D&D Online to go free

Turbine has set the launch date for Dungeons & Dragons Eberron Unlimited, in an announcement made by the company today. The game is penciled in for an August 6th, 2009 launch.

In addition to the announcement, the NDA has also been lifted on the Dungeons & Dragons Eberron Unlimited beta. So with the flood gates now opened, share your information and screenshots with us on the forums!

To celebrate today's announcement MMORPG.com has 13 new screenshots of the game. Check them out here!

For more screenshots of Dungeons & Dragons Online, take a peek at MMORPG.com’s  full gallery.

Check out the game here.  And here’s an article about it here.

[via MMORPG.com]

13ft. Beholder seen lurking around Seattle

If you'll be in Seattle over the next few days, keep an eye out around town. Word has it, he'll be appearing in some very unlikely places...  I think that would be a little unsettling while waiting for the bus.

[via Wizards of the Coast]

Dungeon & Dragons creator dies at 69

Thanks to Dueling Analogs for this great comic and post.

Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and father of the role-playing game, passed away yesterday. Without Gygax's brilliance games like Final Fantasy, Dragonquest and World of Warcraft would have never existed. Dungeons & Dragons is the true foundation of all modern role-playing games. So thank you Gary. Without you our gaming world would have been a lot less fun.

For this comic, I decided to go for true D&D joke. In fact, a friend of mine who has forgotten more about D&D than I've ever learned was like "huh... I didn't know that" after I explained it.

So why was it ironic that Satan was using the 2nd Edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rulebook? Because all mentions of demons and devils were removed from this edition to appease Christian zealots who were attacking D&D for Satan worshiping and such at the time. And now you know.

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008)

Where Can a Geek Go for a Getaway

My Wife and I have always enjoyed "Geek Getaways". The last two DragonCon's have been in our home base of Indianapolis, there's always a few Star Trek conventions in Indy or in several cities a few hours away. Our favorite Geek Getaway is in Las Vegas at the "Star Trek Experience"! They have the definitive Star Trek Museum, a few interactive shows that are AWESOME and when you are through with all that you can buy some Romulan Ale and kick back at Quarks! (Romulan Ale is Blue! It's also quite smooth and yummy) They have all the Klingon Delicacies; as well as food from all over the other parts of the known galaxy.
All that being said, I found a wonderful article on "Geek Getaways" on MSN City Guides. This article, written by Sean Mahoney will have you dreaming of places to go you never knew existed! Click here for the story; and let us know which getaway you'd like to go see! If it's not listed here; then make one up and tell us what would be in your "Fantasy Geek Getaway".