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07-24-2018, 12:42 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Public Announcement
As recently announced, we are focusing on our core games and adapting our operations to better fit today's shifting market. As part of the change in our schedule, we are closing down Pyramid magazine later this year. The December 2018 issue will be the final issue of the magazine, and effective immediately, we are no longer accepting subscriptions.
Existing subscribers, in January 2019, will be given the choice of a refund (delivered by check) for unfulfilled issues or, if they wish, two times the refund value in Warehouse 23 credit. Each subscriber will receive an email late this year with instructions on how to claim their refund or store credit. Closing down Pyramid will give our team more time to spend on the GURPS game, producing more PDFs and bringing more out-of-print GURPS books back to print through the GURPS On Demand program. Additionally, this will give the team time to explore the thousands of Pyramid articles that we have published since 1993 and select the best works that are worthy of compilation, expansion, and update to the GURPS 4th edition rules. Thank you for years of support. We will miss Pyramid, but there's nothing stopping us from bringing the magazine back when the market changes again. Steve Jackson Games has been here for decades, and we will continue to do what we need to do to publish games for many years to come. |
07-24-2018, 01:23 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Public Announcement
A sad thing
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07-24-2018, 01:31 PM | #3 | |
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Portsmouth, VA, USA
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07-24-2018, 01:49 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Re: Public Announcement
Sad.
Can we still submit articles for upcoming issues, or do you have enough to publish from here on out? Also, will there be a possibility for a license to allow a similar publication? Pyramid has been a blessing for us to hone our craft on our favorite RPG. |
07-24-2018, 02:17 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Seattle
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Re: Public Announcement
Is this the beginning of a death spiral for GURPS? A major refocus of sjgames to TFT? A move to kickstarter projects for everything?
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07-24-2018, 02:28 PM | #6 |
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Re: Public Announcement
"Closing down Pyramid will give our team more time to spend on the GURPS game, producing more PDFs and bringing more out-of-print GURPS books back to print through the GURPS On Demand program. Additionally, this will give the team time to explore the thousands of Pyramid articles that we have published since 1993 and select the best works that are worthy of compilation, expansion, and update to the GURPS 4th edition rules."
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07-24-2018, 04:19 PM | #7 | |
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Location: Seattle
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I honestly don't know if Pyramid was a money sink for sjgames; if so, it was probably the best business decision that could be made. I really hope this will hrrald a new era of more tgan 4-ish supplements per year.
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07-24-2018, 06:40 PM | #8 |
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Location: Canada
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07-24-2018, 09:12 PM | #9 | |
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Location: Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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I don't think concern is unwarranted. I find it difficult to interpret this choice as a sign that the GURPS line is doing better than ever.
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07-24-2018, 02:30 PM | #10 |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kyïv, Ukraine
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Re: Public Announcement
Again? I keep reading about GURPS dying / being dead several times per year . . .
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