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Latest Dice Game Violence

Washington, D.C.: Man flashes $1,000 in cash at a dice game, only to end up dead and robbed a short time later. Oops. (source)

Savage Worlds Online

Pinnacle Entertainment Group has teamed up with Digital Adventures to produce Savage Worlds Online, a website for Savage Worlds roleplaying using the Fantasy Grounds II virtual tabletop. The system allows players to create, run, and play adventures through their computers with others at distant locations. Savage Worlds Online also provides a forum and a calendar for networking with other members and finding or hosting games.

UK D&D 4E Launch Party

Wizards of the Coast and Leisure Games will be hosting a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Launch party on Friday 6 June at The London Dungeon. The event will include Three-Dragon Ante, Inn-Fighting, miniatures, food, a visit from designer Rob Heinsoo, and of course play of Dungeons & Dragons. Attendence is free but advance registration is required. You can find instructions for that, along with other details, at Leisure Games website.

100 Dark Places

Postmortem Studios continues to build on its “100″ series of generic RPG sourcebooks with 100 Dark Places. Available for download through Yourgamesnow and in print from Lulu, the book details locations for modern horror games, each with a handful of adventure seeds.