One of the big announcements this week was that Wizards of the Coat would no longer be producing the Star Wars Miniatures and RPG. The news, often rumoured, was made official via the Wizards’ forums by moderator and employee WotC_BigGuy. First off, let me slip my marketing hat on and say that using the forums […]
R.A. Salvatore gets six more books with Wizards
Wizards of the Coast has issued a press release to announce that they’ve signed R.A.Salvatore on a new six-book deal. No one will be surprised to discover that Drizzt Do’Urden from the D&D Forgotten Realms setting will be in each of the six books. R.A. Slavatore said in the press release; “I’ve always maintained that […]
RPG News: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Echoes #17
RPG Industry News D&D 30th Anniversary Details Paranoia XP Announced Green Ronin Licenses The Black Company Blue Rose D&D 30th Anniversary Details Celebrate as a pop culture icon turns 30! Since it first released in 1974, the fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons® has taken millions of players on imaginary adventures of epic scale. Today, […]
No Publicola, no
Writing in for a post in Publicola Sam Machkovech gives his suggestion for the top five gaming failures of 2009 and he gets it all wrong. At least, that’s what I think and I don’t mind saying so. He starts off by slamming ODST. That’s wrong. ODST has a simple campaign single-player level but it’s […]
RPG News: Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon | Echoes #15
RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER The Pokemon trading card game has entertained more than 30 million children worldwide. But now the companies that helped turn the game […]
Michael Hopcroft e-View | Echoes #15
This GameWyrd interview first appeared in the RPGNow’s Downloader Monthly This month the free ezine looks at the Nuts and Bolts of the EABA system, has a round up of the latest PDF releases, Repetierpistole , top ten PDF RPG charts and some other stuff. It’s well worth taking a look. GameWyrd’s questions appear in […]
Monte Cook e-View | Echoes #14
This GameWyrd interview first appeared in the RPGNow’s Downloader Monthly This month the free ezine looks at the Nuts and Bolts of the Active Exploits system, has a round up of the latest PDF releases, V Shane’s “Whack it Good!” comic, top ten PDF RPG charts and some other stuff. It’s well worth taking a […]
Sapphire College for Elf Maidens | Echoes #14
GameWyrd News Sapphire College for Elf Maidens Evil Eye, Treasure Hunt and Approval Winners Sapphire College for Elf Maidens Let’s recap Wizards of the Coast’s new rules. In determining whether a product complies with community standards of decency, Wizards of the Coast uses, but is not limited to the following. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Wizards of […]
Echoes from the Wyrd #14
It’s been a month of rulings. A Judge reckons White Wolf’s Underworld suit is worth looking into. Wizards of the Coast have judged that the Book of Erotic Fantasy should loose the d20 logo. We all saw that coming, right? Ah, but did you see GameWyrd shamelessly breaking the new community standards? No? We have. […]
Chris Pramas e-View | Echoes #13
Chris Pramas is the founder and bossman of Green Ronin. He’s worked on such titles as Warhammer FRP, Feng Shui and the Guide to Hell. This means he’s worked for the likes of Games Workshop, Wizards of the Coast as well as the trend setting Green Ronin. GameWyrd’s questions appear in strange blue, Chris’ answers […]
