Dungeons & Dragons

News

Next Edition Of Dungeons & Dragons Will Be Written By The Players

8:30AM January 10, 2012 | Mike Fahey

In the nearly 40 years since the release of the original edition of the Dungeons & Dragons pen-and-paper role-playing game, various publishers have released many different versions of the game, pleasing new players and alienating old ones on a fairly regular basis. Now Wizards of the Coast is working on the next edition of Dungeons & Dragons, and they want to please all of the elven people all of the time. More »


Nintendo

A Multiplayer RPG You Can Play In Swapnote

3:00PM December 31, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Savannah College of Art and Design game design student Ben “MNC Dover” Grey saw more than just a chance to draw rude bits with Nintendo’s free Swapnote program for the 3DS. He saw a chance to draw +4 vorpal rude bits. More »


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First Proper Look At The New Neverwinter Game

7:30PM November 30, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s no Neverwinter Nights, but the upcoming Neverwinter online game is still Dungeons & Dragons and it’s still Neverwinter. So a first decent look at the game’s engine since E3 (albeit via a rather cinematic trailer) is still in order. More »


In Real Life

Roll 3D6 To Occupy Philadelphia

4:20AM November 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

What do you mean we’re not taking the occupy protests seriously enough? Some folks have even interrupted their weekly Dungeons & Dragons sessions to show their support. And some haven’t. More »


PC

Dungeons & Dragons’ Heroes Of Neverwinter Venture Forth On Facebook

4:40AM September 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The city-state of Neverwinter has never been quite as social as it is in Atari’s new turn-based tactical Facebook role-playing game, Heroes of Neverwinter. More »


In Real Life

It’s Never Too Early To Roleplay

7:20AM September 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

When I was 12 years old my friends and I attempted to decipher the mysteries of Dungeons & Dragons. As I recall, the game we ended up playing involved us hitting each other with sticks. If only we had James Stowe’s child-friendly D&D character sheets. More »


In Real Life

Dungeons & Dragons Has Never Been This Sentimental

3:30PM August 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Performed by Allie Goertz, this little ditty about Dungeons & Dragons is just the thing to get your working week started with a big smile on your face. More »


News

Dungeons & Dragons Co-Creator Honoured With Public Monument

2:40AM June 22, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s been announced that a public monument will be built to honour Dungeons & Dragons pioneer Gary Gygax in a park in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. [GMF]


PC

Even The Giant Flesh-Hungry Spiders Look Pretty In Neverwinter

10:45AM June 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The Forgotten Realms depicted in this new trailer and screenshots for Cryptic Studios’ online co-op role-playing game Neverwinter could have been torn from the scribble pad I kept next to my character sheet back in my Dungeons & Dragons days. More »


PC

DD Daggerdale Developer Reveals Gameplay, Character Creation

2:20AM April 30, 2011 | Ed Grabianowski

Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale is a hack-and-slash action game coming out for Xbox, PlayStation and PC in late May. This visit to the Forgotten Realms is the first time console players have been able to play a D&D video game in several years. Atari Producer Michael Fahrny answered a few of our questions about designing a video game based on D&D Fourth Edition, and shared some brand-new screenshots. More »