MONSTERPOCALYPSE - New CMG coming from Privateer Press

Interesting. VERY interesting. So PP is getting into something new. It's no surprise that they're moving into the CMG market. CMGs are really big right now. We do extremely well with Star Wars and Halo. Games Workshop is rumored to be working on one as well.

The prototypes look cool but the proof is in the execution. One need only look at the difference between the prototypes and production models of Battlefield Evolution series to know what I'm talking about. If this stuff is on par with, say, AT-43 models then they have a winner on their hands. If not... who knows.

SEATTLE, WA – Privateer Press, Inc., publisher of the hit tabletop miniatures games WARMACHINE® and HORDES™, announced today its plans to produce a pre-painted collectible miniatures game (CMG) named Monsterpocalypse.

Monsterpocalypse brings the kaiju (loosely translated from Japanese as ‘giant monster’) genre – a pop culture favorite – to the tabletop in the form of a fast-paced, action-packed CMG. Designed by Matt Wilson, the award winning creator of WARMACHINE and HORDES, Monsterpocalypse leverages the critically acclaimed abilities of Privateer Press as a leading miniatures manufacturer to enter a new category of product with a property that will appeal to a world-wide fan base of all ages.

“We’ve had great success in the hobby miniatures category, and we will continue to support and expand our offerings there. We are excited to grow the company in this new direction. Creating a property about giant monsters is a natural fit for us and something I’ve always wanted to do.” said Wilson.

The Monsterpocalypse CMG will launch with over 80 figures in the initial set and will include large-scale monsters, destroyable city structures, and vehicles. It is planned for release at retail in 2008. Figures will be sold in randomized booster packs and non-randomized starter games, and special figures will be available at events throughout 2008. Visit www.privateerpress.com for photos of prototype models andupdates about the game.

Worldwide D&D Gameday- November 3rd

November is turning into a busy month and we haven't yet finished with October!

On Saturday, November 3rd we'll be hosting a number of gaming events in honor of the official Worldwide D&D Game Day.

Details are forthcoming but it's looking like early in the day Seth will be running more X-Crawl (which everybody loved so much on RPG Day) then running the official D&D adventure in the evening.

For more information head over to the forum.

Apocalypse Mega-Battle November 12th

Veterans Day is coming up and many of you have the day off from school. So what are you going to do? I'll TELL you what you're going to do. You're going to come to the store bright and early with your 40K army and get involved in a mind-boggling mega-battle of epic proportions.

Tim's going to be opening the store up early so that you can set up and get going.

There's a sign-up sheet in the store or you could just let everybody know in the forum that you're going to be there.

Halo ActionClix Tourney Sunday!

I just wanted to mention that our first Halo ActionClix tournament is happening Sunday at 1:00pm... complete with prize support from WizKids!

Bring your minis and play. It'll be a blast.

Halo ActionClix - Sweet fraggin' goodness!

In case you missed it, the Halo ActionClix minis arrived last week and it's really starting to take off.

It's not surprising though. I mean, it's a pretty solid game. In some ways it works like your standard Clix games but in others (like combat) it seems a lot faster paced.

Personally, I've not been a big fan of the Clix games. My tastes run toward the paintable, tabletop variety of miniature games. In this case though, I've made an exception. We're getting some great experiences out of this games and I'm having a lot of fun with it.

The things I like about it are:

1. It's fast. A game only takes about half an hour if you play with 400 points per side.
2. Your entire collection is your reserve. In any given game any miniature that you own has the potential to hit the tabletop with the weapon-swapping, respawning and upgrading rules.
3. I love Halo. I'll admit it. I'm a Halo fan and while this isn't a requirement to enjoying the game it certainly makes the decision to get into it a lot easier.

Look for regular tournaments to get started soon on Sundays.