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July 24th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
San Diego Comic-Con may be all the rage right now, but the Valley is known for its robust convention schedule as well. Here are some highlights of upcoming events:
North American Discworld Convention
A U.K. tradition comes to America with the first North American Discworld Convention Sept. 4-7 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, 60 E. Fifth St.. This event celebrates the long-running series of satirical fantasy novels by British author Terry Pratchett, who will be the guest of honor. The guest list also includes novelist Diane Duane.
Memberships are $30-$90, $45 ages 6-11 and children 5 and younger get in free.
Information: http://www.nadwcon.org
DarkCon
The Dark Ones will gather Jan. 14-17, 2010 at the Grace Inn at Ahwatukee, 10831 S 51st St., Phoenix.
Announced guests for this convention include: Martin Klebba, a little person who has appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean films and various episodes of Scrubs, and in 2011 will star as 4-foot-tall vampire hunter Apollo Thorne in an adventure-horror flick of the same name; and John Wick, an author and game designer behind games for White Wolf and Upper Deck.
Programming includes A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (Victorian or Edwardian costumes a must), Wild Wild West Poker Tournament, games, workshops, demos, and art show and more. Registration is $40 in advance or $5 more at the door.
Information: http://www.darkcon.org
Posted in: Events • Gaming • RPGs • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Ahwatukee • Conventions • DarkCon • Discworld • Phoenix • Tempe • Terry Pratchett | Post a Comment »
July 21st, 2009, 11:31 pm by Jayson Peters
Spider-Man writer-director Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the movie adaptation of World of Warcraft, according to Variety. The film is being bankrolled and distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Legendary Pictures and Blizzard Entertainment, which makes the popular online roleplaying game.
Raimi’s experience producing TV’s Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess and, more recently, Legend of the Seeker should come in handy for this long-awaited fantasy project.
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Posted in: Gaming • Movies • RPGs • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Blizzard • Sam Raimi • Spider-Man • WoW | Post a Comment »
July 15th, 2009, 10:45 pm by Jayson Peters
One hundred and fifty people submitted footwear designs in the Dungeons & Dragons “Sell Your Sole” contest, and now it’s time to cast your vote to narrow the field down to 18 finalists.
Voting ends July 28 and winners will be announced Aug. 3. The victorious footwear artist will get $1,000 cash as well as a treasure horde of autographed D&D goodies.
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July 9th, 2009, 12:02 am by Jayson Peters
A staff member of Mesa-based Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, which is developing the online roleplaying game Stargate Worlds, recently posted some answers to fan questions on the game’s official message boards, giving hope that the project is indeed still kicking. The employee, identified as “Khestral,” gives a picture of the game’s story elements, characters and gameplay.
 Frankie Muniz In April of this year, the company was reported to be facing significant financial difficulties — as so many have during the recession — but insisted development was progressing along with beta testing and that deals were in the works to keep it that way. The company told the fan e-zine GateWorld that its publicity efforts were in a “dark period.” Indeed, the last press release on the game’s Web site is dated May 4, 2009, and it concerns TV and movie star Frankie Muniz’ participation in the game’s formula racing team. The latest screen shots were released May 26.
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Posted in: Comics • Gaming • RPGs • Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment • FireSky • Frankie Muniz • Mesa • PC • Stargate • Stargate Worlds | Post a Comment »
July 7th, 2009, 11:05 am by Jayson Peters
 Wizards of the Coast is planning a series of updates to Dungeons & Dragons supplements and adventure modules produced near the end of 3rd Edition’s lifespan that will make them more useful to players of the newer 4th Edition.
The following 3.5-version products will “go Fourth” this month:
- Exemplars of Evil
- Elder Evils
- Fortress of the Yuan-ti
- Stormreach
- Dragons of Eberron
- Anauroch
D&D creative manager Chris Perkins noted in the official game forum: “Normally I’d say ‘Better late than never,’ but these are pretty damn late. Again, profuse apologies. We suck.” Supplements published during the transition between editions, before the new rules were out, carried a logo that indicated they would be compatible with 4th Edition.
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June 24th, 2009, 9:03 pm by Jayson Peters
 A roleplaying game based on the hit British sci-fi series Doctor Who will hit hobby stores this fall.
Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space will be available in October. Published by Cubicle 7, the release is a deluxe box set that contains a 144-page Gamemaster’s Guide, an 86-page Player’s Guide, a 30-page Adventures Book, a four-page Quick Start Guide, pregenerated character sheets, blank character sheets, gadget sheets, tokens and dice.
Hopefully, like the Doctor’s TARDIS, the box will be both indestructible and bigger on the inside than it is on the outside — because it will set you back $59.95.
Come to think of it, why isn’t the “deluxe” packaging in the shape of a British police call box, also like the TARDIS?
This is the third official tabletop RPG based on Doctor Who: FASA published one in the ’80s and Virgin in the ’90s. The new game naturally focuses on the 2005 relaunch of the classic series that ran from 1963-89. But with 45 years of accumulated lore from TV episodes, original novels and plays and two spinoffs to date, there is plenty of material to support a full range of gaming supplements — if the market is there for them.
Now, when is somebody going to get around to making a decent video game based on Doctor Who?
Posted in: Doctor Who • Gaming • RPGs • EN World | 1 Comment »
June 24th, 2009, 10:46 am by Jayson Peters
EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare.
BioWare is the studio behind Dragon Age, Mass Effect and the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic. Mythic Entertainment is the studio behind Ultima Online, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and Dark Age of Camelot.
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June 19th, 2009, 11:33 pm by Jayson Peters
An Associated Press story reveals more details about the recent Dungeons & Dragons lawsuits than you can shake a Rod of Lordly Might at.
One of the defendants is bravely questing forth to represent himself in a copyright infringement suit filed by Wizards of the Coast, which is basically Hasbro — one of the largest toymakers in the world. His case appears to be headed for mediation, so he may yet make his saving throw vs. scary corporate lawyers.
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Posted in: Gaming • RPGs • Technology • D&D • Dungeons & Dragons • Law • lawsuit • PDF • Piracy • This and That • WotC | Post a Comment »
June 19th, 2009, 12:37 am by Jayson Peters
Itching to get back together with the rogues who helped you conquer the Tomb of Horrors or Castle Ravenloft back in the day?
Wizards of the Coast is holding another contest for D&D fans, this time to reunite a group of adventurers that has been separated over the years. Up to six friends can win a free trip in August to the biggest gaming convention of them all, Gen Con in Indianapolis. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 18th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
 EN World, one of the largest communities of roleplaying gamers online, has posted a PDF of a draft tactical board game that seeks to model the exciting starship combat seen in popular movies and television shows.
The game — called SPACE FIGHT! – will eventually be sold as a full-color, softback book and as a PDF — and its creator is even offering employment to artists who can illustrate spaceships for the gamepieces.
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June 15th, 2009, 3:00 pm by Jayson Peters
 Ah, canon. It can be such a tricky thing in a genre that takes itself so seriously. Take this update on the official Web site for the upcoming online roleplaying game Star Trek Online:
You may be curious to know how the new Star Trek movie affects Star Trek Online. Wonder no further, as we’ve put together a handy-dandy graphical timeline for your perusal. Also included is a written explanation that explains exactly how the movie and STO can coexist. Give it a look here.
Basically, Star Trek Online was in production before the recent Star Trek feature film, and now game developer Cryptic/Infogrames/Atari is in the position of having to make their futuristic universe make sense when viewed in context of the galaxy-shaking events of the movie. When this happens, whether in film, comics, novels, games, what-have-you, the resolution usually involves a major cop-out, or things become so complicated as to make one wonder how anyone is supposed to have any fun anymore. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Gaming • RPGs • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Cryptic • NerdWords • PC • Star Trek • Star Trek Online | Post a Comment »
June 15th, 2009, 2:34 pm by Jayson Peters
This Saturday, June 20, is Free RPG Day, and gamers across the globe will be able to grab brand-new material for a variety of pen-and-paper roleplaying games — no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal is to get gamers inspired to play a new RPG, which can create sales through local game stores.
In the Valley, Gamer’s Inn in Mesa is listed as a participating retailer.
Sponsors include Wizards of the Coast, which contributed a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition adventure module and Dungeon Tile; Paizo, which contributed a D&D 3rd Edition-compatible Pathfinder Bonus Bestiary (pictured); and Q-Workshop, which contributed unique gold dice. Many others are involved, and you can see what their contributions are at the Free RPG Day Sponsors page.
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June 15th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
Wizards of the Coast is holding an essay contest to find the “ultimate Dragonlance fan,” who will win a full ride to Gen Con this August in Indianapolis plus an autographed copy of the forthcoming Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman novel Dragons of the Hourglass Mage — and the promotion may be a big clue to the next campaign setting for its Dungeons & Dragons game.
Speculation has swelled online recently about which classic D&D property would be turned into the next campaign setting for the latest edition of the pen-and-paper roleplaying game. An announcement of the shared world for 2010 is almost certain to come at Gen Con. Will it be Krynn, world of magical moons, accursed Death Knights, mischievous Kender and legendary Dragonlances?
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Posted in: Events • Gaming • RPGs • Sci-Fi & Fantasy • Conventions • D&D • Dragonlance • Dungeons & Dragons • Eberron • WotC | 1 Comment »
June 12th, 2009, 4:47 pm by Jayson Peters
Spend $15 or more on Wizards of the Coast products from one of these stores this weekend, and you get to take home one of four promotional items (i.e., stuff WOTC has too much of on their shelves). Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Gaming • RPGs • D&D • Deals • Dungeons & Dragons • Magic: The Gathering • Monsters • Star Wars • WotC | Post a Comment »
June 9th, 2009, 11:17 pm by Jayson Peters
Dungeons & Dragons Online is getting a new upgrade this summer — along with a new business model.
The “Eberron Unlimited” expansion pack raises the online roleplaying game’s level cap to 20, introduces a new character class and makes subscriptions optional with unlimited free play. Read the rest of this entry »
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