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Eric J. Gibson through his company [[Purgatory Publishing]] purchased [[West End Games]], and the deal was announced by previous owner [[Humanoids Publishing]] on November 14, 2003.<ref name="designers">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}</ref>{{rp|195}} Gibson becoming the new owner of West End involved the ''[[Masterbook]]'', [[D6 System]] and its derivative [[D6 System#Variant resolution systems|D6 Legend]] systems, as well as the ''[[Bloodshadows]]'', ''[[Shatterzone]]'' and ''[[Torg]]'' settings, as well as the West End trademark.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|195}} As part of his contribution to West End, Gibson made the d6 classic system into a more generic rules system.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|195}} Gibson intended to publish a new edition of ''Torg'', but only produced two ''Torg'' PDFs.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|195–196}} |
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West End began having difficulty financing their publications, so Gibson offered to [[Bill Coffin]] to publish his ''Septimus'' role-playing game, but even after taking preorders Gibson did not have enough money to print the book, and announced in 2008 that ''Septimus'' was cancelled and he was dissolving West End Games.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|196}} Gibson ultimately released ''Bill Coffin's Septimus'' (2009) in PDF, which would be the last product from West End Games.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|196}} Gibson released his core genre books using the [[Open Game License|OGL]], making the D6 system available for use to other publishers.<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|196}} Gibson sold the remaining properties for West End, selling ''Torg'' to German company [[Ulisses Spiele]], and the ''Masterbook'' system with the ''Bloodshadows'' and ''Shatterzone'' settings to [[Precis Intermedia]].<ref name="designers"/>{{rp|196}} |
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In April 2016, he sold the rest of West End Games and the D6 System to [[Stewart Wieck|Nocturnal Media]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nocturnal-media.com/blog/2016/4/13/nocturnal-media-acquires-west-end-games |title=Nocturnal Media Acquires West End Games |publisher=Nocturnal Media|type=Press Release|date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2020-09-15}}</ref> |
In April 2016, he sold the rest of West End Games and the D6 System to [[Stewart Wieck|Nocturnal Media]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nocturnal-media.com/blog/2016/4/13/nocturnal-media-acquires-west-end-games |title=Nocturnal Media Acquires West End Games |publisher=Nocturnal Media |type=Press Release |date=2016-05-13 |accessdate=2020-09-15 |archive-date=2020-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830222912/https://www.nocturnal-media.com/blog/2016/4/13/nocturnal-media-acquires-west-end-games |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 29 March 2024
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Eric J. Gibson is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
[edit]Eric J. Gibson through his company Purgatory Publishing purchased West End Games, and the deal was announced by previous owner Humanoids Publishing on November 14, 2003.[1]: 195 Gibson becoming the new owner of West End involved the Masterbook, D6 System and its derivative D6 Legend systems, as well as the Bloodshadows, Shatterzone and Torg settings, as well as the West End trademark.[1]: 195 As part of his contribution to West End, Gibson made the d6 classic system into a more generic rules system.[1]: 195 Gibson intended to publish a new edition of Torg, but only produced two Torg PDFs.[1]: 195–196
West End began having difficulty financing their publications, so Gibson offered to Bill Coffin to publish his Septimus role-playing game, but even after taking preorders Gibson did not have enough money to print the book, and announced in 2008 that Septimus was cancelled and he was dissolving West End Games.[1]: 196 Gibson ultimately released Bill Coffin's Septimus (2009) in PDF, which would be the last product from West End Games.[1]: 196 Gibson released his core genre books using the OGL, making the D6 system available for use to other publishers.[1]: 196 Gibson sold the remaining properties for West End, selling Torg to German company Ulisses Spiele, and the Masterbook system with the Bloodshadows and Shatterzone settings to Precis Intermedia.[1]: 196
In April 2016, he sold the rest of West End Games and the D6 System to Nocturnal Media.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "Nocturnal Media Acquires West End Games" (Press Release). Nocturnal Media. 2016-05-13. Archived from the original on 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
External links
[edit]- "Eric Gibson :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on 19 May 2007.