All Entries Tagged With: "Wizards of the Coast"
Open Letter to WOTC Follow-Up: Repercussions of an Open Mouth
In the Aftermath of the Wizard’s Letter Holy Crap… What else can I say? The letter posted two weeks ago took a life of its own. I was hoping it would have an impact, but I had no idea it would do this. Let me explain, or as Montoya would say, let me sum up. [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Part 2 of 2 (D&D / Gamma World / Fortune Cards)
This post concludes my interview with Dungeons and Dragons designers Mike Mearls and Rodney Thompson at Gen Con. In part 1 of this series we talked about the upcoming D&D Boardgame line. However, the conversation quickly drifted into other D&D products, including Dark Sun and Gamma World. D&D RPG Stuart Greenwell (SG): The Dungeons & Dragons [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Part 1 of 2 (D&D Boardgames)
As I mentioned in the previous article, I interviewed “Dungeons and Dragons” designers Mike Mearls and Rodney Thompson at Gen Con this year. The following interview was regarding the new D&D Board game line that is being launched. Castle Ravenloft is in stores this week, and I had a chance to check it out early. [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Teaser
There are some companies that you can always count on to have an awesome booth at Gen Con. Wizards of the Coast, is one of those companies. And this year was no different. Constructed in the middle of their booth space, was the metal monstrosity of a tower. The center at which was a closed [...]
Wizards of the Coast GTS 2010 Seminar
This post is the liveblog for the Wizards of the Coast seminar at GTS 2010. It will begin at 0900 on Wednesday, March 24. UPDATE: time is now 1:00 PM Pacific time. 3:07 AM: Trask The Wizards of the Coast seminar will begin at 0900 on March 24, 2010 MST. This is a liveblog, so [...]
Open Letter to Wizards of the Coast
Dear Sirs, As a long-time gamer, I am deeply concerned with the direction your are taking with the “Dungeons and Dragons” franchise. “D&D” is the first role-playing game I played. As such, I feel somewhat invested in the franchise, both for emotional and practical reasons. Emotional reasons based in franchise-nostalgia and practical because “Wizards of [...]
Two WOTC President Interviews Regarding PDF Removal
I am on the road this weekend, but I wanted to link to two brief interviews with Greg Leeds, president of “Wizards of the Coast” regarding the removal of all WTOC PDF files from rpgnow.com and Paizo.com. Greg Leeds Interview ICV2 Greg Leeds Interview I have already made my displeasure clear on this issue, but [...]
Ignoring the 800 Pound Gorilla–Blogging Beyond Wizards of the Coast
I am tired. Tired of the constant bickering about 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons rules and classes, the relative merits of the 3.5 vs. 4.0 rule sets, about “Wizards of the Coast” latest digital initiative or the newest WOTC book published. As of right now, I am simply not going to discuss any “Wizards of [...]
Aug 05 2008 Wizards of the Coast Digital D&D Insider Pricing and Features Announced
Today, “Wizards of the Coast” announced the pricing plan for the “Digital Insider.” Click on the link above for the full post, but here is the summarized version. The “free trial” of the site will end in about a month. After that you must subscribe to the site at the following rates. Web-Content Only Subscription [...]