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I know the whole “put new subtitles on the Hitler gets bad news movie clip” thing is the very definition of played out when it comes to Internet memes, but if you’re a Magic player, this one is worth the view.

In White Wolf’s Mage: The Awakening, the characters control magic. But do they really? In The Unbidden, we find proof that magic is a force of nature, and tapping into it can lead to disaster and tragedy.

Worldwake prereleases in China have been delayed and are now rescheduled for February 6-7. The launch parties will be held February 16-17. This directly affects like 0.03 percent of Robot Viking readers, but you still might be interested in finding out why.

Project: Death Race has been stalled for months now simply because I haven’t had the time to dedicate to revising, testing, rerevising and retesting the rules to push them toward a completed form. So we’re going to try something a little different: a funding drive! Well, we couldn’t really have a bake sale…

I happen to have an extra copy of the Hero System 6th Edition Basic Rulebook here, and as part of Robot Viking’s 1st birthday celebration, I’m going to give it away. How can you win it? You just have to be creative.

Sometimes, you’re just not sure who you want to be. Arrogant mage? Fledgling superhero? Hard-drinking private eye with skeletons in the closet? Blood-soaked warrior king of a barbarian horde? Ace starfighter pilot? Mutant vigilante? Luckily, you don’t have to decide. The mammoth Hero System 6th Edition can do all that.

When you get hit by a Ball Lightning with a Kicked Vines of the Vastwood, with a Noble Hierarch also on your opponent’s team, you really feel it. That Ball Lightning attacked as an 11/6 with Trample, if you’re keeping score. This is my brother’s Friday Night Magic deck.

eReaders like the Kindle or the Skiff (pictured) are reaching that tipping point where they move from “cool gadget” to “how did I ever live without this thing?” They’re also going to change the RPG publishing industry right before your eyes.

Here’s your first look at the Jwari Shapeshifter, a rare blue creature in Magic: the Gathering’s upcoming Worldwake expansion. What does she do? Let’s just say a certain deck type is about to get a versatile new ally.

Robot Viking commenter ggodo (aka Billy Gibbs — no, not the dude from ZZ Top, that’s Billy Gibbons) unleashes a horde of hideous alien warriors on us today with his review of the latest Tyranid Codex for Warhammer 40K. The review is so intense we had to break it into two parts just so you [...]

If you’re already a devoted reader of sci-fi blog io9.com, then this is one of those infinite recursion posts (and if not, it still doesn’t have to be a one-way trip). Either way, head over to io9 right now to read about Arc Dreams’ excellent RPG, Monsters and Other Childish Things. Don’t worry, there’s lots [...]

Whatever happened to the Voltron Monsterpocalypse set that was supposed to come out in early 2010? Robot Viking dug deep to find out. This is serious investigative journalism, people!

DriveThruRPG and dozens of game designers have banded together to create Gamers Helping Haiti. With a $20 donation, you’ll get access to dozens of free games and gaming products, all while helping a good cause.

Ryk Perry digs into the economic realities of life as a knight in Medieval Europe, and what it means for your newly landed PC. It ain’t all ale and princesses, that’s for sure.