ThunderCats Roleplaying Game Live on Kickstarter

Dynamite Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) today announced the launch of a roleplaying tabletop game book based on the beloved characters and world of the ThunderCats franchise. It’s available to preorder now on Kickstarter!

The Witcher: Legacy Board Game Campaign Launches On Gamefound

CD PROJEKT RED and Go On Board today announce that the crowdfunding campaign for The Witcher: Legacy, a story-driven board game set in the universe of The Witcher, has now launched on Gamefound!

Developed in close collaboration between Go On Board and CD PROJEKT RED, The Witcher: Legacy is a story-driven board game for 1 to 4 players, set during a pivotal moment in history of the Continent. Kaer Morhen has been attacked, many witchers of the School of the Wolf have fallen, and the survivors seek answers. Players take on the role of these remaining witchers, deciding who to trust as they search for those responsible.

Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game Kickstarter

Launching next March with a Kickstarter campaign, Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game, reunites three Warhammer gaming legends – Jervis Johnson, Mark A. Latham, and Gav Thorpe for their first co-created tabletop game! Godzilla puts a team of players in the midst of kaiju attacks with character sheets, collaboration, and playing cards as their tools to defend humanity. This unique new game system uses standard 52-card decks, rather than dice. The Godzilla RPG Kickstarter campaign will be a 30-day pledge launching early 2026, and will feature limited edition tiers with expected fulfillment by fall 2026. Fans can sign up for more information on IDW Games HERE.

NYCC 2025: Army of Darkness The Board Game Available on BackerKit Now

Dynamite Entertainment has been publishing Army of Darkness comic books for two decades, feeding hungry fans with further tales featuring Ash Williams and the entire extended mythos. The comics and collectibles publisher has gone one step further in developing an all-new, miniature-heavy board game based on the action-packed third act of the cult classic film. Every tabletop fan will enjoy playing as the iconic hero, Ash, or one of his allies, as they battle it out against a relentless army of the undead who will stop at nothing to control the Necronomicon.

NYCC 2025: Overpower Rising at Comic Con

Lazarus Rising Games (LRG) continues its 2025 showcase tour of the surging collectible card game OverPower with a spotlight panel and highly interactive booth at New York Comic Con over the October 9-12 weekend in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Entitled “OverPower Rising: Bringing Skybound, Top Cow & Edgar Rice Burroughs to CCGs!,” the panel will take place on Friday, October 10 from 2:45-3:15pm on the Community Stage of Hall 1E. Attendees will get an inside look at the current evolution of the popular CCG of the 1990s and 2000s, driven by a small group of players of the original game who bonded together to purchase the company and reinvigorate the game. Today, they are currently producing new sets that include hot pop culture IPs like Skybound (e.g. The Walking Dead, Invincible), Top Cow (e.g. The Darkness, Witchblade, Cyberforce) and Edgar Rice Burroughs (e.g. Tarzan, John Carter), and utilizing the stellar artistry of comics superstars including Phillip Tan, Marc Silvestri, Joe Jusko, Jae Lee, Adam Kubert, Casey Parsons, Jon Lam, Ito and more.

Critical Role Headlines MomoCon 2026

MomoCon, the largest celebration of anime and gaming in the Southeast United States, returns to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from Thursday, May 21, to Sunday, May 24, 2026, featuring the cast of the American web series Critical Role.

Known for its famous web series, Critical Role began as a group of voice actors coming together to play the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. In the years since, it has evolved into a multi-platform entertainment behemoth that includes comic series, art books, novels, campaign setting books, animated series, miniatures, and other collectibles.

TOMY International Launches Dōteki

Deflect. Defend. Defeat. TOMY International officially launches Dōteki, an electrifying new line of feature-packed battle systems where YOU are the action. Now available online and in stores worldwide, Dōteki invites players to blend strategy, speed, and skill into a high-energy, dynamic gameplay experience built for solo and multiplayer fun.

The Witcher: Legacy Board Game Announced

CD PROJEKT RED and Go On Board today announced the next board game set in The Witcher universe, The Witcher: Legacy.

The Witcher: Legacy is a story-driven adventure that can be played either solo or cooperatively with up to four players. The game features a rich, branching narrative with consequences that carry over from session to session.

PAX East 2025 Badges on Sale This Wednesday

As PAX Unplugged 2024 comes to a close, co-show organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade announce the East Coast’s most-attended tabletop gaming event will return to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. 

Badges for PAX East 2025, the East Coast’s most-attended gaming event, returning to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center from Thursday, May 8, through Sunday, May 11, 2025, go on sale this Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. 

GUNDAM CARD GAME Set to Launch on December 8

In T-minus twenty days the GUNDAM CARD GAME will launch at Johnson Space Center in Houston, home of NASA’s Mission Control Center and the perfect backdrop for the world premiere of BANDAI CARD GAMES’ brand-new trading card game (TCG) based on the global hit anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam.” BANDAI CARD GAMES staff and executives will host an invited audience comprised of press, influencers, and retailers for an immersive GUNDAM experience showcasing the new card game. Guests at the special world premiere event will be among the first to ever play the new GUNDAM CARD GAME—before the North American launch of its Edition Beta product in January 2025, and well ahead of its full global release later that year.

Cryptozoic and Warner Bros. Announce Kickstarter for DC Heroes Role-Playing Game 40th Anniversary

Cryptozoic Entertainment, leading creator of tabletop games, trading cards, and collectibles, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for DC Heroes Role-Playing Game 40th Anniversary.

The campaign brings back the legendary role-playing game that premiered in 1985 and subsequently featured dozens of adventure and sourcebook releases, many featuring contributions from some of DC’s finest writers and artists of the 1980s—Jack Kirby, Alan Moore, Denny O’Neil, George Perez, John Byrne, and many others. Thousands of gamers and comics fans are still playing DC Heroes, even though it has been unavailable outside of the secondary market for decades. The campaign is reprinting the product line in definitive archival editions that are entirely faithful to the content of the originals with upgraded paper quality and premium binding. Fans will be able to preorder the two DC Heroes box sets and choose from several bundles of the many books. Adding to the experience are premium accessories such as slipcases, oversized dice based on DC Super Heroes like Superman and Batman, a dice tray, and bookmarks.

PAX Unplugged 2024: Critical Role Cast, Acquisitions Inc Join Packed 3 Day Schedule

Show organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade have revealed the first panel and event schedule for PAX Unplugged 2024, the East Coast’s most-attended tabletop gaming event, ahead of its return to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

NYCC 2024: Trashumanism Tabletop Role Playing Game

Austin-based artist Le Destroy took New York Comic Con 2024 by storm with the exciting announcement of “Trashumanism: The Tabletop Role Playing Game.” Expanding her bold, multimedia universe that already includes an album and graphic novel of the same name. This thrilling new addition promises to immerse fans even deeper into the Trashumanism experience.

PAX Unplugged 2024: Exhibitor Lineup Revealed

Show organizers ReedPop and Penny Arcade have revealed the full list of exhibitors for PAX Unplugged 2024 ahead of the annual show’s return to the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

Some of the biggest names in tabletop gaming will grace the exhibit hall, including Dice Throne (Marvel), Ravensburger (Disney Lorcana), CATAN Studio (CATAN), R.Talsorian Games (Cyberpunk franchise), Chaosium (Call of Cthulhu), Renegade Game Studios (Vampire: The Masquerade), and Goodman Games (Dungeon Crawl Classics). See the full list with more than 350 exhibitors here.

University Games Challenges Player To "Give 'Em The Finger"

Call it as it is. University Games flips off the formalities and names its new game for its primary play element. Give 'Em The Finger ($19.99, for 3 or more players, ages 8+) is the fun, quick-thinking new family trivia game that asks players to quickly point to the right answer.

“It’s a sassy title game with an easy family fun play pattern. Give ‘Em The Finger grabs your attention and points to one of our best new family board games this year,” Craig Hendrickson, SVP Product Development at University Games, explained.

KessCo Reveals Upcoming Sonic Speed Battle Card Game

KessCo is excited to finally share more details about their second Sonic The HedgehogTM tabletop game, Sonic Speed Battle, officially licensed by Sega® of America. This dynamic game channels the spirit of Sonic AdventureTM 2 Battle, offering three quick and fun card games for two to four players. The game will be arriving first at Barnes & Noble both in-store and online in Summer 2024, followed by a wider retail release online at Target and Amazon.

"The demand for another Sonic tabletop game has been undeniable, making it tough for us to keep Sonic Speed Battle a secret," acknowledges Alex Kessler, CEO of KessCo. "We’re excited to introduce a game inspired by some of our favorite Sonic titles like Sonic Adventure 2. With more than 20 characters and three game modes, there is something here for Sonic fans and tabletop game fans of all ages."

The Official Candela Obscura Core Rulebook From Darrington Press

Darrington Press, the publishing company from the creative minds behind Critical Role, today announced that the upcoming Candela Obscura Core Rulebook is releasing worldwide on November 14. It will be available in both a standard hardcover edition as well as a hardcover limited edition for collectors and fans alike. 

Within the secret society Candela Obscura, individuals of varied talents work as a team—known as a circle—to investigate strange occurrences and dangerous magick, fighting back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed. The first game to use the Illuminated Worlds System designed by Stras Acimovic and Layla Adelman, the Candela Obscure Core Rulebook includes everything you need to start a thrilling and terrifying game session, including rules, playable character options, sample campaigns, and expansive setting information both inside and beyond the city of Newfaire. 

Toy Fair 2023: University Games’ Party Game Celebrates The 50th Anniversary of the Rocky Horror Show

It’s just a jump to the left… and a step to the right… to stop by the University Games Booth #1665 at the New York Toy Fair to play the new Rocky Horror Show Game (MSRP $24.99 for 2-6 players, ages 12+).

The experiential new party game hits store shelves this year in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the cult-classic show. Players choose a favorite character and try to escape the castle to win the game. Along the way, you will rock to song lyrics, hear familiar lines, and perform the Time Warp (again) as you build alliances and navigate the lab.

D&D Mysteries Revealed in Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest-sized booklets would spawn an entire industry practically overnight. In Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Stu Horvath explores how the hobby of roleplaying games, commonly known as RPGs, blossomed out of an unlikely pop culture phenomenon and became a dominant gaming form by the 2010s. Going far beyond D&D, this heavily illustrated tome covers more than three hundred different RPGs that have been published in the last five decades. 

The Witcher: Path of Destiny Board Game Announced

In collaboration with Go On Board, CD PROJEKT RED announced today a new board game — The Witcher: Path of Destiny — set within The Witcher universe. Its crowdfunding campaign will begin on October 19th.

The Witcher: Path of Destiny, made by Go On Board, is a new board and card game based on the stories known and loved from Andrzej Sapkowski’s works. Players will take on the role of some of the greatest heroes of the Continent, including ones making a comeback from CD PROJEKT RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, like beloved Geralt, Ciri, or Yennefer. The game will also offer a chance to dive deep into an immersive dark fantasy story as well as complex, strategy-focused gameplay.