Conventions

Shanghai was the most exotic of all the locations the investigators visited. Between the language and cultural barriers, the characters…

There was something nice about the reduced attendance last year. It was like traveling back in time about a decade…

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We at Paizo are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Savagesparrow Studios! Are you going to be at PAX…

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Book of Ebon Tides has launched! We have the inside look at the new book with its designers, Celeste Conowitch…

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OPC Musings Welcome to a joint update for August and September! After Gen Con I simply did not have the…

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The Games Industry Conference, a new B2B event, will launch in the UK in February 2023, the organizers announced.  The…

There’s an official board game based on the Homeworld real-time strategy series, and it’s hoping to deliver fast paced combat…

Last week we started our celebration of all things Infinite by introducing you to some of our Infinite Masters authors.…

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Kenya, in my opinion had the highest chance of a TPK in all of Masks of Nyarlathotep. There was a…

We visited the ENHANCE Gaming booth at Gen Con and got a view of their full range of RPG, TCG,…

This is the second part of my latest trip to “The Best Four Days in Gaming”, Gen Con. Part 1…

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This week’s episode of the Dicebreaker Podcast is a very special one, as Matt, Wheels and Meehan tackle all the…

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The Kineticist Class Playtest ends on September 5th, which means there’s just a few weeks left to test out the…

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A large red dragon with rider and a trio of warbands from the world of Dragonlance will be featured in…

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The story of Gen Con 2022, as told through ICv2's staff photos, started off on Thursday August 4, 2022. This…

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After a lost year in 2020 and us opting for Origins instead last year, we picked back up on the…

On Friday August 5, 2022, a WizKids representative gave ICv2 an tour of the new products at their booth. This…

Chris Spivey’s breakthrough RPG, the Call of Cthulhu and GUMSHOE-compatible Harlem Unbound, threw a spotlight on the cultural revolution of…

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Board gaming has exploded in popularity over the past two decades, but the uninitiated still often express incredulity about the…

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Thank you for a successful show! We had an absolute blast at Gen Con 2022 this year! Thank you for…

July was a wild month for Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite! We saw over 40 new entries, including the first titles…

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Hello GenCon friends and attendees! Last week was a very eventful GenCon 2022, and we were delighted to see so…

Wizards of the Coast offered up Secret Lair: Festival in a Box, a new drop set for Magic: The Gathering,…

By Shaun Hocking Howdy, Wastelanders! It’s August already which means it’s time for a fresh new #FalloutFriday. Jon Webb has…

Avalon Hill teased upcoming Heroquest products at Gen Con 2022 as well as the return of Heroscape. Avalon Hill had…

In the first part of this three-part article, I looked at one of the elements of RPGs lost to time…

An official line of miniatures based on Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive books is set to launch on Kickstarter. The range…

Gen Con 2022 is in the rearview mirror after bringing a reported 50,000 attendees to Indianapolis, Indiana last weekend for…

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INDIANAPOLIS (August 8, 2022) — Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, returned to Indy…

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Between countries in Masks of Nyarlathotep, it was expected the investigators got down time. This was when they leveled up…

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Luke Gygax’s Gaxx Worx™ Signs As Inaugural Third-Party Publisher To Launch Its Wartime-Horror Tabletop RPG Strange & GrimSan Mateo, CA –…

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Tolkein roleplayers are feasting well this year, as The One Ring 2nd Edition tabletop RPG has just announced a new…

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Thirsty Sword Lesbians adds two more wins to its growing pile of accolades after claiming the top two awards at…

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Free League Announces The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying For 5E“This is the Master-ring, the One Ring to rule them…

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Gen Con 2022 is over, bringing to a close four days of board games, RPGs and tabletop excitement and anticipation…

The Green Ronin Convention Crew reports from Indianapolis that Gen Con is going well! Alex and Jonesy are running sold-out…

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It’s August, it’s ZineQuest, it’s GenCon, it’s the Edinburgh Festivals, and this is your summary of RPG news! Welcome! This…

Likely surprising everyone, miniatures-based skirmish game Heroscape is coming back from the dead and apparently bringing its iconic stackable hex…

The Yawning Portal has been a well trodden location since Dungeons & Dragons 5E chose to explore the Forgotten Realms.…

Betrayal at House on the Hill, 3rd Edition is about to become a lot more hairy thanks to the addition…

Free League Publishing revealed at GenCon today that they will be publishing a new edition of Dragonbane in English sometime…

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At Gen Con, Free League Publishing today announced the Dragonbane RPG, a brand new edition of Sweden’s first and biggest tabletop…

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But that’s not all for HeroQuest fans! The next Quest Pack in the series, The Mage of the Mirror, has…

Free League Publishing announced a new tabletop RPG at Gen Con that harkens back to the beginning of the hobby…

The Diana Jones Award committee announced that Ajit George has won the 2022 Diana Jones Award on August 3, 2022.The…

From a long and eclectic collection of nominees, the committee of the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming selected…

Coming to you from Booth 1855, Kobold Press is ready for Gen Con 2022! The Kobold slack channel has been…

Twas the day before Gen Con and all across the show floor, the goblins were prepping for what we have…

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Several Gen Con attendees reported targeted harassment by individuals claiming to be affiliated with the upcoming board game and tabletop…

I’m headed into my 2022 convention season (Gen Con, Dragon Con, Multiverse). My itinerary includes connections with a number of…

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With the start of Gen Con, we’ve the rescheduled ZineQuest and the expected wave of fantastic light-weight RPGs. Tanya Floaker’s…

It’s all Alex Thomas’s fault. We said so on Mutants & Masterminds Monday. Alex wanted to run a streaming game…

The Indie Game Developer Network dropped the list of winners for the 2022 Indie Groundbreaker Awards over the weekend, revealing…

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So, another year, another GEN CON. This year I will not be attending… again. It has now been a while…

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Howdy. I just received a press release for an upcoming convention in Jacksonville, Florida. Game & Party Con. It is…

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Are you going to conventions this year? We are! We have all sorts of fun events planned, from panels to…