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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-05-16

May 16, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Monk playtest released, Psionic Striker that uses Dex as primary Mearls and Schubert explain the reason for psionic in the Design and Development (sub required) for those who want to whack kobolds with acquisitions, incorporated … Steampunk Beholder Blizzard’s new game to be new IP. Obviously, it must be World of CowboyCraft Does anyone know […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-05-09

May 9, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Green Ronin to publish RPG based on Bioware’s Dragon Age: Origins Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film as ‘Fun, Watchable’ (Onion video) Best worst Star Trek parodies All of BoingBoing Gadget’s posts on Star Trek are worthwhile Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister Changes to D&DI updates, and next update will include Hybrid classes and the […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-05-02

May 2, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Cool article about Werewolf, but shouldn’t they be playing iPhone werewolf? Winners of the 2009 Mensa Mind Games Free, D&D, 4e DDI May Editorial Calendar Games Are Art, Eurogames is an Art Period Best. Resignation. Letter. Ever. I don’t know where this came from, but it’s clearly the most powerful Guitar Hero/Rock Band guitar ever […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-04-25

April 25, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

MM2 Preview: Frost Giant and Stone Giant stats DDI Update: Ecology of the Deva Penny Arcade For the Vin! Scott Rouse talks about the direction the D&D brand is heading in the next two years Fallout: New Vegas being made by Obsidian Entertainment (not a sequel to 3) Left 4 Dead Survival Pack out The […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-04-18

April 18, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

“Five & Dime” Boardgame list for 2008 Monsterpocalypse + Voltron… the game is now officially worth checking out HeroClix still in limbo Enter Geek’s Dream Girl’s contest today to win a $25 Outback Steakhouse gift card by describing geek icons eating steak MM2 Excerpt: Adamantine Dragon D&D Insider Survey Results Z-Man Edition of Tales of […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-04-11

April 11, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Dual classing is back (DDI sub required). More like Gestalt characters than anything else You must read Order of the Stick’s tribute to Dave Arneson ENWorld’s interview with WotC President Greg Leeds

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-04-04

April 4, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Battlestar Galactica icons for Mac OS X (thanks, NukeHavoc) April Editorial Calendar has all kinds of interesting things, including PHB3 tidbits WotC’s first April Fool’s joke: “The Missing Delve” includes Flumph stats and “Rawr, I’m a monster” attack Second one: “Witchalok” class from Penny Arcade. Witchalok class totally puts my Ninja class to shame. Similar […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-03-28

March 28, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Games Blogs is out now.  Go buy it! d6 Damage… err, speakers WTF D&D, 1st Edition Monster Manual Newest Character Builder update available, including PHB2 data, and fixes retraining/power swap issues. Heaven is Funky Moose coming to Rock Band 2 PHB2 errata already at Wizards. (Thanks, newbiedm) D&D, […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-03-21

March 21, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Next DC animated movie after Green Lantern is Superman/Batman Renamed: The SciFi Channel will become the Syfy Channel in June 2009 Arcane Power excerpt on Rituals, including Unseen Servant Design & Development: The Deva (Pronounced, DAY-vuh) (sub required) Beer2-D2 Stan Bush’s “The Touch” — free download available for Guitar Hero World Tour soon. Horde? Alliance? Dew.  […]

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Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-03-14

March 14, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

CSI to portray a Science Fiction Convention, and BSG is involved Mario on the streets of NYC “Watchmen”-inspired Pop Art (thanks, TheBeat) Nite Owl & Rorschach save the day with an old weapon New video of bionic exoskeleton that increases strength, endurance, and agility Tiberius, Red Shirt, and Pon Farr. These are the scents of […]

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