The folks at Playmates Toys have posted a slew of photos (in parts one, two, and three) from last weekend’s Megacon. I’m told they had a fantastic time at the show and that Marvel Heroes Battle Dice was a huge hit, with over 80% of the people who played the game buying it!
Charles Ryan Selling His Games
My pal Charles Ryan is selling off his rare games collection. Charles founded Chameleon Eclectic way back when, then came to work for me at Pinnacle. After that, he moved on to Last Unicorn Games and finally to Wizards of the Coast, where he worked his way up to brand manager of Dungeons & Dragons. Charles got let go from …
D&D Online in the NY Times
The New York Times ran an article recently on the launch of the D&D Online MMORPG. I think Gary Gygax puts it well when he compares playing RPGs at home and online to stories told on the stage and television respectively. For me, the coolest part of the article is seeing quotes from people I know like Gary, David Eckelberry, …
Game Designer Woes
Being a game designer is a dream job, but it’s not always easy. As with any creative endeavor, it’s hard to get anyone to pay attention to you at the start, and even if you manage to get published, that’s just the first step in building any kind of career. Of course, some people have it harder than others. Much …
Credits Update
A toy company requested a professional résumé from me yesterday, so I took the opportunity to update my résumé and my CV (list of professional credits). I tallied up something north of 265 entries in the CV, which doesn’t include many of the paid magazine and website articles I’ve written over the years. That sounds like a lot, but over …
IAMTW Logo
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW) has a new logo on its website, which is pretty snazzy. I joined the group just as co-founders Max Allan Collins and Lee Goldberg got it rolling, and it’s been a good ride so far. Any other tie-in writers out there, I encourage you to check out the site and join the …
Games Quarterly Magazine Available as PDF
Games Quarterly Magazine is now available in PDF format through DriveThruRPG.com. Right now, you can pick up issue #8 for only $1.99, half off the retail price for the print edition. I’ve written an article for every issue to date, and in #8 I chronicled my meeting with model, actress, and game designer (how often do you hear those labels …
Death Match Imminent
I got my first copy of Blood Bowl: Death Match in the mail today as part of the regular shipments I get from the kind and talented folks at the Black Library. The book officially hits stores in April, but it’s currently the top entry on the Black Library website and available for preorders. They’ve also posted a larger version …
Games Day Chicago Set
The Black Library has asked me to be a guest at this year’s Games Day Chicago again. I gladly accepted and will be there to flog signed copies of all three novels in the trilogy of Blood Bowl novels I’ve written for them. That’s on July 29, 2006. I hope to see you there.
Quarter-Million Spider-Men for US Schools
According to GamingReport.com, Playmates Toys is distributing 250,000 Spider-Man figures and a battle die to 1,000 middle schools across the United States. The report states: The sampling is focused in the Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Sacramento areas. Very cool, although it perhaps implies that the Spider-Man clone saga got a little out of control.