Hello, Gamerati! Marcelo here.
It's the 1st of April, 2017.
I gotta tell you, it wasn't easy dodging all the April Fool's news out there to find
5 real ones — or, at least, ones I think aren't jokes.
The last one might as well be.
This episode is for real, though, and it's sponsored by Petersen Games.
Tokaido is now available for smartphones and tablets through the Apple App Store and Google
Play store.
The gorgeous Japanese artsy strategy game can now be played on your smartphone or tablet
through a digital version developed by Funforge, the original publisher of the board game.
Tokaido Digital maintains the clean graphic design of the tabletop version
at the same time adding depth through 3-D graphics and a beautifully crafted soundtrack
tailor-made for the game.
Tokaido Digital allows for three modes of play: you can play solo against the A.I.;
you can play "pass & play", which means you do your turn then pass your gadget to
another player so they can do their turn; and you can play with more than one person
online.
It supports English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.
Look for Tokaido Digital at the App Store and Google Play.
The price tag is $6.99 at the App Store and $6.49 at Google Play.
Wizkids launches a fleet of Star Trek Attack Wing models… unpainted!
That's right.
Starting in August, ten models will be available with only a first coat of primer on them
out of the box.
Called Star Trek Deep Cuts, each model will also come with a decal sheet and the base,
pegs, and connector you'll need in case you want to use your personalized ship on your
game of Star Trek Attack Wing.
The ten ships in the series are the Klingon Bird-of-Prey and K't'inga Class, the Reman
Warbird, the Romulan Bird-of-Prey and D'deridex Class, and the Federation Intrepid, Defiant,
Galaxy, Sovereign and Constitution classes.
MSRP for each model will be $5.99.
I have no doubt the success of this first batch of Star Trek Deep Cuts will determine
the release of more unpainted ships.
Planescape: Torment will get the enhanced edition it deserves.
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition (I really like saying the word "enhanced") is brought
to you by the same competent hands of the designers and programers at Beamdog, the ones
that came up with Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition.
All this enhancement means the game will be playable in current generation computers in
4K widescreen, reworked graphics, reworked interface, remastered soundtrack, and even
the fixing of some of the bugs from the original game.
Baldur's Gate for example had some of the enemies' toughness rebalanced.
Beamdog had the help of Planescape: Torment's original lead designer, Chris Avellone in
the making of the Enhanced Edition.
The game will be available for PC, Mac, and Linux later this year.
And I'm already salivating.
All GDC 2017 tabletop gaming talks are available to watch online.
Game Developer's Conference (or GDC) is a videogame summit that happens in San Francisco
every year.
This year, they hosted a one-day Board Game Design Day (or BGDD).
Amongst the panelists we had Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock talking about building a Legacy
game, Chris Cantrell uncovering the story of Mechs vs. Minions design, Mike Boxleiter
on conflict & high-tension moments in the design of Secret Hitler, and a special panel
on the state and the future of board game design with Rob Daviau, Geoffrey Engelstein,
and Eric Lang in which they covered a myriad of topics, from virtual reality to diversity.
All panels from that day can be watched for free online at GDC Vault dot com.
So let's recap: you can watch all BGDD from GDC on TV or PC.
Yeah, link in the description.
Let's end this Gamerati News Update with a little controversy.
We haven't had one in a while.
Gale Force Nine has put the Brazilian version of D&D 5th edition on hold until we grow up.
So last week Gale Force Nine, who's handling publishing rights for Dungeons & Dragons in
different languages for Wizards of the Coast, announced translations of D&D 5th edition
in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese.
WotC went with GF9 on this venture because, according to the announcement, they wanted
to "make sure that the quality, consistency, care, and community support that have made
fifth edition so popular in English also exists for other languages."
So they tapped GF9 not only to translate the products, but also to oversee production and
local market partnerships to find language experts, printers, and D&D fans in each country
to tackle issues unique to each market.
What they found in Brazil is our staple unprofessionalism.
Here's the rundown: in 2015 a group of small game publishers jumped at the opportunity
to translate and publish D&D into Portuguese in a way that was different than how the game
had been handled by the two previous local publishers D&D here had since TSR times
(which were terrible).
By themselves the businesses RedBox, Meeple BR, Rigo, and Fire on Board were too small
to handle such a big publishing project, so they came together and formed a joint venture…
based on handshakes, vage agreements, and very little legal legerdemain.
So it was only a matter of time before one of those companies split and announced independently
that they hammered out an agreement with GF9 to publish D&D in Brazil by themselves.
When the crap hit the fan, GF9 suspended any plans for a Brazilian D&D version until the
kindergarten calms down and they find out what happened.
So… yeah.
I'll keep you posted on any significant development.
And with that we reach the end of another Gamerati News Update, your weekly dip into
what's up in the world of games and gaming.
This episode was sponsored by Petersen Games, who has recently released Orcs Must Die! the
board game adaptation of the awesome video game.
The complete Orcs Must Die! bundle with six boxes chock-full of high-quality miniatures
(and 100 glow skulls, don't forget the glow skulls) is still at 26% off.
I don't know how long they're gonna hold that price, so if you're interested, there's
a link in the description below straight to the Orcs Must Die! complete page
at Petersen Games dot com. Check it out!
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