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ICv2's Latest RPG Chart: Pathfinder Up, Fallout Arrives
ICV2's chart of the top TTRPGs for Fall 2021 has landed. As usual, it puts D&D in top place; Pathfinder has reclaimed 2nd place after a dip in Spring 2021, and Goodman Games' D&D 5E line has its own entry coming in at 3rd place, spurred by the 5E version of The Temple of Elemental Evil. The Aliens RPG has dropped off the chart (it had held 4th place since Fall 2020) and Call of Cthulhu...
Industry  Pathfinder 
Paizo Recognizes Union!
The ‘will they, won’t they?’ conjecture around whether or not Paizo would voluntarily recognise the new United Paizo Workers union was mercifully short. Paizo today announced that it would work with the union to improve working conditions at the company. United Paizo Workers consists of more than 30 employees, and was formed to address allegations of pay inequity, verbal abuse, and poor...
Industry  Pathfinder 
Paizo Freelancers Support Union
Jason Tondro, senior developer for Pathfinder and Starfinder, has indicated that a large swathe of Paizo freelancers have stopped work in support of the recently formed union by Paizo employees. Initially the freelance group had a range of demands, but in light of the new union, they have put forward one single new demand instead: to recognize the union...
Industry  Pathfinder 
Paizo Workers Unionize
The workers at Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder and Starfinder, have formed the United Paizo Workers union (UPW). The new union speaks of its love for the company, but cites a number of underlying issues including underpay, crunch conditions, and the recent allegations regarding the work environment made by former employee Jessica Price. They also bring up hiring practices, pay inequity, verbal...
Industry 
Free RPG Day 2021 – What’s On Offer?
Free RPG Day 2021 happens on Saturday, October 16. Pushed back from its normal June date due to the pandemic; nevertheless, this year offers an excellent assortment of tabletop RPG options for new and existing fans. Each year (2019 product review, 2020 publishers, 2020 interview), I highlight this event because it is the single biggest spotlight that tabletop roleplaying games get each year. I...
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Alien & Fate Join ICv2's Top 5 RPGs
Alien and Fate join ICv2's tabletop RPG sales chart, while Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder maintain 1st and 2nd places as usual, positions 3-5 always change. Cyberpunk, from R. Talsorian, has climbed from 5th place last time, to 3rd place. This chart is for September-December 2020, based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. Position Game Publisher 1...
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ICv2's Top 5 RPGs for Spring 2020 - D&D 3PPs In The Chart!
ICv2's latest set of figures are in (I compile them all here) and, while there's little surprise about D&D followed by Pathfinder coming in the top two places, and Starfinder also featuring, there's a new entry -- "5E-Compatible". These are for Spring 2020. The 5E-Compatible category, according to ICv2's online magazine, shows that collectively third-party D&D products are doing well...
Industry  Pathfinder 
New Leadership at Paizo
Paizo’s owner, Lisa Stevens, has announced that she will be taking less of a direct leadership role in the company, with Jeff Alvarez bring promoted to President. REDMOND, WASHINGTON (June 16, 2020): Paizo Inc. has announced the promotion of Jeffrey Alvarez to the position of President and shared its leadership transition plans. Alvarez will be responsible for the company’s regular...
Boardgames  Dungeons & Dragons  Industry  Warhammer 
Tabletop Game Companies Step Up
As the pandemic continues to roil the globe, tabletop game companies have seen an uptick in play even as supply chains and distribution channels have been disrupted. But companies are finding other ways to pitch in against COVID-19 that goes beyond just playing games.
Industry 
Diamond & Alliance Shutdown: Publisher Impacts Part Two
In Part One of this two-part series, I spoke with Steve Jackson Games, Kobold Press, Ulisses Spiele, Pinnacle Entertainment, and Kenzer and Company about the impact the shutdown of Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors has on their distribution. Every publisher I’ve talked to looks forward to Alliance and Diamond’s grand reopening. In the meantime, they continue to look...
Industry 
Diamond & Alliance Shutdown: Publisher Impacts Part One
COVID-19 continues to impact our world in unprecedented ways such as the temporary closures of Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors. Both owned by Geppi Family Enterprises, and both dominate in their fields, these cessations include the suspension of payments to publishers, though, as of this writing, some payments are occurring through Diamond. The closure was covered on...
Industry 
ICv2 Reports 23% Growth In RPGs in 2019
ICv2 has published its latest estimates for the size of the hobby games market in the US and Canada as of 2019. The hobby games channel is up 5-10%, being the 11th consecutive year of growth, and the number of stores is increasing. TCG category dominated with 44% of all hobby games. Miniatures and boardgames are about half that, and RPGs are the smallest category. $745M collectible games...
Industry 
Origins Awards Nominees Include Alien, Pathfinder, And More!
This year's Origins Award nominees have been announced. In the role-playing games category, we have Alien, Over the Edge, Pathfinder 2E, Star Crossed and Teens in Space. Role-Playing Games Alien: The Roleplaying Game | Free League Publishing | Tomas Härenstam Over the Edge (3rd edition) | Atlas Games | Chris Lites, Jonathan Tweet Pathfinder Core Rulebook (2nd edition) | Paizo Inc | Logan...
Industry 
Latest ICv2 Stats Sees Free League's 'Alien' RPG Sneak Into Top 5!
ICv2's top hobby channel roleplaying games chart is in (this reflects Fall 2019). The top spots are the same as usual, while the bottom as always features the flavor of the day -- in this case, it's Free League's awesome Alien RPG, knocking Vampire 5E off the list. I'm not totally clear on the dates covered here, as Alien didn't come out until December or so. It had a pre-launch at...
Industry  Pathfinder 
Logan Bonner Named Pathfinder Lead Designer
Logan Bonner has been named Pathfinder Lead Designer. He announced this on Twitter -- "This is officially official now: I’m now the Pathfinder Lead Designer! That means I’m in charge of the overall rules ecology for [Pathfinder 2E]. (Well, the parts made by Paizo, anyway.)"
Industry 
ICv2's Latest Quarterly Chart: D&D Top, But PF2 Is Strong
The latest chart from ICv2 is up! This represents hobby channel sales through Summer 2019, which is May-August. ICv2 compiles these charts by interviewing retailers and distributors. Dungeons & Dragons comes in first, followed by Pathfinder, Shadowrun 6E, Vampire 5th Edition, and then the current Star Wars RPG from FFG. An interesting note is that core D&D books are not growing in hobby...

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