Dungeons and Dragons 4 pushed into digital. You know, I might still have a subscription to the package but I’ve not used it in years and it was four years ago Geek Native discussed the merits of moving to Silverlight. It’s been tough for Wizards of the Coast. Damned if they do – not what […]
Expert advice: How to manage magic and mystery without annoying your players
Ari Marmell, aka Mouseferatu, is a novelist that many gamers know well. He’s written novels for the likes of Wizards of the Coast and White Wolf as well as RPG material supporting D&D 4E for Expeditious Retreat Press, Pathfinder for Adamant Entertainment and plenty of World of Darkness game material for White Wolf. The Rodent […]
Mike Mearls leaks D&D 5 image
Mike Mearls, the guy leading the Dungeons & Dragosn 5 development, yesterday leaked an image from the Player’s Handbook. The leak, we hope, was cleared by marketing. The picture of his “no spoilers” reminder also happened to show two pages from the book. The image came in the form of a tweet which read; It […]
Dungeons & Dragons comes to Dice Masters
Wizkids today announced that their Dice Masters range will extend to Dungeons & Dragons. The Dice Building Game will allow players to collect and assemble their “party of adventurers” as dice and battle against one another. The Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters game will feature Kobolds, Beholders, Mindflayers, Dragons, Drow and other iconic Forgotten Realms […]
Basic Dungeons & Dragons will be free
Are you excited by Dungeons & Dragons 5, D&D Next or Tyranny of Dragons? I think they’re all the same thing but Wizards of the Coast keep on surprising me with new facets, twists and updates. Here’s another surprising twist: Basic D&D will be free. You’ll be able to download from the official website in […]
Fantasy art gallery from Julie Dillon
Julie Dillon is a freelance illustrator operating out of California and working for games like Fantasy Flight Games, Wizards of the Coast, Paizo Publishing, Tor Books and Penguin Books. She’s been a nominee for the likes of Best Professional Art in the Hugo Awards and Best Artist in the World Fantasy Awards. You can check […]
Wizards of the Coast announce new Tyranny of the Dragons titles
Wizards of the Coast have updated their press release centre today. The site does not yet mention the new D&D logo. Maybe that will come. Today’s current news is for new entertainment offerings around Tyranny of Dragons. Tyranny of Dragons is a new module for Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment’s Dungeons & Dragons MMO. […]
New Dungeons & Dragons logo brings on the dragon
Mashable, which was once a site about social media news, has a story about Dungeons & Dragons getting a new logo for the 40th anniversary. The new logo transforms the ampersand into a dragon. At the time this post went live there is no announcement on the Wizards.com press site about a new logo. […]
Wizards of the Coast sue Cryptozoic
Wizards of the Coast have filed a law suit against Cryptozoic in an American federal court. The Hasbro subsidiary claim that Cryptozoic’s Hex: Shards of Fate digital trading card game is a clone of Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers. Wizards state that they attempted to resolve the issue before going to court […]
Top selling RPGs this winter: D&D slips even lower
Industry watchers ICv2 have released their research on which RPGs sold best in the Winter of 2013. This data is based on interviews with retailers, distributors and manufacturers. It’ll be US-centric too. The result? These charts aren’t bulletproof but still a pretty good indicator. You can see the chart for Summer 2013 here which had […]
