Palladium Books has published Robotech games for 30 years but the license has now expired and it will not be renewed. This is especially bad news for the already problem haunted Robotech RPG Tactics (RPT) Kickstarter which took US$1.44 million in 2013. The second wave of backer rewards will not be coming but Palladium founder […]
Rifts opening a path to Savage Worlds
I played a lot of Rifts back at University. There was just so much world, so many dimensions, to play with. Ooph, though, did that system begin to struggle! I can see why fans are pleased the Shane Hensley and co finally have permission to take a Savage Worlds conversion to Kickstater. You can follow […]
Soaring to success: Robotech RPG Tactics
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rrpgt/robotech-rpg-tacticstm/ [Back this Campaign] Palladium Books have a success on their hands with the Kickstarter for Robotech RPG Tactics. The pitch asked for $70,000. At the time of posting, there are 23 days left on the clock and the project has attracted over 2,100 backers and raised $385,820. That’s a pile of money for the […]
Fan-made Robotech live action trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fp8hhXaMfQ There is no Robotech live action, that I’m aware of, but this juicy fan-made trailer shows you clearly what it might look like. There are certainly plenty of Robotech anime movies. Mankind uses technology claimed from a crashed alien starship to design mecha, transformable mechs, to help fight off not one – but three […]
Palladium announce Christmas Suprise Package
Every year Palladium do a Surprise Christmas Package. It’s a chance to get roleplaying stuff signed as well as a pile of stuff for about half the price. The cost of the package, before shipping, is $38. You will get at least $80 to $90 worth of items in your bundle and perhaps more. The […]
Rifts Black Market hardcover Gold Edition
Palladium Books have a limited edition, only 250 printed, signed copies of Rifts Black Market. It’s become known as the Gold Contraband Edition. The book itself contains information about the black market in the post-apocalyptic world of Rifts North America. It is 192-pages long, has cover art by Chuck Walton and is written by Matthew […]
Palladium expands Robotech license
Palladium Books has signed a deal with Harmony Gold USA to expand the current Robotech range. The deal includes the rights to produce and sell pewter game pieces of both Robotech mecha and spaceships. In a company update, Kevin Siembieda admits that Palladium had kept the negotiations a secret from fans in case the deal […]
Superhero Week: 10 superhero RPGs battle it out
We’re halfway through superhero week for 2012 and it’s about time we dug out the roleplaying games. RPGs have given superhero genre plenty of attention over the years. We’ve had some fantastic games. Which is your all time favourite superhero RPG? Check out the list below. Is your favourite game included? Leave a note in […]
How to score 20% off DriveThru RPG this month
About once a month DriveThru RPG bundle together a group of lucky RPG products and make a 20% discount available on them. The catch? You need to know the right code. Geek Native has the code for May – it’s good up until June 14th. It’s… um, it’s a little quirky this month. Time travel […]
RPG News: White Wolf’s Orpheus | Echoes #9
These stories have been rounded up from all over the internet but many of them come from GamingReport which, as a partner site, remains GameWyrd’s number one choice for industry news. Direct quotes from GamingReport appear in blue text. White Wolf’s Orpheus “Science thinks its shattered the barrier between life and death, but its only […]
