Hasbro & 3D Printing; WotC Sues Cryptozoic; Paizo is Hiring!; plus OUR LAST BEST HOPE is Sean's Pick of the Day!

Thursday, 15th May, 2014 04:55 PM




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WotC/Hasbro NewsToday’s news deals more with WotC and Hasbro as a whole rather than D&D specifically.Hasbro & 3D Printing? They’ve filed a trademark application. EN World member CM notes that “Hasbro might be getting into 3d printing. Whether D&D will be involved in this venture remains to be seen though. The name [“ALLSPARK”] implies Transformers, text mentions “hobby models.” The PDF at the linked page says “Computer software for creating, designing, modifying, customizing, sharing and saving computer generated representations capable of being printed by a three dimensional printer to create physical objects, namely, jewelry, ornaments, arts objects, artifacts, household goods, toys, games, hobby models, accessories, office products, and various other consumer products”.Looking for WotC events in the Gen Con event catalog? Check this post on the Gen Con forums. “They are all in the system already (D&D, MTG, seminars, etc.). Gen Con and Wizards are just working out some final details before turning them on. I have been told they will be visible and live before registration opens on the 18th (and see below for more details from me to help you with your schedule until then).”WotC is suing Cryptozoic Entertainment and Hex Entertainment for allegedly “cloning” Magic: the Gathering. They’re released a statement: Today Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington against Cryptozoic Entertainment, LLC and its alter ego, Hex Entertainment, LLC (collectively, “Cryptozoic”), for willful infringement of intellectual property rights.Cryptozoic develops and publishes the digital trading card game, Hex: Shards of Fate, a clone of the world famous tabletop collectable trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, and its digital expressions, Magic Online and the Magic: The Gathering Duels of the Planeswalkers franchise.”Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast vigorously protect our intellectual property. This infringement suit against Cryptozoic demonstrates that while we appreciate a robust and thriving trading card game industry, we will not permit the misappropriation of our intellectual property” said Barbara Finigan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Hasbro. “We attempted to resolve this issue, but Cryptozoic was unwilling to settle the matter.”The suit includes claims for copyright, patent and trade dress infringement.Pathfinder RPG NewsPaizo is hiring! If you’d like to be an editor for Paizo and “assist the Editorial Staff to ensure the accurate and efficient production of roleplaying game material, fiction, and marketing copy” then click right here! You’ll need to move to Seattle if you aren’t there already. Sean’s Pick of the Day: Our Last Best HopeThere are so many new, exceedingly clever, and highly compelling ways to game these days. Fiasco shines the light on round-robin, GM-less gaming, and this one – Our Last Best Hope – puts a disaster movie spin on the whole idea. 3-5 players, over the course of about two hours, play out a situation like “Sunshine,” “Deep Impact,” or “Armageddon.” Cue the dramatic music and save the world.”Our Last Best Hope is tabletop roleplaying game for three (3) to five (5) players that takes about two hours to play. During the game, you and your friends will play through a classic disaster movie, like Sunshine, Deep Impact,The Core, or Armageddon, where your characters are the stars. Each game is unique, as your group confronts a new Crisis with a new set of characters and a new plan to save the Earth.”Other NewsToday in Harbinger of Doom is an article about why players should talk to villains before fighting them, and how to give the villains a way out if diplomacy breaks down.RPG Geek has a list of recent noteworthy releases.You really, really, really need to see this scale model of Steading of the Hill Giant Chief. “Hill giant fortress and crafted from wood and foamboard, with Photoshopped floor tiles and painted miniatures. Created over about six weeks.” It’s from March 2010, but I’d not seen it before.

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