Six months after completing development, Green Ronin Publishing has finally secured approval by George R.R. Martin and will be releasing the roleplaying game in March. The lead-off product will be a 200+ page hardcover core book with an entirely new rules system, custom built for this epic setting of adventure and intrigue. Following that will be the Narrator’s Kit in April, Peril at King’s Landing, an adventure, and A Song of Ice and Fire Campaign Guide. While at the start the system will be set up for players to take the role of a noble house participating in the game of thrones, other campaign options (such as the Night Watch) will be presented in future volumes.

If after all this time, March is still too far away, a free booklet of quick-start rules is available here [PDF].

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By Thalantos - Our apologies to any IG players!

Its that wonderful time of the year again where I decide to torture…I mean share…the best, most likely 40K rumors with you.  This time, we’re talking about the most expensive expansive army in 40K – the Imperial Guard.  So what can we expect on May 2nd when the newest codex drops?

• Primaris Psykers are back – translation, you’re IG once more have some psychic hate to throw at the Emperor’s enemies
• We may see a Commissar Lord – possibly with Stormtroopers as a troops choice
• There will probably be an inquisitor and retinue option, not unlike we’ve seen in the other Imperial forces
• Several sites have reported that individual troopers will only be 4 points!
• There will apparently be a ton of tank variants
• Ratlings are expected to return (based on a few greens that have been spotted)

Hrmmm…shame I just started a new Raven Guard army (I’m using PaintedFigs.com for the painting – expect a review in a month!)…

(hat tip!)

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Scrye contributor Philip Reed just got an email from Scrye indicating that F+W Media will be shutting the magazine down. April, 2009 will be the last issue.

If this is the case, I’m not sure how this affects one of the top gaming news sources, GamingReport.com, which Scrye purchased in 2006.

Scrye has been published since 1993 and was one of the top sources of CCG news in its time.

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In anticipation of the release of the next Star Trek movie, CBS Consumer Products is stamping the Star Trek logo on a bunch of new toys and games from several different companies:

• Mattel already makes some Star Trek toys, and is planning on new Star Trek Scene It? DVD and 20Q games.
• USAopoly will make yet another Star Trek Monopoly (there are already original and TNG versions).
• Fundex will make new Star Trek Scrabble (?), UNO (here’s one from the original series), Phase 10, and trivia games.

Of course, dozens of Star Trek board games already exist.

In addition to these new games, other new toys, and other items, CBS has also announced a Star Trek perfume. Makes a nice gift for that girl who thinks you’re a Star Trek nerd (or yourself, if you’re a Star Trek nerdette).

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Last May Tenacious Games said they were closing down (a very detailed post on Tenacious’ forum explains why), which left their flagship product The Spoils TCG expected to go down with the ship.

Now Michael, associated with the company Arcane Tinmen that makes card protectors and boxes, and his team “The Spoils Rescue Mission” has acquired the rights to the game, as well as some of the key brains from Tenacious Games, without having to take on any of Tenacious’ debts.

Maybe this time try not promising $1,000,000 in prize money for your first sanctioned tournament.

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Chaos looms in the Yu-Gi-Oh! CCG community as Konami and Upper Deck trade accusations and neither company seems prepared to back down. As reported on ICv2, Konami amended its counterfeiting complaint against Vintage Sports Cards to include Upper Deck Entertainment, suggesting that Upper Deck was involved. For its part, Upper Deck Entertainment states that it refuses to “lower itself to the unfair and backstabbing tactics that Konami has used over the past several years toward their ultimate goal of removing Upper Deck from the Yu-Gi-Oh! business.” In Europe, sister company Upper Deck International has been successful at forcing Konami to maintain the distribution arrangement. In the United States, while Upper Deck Entertainment no longer has new cards to distribute, it continues to run tournaments. Fans, though, are left unsure as to which cards are legal for tournament use.

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