BATTLESTAR GALACTICA RPG COMING

Game industry news site ICV2 is reporting that Sovereign Press has acquired the rights to publish an RPG based on the popular Sci-Fi Channel show - Battlestar Galactica.

The site mentions that, although the core book is not scheduled to appear until January of next year, Sovereign Press will release a BSG RPG Quickstart Rules set for $4.99 in the fall.

The license grants them permission to publish six volumes in their BSG RPG series. They hope to extend that in the future.

Sovereign Press' Serenity RPG was the surprise RPG hit at Greenfield Games over the last year.

I'd give you a link to the Sovereign Press website... but there'd be no point. Their site is almost totally devoid of useful information.

A Sneak Peek at Star Wars Starships

Okay, it's really just a look at the boxes for the starters and boosters for the new game, along with the info on what comes in the boxes. Read on, gamers...

Ship-to-ship game play, and powerful starfleets at your command! Build your fleet, challenge your friends, and conquer the galaxy. Assemble starfighters, transports, and capital ships from across the Star Wars saga into unstoppable armadas! Pit fleet against fleet in fast, head-to-head combat involving maneuverable starships and massive weapon platforms! Will the forces of the dark side crush the galaxy, or will the champions of the light side prevail? The fate of worlds rests in your hands! Contains 8 randomized, fully painted, plastic miniatures, 2 exclusive miniatures—Super Star Destroyer Executor and Mon Calamari Star Defender Viscount, full-color game stat cards, fully illustrated battle map, 20-sided die, rulebook, 2 Fleet Commander cards, Damage and Command counters.

The battle moves to deep space! Conquer the hyperspace lanes with the best fleet of starships you can muster from across all eras of the Star Wars saga. Drawn from the landmark films, the computer games, the comics, and the novels, these starships give you a whole new way to decide the fate of the galaxy. Collect Imperial Star Destroyers, the Millennium Falcon, X-Wings, B-Wings, Slave I, TIE fighters, and all your other favorite Star Wars starships in the Starship Battles set. Challenge your friends to epic battles using the most powerful starships in the galaxy. Contains 7 randomized, prepainted, fully assembled, durable plastic starship miniatures from the Star Wars universe and full-color game stat cards.

AT-43 Coming This Christmas

I spotted a couple of pretty cool pictures of Rackham's upcoming pre-painted mini game - AT-43. If these don't make you sit up and take notice then you're already dead...