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Great Rail Wars, Derailed, and Dogs o’ War—all supplements for miniatures combat in the Deadlands universe—are now available from Pinnacle Entertainment Group in PDF form. Set in the Weird West, players fight to control the first rail line linking the East with the remnants of California, and thus secure an exclusive contract for the highly valuable ghost-rock fuel source.
Green Ronin Publishing has updated the previously out-of-print Crooks! supplement to the second edition of Mutants & Masterminds and made it available in PDF format. The book is a catalog of 50 evil-doers, four complete villain headquarters, a range of villainous equipment, and also includes an introduction to the META-4 Universe.
Wizard World-Chicago opens in about a week with tournaments from WizKids (June 26-29 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois). In addition to Battle Royale events for Halo ActionClix, Pirates of the Cursed Seas, and Star Wars PocketModel, Thursday through Sunday will feature the HeroClix North American Championship. The winner of this tournament will receive an invitation to the HeroClix World Championship at GenCon Indy, including travel and hotel.