Routinely Itemised: RPGs #4
A weekly roundup of RPG news in a handy set of bulletpoint lists.
8,948 free RPGs! It’s Free RPG Day
We've shrugged off last year's decline in free RPGs, and there's a treasure hoard of free goodies available today.
7,764 free RPGs! It’s Free RPG Day
It’s Free RPG today. Gamers around the world are encouraged to pop into their local store and try a new RPG for free today. It’s made possible by a host of sponsors which Geek Native thank and will mention a little later on.…
What on Earth is Mythoard and why should RPGers care?
If you pop over to Mythoard you’ll find a site that promises to send you a box full of RPG goodies every month. This month they’ve content from Chessex, Throwi Games, Moon Dice Games, Flatland Games, Genius Loci Games and Imaginary Maps.…
Free RPG Day – including 3679 free RPG downloads
Today is Free RPG Day. The event is managed by Impressions, a company that helps put RPGs in your hands, and is designed to encourage you to support your local game shop.…
Free games and International Tabletop Day rush slams DriveThru RPG’s servers
Saturday April the 5th is International Tabletop Day. Names like Atlas Games, Stronghold Games, Asmodee, Days of Wonder, Mayfair, AEG, Ravensburger, Japanime Games, Looney Labs and Steve Jackson Games are teaming up with Geek & Sundry for the big event.…
New Year, New Game: Dungeon Crawl Classics
It’s a brand new year. As D&D turns 40 this year perhaps you’re in the mood for a new game… that is also a classic game?
There’s some good news for you this week as DriveThruRPG are running a 50% sale in the theme of “New Year, New Game”.…
An exclusive look inside A Gallery of Rogues
A Gallery of Rogues is a project from artist Eric Lofgren and the game designer Jim Pinto. Pinto created the World’s Largest Dungeon which sells on eBay for well over $100, King for a Day as well 7th Sea material and Legend of the Five Rings material.…
Updates from Free RPG Day
Saturday, June the 15th, 2013 is the next Free RPG Day. That may feel like a long way off but Impressions the games distribution service company who promote it are busy trying to woo sponsors.…
The best selling RPGs of the summmer (2012)
Industry watchers ICv2 have released their count of the top five selling roleplaying games this summer. Tallies will always differ but ICv2 run interviews with manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
The top five are;
Pathfinder (Paizo Publishing)
Dungeons & Dragons (Wizards of the Coast)
Dark Heresy/Rogue Trader/Deathwatch (Fantasy Flight Games)
Dragon Age (Green Ronin Publishing)
Dungeon Crawl Classics (Goodman Games)
Once again, according to IVc2, Pathfinder edges ahead of D&D.…
