Cosplay got some spotlight at the past weekend’s Warhammer Fest 2023 and on the heels of that, Burgschneider has announced they’ll be collaborating with Games Workshop to bring a licensed range of costume lines for Warhammer to market. The costumes will initially be centered on Warhammer The Old World.
The new collection will feature iconic uniforms, LARP-safe weapons, and armor from factions such as the Empire of Man and Bretonnia, and will be designed to appeal to both Warhammer fans and LARPers around the world.
The new collection is expected to be released in 2024.
The all-new tabletop gaming brand,All Game Terrain, has officially been released. This brand consists of more than 60 high-quality scenery products with nine categories from Ground Cover and Rocks to Accents and Water. These items are manufactured for tabletop gamers playing Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, and other military games.
There are new, pre-blended items and smaller packaging sizes that allow the gamer to spend less time at the crafting table and more time playing their miniature games. They still get the superior realistic scenery results they find with Woodland Scenics. And, knowing the quality of Woodland Scenics, this is a new line to keep an eye on.
Wizards of the Coast held their D&D Direct 2023 Showcase today focusing on things spinning out of Dungeons & Dragons. During the presentation, Wizards of the Coast announced new partnerships that expand the breadth of the D&D brand from digital games to physical collectibles from top toy manufacturers Hasbro and WizKids. The first of these new partnerships is with Minecraft and the launch of a new Minecraft D&D DLC, available on the Minecraft Marketplace Spring 2023!
In this new Minecraft D&D DLC, players choose among classes like barbarian or wizard and explore five iconic Forgotten Realms locations such as Candlekeep and Icewind Dale while defeating classic baddies like beholders, mimics, mindflayers and, of course, dragons! This new, original adventure allows players to customize their characters’ stats and roll 20-sided dice to determine how to proceed in fully-voiced dialogue. Play with friends and get a unique D&D experience in the world of Minecraft.
Hasbro is all in on D&D and has been creating amazing figures fans will love. Not only are there the previously announced Dicelings and 6” figures of the characters from Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and the classic D&D cartoon, but Hasbro showed off the Golden Archive releases of the Xanathar, an owlbear, and the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves displacer beast.
For Magic fans, Wizards also announced a special Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Secret Lair drop for Magic: The Gathering. This pack features six cards based on the characters of the film including Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist; Forge, Neverwinter Charlatan; and Holga, Relentless Rager all bearing the likeness of the actor playing the role. Pre-orders for Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves are open today!
The writing of R.A. Salvatore in the Legend of Drizzt has become synonymous with many D&D fans’ vision of the Forgotten Realms. With the release of Dao of Drizzt this fall and the upcoming conclusion to the latest trilogy featuring the drow ranger,Lolth’s Warrior, Salvatore looked back on the character that has meant so much to fans. Wizards’ partners at Gearbox Publishing and Cryptic Studios have teamed up with Salvatore to create Menzoberranzan, the 25th expansion for the popular MMO Neverwinter. The new expansion is available now on PC, Xbox, and Playstation, and lets players explore the dangerous city for the first time in the game.
WizKids has brought to life hundreds of D&D creatures over the years but none as gruesome – or adorable – as the D&D Replicas of the Realms they introduced during D&D Direct. The mimic may look like a treasure chest on the outside, but its purple tongue and vicious teeth will make any adventurer lose their lunch, and their hands, pretty quickly. The 20-inch-tall mimic is no match for the cuteness of the 11” baby owlbear figure with its “puppy dog” eyes.
D&D Direct rounded out with details on the upcoming documentary from Joe Manganiello celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the game in 2024. Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from the D&D studio also dropped hints at what’s to come with previews of upcoming books, story hooks involving fan-favorite characters and villains, and a deeper look at pre-alpha gameplay footage from the D&D virtual tabletop (VTT) that’s currently in development at Wizards of the Coast.
HUZZAH! Fanroll has partnered with Kobold Press – a boutique publisher of core fantasy roleplaying games, sourcebooks, and adventure in the tabletop RPG market – You may know them from the hits: Tome of Beasts I-III and Creature Codex for 5th Edition!
Kobold Press’ most recent project – Deep Magic 2has already surpassed more than $675,000 on Kickstarter! Deep Magic 2 is an expansion for every spellcaster! They have brewed up and playtested some truly astonishing options. With Deep Magic Volume 2, you can master new mechanics like true name magic, create arcane adversaries, and expand your repertoire with hundreds of new spells for every casting class. It includes new subclasses like the Oath of the Spellsworn and an entirely new base class, the Witch!
Check it out today and back their project to claim your Fire, Ice, or Witch dice set!
Wave 2 of the Premium hobby paint range Two Thin Coats, produced and marketed by Trans Atlantis Games in collaboration with the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy, which has been developed and tested over the past 12 months, will be available in 2023. Wave 1 started shipping to distributors and retailers at the end of 2022, and the world-wide rollout is ongoing.
Two Thin Coats Wave 2 will be based on the same high-quality formula as before, mixing high pigment count with our uniquely formulated smooth base to deliver the best quality finish. Wave 2 expands the range with:
13 new triads, including additional flesh tones and military colors.
6 super bright new primary and secondary highlights
6 metallics to expand the already excellent selection
3 new washes
And introducing 6 super saturated all-new glazes!
60 new paints in total.
Initially, Two Thin Coats Wave Two will be offered on the crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, launching on January 24, 2023, and scheduled to ship in the summer, with distributor and retail shipments following immediately after.
WizKids presents a special collection of Dungeons & Dragons miniatures and special plush that tie into the highly anticipated Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie from Paramount and eOne, releasing in the United States on March 31, 2023.
WizKids is a pioneer in the tabletop miniatures and games industry, constantly striving to offer players and collectors a truly immersive experience. In anticipation of the new movie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, WizKids is thrilled to reveal some spectacular products that capture some of the most exciting movie moments.
Capitalizing on their expertise in producing top-quality miniatures, WizKids will release an exclusive set of creatures that fans will recognize from the recently released movie trailer. Players will be able to seamlessly integrate their favorite big screen beasts into their next campaign of the world’s greatest roleplaying game. The set includes an Owlbear, Mimic, Gelatinous Cube, Displacer Beast, and a mystery monster!
WizKids has also joined forces with Kidrobot to bring a Dungeons & Dragons Phunny Plush line to the world. The newest additions to the plushy party include Themberchaud theRed Dragon, Gelatinous Cube, Mimic, Displacer Beast, and more. Premium glow-in-the-dark details make the Mimic and Gelatinous Cube extra special. With exclusive characters pulled straight from the screen, fans will have the opportunity to bring home their favorite film stars as cuddly friends.
Metallic Dice Games (MDG), founded in 2014 and recently sold to toy industry veteran Neal Hoffman has “rolled” into the new year with a new name. The company announced its decision to rebrand the company as FanRoll and has launched its new website, FanRollDice.com.
Shark Tank Alum, Neal Hoffman led a group of investors to purchase Metallic Dice Games, a leading tabletop dice company, this past summer. While the company started with a focus on metal dice, it now has over 300 SKUS ranging from liquid core dice to tabletop accessories. The rebrand is to better reflect where the company is and is going in the future.
MDG made a massive impact on the dice industry when they launched Elixir DiceTM, liquid-filled dice with a snowglobe-like effect. With combined Kickstarters reaching over $1.2MM, the company is eager to launch this innovation and bring it to the mass market.
Adam Hackett, MDG’s founder, and Fanroll’s new Chief Product Officer has made numerous product introductions into the retail market. FanRoll will introduce individual D20s of their popular liquid core Elixir Dice this spring. The company has also developed a new line of blind packs, branded Misfit Dice using the tagline “Adopt a Misfit”, which includes unique packs of mini, resin, and metal dice. Hackett expects to launch new items every other month throughout 2023.
FanRoll Dice was busy this past fall and had recently announced partnerships with numerous podcasts including NADDPOD, Homebrew, and Glass Cannon Network. The company is actively seeking out new marketing partnerships.
Crowdfunding helps creators bring their projects to life by going direct to consumers and delivering the funding to help make the projects a reality. With so many launching, we’re providing an easy way to discover new projects on Kickstarter (with other platforms to come!). See what’s come to Kickstarter on December 2nd.
Paizo, the publisher of the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying games, has announced a new partnership with multi-award-winning studio, TYPE40. Known for their work across multiple genres, TYPE40 has brought joy to gamers and collectors for over a decade.
Creating props and in-world artifacts, TYPE40 will bring new levels of immersion to players’ games, giving you and your players new ways to enjoy Pathfinder and Starfinder. Product details are yet to be announced.
Did you know that there was a time when kids would put baseball cards in the spokes of their bike, to make it sound like a motorcycle? That makes us want to travel back in time and kick those kids in the teeth. How many Carl Ystrzemski rookie cards were lost to this stupidity?
Sure, cards and comics may once have been seen as disposable fun, but today the right card or comic is tomorrow’s retirement fund. You need to keep that $#!& on lockdown or its value plummets. You don’t keep an Ancestral Recall card in your back pocket, dude.
And what about emotional value? Do you think that Spider-Man comic makes you cry now? It’ll make you cry more when someone puts a coffee mug down on it. You’ve got to keep these items safe, not only for your future but for future generations as well. Otherwise, you may find yourself dumped in a nursing home.
Ironguard knows protection, and they’re not talking about the kind of protection you need when you meet a tarmogoyf in the flesh. Trading cards, card games, and comic books are easy to damage, but they’re even easier to protect if you have the right supplies. Ironguard’s line of card and comic covers are affordable, easy to use, and durable enough to keep your prized possessions free from creases, stains, worn corners, and other dumb things that can happen on a daily basis.
Beginning in Summer 2022, Ironguard products will be available at IronguardSupplies.com, as well as at your local comic or card shop. Products available at launch include semi-rigid card sleeves, top loader card holders in various sizes, one-touch magnetic card holders, comic bags in various sizes, and resealable comic bags in various sizes.
