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Star Wars Miniatures Sneak Preview: Mandalore the Ultimate

He's a legendary figure in Star Wars mythology, a brutal military strategist who lead the Mandalorians to galactic infamy in the days of the Old Republic. With his Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders, Mandalore the Ultimate had a hand in shaping the galaxy we all came to know and love. Wizards of the Coast is releasing a pre-painted miniatures set and a campaign handbook for the Star Wars RPG focused on the exciting Old Republic era, and we've got an exclusive sneak preview of the Mandalore the Ultimate mini, as well as his stat card. More »

7:00 AM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
11,966 views, 14 comments

Latest by Parsifal: @Convair 990A: Mandalore is, in fact, a title. As the story states he is the leader of the Mandalorian people. Mandalore was mentioned in KOTOR, but his largest appearances were in the "Golden Age of the Sith" and "Tales of more »

star wars

A Wretched Hive of Scum and...Well, You Know

You're trying to finish a smuggling run and drop a load of spice in the Taanab system when a heavily armed ship shows up on your tail. Is it that bounty hunter Bossk, a Hutt crime lord, or maybe even a Dark Jedi? Now that your gamemaster owns Threats of the Galaxy, it could be any of them. Crap. More »

8:00 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
2,635 views, 12 comments

Latest by shokk: @NefariousNewt It's not like you couldn't do that on the Wookieepedia: [starwars.wikia.com] more »

dark heresy

"The Inquisitor's Handbook" Makes Execution Fun

The Calixis Sector is overrun by rogue psykers, heretics and traitors to the Imperium, and Fantasy Flight Games has just handed you all the tools you need to hunt them down. The Inquisitor's Handbook makes it that much cooler to be judge, jury and executioner in the Warhammer 40k game universe. We've got a list of reasons why this supplement for an RPG once feared dead and abandoned by its publisher is getting rave reviews. More »

12:00 PM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
1,943 views, 7 comments

star ocean 4

You Are Edge Maverick, Interplanetary Explorer

This trailer for Star Ocean 4, the latest in the successful line of Japanese-style RPGs, shows us just some of the strange interplanetary phenomena we'll visit, and the spaceships we'll use to visit them. And the game's main character has the awesome name of Edge Maverick. Click through for more details. More »

2:40 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Ed Grabianowski
2,197 views, 17 comments

triviagasm

Return to the Future Past of "Gamma World"

Gamma World was role-playing game company TSR's attempt at a post-apocalyptic role-playing system. TSR hit the big time with the mega-successful Dungeons and Dragons franchise, but the company's history is littered with non-starters. Still, when it came out, Gamma World felt like a winner - edgy post-apocalypse adventuring humans, robots and mutated bunnies contend in the ruins of a future Earth. The rules themselves are more or less D&D lite - character stats, melee rounds, and randomized combat mechanics. You can play as a Pure Strain Human, of untainted genome, but the fun is in mutated humans, and even mutated animals with human intelligence - if you want to be a panda toting a Mark VII Blaster Rifle, you've got it. More »

1:47 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Austin Grossman
2,565 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: Give me Aftermath or Morrow Project over Gamma World for 20th century Post-apocalyptic RPGs. (both of which are sitting at home on the self) more »

triviagasm

A Brief History Of Star Wars Video Games

With Star Wars: The Force Unleashed coming out later this year, it's a perfect time to look at the history of LucasArts video games. Unfortunately, the long road of Star Wars tie-in games hasn't always been pretty. We've come a long way since the old 8-bit games of 1983, and here are some of the high and low points of the past 25 years. More »

5:20 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Kevin Kelly
35,361 views, 62 comments

Latest by n/a: I loved Masters of Teras Kasi, i'm just wondering why they haven't made an updated version of this where you can play as Yoda, Darth Maul, Dooku,etc more »

second skin

Discover The Sensuality Of Virtual Worlds

Virtual worlds are driving people to suicide — and making them fall in love. A new documentary, opening this weekend, follows seven people who are devoted to virtual worlds, and finds them struggling with addiction and discovering romance. Second Skin, which debuts at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, showcases players' devotion to worlds like Second Life, and soon the science fiction wonderment addiction that is Starcraft 2). Click through to view the trailer. More »

12:40 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,300 views, 12 comments

triviagasm

The Scifi Obsession Of Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax, co-inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, will probably be best remembered as the man who brought role playing games into the lives of millions of teenagers in the 1970s, and who helped spawn an entire industry. If you've ever rolled an eight-sided dice in a game, it's thanks to him. While his bread and butter was swords and sworcery, he was also an avid science fiction fan (he even designed a scifi D&D module, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, whose artwork is pictured here). He worked on several scifi games, as well as writing several science fiction stories. With the sad news today that Gary passed away in his home, we take a long, triviatastic look at his love for gaming and science fiction. More »

1:30 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Kevin Kelly
5,349 views, 50 comments

Latest by n/a: I've been gaming with Gary's system for 30 years. I hope he knew how many lives he touched with his imaginings. D&D (in all its iterations) has continued to keep my gaming group going year in and year out, through more »

indiana jones

Indiana Jones And The Really Big Gun

If you remember your history, you can probably recall Indy pointing a bazooka at Belloq and the Ark of the Covenent in the original Raiders of the Lost Ark. He threatens to blow it up and send them all back to God, but in the end he just can't do it. Does that mean he'll get a second chance in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Maybe he's using it as a parenting aid for those moments when Shia gets a bit unruly. At any rate, it looks like Marion drives a car, Indy points (and we hope, shoots) a rocket propelled grenade, and Shia probably says "No, no, no, no!" a lot. [Empire Magazine]

2:30 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,985 views, 16 comments

Latest by Bellatrixie: I can't let myself be excited about this because George Lucas broke my heart with Episode One and the following drivel, but I'm happy to see Marion back. She was always the best girl for Indiana Jones. That freakin' blonde more »

ben x

World of Warcraft Wants Leonardo DiCaprio

Ben X, a European movie about an autistic teen who spends most of his time online as a warrior in a World of Warcraft-esque fantasy game, is about to get a U.S. makeover. More »

12:45 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Kevin Kelly
138 views, Comment