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Continuing the archive of independent Gen Con reporting (Archive Page 7).

Mistborn’s Brandon Sanderson is Author Guest of Honour at Gen Con 2012

March 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, crafty games, gen con, Mistborn

Dark Crystal RPG in the works

August 26, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dark crystal, gen con

Gen Con Indy breaks records

August 14, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: darth vader, gen con, stormtroopers, wizards of the coast

Is Dust dust? Moves from AEG to Fantasy Flight Games

July 9, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fans of Dust Tactics will be interested in today’s news. AEG approached Fantasy Flight, suggested that they take on Dustic Tactics and a chunk of Dust Games library. Fantasy Flight Games agreed. So, why did AEG do this? Todd C Rowland, Senior Brand Manager at Alderac posted in the forums; First and foremost, our commitment […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aeg, Alderac Entertainment Group, fantasy flight games, gen con

RPG News: Adkison’s Open GenCon Indy Letter | Echoes #12

December 21, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG Industry News Adkison’s Open GenCon Indy Letter New D&D setting: Eberron D20: Expanded Psionics Handbook Steve Jackson Games abandons minatures Lord of the Rings minature game The Dark Eye RPG Open Gen Con Indy ’03 Letter What follows is an “open letter” to the internet regarding Gen Con Indy ’03. I’m posting this publicly […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, gen con, rpgs

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