Wizards of the Coast‘s (WotC) latest hardcover book, Heroes of Shadow, is yet another new take for their fourth edition Dungeons and Dragons (4e D&D) role playing game (RPG).

Up until this point, characters in 4e D&D were strictly the good guys and had no serious option to play or act evil but Heroes of Shadow changes that paradigm. Players can now take on the role of traditionally evil villains including the Assassin (first introduced in 1978, but not seen much since) or Blackguard (a fallen Paladin, a common archetype to D&D), all worked out with their own special powers and features.

Something is brewing over at Gaia Online and it means plenty of fun for Gaians.

I received a message from Christina Simmons, assistant account executive of public relations at Mullen Public Relations: “Hi Lucy, Ever wondered what it’s like to be born with extraordinary superhero powers? Well, Tim Kring, executive producer and creator of NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe nominated epic saga, Heroes is hosting a live webcast on September 21, 2009, at 7 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), an hour before the highly anticipated Season 4 Premiere.”

More than a year has passed since Ubisoft announced that it had acquired the rights to develop a game based on NBC Universal’s popular television show Heroes, which is currently nearing the end of its third season following the airing of “Villains” earlier this week (November 10, 2008).

With next to no information about the game being offered since the original July 2007 announcement, it should come as little surprise that Ubisoft has now backed away from the game entirely. Company PR director Jaime Cottini informed MTV Multiplayer that the rights to a Heroes game have reverted back to NBC Universal.

The game’s cancellation may well be a result of…

The Hollywood Reporter published an article today (July 26, 2007) stating that Ubisoft has finalized a deal to make a video game based on the popular NBC TV series, Heroes. Also announced this week at Comic Con, Ubisoft is scheduled to discuss its progress on another game based on the ABC TV series, Lost. That more »