[h=3]Upcoming Video Featurettes[/h]
We've returned from the UK Games Expo, laden down with video footage for a few planned upcoming short video features. Titles are not yet determined, but here are the videos we'll be making:
[h=3]Forbes on D&D[/h]
Clearly aware that I was busy this weekend, Forbes very kindly stepped in and covered the D&D news for me.
[h=3]Pathfinder News[/h]
[h=3]Other EN World News[/h]
[h=3]RPG News[/h]
[h=3]Community News[/h]
A few people have asked me "How do I get [my blog/article] listed in the community news section?" -- it's pretty easy. Just drop me an email with your news, and I'll probably include it!
[h=3]Boardgaming News[/h]
We've returned from the UK Games Expo, laden down with video footage for a few planned upcoming short video features. Titles are not yet determined, but here are the videos we'll be making:
- 13th AGE -- Pelgrane Press kindly ran a two-hour demo of 13th Age for us; and we have it all on video! Now, I know that watching other people play an RPG for two hours isn't the most exciting way to spend your time, but we'll be editing that down to the most fun parts, adding in some fancy graphics and images, and interspersing that with interview clips and factoids for a 5-minute nugget of 13th-Age goodness! Thanks to Pete Griffith for running the game, and to Cat Tobin for arranging it - you were both fantastic!
- SEXISM IN GAMING -- we asked lots and lots of people of all stripes (designers, artists, cosplayers, fans, The Doctor, men, women, and more) a number of questions about sexism in gaming. We'll be producing a video feature on that subject very soon. We're also following up by asking "Do you feel that sexism in gaming is a problem?" right here; so please reply with your thoughts. NOTE: your post and name may be quoted onscreen in the video.
- Note that we also have a recent 400+ post thread discussing equality in D&D Next. [threadcm]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337017-Should-the-next-edition-of-D-amp-D-promote-more-equality[/threadcm]
- KICKSTARTERS -- many people were willing to share their thoughts on Kickstarters with us - the effects on the industry, potential benefits and pitfalls, the future of crowdfunding, and so on.
- GAMING THROUGHOUT THE AGES -- We asked a number of people how gaming had changed for them over the years in terms of both their own personal gaming experiences, preferences, scheduling, etc.; and how the hobby as a whole had changed.
- PUBLISHER INTERVIEWS -- We were also able to sit down with a number of game publishers and discuss the exciting stuff they have available!
[h=3]Forbes on D&D[/h]
Clearly aware that I was busy this weekend, Forbes very kindly stepped in and covered the D&D news for me.
- Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle is an exclusive D&D next campaign being released at GenCon, along with a copy of the D&D Next playtest rules! [threadcm]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337112-Exclusive-D-amp-D-Next-Campaign-available-at-Gen-Con-Only[/threadcm]
- They also interviewed D&D lead designer Mike Mearls in an article which asks What's Next? [threadcm]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337144-D-amp-D-on-Forbes[/threadcm]
- There's also some info about the D&D video game that isn't Neverwinter.
[h=3]Pathfinder News[/h]
- New Pathfinder Battles minis previews on the Paizo Blog - monsters of the high seas!
- Paizo is now hiring for a Staff Accountant position! Check out the job listing for more details.
- James Jacobs put together a sneak preview of the new art in the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game.
[h=3]Other EN World News[/h]
- Challenger RPG presents Game Design 111: Concepts.
- Microtransactions are the topic of Radiating Gnomes latest Gamehackery column. Can they work in tabletop RPGs? A little more than a month ago, Wizards posted a job looking for a Senior Business Manager for D&D. One of the job duties in the job description was "Provide strategic and tactical ecommerce and merchandising leadership on Dungeons & Dragons to drive revenue using micro and macro-transaction models."
- And Kamikaze Midget gives you the Mythopoetry of Bugbears!
[h=3]RPG News[/h]
- Green Ronin has announced a volunteer GM team called the Freebooter Game Demo program.
- Conquest of the Universe is a Pathfinder space-opera campaign on Kickstarter. You can download a preview.
- You can also download the beta rules of Gun Metal Games' Interface Zero 2.0.
- Pelgrane Press' current playtest opportunities include Trail of Cthulhu and an Ashen Stars character builder, along with a 13th Age bestiary.
- There's another (final) preview of Cubicle 7's Victoriana 3rd Ed game. This chapter is called "Trials and Tribulations" and is the GM section of the book.
- Psi-Punk is a new FUDGE-based cyberpunk RPG. It was Kickstarted in 2012 and "combines a futuristic cyberpunk setting with a healthy dose of psionics to bring you a unique alternate world rife with intrigue, espionage, action, and adventure."
- Green Ronin has teamed up with George RR Martin again for the Wild Cards SCARE sheet series for Mutants & Masterminds.
- Monsters of Sin from Kobold Press is now available. A book of 21 Pathfinder monsters based on the seven deadly sins.
[h=3]Community News[/h]
A few people have asked me "How do I get [my blog/article] listed in the community news section?" -- it's pretty easy. Just drop me an email with your news, and I'll probably include it!
- Journeyman GM posts a 100th blog post retrospective where he lists his favourite blog posts. This includes essays on RPG theory, a cuple of reviews, and some gameplay descriptions. On the sad side, this is also his last post for the foreseeable future.
- Kobold Press presents Why I’m Forever Hooked on Deathtrap Dungeons.
- Gnome Stew looks at pictures for gaming inspiration.
- Over on Geek's Dream Girl you can read a review of the recently re-released premium D&D 3.5 Spell Compendium.
- Gaming Tonic talks about some Pathfinder house rules used in his game.
- Cross Planes has a pile of Weird War Stories icons for 13th Age.
[h=3]Boardgaming News[/h]
- UKGE happened.
- The Portland (OR) Tribune carries a story about a newly opened Board Game Museum. The museum will have rotating game displays featuring various vintage and hard to find games as well as special themed displays focusing on special occasions and cultures. The museum opened this week and, if you are in the Portland/Beaverton area, admission is free through Saturday.
- Spartan Games has announced that their Uncharted Seas game line will be moving to a mail order only distribution model. Spartan cites flagging interest in the line and market saturation as the reasons for the change. New products in the line will continue to be developed, but will only be available through them.
- Toc Toc Woodman is a dexterity game with a plastic tree and axe. You must knock bark off the tree without taking out the core. Play Board Games reviews it for you!