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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CSgeekHero" data-source="post: 3003542" data-attributes="member: 34454">The reason can be found in the Star Wars annoucement that Dan Silvas covered for Gaming Report. I don't have the link, but it should still be one the front page.There is a video from the Star Wars seminar where they talk about the mini products due out later in '06 and May of '07. There was also information on the RPG for March of '07. The speaker at the seminar said that he and no one else could talk about releases for the second half of '07 or beyond. The reason he gave was that Wizards is part of a publicly traded company and that had something to do with being able to legally speak about products in production that aren't in the catalog. The SEC does have a lot of rules that restrict publicly traded companies. I think it has to do with past companies promoting vaporware in order to pump up the stocks in the short term. It may sound silly when it comes to a product line like D&D, but it does stand under the same coporate umbrella.Reps would have to flatly deny anything that doesn't appear in the future releases. Because the SW Saga Ed appears in the catalog, they were able to say that they will make supplements for it, but were legally bound to not say anything else beyond there will be supplements.So, no 4e in the current catalog then as far as public statements...It does not exist. My speculation: At Winter Fantasy they will probably be releasing the catalog for the remainder of '07 (beginning of '08?). If they make an announcement there, then that means that 4e will probably be out between Christmas of '07 or Winter Fantasy '08.</blockquote>

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