There’s a lot going on at Gen Con and sometimes it happens away from the booths and panels. The official Gen Con Facebook shared this picture of such an outbreak of geeky goodness. It’s Giant Carcassonne! Look at the size of those meeples. You’d not have to worry about the cat attacking the board and […]
A dream team? Fallout’s Obsidian sign with Pathfinder’s Paizo
Obsidian today have announced a partnership with Paizo. This means that the computer game developer responsible for titles like Fallout: New Vegas and South Park: the Stick of Truth will be making electronic games for Paizo’s Pathfinder roleplaying game. The first game has already been announced. Based on the Pathfinder Adventure Card game, Obsidian will […]
Missing GenCon? Two ways to make do
This blogger isn’t at GenCon. This blog has been hit by a wave of technical issues for the duration of GenCon. Double disaster? Perhaps. However, there are some ways to make do. Here are a few tips! Check out UnderDiscussion UnderDiscussion is the UnderGopher Podcast, run by three friends with over 50 years of combined […]
How to get the exclusive Gaming in the ‘Verse: a Firefly RPG Preview
Update: There’s been a price drop on this preorder. If you’ve bought already; you’ll get credit. Margaret Weis Productions announced an exclusive Gen Con product for their new Firefire license. You can pre-order and pick up at Gen Con or get it delivered to your door. Gen Con will be held some 6,043 klicks from […]
Paizo Publishing sponsors Gen Con for the next three years
Gen Con has secured sponsorship for the next three years, ending with Gen Con Indy 2015 in a deal with Pazio Publishing. The Pathfinder publisher will boost their Gen Con presence by about 30% this year. This means growing from Booth #203 to supporting events hosted in the Sagamore Ballroom of the Indiana Covention Center. […]
Scary and awesome book covers
These eyeball creations, book covers and even pictures, are by the Illinois based Abbot Hollow Studios. They sell via their Etsy shop and seem to have that surreal, geeky, different fashion flare that might well interest a GM or two. These come to my attention via Nicole Wakelin at Nerd Approved who spotted Abbots Hollow […]
Former Wizards of the Coast CEO launches RPG multi-media company
Peter D. Adkison, former CEO of Wizards of the Coast, and the man who owns Gen Con, has started a new company. It’s related to RPGs.
Mistborn’s Brandon Sanderson is Author Guest of Honour at Gen Con 2012
There’s lots of Mistborn RPG news this week. Mistborn is a fantasy series written by Brandon Sanderson. Crafty Games have the license for the tabletop Misborn Adventure Game where players learn to master allomancy, feruchemy and hemalurgy while they battle aginst Lord Ruler’s Inquisitors. This week Little Orbit announced that not only would they produce […]
Dark Crystal RPG in the works
There’s a rumour there will be a sequel to the Dark Crystal. According to the gossip, Omnilab Media and The Jim Henson Company will produce a 3D movie called “Power of the Dark Crystal” with special effects and puppets. It’s been suggested that Michael and Peter Spierig will direct. To be honest, only time will […]
Gen Con Indy breaks records
This year’s Gen Con Indy has smashed previous attendance records. Compared to last year visitor numbers where up by 20%. Some 120,000 people went through the turnstile and nearly 37,000 were their for the “best four days in gaming”. Gameplay was up too. Organisers report that ticketed game sales were up 26% to over 250,000 […]
