---------------------------- ATL@S UPDATE -- 8 April 1999 ---------------------------- ATLAS GAMES TO PUBLISH FENG SHUI Atlas Games and Robin D. Laws are pleased to announce that Atlas Games will bring back into print the roleplaying hit Feng Shui in 1999. Feng Shui, the action-movie roleplaying game of serious butt-kicking, was first published in 1996. Since then, however, the rights to the game have reverted from Daedalus Entertainment, the original publisher, to Robin D. Laws, the game's creator. This new agreement between Laws and Atlas Games will bring the game back to life. "It is an honor to take up the reins of this ground-breaking RPG," said Atlas Games President John Nephew. "We look forward to bringing back the game and supporting it with a string of supplements." Many details of Feng Shui's re-publication are still in flux at the time of this release. This much is clear now: Atlas Games will print a new version of the core game, which will be similar to the Daedalus edition in content but not graphic appearance. Atlas Games' current publishing schedule calls for a Gen Con (August 1999) release. The core book's re-publication will be followed by a full line of supplements. "Feng Shui is a seriously bitchin' game," said Atlas Games Creative Director Jeff Tidball. "Gamers have been deprived of new Feng Shui material for way too long. We're going to put a stop to that heinous tragedy." Feng Shui fans can rest assured that Atlas Games is taking Feng Shui's re-release very seriously. In fact, Atlas' assumption of Feng Shui is similar to its 1996 purchase and subsequent publication of Ars Magica, the roleplaying game of medieval magic. Since undertaking Ars Magica, Atlas Games has produced a new edition of the core rules and ten supplements to date. Robin D. Laws is widely regarded as one of the best game designers writing today; other than Feng Shui, he has written gaming materials across the spectrum, for Deadlands, Earthdawn, Over the Edge, On the Edge -- too many to mention, really. His first novel, Pierced Heart, was published by Atlas in 1996. Atlas Games are the publishers of Unknown Armies, Lunch Money, Ars Magica, Once Upon A Time, Cults Across America, and many other fine games. Their web site -- www.atlas-games.com -- is full to the rafters of information about them. # # # Contact: John Nephew President, Atlas Games (651) 638-0077 AtlasGames@aol.com ========== NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT ONE SHOTS: Five Stand-Alone Scenarios for Unknown Armies Available in May 1999 This new anthology of scenarios for Unknown Armies is the pedal -- all you gotta do is put it to the metal, pop the clutch, and roll! Each scenario is a stand-alone adventure complete with pre-generated characters. Any one of them can be prepped and run on short notice, perfect for a no-strings-attched night of gaming, a convention one-off, or an in-store demo. No character creation, no lengthy prep, no big campaign commitments -- just lock, load, and get ready for a trip to Strangeville, U.S.A. Always put one shot in da brain! Design: Tim Dedopulos, Geoff Grabowski, Nicole Lindroos, and Greg Stolze Editors: Greg Stolze and Timothy Toner Graphic Design: John Tynes Cover Artist: Dennis Detwiller Interior Art: Rob Nemeth, Dan Parsons, Jim Pavelec, Matt Roach, and Brian Snoddy. Description: 80 pages, 8-3/8" x 10-7/8", perfect bound Product Number: AG6001 ISBN: 1-887801-73-1 SRP: $14.95 (US) ========== FURRY PIRATES UPDATE Furry Pirates is currently at the printer. The printer estimates that it will ship to Atlas on April 19, which will definately place the book in stores by the end of the month. Furry Pirates is our brand-new roleplaying game of anthropomorphic animals in the Furry Age of Piracy. For more information, check out the "News: Product Information" section of www.atlas-games.com. ========== THE DRAGON AND THE BEAR UPDATE The Dragon and the Bear, the Ars Magica sourcebook of the Novgorod tribunal, is in stores now. This book is already receiving rave reviews. For a selection, check out: * Mania Magazine's Out of the Box, by Ken Hite: http://www.anotheruniverse.com/columns/box/index.html (This URL points to the current column; if the current column doesn't include a review of TD&B when you click on it, just scroll down to the list of past columns and select the 4/9/99 column) * Gaming Outpost Review Section: http://www.gamingoutpost.com/reviews/ars_magica/dragon_and_bear.shtml ========== You're reading ATL@S UPDATE, Atlas Games's periodic electronic newsletter. It's published whenever there's newsworthy information from Atlas Games to report. To subscribe to this list, send an e-mail to AGJeff@aol.com with the subject line "E-Mail Announcement List". 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