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Games Workshop recently revealed the newest boxed set for its iconic Warhammer: 40,000 game and now starting from July 11th there will be a two-week pre-order window and Indomitus and friends will hit shelves on July 25th. Called Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus, it includes a small Space Marine and Necron army. Not intended as a starter set, Indomitus is intended …

Orders Opening Soon At MaltaComics – Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus 9th edition boxed Preorder Date Revealed!Read More

IDW Games revealed Locke & Key: Shadow of Doubt, a new card game based on Joe Hill and Gabe Rodriguez's best-selling graphic novel, in July 2020. In Locke & Key: Shadow of Doubt, players explore the mysteries of the Keyhouse. They go on adventures via using the magical keys in the house to unlock locations and activate …

IDW GAMES REVEALS ‘LOCKE & KEY: SHADOW OF DOUBT’Read More

Asmodee North America revealed Forgotten Waters, a new pirate campaign game by Plaid Hat Games, which will come out in the second half of 2020. Forgotten Waters is a cooperative game where players take on the roles of pirates exploring the seas. Their goal is to rack up the best bounty possible, and defeat any monsters that …

ASMODEE NA REVEALS ‘FORGOTTEN WATERS’Read More

Atlas Games will release Breakdancing Meeples, a new dance-off game, in July. In Breakdancing Meeples, players join up with the hottest dance crew of meeples around to compete in one-minute dance offs for the world championship trophy. To do battle on the dance floor, players roll and re-roll meeples like dice, and the meeples team up to …

FEEL THE BEAT WITH ‘BREAKDANCING MEEPLES’Read More

Catan Studios will release two new versions of their flagship game Catan via Asmodee North America in conjunction with the game’s 25th anniversary this year.  Details are still being finalized, but both products were on display at Toy Fair. Catan 25th Anniversary Edition will feature upgraded components, including custom card sleeves, card sorting trays, marble-themed dice, and custom …

TWO NEW VERSIONS OF ‘CATAN’ FOR GAME’S 25TH ANNIVERSARYRead More

Fantasy Flight Games unveiled two new Star Wars: Legion Operative Expansions, Padme Amidala and Cad Bane, for trade in Q2 of 2020. Senator Padme Amidala fights for freedom and democracy from the floor of the Galactic Senate as well as on the battlefields of the Clone Wars. This expansion comes with a unpainted Padme Amidala miniature, a unit card, 6 upgrade cards, …

‘PADME AMIDALA’ AND ‘CAD BANE’ ARRIVE ON THE ‘STAR WARS: LEGION’ BATTLEFIELDRead More

Cryptozoic Entertainment revealed Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Hjinx at Hell High, a new deck-building game, for release in 2020. The Battle Wizards are headed back to school to channel some adolescent rage into this deck-builder. Hjinx at Hell High offers players all the fly-by-night spellcrafting and awkward experiences of high school as they play cards …

NEW ‘EPIC SPELL WARS OF THE BATTLE WIZARDS’ DECK-BUILDING GAME SCHEDULED FOR 2020 RELEASERead More

USAopoly (The Op) earlier this year announced two new versions of Monopoly, Lilo & Stitch and Beetlejuice, for broad release in Spring 2020.  These two versions of Monopoly were originally released in Hot Topic stores in September, and were sold there over the course a four month exclusivity window. Monopoly: Lilo & Stitch offers some tropical flair to a classic game …

TWO NEW VERSIONS OF ‘MONOPOLY’ BY USAOPOLYRead More

Earlier this year Fantasy Flight Games announced that Covert Missions will be the final set for Star Wars: Destiny, after which they will be ending the product line.Star Wars: Destiny was successfully launched in 2016, and featured the Duel Dice System. Since then, Star Wars: Destiny spawned nine booster sets, six starter sets, two draft sets, and a two-player starter …

‘STAR WARS: DESTINY’S’ FATE IS SEALEDRead More

Green Ronin Publishing will release Enemies & Allies: Non-Player Characters and Creatures for Modern AGE in March. Enemies & Allies gives gamemasters a one stop shop for non-player characters and creatures. The sourcebook covers a multitude of genres; including modern fantasy, horror, near future science fiction, technothrillers, and crime dramas. It will include rules to help players create …

NEW NPC ENEMIES AND ALLIES COME TO ‘MODERN AGE’Read More

Renegade Game Studios announced Wardlings: Campaign Guide, a D&D 5E compatible campaign setting written by Elisa Teague with art by Jacqui Davis and Sabrina Pugnale, for release into trade in May.  Wardlings: Campaign Guide is based on the Wardlings miniature series by WizKids , and the RPG adaptation was originally announced last March. The Wardlings Campaign Guide is a unique setting where the …

‘WARDLINGS: CAMPAIGN GUIDE’ GETS TRADE RELEASE DATE AND PRICINGRead More

WizKids will release Meeple Towers, an architecture strategy board game, in July 2020. In Meeple Towers, players use action cards on their turn to add workers, supports, or new tiles to a multi-level 3D tower construction project. They accumulate points based on their contributions to the tower, their supporting structures, and the quality of life they achieve …

BUILD THE HIGH-RISES OF THE FUTURE IN ‘MEEPLE TOWERS’Read More

Two Guild Ball teams representing the Union will be released by Steamforged Games on February 28:  Shadow of the Tyrant and The Bloody Coin. Drawing from the Union’s ranks of unrepentant criminals and mercenaries, The Union:  Shadows of the Tyrant and The Union:  The Bloody Coin each provide players with a complete balanced team of players and accessories to bring their unique style to …

NEWS THE UNION DOUBLES DOWN FOR ‘GUILD BALLRead More

Portal Games announced Vienna Connection, a new spy board game inspired by the mechanics of Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game. In Vienna Connection, written by Ignacy Trzewiczek, Przemyslaw Rymer and Jakub Lapot, players assume the roles of CIA agents in Cold War Europe sent to investigate the death of James Werner in Vienna. The international espionage plot …

PORTAL GAMES ANNOUNCES ‘VIENNA CONNECTIONRead More

The Op will release Monopoly: Breaking Bad, a Monopoly game that is based on the hit TV series by AMC, into trade in February. In Monopoly: Breaking Bad, players will buy, sell, and trade properties with familiar location titles to Breaking Bad fans. The tokens are also themed featuring series icons like Heisenberg Hat, Tio’s Bell, Money Barrel, Gas Mask, Pink …

USAOPOLY (THE OP) WILL RELEASE ‘MONOPOLY: BREAKING BAD’ INTO TRADERead More

The Op will release Monopoly: The Goonies in Spring 2020. The hunt for One-Eyed Willy’s hidden treasure makes the jump from screen to Monopoly board in this The Goonies inspired game. Players will buy, sell, and trade locations around Astoria, Oregon, including One-Eyed Willy’s cabin, the Pirate Ship Cavern, and Sloth’s room. The game box will include a game board, six …

USAOPOLY TO RELEASE ‘MONOPOLY: THE GOONIES’Read More

Brotherwise Games will release The Stormlight Archive, a board game that uses the Call to Adventure system, into trade on June 24, 2020. The Stormlight Archive is a board game produced based on Brandon Sanderson's best-selling epic fantasy series. It is a standalone game that runs on the Call To Adventure game system, and it lets players create heroes for adventures …

BROTHERWISE GAMES WILL RELEASE ‘THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE’ BASED ON BRANDON SANDERSON’S FANTASY SERIESRead More

Games Workshop revealed Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good and Commander Shadowsun, for Warhammer 40,000, for February 15. In Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good, players lead the Fifth Sphere Expansion with the T'au Empire as they journey beyond the Startide Nexus. This 80-page campaign book features new rules for the T'au Empire and the Genestealer Cults as well as background information. …

GAMES WORKSHOP REVEALS THE FIFTH CHAPTER IN ‘PSYCHIC AWAKENING’ FOR ‘WARHAMMER 40,000’Read More

Renegade Game Studios announced Succulent, a tile-laying strategy game, which will is headed for trade in May 2020. Succulent is a tile-laying game where players look to exhibit their mastery of horticulture. Gameplay occurs over a series of turns as players collect succulent cuttings and water crystals in an effort to complete projects that earn points. The …

RENEGADE GAME STUDIOS ANNOUNCES ‘SUCCULENT’Read More

Jasco Games unveiled My Hero Academia: Collectible Card Game, decks and booster displays for the UniVersus CCG system, which will release in May 2020. The UniVersus CCG system comes to U.A. High where students are doing their best to make the grade of Pro Hero. Based on the smash-hit anime My Hero Academia, this latest set for the Universus CCG system adds …

JASCO GAMES UNVEILS RELEASE DATE FOR ‘MY HERO ACADEMIA: COLLECTIBLE CARD GAME’Read More

USAopoly (The Op) will release Monopoly: Garbage Pail Kids, a nostalgic version of the base Monopoly game, in Spring of 2020. USAopoly (The Op) acquired the board game license to Topps' Garbage Pail Kids in 2019. Monopoly fans can relive all the satiric grossness of the 80's trading cards in this new version of the classic board game. It …

USAOPOLY (THE OP) OFFERS IRREVERENT 80’S NOSTALGIA WITH ‘MONOPOLY: GARBAGE PAIL KIDS’Read More

Games Workshop earlier this year announced Corpse Grinder Cult Gang and Palanite Subjugator Patrol Gang, two new miniatures sets for Necromunda: Dark Uprising, for release into trade on February 1. The Corpse Grinder Cult Gang rises up to head the call of the Lord of Skin and Sinew from the dark corners of the underhive. These flesh-eaters are set on …

GAMES WORKSHOP RELEASES TWO ‘NECROMUNDA’ MINIATURES SETSRead More

Cards Against Humanity, the company that created the hit card game, has acquired the humor site ClickHole from G/O Media, according to Buzzfeed.  The site, founded by The Onion, features parody content like this article from today’s home page: “Heartbreaking: The Jim Henson Company Has Revealed that Jim Henson Was Only Dead for 10 Minutes Before …

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY BUYS CLICKHOLERead More

IDW Games, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC, announced Batman: The Animated Series Adventures: Shadow of the Bat, a miniatures board game, for release into trade in Fall of 2020 pending a successful Kickstarter which begins on February 18. Shadow of the Bat runs on the Adventures Universal Game System (AUGS), and is compatible with …

IDW GAMES ANNOUNCES ‘BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES ADVENTURES’ ‘SHADOW OF THE BAT’ MINIATURES BOARD GAMERead More

Iello revealed earlier this year Flying Goblin, a worker launching board game, for release in March. Flying Goblin is a board game that offers a mix of humor and risk-taking tactics. Players try to physically catapult their goblin soldiers over the castle walls in an attempt to plunder the riches of the castle. Each part of …

CATAPULT GOBLINS TOWARDS THE CASTLE IN ‘FLYING GOBLIN’Read More

WizKids revealed Ultra Deluxe 2D Arcade Mega Fighter, a nostalgic fighting game by WizKids, to release into U.S. trade in April 2020. Ultra Deluxe 2D Arcade Mega Fighter offers players 2D classic arcade action in a one-on-one dueling card game. Players take control of three satirical fighters, drafted from a possible 15 different arcade combatants, and …

RELIVE ARCADE BATTLES WITH ‘ULTRA DELUXE 2D ARCADE MEGA FIGHTERRead More

  WizKids announced WWE HeroClix Series 2 expansion packs for release into trade in June 2020. WWE Heroclix Series 2 adds new versions of WWE Superstars to the Heroclix line. The new expansion packs offer an array of Signature Moves, new special Traits, and the WWE-exclusive PAC powers. Each pack contains a WWE HeroClix Collectible Miniature Game Piece and a WWE HeroClix Character Card. …

HULKAMANIA RUNS WILD ON ‘WWE HEROCLIX SERIES 2’Read More

Konami Entertainment revealed details about the Eternity Code booster set coming in May as well as the new Structure Deck: Mechanized Madness launching in April. Eternity Code booster set features 100 new cards, including new cards for Synchro, Xyz, and Fusion-based decks. The set includes new @Ignister cards and will introduce a new theme with Plunder Patroll. Eternity Code will contain …

‘ETERNITY CODE’ BRINGS PLUNDER PATROLL TO ‘YU-GI-OH! TCG’Read More

Games Workshop revealed more Adeptas Sororitas miniatures sets for Warhammer 40,000, to release on January 25, 2020. The new sets feature some of the "followers" of the Adeptas Sororitas. Arco-flagellants are penitents are hopped up on a signature cocktail of adrenal stimulants and neuro-kill signals. They faithfully flail into battle alongside their masters. This set allows players to build 10 …

GAMES WORKSHOP REVEALS ‘ADEPTAS SOROITAS’ PENITENTS AND VEHICLESRead More

Funko, Inc. revealed two new Jurassic Park sets for the Pop! Funkoverse board game line for release in Q1 2020. The Pop! Funkoverse line was first released in 2019 as an expandable light strategy game with an initial release of six games. The first of the Jurassic Park sets features four characters from the original movie: Doctor Grant, …

FUNKO TO LET LOOSE ‘JURASSIC PARK’ IN THE POP! FUNKOVERSE!Read More

  The Pokemon Company will release the Pokemon TCG:  Toxtricity V Box on February 27. The rebellious and incredibly loud Toxtricity V leaps into the Pokemon game with its own version of punk attitude and lightning power, using its unique body structure to terrify its rivals with guitar-like power chords and loud noises. The monster is featured in this …

POKEMON TO RELEASE TOXTRICITY VRead More

Fantasy Flight Games recently unveiled three expansions for Star Wars: X-Wing 2E, Xi-class Light Shuttle, LAAT/i Gunship, and HMP Droid Gunship, for release in Q2.The new expansions will feature one First Order ship and two Clone Wars era spacecraft. For the First Order faction, Fantasy Flight is putting out the Xi-class Light Shuttle Expansion Pack which transports VIPs quickly across …

FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES TO RELEASE THREE ‘X-WING’ EXPANSIONSRead More

  Fantasy Flight Games revealed Spreading Shadows, a new Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game Dynasty Pack, for release in Q1 2020. Spreading Shadows is the second expansion in the Dominion cycle for L5R.  Rokugon is on the brink of war again and there is an uneasy feeling in the Imperial Capital.  In the meantime, the Crab Clan is …

FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES’ NEW ‘LEGEND OF THE FIVE RINGS’ DYNASTY PACKRead More

Fantasy Flight Games will release Black Widow: Hero Pack and Black Widow: Game Mat, for use with Marvel Champions: The Card Game, into trade in Q2 of 2020. Black Widow: Hero Pack features a pre-constructed deck for Black Widow that revolves around the Justice aspect. It also includes a Taskmaster nemesis set, and other cards that expand deck building options. …

BLACK WIDOW PREPARES FOR COVERT OPS IN ‘MARVEL CHAMPIONS: THE CARD GAME’Read More

Cubicle 7 has revealed the products in its launch of Age of Sigmar: Soulbound, the first tabletop roleplaying game set in the world of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, announced early last year. The Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound Starter Set contains everything players need to begin their adventures in the Mortal Realms.  The introductory adventure takes players beneath Brightspear …

NEWS ‘AGE OF SIGMAR: SOULBOUND’ PRODUCTS REVEALEDRead More

  Wizards of the Coast issued its first update to the Magic: The Gathering Banned and Restricted List earlier this month on the morning of January 13. The following cards were added to the Banned and Restricted list: Mox Opal is banned in the Modern format. Oko, Thief of Crowns is banned in the Modern format. …

WIZARDS OF THE COAST TRIES TO BOOST ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ MODERN EVENTS WITH NEW BANNINGSRead More

Leder Games announced Root: The Underworld, an expansion for use with the Root base game, for release into retail in March 2020. The new expansion pack adds two new factions to the game, The Moles and The Crows. The Moles are an ancient kingdom that has ascended to the surface with large amounts of Warriors to put on …

LEDER GAMES ANNOUNCES ‘ROOT: THE UNDERWORLD’Read More

Asmodee USA will release Tea For 2, a deck-building board game by Space Cowboys set in the world of Alice in Wonderland, into trade in February of 2020. In Tea For 2, players optimize their decks to do battle in Wonderland by flipping over the top cards of their decks, and the player with the highest card can …

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE AND INTO WONDERLAND WITH ‘TEA FOR 2’Read More

Paizo, Inc. announced the Bestiary Pawn Box, a collection of creature pawns for Pathfinder RPG, for release in January 2020. Bring the Bestiary to the tabletop with 375 creature pawns for Pathfinder RPG.  These full-color pawns are double-sided and printed on sturdy cardstock each with a monster from Pathfinder Bestiary on them. The pawns slot into a size-appropriate plastic …

PAIZO, INC. ANNOUNCES ‘PATHFINDER’ ‘BESTIARY PAWN BOX’Read More

Steve Jackson Games will release two new expansions for Munchkin, Munchkin Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Death and Destruction and Munchkin Cthulhu: Sanity Check, in February 2020. In Munchkin Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Death and Destruction, cannibals of the Flesh-Eater Courts impress each other with their Pestilential Breath and Septic Talons while they find a common ground in wanting to …

TWO MORE ‘MUNCHKIN’ EXPANSIONS FROM STEVE JACKSON GAMESRead More

The first title in University Games new line of Murder Mystery Party Case Files – Unsolved Crimes will be Underwood Cellars, releasing next spring. The new line, described by the company as “MMO” games, referring to “Motive, Means and Opportunity,” will feature deduction-based party games that put players in the shoes of detectives trying to solve cold cases.  …

NEW ‘MURDER MYSTERY PARTY’ LINE FROM UNIVERSITY GAMESRead More

Wizards of the Coast unveiled product line details for Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths which will hit stores on April 24, 2020. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Booster Packs and Displays. These Draft Boosters are for use in Limited formats like Booster Draft and Sealed Deck. Standard booster packs come with 15 cards from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, and displays …

DETAILS REVEALED FOR ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ ‘IKORIA: LAIR OF THE BEHEMOTHS’Read More

Ultra PRO will release Epic Spell Wars accessories, for trading card games, in March of 2020. The Epic Spell Wars sleeves come with three different designs, Abraca-Labrador, Cthulhu, and Studd Spelljammer, and fit most standard-sized TCG cards. These 100-count packs come 60 to a case, and retail for €9.99 a pack. Epic Spell Wars playmats are made with a fabric top and a …

ULTRA PRO WILL RELEASE ‘EPIC SPELL WARS’ TCG ACCESSORIESRead More

Wizards of the Coast teased Secret Lair, a product for Magic: The Gathering, which will be revealed on November 25. This product teaser was posted in the late night hours via the Magic: The Gathering Twitter account.Very few details about this product were unveiled, but between three late night tweets, Wizards gave a few clues. They stated in one of …

WIZARDS OF THE COAST TEASES NEW ‘MAGIC: THE GATHERING’ PRODUCTRead More

Hit Point Sales will release Dirty Drawers, a party game, on February 28, 2020. In Dirty Drawers, players use their artistic skills to create visual renditions of various dirty scenarios dictated by cards and dice. Each player will describe or tell a story about their drawing to a Judge, who will cast the vote on who …

HIT POINT SALES WILL RELEASE ‘DIRTY DRAWERS’ PARTY GAMERead More

  WizKids unveiled Avengers Infinity Gauntlet, draft packs and countertop display for Marvel Dice Masters, for release in March 2020. The Avengers Infinity Gauntlet set features the debut of teams like the Infinity Watch and The Black Order, and hero abilities themed after the time they spent possessing the Infinity Gems. It is also the largest Dice Masters set …

WIZKIDS UNVEILS NEW ‘MARVEL DICE MASTERS’ AVENGERS SETRead More

  Grey Fox Games will release Zoned Out, a city building game, into trade on February 2020. Zoned Out is a board game where players build a thriving city from the ground up. They need to develop the right combination of zoning to build skyscrapers in the downtown area, and earn the most points to win the …

GREY FOX GAMES UNVEILS ‘ZONED OUT’ City Building GameRead More

WizKids unveiled D&D Icons of the Realms: Descent into Avernus: Arkhan the Cruel and The Dark Order Figure Pack featuring actor Joe Manganiello's Arkan the Cruel character and his followers which will be released into trade in March 2020. Arkan the Cruel has made appearances in web shows like Critical Role and Force Gray, and …

JOE MANGANIELLO’S ARKHAN THE CRUEL ADDED TO ‘D&D ICONS OF THE REALMS’Read More