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Steve Jackson Games’ Ogre Comes to Xbox, Playstation, and soon for Switch

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Auroch Digital first brought the legendary and multi-award-winning strategy war game from Steve Jackson Games to PC in 2017, and now they’ve announced that it is coming to console!

You’ll be able to find Ogre on PlayStation, Xbox, and play the updated PC version right now! Ogre will be releasing on Switch on May 25th.

For those who have never played, Ogre is a turn-based strategy game, requiring tactical decision-making and strategic thinking. You engage in futuristic warfare with hovercrafts, heavy tanks, and giant cybernetic war machines called Ogres .

It’s a refresh of a classic:

Variety
With two factions to choose from, the North American Combine, and the Paneuropean Federation – and a whole host of different unit types from Light, Superheavy, and Missile Tanks, G.E.V.s, Infantry, Marines, Howitzers, all the way to Ogres (Mark I to Mark VI), you’ll be able to play your way, a different way, every time.

Everlasting
Ogre’s gameplay has withstood the test of time for over forty years since it was first released on tabletop, and then more recently on PC.

Compelling gameplay
Take control and compete for power on the irradiated battlefields of the future, as you play your part in an endless world war. Console players will now get a chance to play the definitive version of Ogre, which includes the expanded G.E.V. rules.

Achievements
With the console editions come achievements! Xbox and PlayStation players will be able to collect achievements as you play Ogre again and again.

Enter the Magical World of Disney with Munchkin: Disney

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Munchkin: Disney

Get ready for treasure hunting, strategizing, and collaborating in this exciting edition of Munchkin: Disney which includes the loveable Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters from movies old and new.

Choose from roles such as Heroine, Villain, Sidekick, Adventurer, Dreamer, and Animal Friend. Each is an archetype that brings Disney magic to the classic game. The character cards track your level in the game and determine your special abilities.

You can then equip yourself with items like Robin Hood’s Bow, or Wasabi’s Gloves. There’s also allies like Baymax or Judy Hopps to help you on your quest. Curses like Forever Asleep are looming threats, but you can also use them to attack. Defeat monsters like Iago, the Queen of Hearts, and Jafar to gain levels and be the first at Level 10 for the win!

You can also unleash Disney Magic, a beneficial rule or bonus that gives whoever controls the card some help.

Munchkin: Disney adds 168 cards to your collection. The game is for 3-6 players ages 10 and up.

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The Op Teams with Steve Jackson Games for Munchkin: Disney

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Munchkin: Disney

Fantasy and animated film enthusiasts who have longed to live their days as a hero, villain, or
princess are about to have their wishes come true as the popular role-playing card game
Munchkin brings “tales as old as time” to life on the tabletop! Surrender to nostalgia and let
classic characters take you to Level 10 with the magical release of Munchkin: Disney!

90 years of magic are in the cards for ear-wearing “kidults” and RPG-lovers alike with this latest
collaboration by Usaopoly (The Op) and Steve Jackson Games, which combines the treasure
hunting, backstabbing, and leveling-up fun of the best-selling card game Munchkin with
timeless Disney characters, phrases, and objects.

Kick open a door to encounter Monsters like infamous villains Jafar and Ursula, as well as
avoiding Curses such as Forever Asleep and Poison! Obtaining the glorious Treasure cards will
fill your hands with Bonus items, abilities, and Allies including Maui’s Hook, Magic Carpet, or
Elsa, which can assist in combat, help or hinder other players whose objective is also to reach
Level 10.

With the flick of a wand, special Disney Magic directives benefit the card holders who sing or
hum a Disney movie tune. These and other hilarious challenges await players who are ready to
relive their favorite Disney moments, while literally bursting into song!

Made for 3-6 players ages 10 and up, the game will be available in the fall for $24.99.

Gen Con 2018: Asmodee Reveals New Digital Games including Gloomhaven!

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Asmodee Digital announced at their Gen Con press conference that Gloomhaven is in development and scheduled to launch on Steam Early Access in Q1 2019. Alongside Gloomhaven, Asmodee Digital provided updates on some of the most anticipated games in their digital catalogue including Five Tribes, Bang!, Onitama, Munchkin, The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game, and Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace, and also console games with the famous Ticket to Ride on Playlink for PS4 and Carcassonne on Nintendo Switch.

Developed by Flaming Fowl Studios, Gloomhaven is a dungeon-crawling RPG featuring tactical turn-based combat, and for the first time, an infinitely replayable roguelike mode that will be available during Early Access launch and beyond. Set in a medieval fantasy world, players will struggle to survive through procedurally generated dungeons filled with deadly enemies, equipment to find, and powerful abilities to unlock, with much more in the works for the full launch.

Designed by Isaac Childres, the Gloomhaven board game launched in 2017, raising $4.4 million between two successful Kickstarter campaigns. Since launch, Gloomhaven has received extremely positive reviews from critics and has been rated the “No. 1 Board Game Of All Time” by BoardGameGeek where it also won six Golden Geek Awards.

Updates on Asmodee Digital’s release calendar can be found below:

Coming Soon

The Lord of the Rings: Living Card Game (Fantasy Flight Games) – Steam – Q4 2018
Lead a fellowship of three heroes through a series of narrative campaigns across Middle-earth and face off against the dark forces of Sauron. Players will forge their own fellowships and build decks comprised of ally, event, and equipment cards to face challenges that test their spirit, lore, tactics, and leadership. Launching onto Steam Early Access on August 28, 2018

Scythe: Digital Edition (Stonemaier Games) – Steam – Q3 2018
Engine-building game set in an alternate history 1920s period where players attempt to earn fortune and claim their faction’s stake in the land around a mysterious factory. Currently available on Steam Early Access.

Terraforming Mars (Fryx Games; US Publisher: Stronghold Games) – Steam, iOS, and Android – Q3 2018
A Spiel des Jahres nominee set in the 2400s, The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.

 

Pandemic (Z-Man Games) – Steam – Q3 2018 (already available on Android & iOS)
Work cooperatively to stop the spread of four diseases and cure them before a pandemic occurs. Each player gets a role and must work with — not against — the other players before any of the game-ending conditions are met.

Onitama (Arcane Wonders) – iOS and Android – Q3 2018
An elegant and simple two player, abstract strategy game where you take on the role of a Master, guiding your monk followers, in an attempt to defeat your opponent. Armed only with a handful of moves, your cunning, and your wits, do you have the skill to be victorious?

Bang! (dV Giochi) – Steam, iOS, and Android – Q3 2018
A Wild-West-themed social deduction game in which players recreate an old-fashioned western shootout with each player receiving a random character for special abilities and a secret Role card to determine their goal.

Bananagrams (Bananagrams) – iOS and Android – Q3 2018
Fast and frantic anagram game where players build crosswords without pen, paper, or a board. Perfect for families, multiplayer, or solitaire, and finally making its digital debut.

Gloom (Atlas Games) – Steam, iOS, and Android – Halloween 2018
A competitive deck-building game that challenges its players to outmatch their opponents in a depressive spectacle, vying to undergo the most miserable mishaps while sabotaging the competition with happy occasions.

Five Tribes (Days of Wonder) – Steam, iOS and Android – Q4 2018
A worker placement game where the workers have already been placed, players must carefully cleverly maneuver workers over villages, markets, oases, and sacred places to carve a pathway to victory and control the Sultanate.

Ticket To Ride (Days of Wonder) – PlayStation 4 with Playlink – Q4 2018
A cross-country train adventure where players collect cards of various types of train cars that enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities in various countries around the world. Ticket to Ride will be one of the first games to utilize Sony’s Playlink which will allow players to use their phones to privately view their hands, plan their moves, and make actions.

Carcassonne (Hans im Glück) – Nintendo Switch – Q4 2018
Multi-awarded tile-matching game made digital, including solo vs. AI, pass-and-play and online multiplayer modes. Carcassonne will be one of the first Asmodee Digital titles to debut on the Nintendo Switch with more on the way.

In Development

Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace (Fantasy Flight Games) – Steam – Q1 2019
Completely original adventure game based on Fantasy Flight Games’ Mansions of Madness. Set in a Lovecraftian world, players lead a team of investigators through an eerie mansion and uncover dark secrets.

Munchkin (Steve Jackson Games) – Steam – 2019
A reimagining of Steve Jackson’s iconic Munchkin card game into a dungeon crawling digital adaptation. Players cooperate to kill monsters and grab hilarious magic items… but at the end, there is only one winner!

Munchkin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Has Launched on Kickstarter

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IDW Games has launched Munchkin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Kickstarter. The deluxe edition is just $30.

You’ll be able to play as Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael along with April O’Neil and Casey Jones to take on Shredder, Krang and even more as you race to level 10!

You’ll use special fighting styles and learn power Katas to gain levels and collect deals. You’ll also team up with classic allies like Master Splinter and Sally Pride.

The game is built on the popular Steve Jackson Games‘ Munchkin, developed by Jon Cohn and features art by Kevin Eastman.

The standalone game features 168 cards, for 3-6 players, ages 10+. Games take 1-2 hours to play.

CMON Limited and Steve Jackson Games Partner for Munchkin Board Games

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CMON Limited announced that they have entered into a multi-year deal with Steve Jackson Games to publish board games based on the acclaimed Munchkin franchise.

Through this partnership, CMON will produce board games based on the long-running Munchkin series made popular by its engaging gameplay by designer Steve Jackson and its cast of fantastic characters illustrated by John Kovalic. CMON will bring this playful universe to life on the tabletop like never before in Fall 2018, beginning with a board game inspired by the highly-successful Arcadia Quest.

CMON’s first board game based on the Munchkin license is planned for Fall 2018 with more news and announcements to come.

Steve Jackson Games and Paizo Inc. announce Munchkin Starfinder

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Gamers loved Munchkin Pathfinder, so Steve Jackson Games and Paizo Inc. are taking it to the stars! Paizo recently launched the Starfinder Roleplaying Game on August 17th at GenCon. The Core Rulebook sold out in just 6 hours, selling more copies in the four days of the convention than in the history of Paizo’s attendance. And now, Starfinder is the basis for a new Munchkin game.

Munchkin Starfinder launches on Kickstarter on October 23. The 10-day project will fund both the 168-card core game and an expansion.

Munchkin Starfinder will include new classes and races taken from the Starfinder Roleplaying Game. The game has more classes and races than any Munchkin set yet. Players have over a dozen new roles to choose from.

Howard Tayler, known for his webcomic Schlock Mercenary and his popular podcast Writing Excuses, illustrated both the core game and expansion.

Munchkin Pathfinder debuted in 2013 and has become one of the most popular Munchkin games, spawning several expansions and accessories, including Munchkin Pathfinder: TrulyGobnoxious and Munchkin Pathfinder 2 – Guns and Razzes.

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is one of the world’s best-selling fantasy roleplaying games, in the true spirit of the classic dungeon crawl. The Starfinder Roleplaying Game  is set in the same universe, centuries later – so while Pathfinder monsters are compatible with a Starfinder game, Starfinder features a lot more lasers, as well as artificial intelligence and space travel.

Gamers interested in the project can watch the Steve Jackson Games Kickstarter page for the project’s launch!

Batman: The Animated Series Dice Game steps out of the shadows . . . and onto shelves

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batman-the-animated-series-dice-gameAlarm bells sound, but you don’t care: You keep piling wads of cash from the bank vault into your moneybag. Just a little more . . . The World’s Greatest Detective surely won’t arrive any time soon.

In Batman: The Animated Series Dice Game, players attempt massive bank heists as classic Batman Super-Villains like The Joker, The Riddler, Catwoman, and Poison Ivy. How much loot can you grab before the alarm bells summon the Caped Crusader?

You can find it at your nearest local game store or select Hot Topic locations now!

This release comes from SJ Games and Cryptozoic Entertainment, in partnership with DC Comics, and it’s based on Batman: The Animated Series.

Roll and then re-roll the dice in this push-your-luck game – you want to roll moneybags, but you don’t want to roll Batman symbols. You are a criminal, after all! The evildoer with the most loot gets away; the Bat gets to the rest of ’em.

Each villain has a unique and diabolical ability. Customize your first roll as The Riddler, gain extra points as The Joker, grab more loot as Catwoman, or cleverly dodge Batman as Poison Ivy.

So if you plan to pick up this game, rest assured: Your evil plan is foolproof.

You can order Batman: The Animated Series Dice Game now!

 

 

 

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The X-Men Come to Munchkin

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Steve Jackson Games and USAopoly have teamed-up for a brand new edition of Munchkin featuring the X-Men!

From the announcement:

It’s the game every mutant has been waiting for! Join the X-Men on a thrilling adventure to defend mankind from renegade mutants. MUNCHKIN: X-Men Edition combines Marvel’s beloved collection of X-Men comics with the role-playing fun of Munchkin. Players take on the role of students attending Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and team up with Professor X, Wolverine, and more super-charged mutants to take down the likes of Sabretooth, Juggernaut, and the almighty Magneto. The game will include 128 Door and Treasure cards, four player Role cards, four level trackers, game rules, and a custom die.

The game will be out March 2017. The company also publishes Munchkin: Marvel Edition and its two expansions, Munchkin Marvel 2: Mystic Mayhem and Munchkin Marvel 3: Cosmic Chaos and also has Munchkin Zombies: The Walking Dead. There are also Munchkin comics published by BOOM! Studios.

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Munchkin Comes to Comics with a BOOM!

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Pull on your Boots of Butt-Kicking and rev up that Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment because award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios and Steve Jackson Games are delighted to announce an ongoing Munchkin comic book series coming this Fall. The Munchkin series will be based on the worldwide best-selling card game where players travel through the dungeon and kill everything in sight in order to gain the best (and weirdest) weapons and highest levels. It’s a hilarious, fantasy role-playing game-inspired spoof that brings friends together…until you backstab them for their treasure. The partnership between BOOM! Studios and Steve Jackson Games was initiated and brokered by Surge Licensing.

With millions of Munchkin games and accessories sold and tens of millions of monsters slain, Munchkin captures the essence of the dungeon experience…with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff. You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items! Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm…or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment. Start by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way up to the Plutonium Dragon…

Fast and silly, Munchkin can reduce any roleplaying group to hysteria. And, while they’re laughing, you can steal their stuff. The Munchkin card game debuted in 2001 and has since become a worldwide phenomenon. There are now 15 different stand-alone Munchkin card games (all of which can be combined) along with over 20 expansions, plus miniatures, shirts, and much more.

Munchkin #1 will arrive in comic shops this Fall and we now have a comic that goes to the top of our anticipation list.

MUNCHKIN Box Art

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