Gnome Stew, the Game Mastering Blog, is having a contest: guess the size of the pile o' dice and win free dice or a dice bag. The contest ends Friday, January 9th....

After an extensive search and hiring process, the GAMA board proudly introduces John Ward as the association's new Executive Director. "John is the strong, insightful, and experienced leader that both GAMA and our industry need," said Rick Loomis, president of the GAMA board. "This is a critical time. That's why the board approached the search process with so much patience and diligence. We're very pleased with this outcome. "...

Goodman Games has posted details on their February and March releases! DCC #61: CITADEL OF THE CORRUPTOR (FEBRUARY) GMG5060, 48 pages, $12.99 Level 7-9 adventure. In a world of arcane magic and divine might, some secrets are best left hidden. When the forces of the wicked Mountain King discover an eldritch weapon of unmatched power, the future of the Northlands hangs in the balance. Following in the wake of bloody, madness-induced slaughter, can the heroes prevail where an army has perished? ...

A new year brings you new games from Bad Baby Productions. This month we will be finishing up the Warriors of the Four Circles and Zero-G series. Each of these games offer wild martial arts and Sci-Fi fun for your S&G games, so don't hold back, leap into these two great additions to the S&G line of genre games....

(MONTREAL) -- The newest episode of the official Polymancer Studios podcast, DiceCast™, is now online and available for download at dicecast.mypodcast.com. In this episode, the guys from Polymancer Studios discuss character creation. Facets of character creation covered include choosing an archetype, creating a background and backstory without going overboard, personality; and making the character a unique, fun challenge both for you to roleplay, for others to play alongside, and for others to encounter....

Mad Brew Labs reviews Mind Storm Labs RPG Alpha Omega. "If you want a game that brings a fresh perspective on the Sci-Fi RPG, I definitely recommend you give Alpha Omega a whirl." - Mad Brew Labs Read the full review at Mad Brew Labs....

The 107th Game of the Month from Invisible City Productions is Cheater's Game. They say that cheaters never win. Prove them wrong in this game for three to five unscrupulous would-be financial barons. You can read the rules and download the PDF at:...

The latest episode of Atomic Array features CthulhuTech, the RPG from WildFire LLC. Matthew Grau talks about the fusion of Lovecraft and Mecha. Ed stumbled into a game of CthulhuTech at an FLGS back in April. It was a lot of fun, and he's been trying to get the creators on the Array since our first episode. It's no secret that we love our Lovecraft. Adding mecha? Yes, please!...

Yog-Sothoth's first media offering for 2009 is a video chat interview with those fine folks at the HPLHS! A chance to put faces to names and see what's inside some of their newest Cthulhu-inspired materials.......

Doug Schwartz of Pegamoose Games and Phillip McCartney, CEO of interNEKO Ltd. Co. are proud to announce, Urban Legions, a unique style of browser-based, hero-vs-villain, role playing game. After two years development, Urban Legions is now available to the general public. ...

The guys over at CombatStorm.com have released some new sweet-looking sandbags papercraft terrain models for use with their plastic army men miniature wargame. The sandbags come in two different kinds, military and civilian, with the military version being slightly a greener color....

The Zombie cover of this issue highlights the alternative setting article for the Dead Reign RPG. For Beyond the Supernatural, The Court of Tarot, an elitist organization that is a rival to the Lazlo Society. For Rifts, everything you wanted to know about the Mystic Knights. And for the Palladium Fantasy RPG, a different look at archery, bows and arrows. http://www.palladiumbooks.com...

Louis Porter Jr. Design, in association with Devil’s Workshop, has announced that the best selling series, Espionage Genre Toolkit is now available in bookshelf format from their Online Print-On-Demans service, Lulu.com. This book is a collected print version of the Espionage Genre Toolkit five part PDF series. Here is information on this product: ...

December 30, 2008 (Columbus, OH) -- After an intensive search over the last few months, GAMA has its new executive director. Watch for complete details on Monday, January 5. "The paperwork is all signed," said Anthony Gallela, GAMA's current executive director. "I'm very pleased with the candidate that the board selected. He brings a lot of management experience to the position, along with a strong devotion to our industry." ...

Introducing ‘The Worlds Needs You Now’ – the first of five promotional songs from the upcoming album Rezolution – The Soundtrack (Bailey Records / 2009). This cinematic song was inspired in part by DRAFTED, a comic book series by Devil's Due Publishing....

Lots of new reviews have been add to the Flames Rising website: Tales of the Seven Dogs Society - Abstract Nova Promise of the Witch King - R.A. Salvatore Demimonde - Justin Achilli To the Flame (Promethean) - White Wolf...

The world is a strange and mysterious place. In Aletheia, each player portrays a member of the Seven Dogs Society. They investigate the anomalous ......

Dwarf Army Decks and Orc Army Decks for Shattered Sword are finished and a partial shipment from the printer will be in stock and start shipping Wednesday, Dec. 31. The Undead and Barbarian Horde Army Decks are in layout and design and will be available for March Release. Right after that we will have available Dwarf Reinforcement Pack #1, Orc Reinforcement Pack #1, Barbarian Horde Reinforcement Pack #1, and Undead Reinforcement Pack #1...

Scrye #129 will reach your friendly local game store soon! Here's a look at what's in this issue: On our cover: This issue features Privateer Press’ Monsterpocalypse! Scrye #129 offers Monsterpocalypse players advice on picking the best units to support ......

Fantasy Flight Games has announced a new three-tiered Organized Play program for the A Game Thrones Living Card Game: Once you’ve mastered the basics with your friends and family, it is time to visit your friendly local gaming store, and play in a structured league for bragging rights, swag, and the opportunity to influence the future direction of the game. In addition, you can take part in monthly hedge tournaments, where you can win Great House pins that qualify you for a special invitation-only A Game of Thrones LCG event to be held at Fantasy Flight headquarters. Finally, bring your best deck to compete for glory, and meet the greater AGoT community at Regional, National, and World Championship Events....