Release date for World War Cthulhu?

[CodeMonki]

Hi!

Is there a release data in mind for World War Cthulhu?

[Mike M]

Nothing set in stone. It will be ready when it's ready.

[Travern]

On 5/25/2022 at 8:52 AM, Mike M said:

Nothing set in stone. It will be ready when it's ready.

Many thanks for the update. As there’s naturally a lot of space between “set in stone” and “ready when it’s ready”, would you be able to narrow that down for us please?

When the acquisition was announced back in August of last year, “all-new layout and art” were promised for the 7th ed. republications—is that still the case? If so, where does this series, along with the other Cubicle 7 re-publications, fit in Chaosium’s fiscal year projections (FY 2023 or FY 2024, maybe)? Or could you let us know what their slots are in Chaosium’s CoC editorial-production pipeline? (Where do they line up with respect to, say, upcoming announced projects such as the anticipated Lovecraft Country guides (Arkham, Dunwich, Kingsport, Innsmouth, Miskatonic University, and Miskatonic Valley), the Dreamlands, and Sci-Fi Cthulhu?)

Thanks again—everyone is eagerly waiting for more CoC news.

[Rick Meints]

57 minutes ago, Travern said:

Many thanks for the update. As there’s naturally a lot of space between “set in stone” and “ready when it’s ready”, would you be able to narrow that down for us please?

When the acquisition was announced back in August of last year, “all-new layout and art” were promised for the 7th ed. republications—is that still the case? If so, where does this series, along with the other Cubicle 7 re-publications, fit in Chaosium’s fiscal year projections (FY 2023 or FY 2024, maybe)? Or could you let us know what their slots are in Chaosium’s CoC editorial-production pipeline? (Where do they line up with respect to, say, upcoming announced projects such as the anticipated Lovecraft Country guides (Arkham, Dunwich, Kingsport, Innsmouth, Miskatonic University, and Miskatonic Valley), the Dreamlands, and Sci-Fi Cthulhu?)

Thanks again—everyone is eagerly waiting for more CoC news.

I don't remember Chaosium "promising" anything. We provided some info on what our plans were at that time. Plans can change but that doesn't equate to "broken promises". Fortunately, our plan hasn't changed. We intend to relaunch the WWC line with material updated for the 7th edition rules and with new color layout and art. They will be to the standard of Masks, Pulp Cthulhu, Children of Fear, etc. The WWC line relaunch won't happen this year. When after that? It's ready when it's ready.

We are not going to be discussing our fiscal projections, nor have we committed to a release date for the WWC line. We are not going to deep dive into "where all projects are in their status" either. We work with a fair number of freelancers to do various projects with us. Sometimes they are late; sometimes there are unexpected delays. Even if we did provide you with everything you desire in terms of project timelines, project release dates, financial projections and everything else, that info would all be subject to change.

I get that people LOVE to know more, but too many times in the past when we have provided more detail than we probably should have we just get endless rounds of "you promised X" with demands to know why that didn't happen. It's not productive. It creates bad feelings. It even angers some people. All for what? We make no promises. The Arkham, Dunwich, Kingsport, etc. books have a higher priority than WWC and will get completed first. If the lack of additional information disappoints you, I apologize for disappointing you, but I am not going to spend who knows how many hours trying to not disappoint you.

During numerous interviews and posts Mike Mason has explained the titles closest to being released over the next 6-12 months. If he wanted to provide more detail, he would have already provided it.

 

[Travern]

26 minutes ago, Rick Meints said:

Fortunately, our plan hasn't changed. We intend to relaunch the WWC line with material updated for the 7th edition rules and with new color layout and art. They will be to the standard of Masks, Pulp Cthulhu, Children of Fear, etc. The WWC line relaunch won't happen this year. When after that? It's ready when it's ready.

Thanks for the new briefing. We appreciate that a lot can change in nine months, especially these days (even the remastered 40th anniversary box set ran into delays, but people are very happy we their copies they’re receiving now). It’s doubtful anyone was anticipating anything from Cthulhu World War, Cthulhu Cold War, or Cthulhu Britannica this fiscal year. There’s Regency Cthulhu in the front of the queue, then, perhaps, Cthulhu by Gaslight (next year?) after that.

 

26 minutes ago, Rick Meints said:

We make no promises. The Arkham, Dunwich, Kingsport, etc. books have a higher priority than WWC and will get completed first.

Again, thanks—simply hearing Chaosium’s priorities is useful.  You’d mentioned that after the 40th anniversary Kickstarter shipped, you’d start getting other older titles back into print. We’re all avidly looking forward to learning what exactly these will be (Beyond the Mountains of Madness maybe?).

[Rick Meints]

4 minutes ago, Travern said:

Again, thanks—simply hearing Chaosium’s priorities is useful.  You’d mentioned that after the 40th anniversary Kickstarter shipped, you’d start getting other older titles back into print. We’re all avidly looking forward to learning what exactly these will be (Beyond the Mountains of Madness maybe?).

The Beyond the Mountains of Madness reprint is currently available.

[Travern]

4 minutes ago, Rick Meints said:

The Beyond the Mountains of Madness reprint is currently available.

A 7th edition version of BtMoM, like Masks of Nyarlathotep and Horror on the Orient Express, is still on the “to do list”, right?

[Rick Meints]

21 hours ago, Travern said:

A 7th edition version of BtMoM, like Masks of Nyarlathotep and Horror on the Orient Express, is still on the “to do list”, right?

Yes, but it's pretty far down the list. My apologies, I thought you were asking about other CoC Classics reprints, not older titles updated to the 7th edition.