Did you know there was only one image of a non-white human character in the D&D 4e core rule books? Another study suggests 60% of the “heroes” in DMG, PHB, PHB2 and Adventurer’s Vault are men. Over a third of images suffered from sexism, according to the same study. In response, Josh Fox has started […]
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White Wolf release the V20 Companion
It’s been 20 years since the launch of White Wolf’s Vampire: The Masquerade. The publisher, now part of CCP, are marking the occassion. The first supplment released for the 20th anniversary edition of the game is the V20 Companion. The Companion is designed to dig into those extra questions that experienced V:tM players may have. […]
Ultra rare Borderlands 2 Top Trumps
Tempted to pre-order Borderlands 2? It’s due out in September. Perhaps you’ve pre-ordered it already. I’ve not. I’m still wrestling. News of ultra rare Borderlands 2 Top Trumps may tip me over the edge though. The “Guns Guns Guns” pack contains 30 cards, all Borderland 2’s fiendish weapons, and will never be on sale elsewhere. […]
Sponsored Video: Nintendo Nostalgia means bags of coins for Mario
Ah – the sound of a gold coin being added to Mario’s wallet. It’s gaming culture. It’s right up there with jumping on creature’s heads, avoiding spikes and tracking down Peach. It’s proper Nintendo nostalgia and perhaps that was the emotions and rational behind the shtick in The Super Mario Bros 2. The game is […]
Raiding the Codex Seraphinianus for RPG ideas
The Codex Seraphinianus was published in 1981 by Luigi Serafini and shows art from an imaginary world created in the 1970s. The art is surreal, often a parody of a real life creature and sometimes slightly disturbing. Along with illustrations there’s a mysterious writing system which has become a challenge and a matter of debate […]
Lords of the Rings Online announces delay
Warner Interactive and Turbine have just finished their beta program for the Riders of Rohan expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online. The result? A delay of the launch until October 15th. Kate Paiz, the Executive Producer of the line, said in a press release; “We’ve had a very successful Beta program with some […]
Warhammer Quest – Games Workshop go iOS
Games Workshop have teamed up with mobile development studios Rodeo Games to make an iOS (iPhone, iPad) mobile Warhammer game.
Fall of Cybertron launch trailer
The giant Transformers game from Activision and High Moon is out this week. The Fall of Cybertron tells the story of the battle the Transformers fought on their homeworld, as Optimus Prime first battled to save it and then save his people by leading them to safety on a new planet.
Win $10 RPG voucher – Pick an imp and defeat monkeys
Geek Native has a $10 DriveThru RPG voucher to give away to one lucky winner. Winning is easy. All you have to do is visit this special page and leave a comment, on this blog post, to say which your favourite imp is. There are four imps to pick from and are from the famous […]
Reaper Miniatures’ Bones becomes the 10th $1,000,000+ Kickstarter
The gaming companies are doing so well at Kickstarter. Successes are coming from places that, I safely predict, mainstream press would not have expected and show the size of the RPG community. Reaper Miniatures have just become the 10th company to hit $1,000,000 on Kickstarter. Their campaign, to fun a range of Bones minis has […]
