The Week In Gaming
RPGs
Rite Publishing has release a new product supporting the new character class from Ultimate Combat known as the Gunslinger. This product includes a new archetype, the Wandslinger.
Shadowbane, the new novel by Erik Scott de Bie will be available Tuesday September 27th. You can check out a sample chapter here.
If you wonder what Lunch Money creator Charlie Wiedman has been up to lately, check out the Facebook page and official website for his movie, The Sinner. Charlie writes, “We hope to have an informal cast and crew screening in late October. Our target release for the DVD is late November.”
The latest file added to e23 and available for sale is Hedge Magic Revised Edition, the expanded and updated sourcebook for Ars Magica 5th Edition.
The new Kobold Guide to Board Game Design features a double-length article on getting your game published. It’s packed full to overflowing with all the advice given out over the years at various convention seminars, now in one handy book. If you’re thinking about designing your own game, it’s definitely worth a look. Check it out now!
The latest addition to our online bookshelf is now available for sale: the Ars Magica sourcebook, Art & Academe. Visit e23 to buy yours.
Downloadable NPC character sheets, based on heroes from Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie, are now available on FFG’s Deathwatch support page! Add Proteus, Verenor, and even the revered Hammer of Macragge to your next Deathwatch campaign.
- Deathwatch Ultramarines NPCs (high res pdf, 9.5 MB)
- Deathwatch Ultramarines NPCs (low res pdf, 504 KB)
Wargames
Want to own Ultramarine’s sweeping and inspirational musical score? The soundtrack is now available at www.ultramarinesthemovie.com, and for your enjoyment Codex has selected sixteen of the most memorable tracks from the movie. Whether it’s to enhance your gaming experience or simply to enjoy at your leisure, this is a must have for every Warhammer 40,000 fan.
There’s an Empires in America review by Marco Arnaudo which you can watch on youtube.
Warlord Games is releasing a Dwarf fantasy football team and they need a name! Full details were available in the newsletter later this week as well as their website.
Boardgames
Days of Wonder has announced Memoir ’44: Campaign Book Volume 2, a 128-page book similar to the first volume released in 2009.
Mayfair Games has verified the forthcoming release of The Rivals for Catan: Age of Darkness, a 90-card expansion for The Rivals for Catan.
CCGs
Check out Wizards of The Coast’s DCI Banned and Restricted List Updates for Magic: The Gathering.
The long-delayed “Black & White Trainer Kit” for Pokémon is now available at stores like Target and Wal-Mart for $12.99 and comes with Excadrill and Zoroark reprints that feature English-exclusive artwork.
