June - July 2004 News & Updates

July 12

» New Press Release: “Arcane Tech” Coming to a Store Near You

July 6

» Computer Game Update: Due to popular demand, the Computer Games page (complete with patches and downloads) is back online!

June 29

» HDI announced the title of its cyberpunk Fading Suns game "Sathranet" at Origins by displaying the banner you see on the right. (Art by John Bridges) The banner provides just a hint at what the setting is like, but we'll be revealing more over the coming weeks and months. The game, set in the First Republic era of the Fading Suns timeline, shows us an era where the zaibatsu corporations ruled Earth and colonized the first worlds that were discovered through the jumpgate. It also depicts the beginning of a nascent religious movement that would eventually end the reign of the First Republic and send humankind across the stars. It all starts with a single word... sathra.

» Holistic Design Inc. Signs on to Drive ThruRPG.com: Atlanta, Georgia — The era of digital delivery is here, and Holistic Design has joined it. If you’ve ever had trouble locating any of our products, this is your lucky day. You can now get them within minutes at DriveThruRPG.com, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We are happy to announce that we’ve entered into an exclusive agreement with DriveThruRPG.com to offer our roleplaying game products as secure e-Books on this new site. You can check out the e-Book versions of our products there right now.

DriveThruRPG.com is the first completely professional gaming e-Book site, and it offers secure downloads using Adobe’s secure server technology. This allows us to offer our full line of products as e-Books on the site. Basically what iTunes is for music, DriveThruRPG.com is for roleplaying games. It’s a virtual gaming superstore with products from top RPG publishers, from current releases to the classic games that bring us back to our own “good old days.”

If the technophobes out there need any further encouragement to give RPG e-Books a try, we’re making an irresistible offer. In order to help our fans get excited about this new way to get their games, Holistic Design and DriveThruRPG.com will be offering the FADING SUNS Second Edition Rulebook for download absolutely free during the week of August 9th, 2004 to August 15th, 2004. Talk about a good deal!

» Come See HDI In Person! The Holistic Design crew will be at DragonCon in Atlanta, Ga September 3-6, 2004.

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