Routinely Itemised: RPGs #22
In this column, we look back at the week of RPG news as quick bullet points for you to speed read.
Does the marketplace need to change? Privateer Press addresses product delays
Privateer Press' Chief Creative Officer, and founder, Matt Wilson has posted a lengthy explanation of why some customers are finding it hard to get their miniatures or why it is taking a long while for orders to arrive.
Robert E. Howard’s SAVAGE MiniCrate revealed by Privateer Press
It's a single mini in each shipment but that model will be a limited-edition and will have a corresponding Collector's Card that will not be available anywhere else.
Privateer Press makes Warmachine and Hordes MK.III rules available for free
You can grab the new MK.III versions of Warmachine and Hordes from Privateer Press. They’re entirely free PDFs.
If you’ve already bought MK.II copies of the rules and want to see what’s changed between them then this thread started by Dybbuk on the Privateer Forums helps sum up the differences.…
Free rules for Warmachine and Hordes – now $400 bonus prize
There are some games you pay for and then there are those freebies that actually give you the chance to win more loot. Privateer Press have moved firmly into the latter camp.…
The 5 best selling RPGs for Spring 2015
Just last year D&D was in 4th place on IcV2’s chart.
ICv2’s chart for the top 5 roleplaying games for the spring of 2015 is now out. Given the launch of D&D 5e it might be no surprise to see the iconic title back at the top.…
Disqualifications strike the 2015 ENnies
The list of official 2015 ENnie nominations can be found below or at EN World. The list is a little different today as one nomination from the Best Electronic Book, Best Free Product and Product of the Year has been removed.…
A Beautiful Nightmare: A Review of Iron Kingdoms Unleashed
Though the current trends in tabletop roleplaying are for loose, flexible designs…games like Numenera, Fate Core, even (arguably) the latest edition of Dungeons & Dragons…there is still a very large part of the hobby devoted to the meticulously-detailed games of yore.…
6 mighty mechs: The art of Daryl Mandryk
Daryl Mandryk is a Canadian artist who works with computer games. His website lists cients like Dark Horse, Hasvro, Radical Comics, Privateer PRess, Paizo Publishing as well as EA, Lucasfilm, Blizzard and Warner Bros.…
Privateer Press brings Warmachine: Tactics to Steam
It’s early access for Warhmachine: Tactics beta on Steam.
This build version has online multiplayer with four armies (one warcaster, multpile warjacks and warrior units each) and a multiplayer map. For single players there’s a scenario designed to introduce the game before nudging people into multiplayer.…
