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Wizards of the Coast hits the brakes on its Secret Lair x Monster Hunter release

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Secret Lair x Monster Hunter

Wizards of the Coast has been releasing regular limited collaborations between Magic: The Gathering and other properties. Dubbed “Secret Lair,” these drops tend to sell quickly and become collector items commanding some impressive prices after. One recent one fell short of expectations. The Secret Lair x Monster Hunter was revealed and quickly saw criticism from fans for the cards chosen for the set and lack of tying really into the Monster Hunter video game, and Wizards of the Coast to their credit have listened.

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Let’s cut to the chase: the Secret Lair x Monster Hunter™ Superdrop we revealed last week fell short of expectations. We heard loud and clear that you were disappointed, and we believe we can do better. So, we’re going to postpone this release and rework this Superdrop entirely.

Like many of you, we’re big fans of Monster Hunter. It’s why we put this Superdrop together. But in our excitement, we missed the mark on elements like card selection and faithfully integrating the world and mechanics of Monster Hunter. As a result, the overall construction of this Superdrop is not up to the standard you have come to expect.

Pulling Superdrops back isn’t something we’re going to do very often, but we’re committed to doing better. Capcom is on board for us to take another swing at this Superdrop as well.

So, we’re going to pull this one back and will share new details and an updated release date in a few months. Keep an eye out for more information in 2026.

So what do you all think of the response? Good? Bad? Has a can of worms been opened?

Gift Guide: Off the Page Games’ Corps of Discovery, a board game based on the Image Comics series!

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Looking for something comic related for that fan in your life for the holidays? Then consider the board game, Corps. of Discovery from Off the Page Games.

Take command of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery Expedition and lead them on a cross-country mission to explore the land . . . and kill demonic monsters. You’ll have to form an uneasy alliance with the local indigenous nations to send the creatures back to whatever hell spawned them, all while using logic and deduction to acquire the resources needed to survive the never-ending challenges posed by the harsh terrain.

Based on the Image Comics series by Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts, the game is for 1-4 players.

Illustrated by: Matthew Roberts
Game Design: Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim
Graphic Design: Sebastian Koziner

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Pokémon: Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes arrives in January 2026

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Pokémon: Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes

A new expansion, Pokémon: Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes, arrives January 30, 2026, at participating retailers worldwide.
 
Inspired by the recently launched Pokémon Legends: Z-A video game, Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes will welcome new characters and locations to the Pokémon TCG. Trainers can look forward to discovering cards featuring new Mega Evolution Pokémon ex — including Mega Dragonite ex — and Trainer’s Pokémon. In addition, players will encounter returning fan-favorite Mega Evolution Pokémon ex and Trainer’s Pokémon that appear in Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes with new illustrations.
 
Furthermore, Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes will introduce an all-new card rarity: Mega attack rare, which features attack names in Japanese katakana, as originally revealed during the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in August 2025.
 
Noteworthy cards from the expansion include:

  • 13 Mega Evolution Pokémon ex
  • Six Tera Pokémon ex and 20 Pokémon ex
  • 33 illustration rare Pokémon
  • 14 ultra rare Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, Pokémon ex and Trainer cards
  • Seven Mega attack rare Mega Evolution Pokémon ex
  • 22 special illustration rare Mega Evolution Pokémon ex, Pokémon ex and Supporter cards

Cards from Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes will be available in the following products:

  • Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Collection (available Jan. 30, 2026): Includes two Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs, one promo card featuring a Trainer’s Pokémon, and one matching coin.
  • Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collection (available Jan. 30, 2026): Includes three Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs; one rare-style promo card featuring Charmander or Gastly; and one sticker sheet featuring Mega Charizard Y or Mega Gengar, respectively, for personalizing laptops, tablets and other tech devices.
Pokemon Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collection
Pokemon Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Tech Sticker Collection
  • Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box (available Feb. 20, 2026): Includes nine Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs, one illustration rare-style promo card featuring N’s Zekrom, and various gameplay accessories.
Pokemon Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Elite Trainer Box
  • Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Mini Tin (available Feb. 20, 2026): Includes two Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs, one art card, and one sticker card matching the tin’s art.
  • Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection (available March 20, 2026): Includes 10 Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs; one Mega attack rare-style promo card featuring Mega Gardevoir ex or Mega Lucario ex; and one full-size, two-sided poster featuring a large print of the respective matching promo card.
Pokemon Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection
Pokemon Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection
  • Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Booster Bundle (available April 24, 2026): Includes six Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes booster packs.
Pokemon Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes Booster Bundle

 
Fans can also stay tuned for additional products from the expansion launching later in 2026.
 
Ahead of the release of the tabletop version, players will be able to play with Mega Evolution—Ascended Heroes digitally via the Pokémon TCG Live app for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows devices on Jan. 29, 2026. Players can collect and battle with new Mega Evolution Pokémon ex cards and receive in-game bonuses when logging in to the app.

Daggerheart’s New Expansion, Hope and Fear, Revealed!

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Daggerheart: Hope & Fear

Daggerheart: Hope & Fear, new expansion is coming to Daggerheart, the hit-new TTRPG from Darrington Press, the publishing arm of Critical Role, and you can pre-order with special extras at the Darrington booth #3637 during PAX Unplugged! 

Daggerheart: Hope & Fear introduces a stacked expansion of content for players and GMs alike: 

  • The Dread domain and Transformation cards 
  • 4 new classes: the Witch, Warlock, Brawler, and Assassin, each with 2 unique subclasses 
  • 6 new communities, like the Freeborne, Frostborne, and Duneborne 
  • 6 new ancestries, like the Gnome, Earthkin, and Skykin 
  • 130+ new adversaries and 28 environments, plus a rip pad of blank adversary sheets to help you easily create your own 
  • 100+ new items, weapons, and armor options 
  • 4 new Campaign Frames introducing new worlds and genres for you to explore 

Plus, the exquisite Deluxe Edition of Daggerheart: Hope & Fear contains:  

  • A box set with exclusive alt artwork and a magnetic closure 
  • A GM screen with Fear tracker tokens that slide onto the GM screen for visible tracking 
  • Gorgeous sharp resin dice, including a set of 7 sharp-edged polyhedral dice, two Hope and Fear d12s, an oversized d20 for the GM, and an additional set of 10 rhombic d12s for multiple players to use! 

Pre-order at booth #3637 and get exclusive gifts with purchase! 

CRWN Studios Expands Into Distribution

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CRWN Studios

CRWN Studios, a logistics and publishing services company based in Portland, Oregon, is expanding its operations to include distribution. After more than a decade supporting independent publishers, artists, and creators with manufacturing, crowdfunding fulfillment, and e-commerce infrastructure, CRWN is now bringing that same capability to publishers seeking wider retail reach.

This expansion positions CRWN as a full-service partner for publishers and independent creators who want to enter both the U.S. and U.K. trade markets while retaining control of their audience, catalog, and financial terms.

As part of this move, CRWN Studios has hired Terry Helman (formerly of Diamond Book Distributors), who joins as Director of Sales. Helman will oversee sales strategy and publisher relations, drawing on decades of experience with graphic novels, comics, and tabletop/RPG categories.

Several former Diamond Book Distributors clients including Living the Line, Goodman Games, Pegamoose Press, and Lionwing Publishing have already signed on with CRWN for distribution, alongside publishers who previously partnered with CRWN for direct fulfillment, such as Dragons & Beasties, Archmage Studios, Roll for Combat, and independent creators Marie Enger, Simon Roy, Don Austin, Tavis Maiden, and many more to soon be announced.

CRWN Studios has already begun servicing retail and wholesale accounts across the U.S. and U.K., with support for all major book retailers and a new direct-order portal for comic shops, bookstores, hobby retailers, and specialty stores. Warehousing, catalog management, fulfillment, and trade logistics are all operated from CRWN’s Portland facility.

As part of onboarding, new distribution clients are integrated into Firebrand Technologies for title management and ONIX data feeds, with review copies available via Edelweiss, and print and digital catalogs launching in 2026.

ALIEN RPG: Evolved Edition, Rapture Protocol Cinematic Adventure, and Evolved Edition Starter Set Out Now

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ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition

This week, Free League Publishing released the updated and expanded ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition, a modern take on the award-winning sci-fi horror TTRPG, in partnership with 20th Century Studios. Joining it at launch are Rapture Protocol, the first chapter of a new cinematic trilogy, a redesigned Starter Set, a deluxe Game Mother’s Screen, and a high-quality Rapture Protocol Miniatures Set that puts the ALIEN universe’s most iconic threats on the tabletop for fans old and new.

The ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition Core Rulebook ($57.99), Starter Set ($39.99), Rapture Protocol Cinematic Adventure Set expansion ($39.99), Rapture Protocol Miniatures Set ($59.99), Game Mother’s “MU/TH/UR” Screen ($24.99), and related accessories are now available through the Free League webshop, hobby stores worldwide, and in PDF format at DriveThroughRPG. Virtual Tabletop Modules are available on Roll20 and Demiplane today, with Foundry and Alchemy versions to follow later.

About ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition Core Rulebook

ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition builds on the beloved sci-fi horror TTRPG with a fully updated and refined ruleset that offers a modern, streamlined experience for both new and veteran players. The expanded core rulebook features refreshed artwork, added content, and a range of enhanced tools for players and Game Mothers, all fully compatible with previous releases and game material.

  • A striking redesign of the Core Rulebook with updated layouts by Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG), fresh interior maps and artwork, and a new cover by Colm Geoghegan (Creepy Duck Design)
  • Life path character generation for richer and more varied backstories
  • Revised and expanded core rules for talents, stress and panic, and stealth
  • Reworked combat rules covering armor, ammo, grenades, stuns, and spaceship engagements
  • Iconic weapons, items, ships, and locations drawn from the hit film Alien: Romulus
  • Additional rules and tools requested by players, including zero-gravity hazards, miniatures support, and expanded campaign play
  • The Tartarus Sector, a fully realized campaign setting that expands the frontier of the ALIEN universe
  • Last Survivor, an immersive solo mode crafted by veteran solo game designers Shawn Tomkin and Matt Click

About ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition Starter Set

Redesigned as the ideal entry point to the ALIEN universe, the Evolved Edition Starter Set includes everything needed for game night. Inside are abridged rules, character sheets, custom dice, large miniature-ready maps, initiative and reference cards, handouts, tokens, and an expanded Evolved Edition of the fan-favorite Hope’s Last Day scenario, set on the terraforming colony Hadley’s Hope before the events of the 1986 sci-fi horror classic ALIENS.

The set includes:

  • Abridged Evolved Edition rules featured in the included rules booklet
  • A huge double-sided map (864×558 mm) featuring chartered space in 2183 on one side and Hadley’s Hope on the other
  • Five pre-generated characters ready for immediate play
  • Playing cards that streamline gear management, combat initiative, personal agendas, and panic responses
  • Durable cardboard tokens representing characters and creatures
  • Rules reference sheets for quick lookup
  • A supply dial that tracks essential resources such as air, ammunition, and power
  • Ten engraved base dice and ten engraved stress dice crafted for the ALIEN The Roleplaying Game
  • A high-quality plastic miniature of the iconic Xenomorph

About Rapture Protocol

Rapture Protocol is a complete cinematic adventure for ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition and the first chapter of the Jeremiah Saga trilogy. Built for three to five players and a Game Mother, the adventure brings the franchise back to its iconic blend of tension and isolation. Players follow the crew of a modest starfreighter on a routine resupply run to the remote Jeremiah VI industrial colony, unaware that something far more dangerous is waiting for them there.

This set contains:

  • The main Rapture Protocol scenario book, full of story details, locations, and guidance for running the adventure
  • A huge double-sided map (864×558 mm) showing the starfreighter USS Fidanza on one side and the industrial colony of Jeremiah VI on the other
  • Five pre-generated characters with unique roles and motivations
  • Playing cards that support personal agendas and NPC interactions
  • High-quality cardboard tokens for characters and creatures
  • Maps and handouts to assist players during the scenario

To accompany the adventure, a new Miniatures Set introduces 20 finely crafted 28mm figures of soldiers, space truckers, Xenomorphs, and other threats. These miniatures are perfectly scaled for the large battle maps featured in Rapture Protocol, Hope’s Last Day, and other cinematic scenarios across the ALIEN RPG line. The set also includes a booklet of simplified skirmish rules that enables fast, tactical encounters using the included miniatures.

Free League also offers a deluxe landscape Game Mother’s Screen, styled after a MU/TH/UR ship-intelligence interface. The inward-facing panels compile essential tables and quick references to streamline play, while keeping the Game Mother’s notes and secrets concealed from curious eyes.

Modiphius Announces New Terry Pratchett Discworld Games Coming in 2026

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Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork

Publisher of tabletop RPGs, wargames, and board games, Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. has announced that it is developing new games for Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, set to be launched in 2026.

Most notably, Modiphius will be launching a new Discworld board game as a pre-order on Gamefound in Q1 of 2026 named Discworld: Readers Digested. Readers Digested will be a licensed edition of Blue Moon City, a game by Reiner Knizia, who is best known for his eurogame titles. Designed for 2-4 players, the game has been carefully reskinned with Discworld theming and features brand-new added expansion content.

Following a successful Kickstarter campaign for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork which funded with over £2.4m, a retail edition of the core rulebook will be coming to stores in Q2 of 2026. Exclusive to friendly local gaming stores, this will be a digest-sized core rulebook as well as a starter set with an as-yet unpublished adventure for Adventures in Ankh-Morpork.

Modiphius is also planning to bring a Discworld card game to market in Q3 2026, titled Kill Sam Vimes. The card game drops your unlucky assassins into a contract to kill the titular character, as they try not to fall foul of deadly (and hilarious) traps and tricks imagined by the Duke of Ankh.

And that’s not all—coming in Q4 of 2026, building on the success of the first Kickstarter campaign, will be a second Discworld RPG campaign: Discworld: Adventures in Lancre and Uberwald, set to explore Lancre (including its Witches), Uberwald, and the Chalk.

For those looking to get their Discworld fix this year, Modiphius has partnered with AEG on Discworld Live – a TTRPG live show featuring High Rollers and Andy Farrant from Oxventure, at indigo at the O2 later this month. The cast will be playing The Hogswatch adventure, just in time for the festive season.

PAX Unplugged 2025: Allplay brings The Networks: Primetime, Piñatas, and 3 Witches

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Allplay is heading to PAX Unplugged and you can find them at booth #2911 where they’ll be showing off games from some of their amazing partners: Druid City Games, OddBird, Salt & Pepper Games, Itten Games, Sashi & Sashi, and their newest partner, Cardboard Alchemy, plus more!

They’re bringing three brand-new titles making their U.S. debut after Spiel last month:

The Networks: Primetime

Step into the role of a TV executive and build the next TV empire. Draft stars, run ads, manage your lineup across five seasons, and play powerful Network Cards to stay on top. The network with the most viewers at the end wins!

Check out the Mega Corp Expansion to add even more strategy and fun.

Piñatas

A delightful trick-taking game by Dr. Reiner Knizia. Take tricks carefully—once you take three tricks, you’re out—but score points based on all tricks won at the table. Simple rules, endless fun!
 

3 Witches

From Corey Young, this trick-taking Tiny Box game has no trump suit. Players bid on tricks, with the highest bidder becoming Lead Witch while opponents team up as Lesser Witches. Strategic, fast, and full of surprises.

PAX Unplugged 2025: Board Game Veterans Reveal Song of the Wildkin, a Co-Op Dungeon Crawler for All Ages

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Song of the Wildkin

Bōken Games has revealed Song of the Wildkin, an upcoming co-op dungeon-crawling adventure board game set in a rich fantasy world of anthropomorphic animals and nature-based channeling known as Pitchcraft. Song of the Wildkin emerges from the collective dreams of a board game veteran supergroup: a minimal setup, quick-to-table game with depth and complexity appealing to adults and children (9+) alike, packed with surprises and brought to life with hundreds of charming illustrations.

Enter a world inhabited by the Storied, anthropomorphic animals capable of Pitchcraft — an innate ability to shape wood through song, used for everything from elaborate table-setting to architecture. Talented practitioners even craft wordless woodbeasts that draw memories from the wood used in their creation.

Yet the winds whisper of woodbeasts growing hostile, and unexplained disappearances plague the realm. Among the vanished is the leader of the Seekers, heroes charged with solving the realm’s problems. Four Seekers-in-Training gather their gear and set off on a quest for answers.

Song of the Wildkin is a green legacy game with a 30-hour narrative-driven campaign full of adventure, player choice, 12 classes, and bosses that become playable characters. Assemble an adventuring party of four Seekers from a colorful cast of characters like Truval Fairhide, the valiant and just Guardian fox, and Jubleth Paleclaw, the water wizard hat-wearing Essence Tapper Axolotl. Lead the Seeker squad to defeat bosses like the Eightfold Empress in epic encounters, and then recruit them into your party!

Embark on a journey across richly detailed biomes inhabited by all manner of Storied. Complete scenarios requiring Seekers to cooperate as they explore 240 unique map cards and utilize more than 150 abilities. Designed for collaborative, accessible play that invites both new players and seasoned board game veterans, Song of the Wildkin’s dungeon-crawling and exploration evoke the essence of adventure with deep lore and themes, an evolving world, and minimal setup friction, keeping the focus on fun for all.

Featuring an all-star team of creators such as Andrew Bosley (Illustrator, Everdell), Paul DeStefano (Writer, Oathsworn), Ines Możdżyńska (Graphic Design, Kinfire Chronicles), Edgar Ramos (Sculptor, Stuffed Fables, Bloodborne), Ivan Alexiev (Developer, Rise of Babel), and more to be revealed soon, Song of the Wildkin combines a grounded fantasy setting with engaging gameplay focused on collaboration and intuitive mechanics.

Song of the Wildkin is currently in development with plans for a winter 2026 release.

PAX Unplugged 2025: Raybox Games is Bringing Escape from Projekt Riese

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Raybox Games is heading to PAX Unplugged 2025 from November 21–23 in Philadelphia, and attendees won’t want to miss Booth 3039. The studio will be showcasing its latest release, Escape from Projekt Riese—a fast-growing tactical narrative game that launched this summer to strong reception.

Escape from Projekt Riese drops players into the shadowy depths of WWII’s secret Riese complex, combining tense exploration, modular scenarios, branching narrative paths, and an Automa-driven enemy system that keeps every mission unpredictable. Visitors can get hands-on open copies of this Paths Unknown game.

Escape from Projekt Riese
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