Gamer’s Tavern News (Pilot Episode)

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

Wine and Savages

Four-in-Hand Games

The King is Dead

Savage Insider

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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

Tabletop Library throws its had into the digital RPG distribution ring, competing directly with DriveThruRPG/RPGNow/D&DClassics

ICV2 Fall 2015 Sales Numbers

 

BOARD GAMES

AlphaGo beats Lee So-dol 4-1 in a five match set of Go, one of the last classic strategy games that was considered “unsolved”

Tyrants of the Underdark (Gale Force 9 licensed D&D Drow-themed deckbuilder) gets art, release date, and MSRP

Robo Rally coming back into print from Hasbro

New Ghostbusters board game from Cryptozoic, based on Ghostbusters II (not the new film), Kickstarter in April

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

Fallout 4 Automation Trailer

The financial backers and investment firms behind 38 Studios investigated by SEC for fraud against the game developer

…and the Judge presiding over the lawsuit against said backers steps shortly after SEC investigation announced

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”

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