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[Wargaming] Thoughts on the Privateer Press keynote at Templecon 2014

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It's early February, which can mean only one thing for Wargamers in the USA - it's Templecon time! Sadly, being in the UK, (now) busy with a full time job, and with lots of my holiday allocation for the year already taken, I find myself once more unable to attend. (One year I'd love to go to an American gaming convention, but that's a discussion for another day.) As is becoming traditional, Privateer Press chose Templecon for the start of year, state of the union keynote presentation. In it they detail all (or certainly a great number) of the projects coming out in the upcoming year, and tease ahead for projects that they're working on. Last year they announced the new Convergence of Cyriss faction being released as part of Warmachine's 10 year anniversary. What was going to be the big highlight on 2014? Luckily for those of us not actually at Templecon, there were plenty of people live-tweeting the keynote. Not only that, but Privateer Press live-...

[Wargaming] New Warmachine faction!

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This weekend out in Warwick, Rhode Island (somewhere in the USA), Templecon is taking place. There are only a handful of conventions on my bucket list, but Templecon is definitely one of them. I’ve heard so much about it through the podcasts and blogs that I listen to, and behind their own Lock ‘n’ Load convention seems to be the headline generator for all things Privateer Press. Over the years it’s become the location for their start of year keynote address. A sort of ‘state of the union’ if you will, looking at what’s coming up in the year ahead. Last year Colossals/Gargantuans. This year? Privateer Press sure know how to tease. (Credit: handcannononline.com)