Welcome to Gamer’s Tavern News! This is a pilot episode for a new show where we bring you the latest news from all aspects of gaming. If you have any feedback, please let us know in the comments below!
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Our Guest
Sean Bircher
RPGS
One Ring brings Middle Earth to Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
Curse of Strahd is out in all markets
7th Sea is the biggest tabletop RPG Kickstarter ever at over $1.3 million
ENWorld Breakdown of RPG Kickstarters
ICV2 Fall 2015 Sales Numbers
BOARD GAMES
Robo Rally coming back into print from Hasbro
TMNT Heroclix have new versions AND classic Malibu Comics versions
Steve Jackson Games announcements from GAMA, courtesy of Eric Summerer
- Ogre 6th Ed, smaller box, plastic minis, new expansion
- Limited Edition Munchkin Sketch with blank cards for you to draw on
- Card game based on the Simon’s Cat videos (which are hilarious)
- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Board Game coming in July
- Munchkin Marvel in May with two more expansions this year
- Munchkin CCG, Eric Long and Kevin Wilson designing, John Kovalic doing most art, starters everywhere but boosters only in hobby stores
VIDEO GAMES
Xbox One will allow for cross-platform multiplayer
…and Sony gives a hopeful but uncommitted response
The new Hitman game is released with an unusual pricing model
Crysis engine available to developers as pay-what-you-want
Cyberpunk 2077 news (there’s not much here, but I’ll take anything at this point)
Get a DOOM4 Closed Beta code with no pre-order necessary from Gamestop on April 1st
Everquest Next cancelled as the game was “not fun”
4 thoughts on “Gamer’s Tavern News (Pilot Episode)”
Nice show, excellent addition to the other podcasts!
Thank you. We’re still working on the format and will be tweaking it in the upcoming weeks.
First – great show guys. I’m a backer of the 7th Sea 2 ed. Kickstarter, and this RPG had a real cult following in Europe. I personally know at least 30 people who also bucked the project (and hundreds who claimed it on Facebook), some of them paying for the top tear backer goals. I would love to see a list of buckers by nationality or at least USA v. rest of the world because this was perhaps what made it so big. The Kickstarter drew all those very passionate fans from around the globe, not just the USA as most of the rpg kickstarters do. Maybe I’ll ask Mr. Wick at the convention in Poland he’s attending in early April (http://pyrkon.com/2016/guests/).
Second, the CD Project Red and R. Tasolrian Games (Mr. Pondsmith) venture will bring you The Witcher Tabletop RPG first – the mechanic will be somewhat based on the modified CP2020 RPG, although Mr. Pondsmith is also working on the CP2077 tabletop RPG (https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/08/01/the-witcher-tabletop-rpg/).
I love the idea of your show, and since “there is no hate on the Gamers Tavern podcast” perhaps this show is the place to put some of it? (Your comments on the movies 🙂
May all your ventures be critical successes! (please excuse my bad English).
Mr. Wick said to this past Saturday that this time it was 60/40 (USA/rest of the world) and most backers were from the USA. It makes me happy that so many people want a new version of this game about swashbuckling heroes 🙂 Keep up the good work!