, a stone-cast...

Jan 10, 2024

  Veteran tabletop and video game creator Jennell Jaquays passed away today, January 10, 2024.     Jaquays was best known for creating the Dark Tower and Caverns of Thracia modules for Dungeons & Dragon during her time at Judges Guild.     Also, she was known as a talented illustrator, Jaquays rendered several RPG covers, including...

Dec 21, 2023

Join us this week, as we wrap up 2023 in DDO! And find out how we did on our gaming goals for this year, and set new ones for next year!   Audio Only Listen And Download Link http://subvertedmadness.com/ddo/playersnews/DPN335.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (109.1MB)   YouTube Watch Links   Game News Sales: December 21st – 28th...

Dec 18, 2023

  Have a very Baldur’s Gate 3 Christmas with Larian’s ‘How the Gremishka Stole Christmas’ advent calendar, complete with downloadable treats.     So, to celebrate the season and the game’s success, developer Larian Studios has launched their own daily Baldur’s Gate 3 advent calendar. Let’s hope there aren’t any tadpoles...

Dec 18, 2023

  Z-Man Games founder Zev Shlasinger has teamed with fellow board game industry veterans including Stronghold Games founder Stephen Buonocore to launch a new publishing house called Play to Z. Shlasinger, who left WizKids in June after seven years with the business, will be president and COO of the company, with Buonocore acting as chairman. Buonocore...

Dec 18, 2023

  The Steam Winter Sale 2023 is just around the corner, as Valve posts its long-awaited trailer revealing some of the biggest PC game deals we can expect to see drop during the storefront’s annual event. Some of the greatest RPGs are up for sale it seems, with the teaser showcasing games like Atomic Heart, The Witcher 3, and most surprisingly, Larian...

Dec 17, 2023

  The two packs, Prophecy of Telor and Spirit Queen’s Torment, add to an already rich selection of previous releases that have been going strong since 2021 and the release of the highly successfully crowdfunded and revised version of the game.     In the Prophecy of Telor Quest Pack, players will embark on a success of 13 quests to find out more...

Dec 17, 2023

  Even the team at WotC working to get Baldur’s Gate 3 greenlit with Larian has been hit by the Hasbro layoffs.     Swen Vincke, Baldur’s Gate 3 director and CEO of Larian Studios, recently offered his condolences to the massive group of Wizards of the Coast workers affected by Hasbro’s latest round of layoffs, drawing specific attention to the...