Evil Hat Joins Alliance To Bring Dresden Files To Stores Near You
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Silver Spring, Maryland (February 24, 2010) – Alliance Game Distributors and Evil Hat Productions are proud to announce that they will be teaming up to bring The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game to adventure-hobby retailers in June, 2010!
The Dresden Files RPG is based upon the wildly popular series of books by New York Times best selling author Jim Butcher. With eleven books published in the series, and Changes, the 12th book set to release on April 6, 2010, the Evil Hat crew had a wealth of characters and plot to draw from.
“We are delighted that Evil Hat will be expanding its existing distribution network to include Alliance,” said Mike Webb, VP of Marketing and Customer Service for Alliance Game Distributors. “Evil Hat has a well deserved reputation for putting out some of the finest in independent roleplaying products. And from the previews we have seen, The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game hits on all cylinders with the industry. Jim Butcher’s vision and characters are a wonderful modern take on fantasy noir. Combining Butcher’s world with Evil Hat’s gamecraft is a winning combination!”
“When it came time for us to decide if we were going into distribution, there wasn’t any question about who we’d want in our corner,” said Fred Hicks, Co-President of Evil Hat Productions. “The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game is the first game we’ve done on this kind of scale. Partnering with Alliance to get the game into retail stores everywhere is a straight-up no-brainer. Their track record speaks for itself!”
In addition to the Dresden Files RPG, Alliance will also be offering Evil Hat’s backlist of products – including the award-winning Spirit of the Century RPG, based on the Fate game system—the same engine which drives the ruleset for Dresden Files!
The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 1 – Your Story [EHP3001] and The Dresden Files RPG: Volume 2 – Our World [EHP3002] will make their first appearance at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio June 23, 2010.
About Evil Hat
Evil Hat Productions believes that passion makes the best games. With this passion, they create award-winning games such as Spirit of the Century and Swashbucklers of the 7 Skies, delivering the best in small-press gaming.
For more information about Evil Hat, contact
Fred Hicks, Co-President
feedback@evilhat.com
www.evilhat.com
For more information about The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, visit the game’s website at www.dresdenfilesrpg.com
About Alliance
Alliance Game Distributors is the largest hobby-game distributor in the US, with 4 warehouses and 5 sales offices servicing North America and the world. Alliance leads the industry in retail support, with a robust B2B web presence and the industry leading preorder publication, Game Trade Magazine – which has proved an invaluable tool to retailers and consumers for over 10 years.
For more information, contact
Mike Webb, VP of Marketing and Customer Service
mew@alliance-games.com · 410-602-8000 x1005
Which artist did the cover paintings?
Yum, Dresden Files, hard to wait…. Also I liked the flying Ape, a FATE game just isn’t the same without a flying ape. (Also is the flying ape statted out in the book?)
@The Mad Hatter, it was David Seidman: http://www.davidseidman.com/
@Dusty, yep — it’s a Shen demon from the opening of Blood Rites.
Congratulations, Fred and Co.!
Man, I love that image for Our Story.
Is there any news on the price of the pre-order, or just price in general?
@Neal, very soon!
Wicked!
In the words of Khan: He tasks me. He tasks me…
@Neal, to be more specific: we’ll talk prices and give folks a better look at that cover art tomorrow.
Amazing news Fred!
Partnering with Alliance is undoubtedly a great opportunity for both, Evil Hat and Alliance alike. It’s good to know there will be no troubles to find the game anywhere.
The purple flying ape with flaming poo is just… Wow…
Selenio.
it’s…..KONGTRON!!!!!!
OMG June needs to get here NOW!!!
@Neal,
The new post with the pricing is up: http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2010/02/26/pictures-and-product-pricing/
Dont forget — folks who order books from their local brick & mortar retailer at full price will be eligible for our PDF guarantee. The Alliance deal makes this even more possible, by getting the games into more b&m stores:
http://www.evilhat.com/home/pdf-guarantee/
Wow I can’t believe I never asked this or saw it asked.
Are you going to have Dresden art themed avatars, dice, even life counters.
I mean basic single or double sided metal disk shaped like harry’s pentacle or other dresden files stuff would add hella flair.
Having some avatars to represent the arch types and villains.
I don’t know if your using the standard grid for movement but even a grid with dresden art would rock.
I would do anything to get fully emersed into this in game play.
@SAM Hitch, we don’t have accessory plans yet (and I’m not sure if we will).
/broken heart.