John Wick, now at John Wick Presents, part of AEG’s original development team for the “swashbuckling and sorcery” RPG, has secured the publishing rights from the game. The sellers, AEG, are clear these are publication rights and that they will still be publishing a number of products for the title over the next few years. […]
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Onyx Path holds course as the World of Darkness’ new owners review all licensing deals
Late last month the news broke that White Wolf publishing was being sold to Paradox Interactive. White Wolf, previously bought by EVE Online owners CCP, own the licenses to World of Darkness games like Vampire, Werewolf and Mage. While plans for a World of Darkness or Vampire: the Masquerade MMO began to run into trouble, progress […]
Would you allow this monstrous d20 in your game?
Let’s talk about the art first! This Kraken d20 from Nvenom8 Designs is impressive. It’s a monster of a dice. Is it balanced? This video showcases the dice rolling around. It certainly seems to roll. Actually, it’s a nippy wee thing that I can imagine rolling under someone’s bare foot just as they’re stepping down. […]
Fantasy survival and horror with miniatures and Pandemonium
Pandemonium is an adventure style board game of survival. No zombies; just classic horror. The Kickstarter is going great guns with, at the time of writing, more than $40,000 banked on a campaign goal of $25,000. You can visit the campaign page for more details. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/809492703/pandemonium-fantasy-survival-horror-and-miniatures [Back this Campaign] At a glance the art in […]
White Wolf sold to Paradox Interactive
Today, Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has announced they’ve bought White Wolf Publishing from CCP. Fredrik Wester, CEO and President of Paradox Interactive, said; Like Paradox’s games, White Wolf’s properties have dedicated, passionate communities. While there are similarities in spirit, White Wolf’s IPs have very different themes than Paradox’s titles, and deserve their own brand and […]
Villains and Vigilantes legal battle reignites
Back in 2013 Geek Native reported that Jeff Dee and Jack Herman of Monkey House Games had won their legal battle with Fantasy Games United over the ownership of Villains and Vigilantes. Now it seems that the battle will rage on. Villains and Vigilantes was created by Jack Herman and Jeff Dee in 1979 and […]
Water and death – Fathoms bubbles in Kickstarter
This is a board game in which water can leak into the game arena, flow around and force you to change your strategy as a result. The aquatic monsters are a problem too. There are more details on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] Mike Robins, an indie designer, is asking for $35,603 to make […]
Halloween Geek: A d10 in a Witch Hat
This key chain scores both cute and geek points. It’s a lovely looking d20 that’s been given a polymer clay witch hat. You can pick the split ring key chain up from Hidey Hole Inn on Etsy for $12.
Dark fantasy RPG draws on Slavic folklore: Awaken RPG
A few months ago we liked the look of Awaken. The RPG got to more than $6k in Kickstarter funds before being cancelled. It’s great to see the game back again, with more than $6k in just a few days. You can check progress out on the Campaign Page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084336794/awaken-a-dark-fantasy-tabletop-rpg[Back this Campaign] Geek Native has […]
Src: Card – Write Code, Defeat the Robots
Src: Card looks like a fun little card game. $20 gets you the full retail version of the game and, they say, free international shipping for Kickstarter backers. You can read more at the Campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/srccard/src-card-card-game-write-code-defeat-the-robots [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there are two weeks left on the block with about […]
