Have you played the first ever Star Wars RPG? Paranoia or Torg? These games all came from West End Games (WEG). WEG was founded in 1974 and produced wargames originally but earned a reputation for leading RPG products including helping to pioneer portable gaming mechanics with their slick D6 system. After declaring bankruptcy in the […]
Bloodshadows returns as a full RPG
Originally published by West End Games as a worldbook for MasterBook and then updated as a D6 Adventure, the third edition of Bloodshadows will be a standalone RPG. Precis Intermedia have the rights for Bloodshadows, a game in which the supernatural lurks around the corner, and will relaunch the title using the genreDiversion 3E rules. […]
TORG returns as TORG: Eternity
TORG by West End Games enjoyed plenty of praise from a very loyal fan core but vanished after the studio closed. The rights to the game were eventually picked up by TORG fan Markus Plotz. As Markus Plotz is the president of Ulisses Spiele, a leading German game manufacturer and distributor, it comes as no […]
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. Logfren has worked for the lives of AEG, […]
Shatterzone opens for hardcover pre-order
The classic sci-fi RPG Shatterzone was brought back by Precis Intermedia Games (once known as Politically Incorrect Games) first in PDF and softcover – and now in hardcover. However, this is a limited edition. This is a print run with the collectors and hardcore fans in mind. The first Shatterzone, by West End Games, went […]
West End Games finally closes; Torg to be sold
West End Games (known as WEG to many of us) was started in 1974 Daniel Scott Palter. It’s had a number of big name franchises in it’s lifetime: Star Wars Ghostbusters Men in Black Xena: Warrior Princess Hercules: the Legendary Journey DC Universe Tales from the Crypt The World of Indiana Jones It’s the company […]
RPG News: West End Games Sold | Echoes #16
RPG Industry News Star Wars Collectable Miniatures Game Call Of Cthulhu Card Game West End Games Sold Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War WizKids Official Internet Policy West End Games Sold Honesdale, PA– Humanoids is pleased to announce that the long rumored sale of West End Games imprint is complete. The sale means that new life […]
