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KeyForge has new owners; the card game that suffered algorithmic death is sold to Ghost Galaxy

July 4, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Concerned for KeyForge and its players, Asmodee approached Ghost Galaxy in late ’21 about acquiring the IP and game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, Christian T. Petersen, fantasy flight games, ghost galaxy, keyforge, Richard Garfield

UKGE 2022 Awards: The best RPGs and board games of the year

June 13, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The UK’s largest and one of the most significant gaming conventions in Europe is over, and the UK Games Expo is done for another year. The busy event has many attractions, one of which is the influential UK Games Expo Awards. The UKGE 2022 Awards has two categories, Judges and People, which means two winners […]

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Asmodee will sell for €2.75bn to the video game owner of Gearbox, Koch and THQ Nordic

December 15, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Embracer Group is lined up to buy the board game powerhouse for €2.75bn. The sale was expected but it looks like they got €0.75bn more than initially thought.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Asmodee, Borderlands, Catan, catan studio, darksiders, embracer, fantasy flight games, Gearbox, money

Edge Studio confirms Star Wars RPG license

October 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

We want to follow in the footsteps of FFG’s fantastic work over the years, while bringing our own vision of what a Star Wars™ RPG should be.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: edge, fantasy flight games, star wars

Winners of the Tabletop Gaming Awards 2021 announced as Dune takes top RPG

September 25, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first-ever awards from the Tabletop Gaming Magazine have just been announced.

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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #97

April 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A weekly RPG news summary covering D&D, 2d20, indie news, events, reviews, interviews and even encounter tables.

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Legend of the Five Rings card game to finish

February 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fantasy Flight Games has announced the end of the Legend of the Five Rings card game. Organised Play for the game will also finish.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Alderac Entertainment Group, card games, edge, fantasy flight games

Edge Studio share some early Midnight D&D 5e concept art

December 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Midnight is an RPG setting based on the concept “What if the baddies won?” in a Tolkien-style fantasy world. What if the Dark Lord took over?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, edge, fantasy flight games, midnight

Fantasy Flight loses Star Wars to sister studio Atomic Mass Games

November 16, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Asmodee has today announced a “strategic reorganisation” which results in Star Wars: X-Wing, Star Wars: Armada, and Star Wars: Legion leaving Fantasy Flight Games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Asmodee, atomic mass games, fantasy flight games, star wars, star wars: armada, star wars: Legion, star wars: x-wing

UK Games Expo Awards 2020 winners

August 23, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first virtual UK Games Expo Awards have come to a close with best RPGs, card, board and party games announced.

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