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| #1Plaguescarred1Nov 25, 2012 22:57:21 | The Examiner Sons of Gary Gygax revive TSR, start new gamer magazine By The Examiner Hot on the heels of announcement that Kobold Quarterly is ending production, the mysterious new Gygax magazine is catching the attention of RPG players everywhere. Most will recognize the magazine's title is taken from Gary Gygax, godfather of role-playing games and one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons. Some may also notice the similarity to Dragon magazine's classic logo from the 1980s. Clearly, the creators aim to inspire nostalgia in old-school gamers. What do you think of this new entreprise ? ![]() |
| #2Alan-KelloggNov 26, 2012 16:15:27 | I think it's cool. BTW, if you search on "gygax magazine" you'll find a lot of talk about it on the Web. I've been in contact with the editor, Jayson Elliot, and he says they expect the magazine to be released the week before Christmas. |
| #3Plaguescarred1Nov 28, 2012 2:17:01 | Yeah ive read a bit about it and what Tim Kask said on Dragonsfoot and the whole thing on EnWorld wih Gail saying that the Gary Gygax's Estate is not not really onboard with the Gygax bros on this. |
| #4rampantNov 28, 2012 9:24:25 | Why would the estate have a say? The brothers Gygax have their own claim to the name and can publish whatever they like. |
| #5Plaguescarred1Nov 29, 2012 3:12:06 | While they certainly can, there is apparently a complex IP & likeness question around it, because the name mislead consumers to assume ''Gygax magazine by TSR'' may be an initiative from Gary Gygax estate while it isn't. A US Court could possibly force them to change name (Gygax Bros is an exemple) if the estate win the case some say but i don't know if its true. EnWorld:Gygax Magazine Update Gail Gygax: Please respect my wished to change the caption of this thread to: |
| #6rampantNov 29, 2012 19:57:32 | I'll check the mag when it comes out, but from this point on I'm staying as far away from the politics as possible. |
| #7Plaguescarred1Nov 29, 2012 22:32:54 | Yeah me too. ![]() |
| #8EmirikolDec 16, 2012 10:43:51 | This is SUCH welcome news. I've not been very excited since the death of Dragon and Dungeon (from print). jh |
| #9EmirikolDec 16, 2012 10:44:25 | ..now, where can I get a subscription? |
| #10FinarvynMar 26, 2013 7:27:21 | Issue #1 is out, by the way, and I really enjoyed reading it. Reminded me a lot of a certain monthly magazine that TSR used to publish. Very pre-3E in presentation, both visually and in terms of the style of article involved. Not all of the articles are D&D, either, as clearly the idea is to spread out a little. There were a few too many articles looking back to the old days, but that is natural for a first issue and I assume they will move off from this retrospective as time passes. I'm glad to have subscribed for a year and, assuming that future issues are equal in quality to this one, I plan to resubscribe. |