Coming Soon...

With Gencon happening next month the big releases for gaming will be on the rise. The following are some of the more noteworthy releases that I've discovered to be available at/near the time of the convention:

Monte Cook's World of Darkness:

This looks to be sort of a one-shot D20 version of the World of Darkness with a setting as envisioned by Monte Cook. It's not just the current setting with new rules, it seems darker and almost post-apocalyptic in a way. I don't have the space to describe it here but if you want to check out some teasers and discussion, head over to this topic of RPG.net.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Preview:

The Game doesn't come out until February but Black Industries is planning to take hold of your mind and soul between now and then by releasing a big, fat preview of the game. It sounds like you might even be able to try out the game with the included (stripped down) rules. This will be a free download on their site as well.

Changeling: The Lost:

Taken from your home, transformed by the power of Faerie, kept as the Others’ slave or pet — but you never forgot where you came from. Now you have found your way back through the Thorns, to a home that is no longer yours. You are Lost. Find yourself.

The 5th World of Darkness roleplaying setting.

Battlestar Galactica RPG:

From the people that brought you the Serenity RPG comes a roleplaying game based on the new Battlestar Galactica show. Uses a similar rules set but improved and updated. If you liked Serenity your going to want to give this a look.

Hordes Evolution:

It's not all roleplaying games. Privateer Press will have their latest installment for Hordes out in August. But then, you don't need ME to tell you that.

Classic Battletech Introductory Boxed Set:

In recent years Battletech has sort of dropped off the map for me. Fan Pro, its former publisher, did nothing to really revitalize the brand... a brand that I've loved for many years. The new owners, Catalyst Game Labs, seems to be trying to bring some new blood to the game and they've created a new intro boxed set to do it. I've heard good things and I'm hoping that this will bring the setting back in a way that Fan Pro never did.

Talisman:

It's not a great game. It's really not, and yet there's an indefinable SOMETHING about this game that makes it fun to play and keeps people coming back edition after edition. I know that I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it this time.

I'll continue to keep an eye out for new things that I think that you should know about. Feel free to discuss these releases here or in our forum.