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Dark Horse parent company Embracer Group has announced it is splitting into three standalone entities

Embracer Group will go down as an example of buying too much too quickly and then flailing. The parent company of comic publisher Dark Horse has announced that it is splitting into three companies. They are, Asmodee Group,Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends. Each entity will be a separate, publicly listed company.

The three groups have been described as:

  • Asmodee – the new entity will be comprised of the tabletop gaming portfolio of Embracer.
  • Coffee Stain & Friends sounds like it’ll be focused on video games.
  • Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends will also be focused on video games as well as the steward of The Lord of the Rings and Tomb Raider intellectual properties, among many others.

Dark Horse Comics will fall under Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends which will also include Crystal Dynamics, Dambuster Studios, Eidos-Montréal, Flying Wild Hog Studios, Tripwire, Vertigo Games, Warhorse Studios and 4A Games among many others. Dark Horse was purchased by Embracer in December 2021.

Embracer Group has been fumbling after recently teasing a major financing deal fell through and ever since the company has been selling off game studios and properties. It had become an entertainment juggernaut buying up video game studios, tabletop game studios, and Dark Horse, of which cross synergy has been lacking.

You can read the full announcement here including how the companies will be broken up.

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Comics Games

The world of Arkham Horror expands in Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time

Dark Horse Comics and Asmodee Entertainment present Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time, the first comic-based addition to the Arkham Horror universe from Fantasy Flight Games. Eisner Award-nominated master of horror, Cullen Bunn, will write the four-issue miniseries with art by Andrea Mutti, colors by Valerio Alloro, letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and cover art by Rafael Alburquerque. Issue #1 arrives August 2024.

Between time and sanity, horror waits in Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time.

Life is all just one big game to adventuring socialite Jenny Barnes. Or it was, until her sister Izzie was abducted by a dangerous cult. Although Jenny thwarted the cultists’ sacrificial endeavors and battled the eldritch monsters at their command, the high priestess Abigail Olmstead fled—and took Izzie with her. Private investigator Joe Diamond may not understand Jenny’s story, but he understands loss. Joe and Jenny must work together and follow the clues to find Izzie, but more horrors await them in Arkham, Massachusetts, and time appears to be running out.

Starting now, the clock is counting down to Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time #1 (of 4), available in comic shops on August 7, 2024. It is available to pre-order at your local comic shop for $3.99. 

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Comics Games

Roll for Initiative, the Marvel Multiverse Role-Play Game gets a Deadpool adventure!

This summer, Deadpool crashes into the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game with his very own playable adventure! Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe is the first comic-sized, one-shot adventure for Marvel’s fan-favorite role-playing game. 

The upcoming book includes a comic story lead-in by Cullen Bunn, a full-fledged standalone RPG adventure, and new full character profiles. Readers can play as Deadpool and his team – or use their own characters – in a fourth-wall breaking adventure right out of Marvel’s comics!

This new adventure book is meant to be used in conjunction with the hit Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game hard cover. The Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game launched in August 2023.

The Core Rulebook and Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: The Cataclysm of Kang are both available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Roll20, Demiplane, Target and wherever books are sold.

Check out the Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe cover below, grab your dice, and don’t forget to pick up a copy when it hits stands this July!

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Games Unboxing

We unbox the Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game! Don’t miss out on this!

The Massive-Verse Fighting Card Game is cross-over fighting game of quick spell and big reads. Featuring 8 characters, it brings the world of the Massive-Verse by Kyle Higgins and the legendary art of Dan Mora to the tabletop with the Pocket Paragons game!

Taking 5-15 minutes per game, it’s for 2 players and retails for $29.95.

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Solis Game Studio provided Board Game Today with a FREE copy for review

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Comics Games Previews

Preview: Pathfinder: Wake the Dead #5

Pathfinder: Wake the Dead #5

writer: Fred Van Lente
artist: Eman Casallos
covers: Steve Ellis (A), Biagio d’Alessandro (B), Eman Casallos (C)
FC | All Cardstock Covers | 32 pages | Fantasy | $4.99 | Teen+

In this final issue: The group is betrayed, leading to a massive three-way battle that could spell doom for every one of our heroes! Will any survive? Only one thing is sure — it all ends here!

Written by FRED VAN LENTE and featuring incredible art by EMAN CASALLOS and covers by STEVE ELLIS, BIAGIO D’ALESSANDRO, and CASALLOS, Pathfinder: Wake the Dead #5 also includes playable character stats officially sanctioned by the Pathfinder Society!

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Conventions Games

International Serious Play Awards nominations are open

The International Serious Play Awards honor outstanding learning products which incorporate game elements and were created for use in education or training. The nominations are now open for this year’s awards. Entries can be submitted by professional studios, in-house training teams, consultants, universities, or students. Nominees can be stand-alone games, sections of other learning products or applications for platforms like Minecraft. Entry categories:

  • Digital Entries: Commercial or In-House (Including simulations)
  • Digital Entries: Student
  • Tabletop/Board Game Learning Entries: Commercial or In-House
  • Tabletop/Board Games Learning Entries: Student

Awards are judged in each of the following applications: K-12 Education; Higher Education; Healthcare/Medical; Museum/Visitor Centers; Corporate/Vocational; Military/Government/Military; PreK Education; Non-Profit and Other

  • Digital Entries from Commercial Studios and Inhouse Dept are due March 31, 2024.
  • Student Digital Entries are due June 1, 2024.
  • Tabletop entries (both Professional and Student) are due June 1, 2024.

You can get further details including costs, requirements, rules, etc., at the awards website.

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Conventions Games

Serious Play Conference 2024 is looking for Speakers

The Serious Play Conference, 2024 has put out a call for speakers for this year’s conference. The event will be hosted at the University of Toronto on August 12 – 14, 2024. As always, this vibrant event will gather a diverse range of thought leaders, innovators, and practitioners who are passionate about the transformative power of play and games.

The conference seeks speakers and presenters from across all fields and sectors to share case studies and ideas about how they are reshaping the world with ludic interventions. Share your journey – the triumphs, the setbacks, lessons learned, and everything in between – in developing, using, or implementing games, play, and/or simulations.

The Serious Play Conference strives to present a spectrum of diverse voices and connect your work to the growing community who are implementing gameful strategies to transform education and training. Whether card games for kindergarten, VR simulations for healthcare training, e-sports initiatives, kiosk games to raise climate awareness, a museum AR experience, or role-play for corporate training, this is the conference that wants to hear about it!

Each application will be reviewed by committees that will include subject-matter experts from the relevant field. Acceptances will be rolling, but the final submission deadline is April 15, 2024. Speakers will be notified of acceptance no later than May 15, 2024.

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Comics Games

This Doctor Who Mixed Megabundle features comics, roleplaying games, and audio dramas

The wonders of the Whoniverse are at your fingertips with the Doctor Who Mixed Megabundle 2023, a massive bundle of Doctor Who comic collections, tabletop role-playing games, and audio dramas! Take your gaming group on a trip to Gallifrey and beyond with the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game Rulebook and a TARDIS-full of adventures and supplements. Travel to the swinging 60s with two different incarnations of the Doctor in the comic collection Doctor Who: A Tale of Two Time Lords. Return to one of the most captivating settings from the TV show in the audio drama anthology Tales from New Earth. Get all this and more than 30 other Whovian treats, and help BBC Children in Need with your purchase!

The bundle features an $809 value and you can get all 36 items for just $18.

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Comics Games

This Doctor Who Mixed Megabundle features comics, roleplaying games, and audio dramas

The wonders of the Whoniverse are at your fingertips with the Doctor Who Mixed Megabundle 2023, a massive bundle of Doctor Who comic collections, tabletop role-playing games, and audio dramas! Take your gaming group on a trip to Gallifrey and beyond with the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game Rulebook and a TARDIS-full of adventures and supplements. Travel to the swinging 60s with two different incarnations of the Doctor in the comic collection Doctor Who: A Tale of Two Time Lords. Return to one of the most captivating settings from the TV show in the audio drama anthology Tales from New Earth. Get all this and more than 30 other Whovian treats, and help BBC Children in Need with your purchase!

The bundle features an $809 value and you can get all 36 items for just $18.

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Crowdfunding Games

Crowdfunding Corner: Stan Lee’s Genesis, the official tabletop game honoring Stan Lee

Backer Beware: Crowdfunding projects are not guaranteed to be delivered and/or delivered when promised. We always recommend to do your research before backing.

The first ever Stan Lee tabletop game is now on Kickstarter! Produced by Rocketship Entertainment, T-Minus 10 Games, and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment. 

In Stan Lee’s Genesis, players must harness their creative energy to give birth to a unique universe. Stan Lee’s Genesis is intended to put the power of creation into the hands of the players and honor the legacy of Stan’s brilliance as one of the preeminent creative forces of the 20th century. Every game is different as players both compete and collaborate as they construct a comic book universe full of heroes, villains, super teams, evil syndicates, galactic threats, and all-encompassing crossover events!

Recently announced, due to popular demand they are creating a solo mode for the game and there will be a Solo Story Campaigns Book included as a comic book with at least 10 solo scenarios. 

The campaign for Stan Lee’s Genesis runs until Friday, December 15, 2023 at 7:03 PM EST.