This will not come as any surprise to people who have read my blog or followed me via social media for the past couple of years, but I felt that it was important to state officially. — Gareth-Michael Skarka
 
 
 
 
Adamant Entertainment stands opposed to the Stop Online Piracy Act and it’s Senate version, the Protect Intellectual Property Act. These are over-reaching and poorly-written laws, bought and paid for by media conglomerates in an effort to prop up their 20th-century business models.

Adamant products sell via the internet. We are “pirated” every day. Adamant would rather deal with unauthorized file sharing as we currently do — combating it with cost and convenience, and converting unauthorized users into customers and fans — than support a law which is nothing more than the latest attempt by corporations to put the genie back in the bottle and turn the internet into cable television, with controlled access and controlled content.

Simply put: The greatest leap forward in human interaction and communication since the Gutenberg Bible is more important than their business model — or ours, for that matter.

We urge you to please phone your Congressional Representatives and Senators today. Don’t email, as it will probably be auto-answered and ignored. Talk to someone. If you can, visit their local office. Tell them to oppose these laws.

Thank you.

Adamant Entertainment is pleased to announce that the official Far West Forum is now live! Head on over, register and take part in the palaver.

The forum will be your central discussion site for all things FAR WEST — questions, comments, conversations and more. We just opened the place, so I expect that there will be some dust here and there, and things may change as we open new categories up as sub-forums, but for now, come on in, put yer feet up and enjoy yourself.

You’re free to talk about anything related to Far West here — the game, the books, the site, even related “inspirography” materials.

The forum also features a private subform for members of The Far West Society, our official fan membership community, available by subscription. If you’re not already a Society member, subscriptions are available over on the Far West Society page, for only $10.00 US for a six-month membership.

Thank you, and we look forward to talking with you!

Adamant Entertainment kicks off the Holidays and celebrates 8 years in business with the annual Anniversary Sale and Thanks-giveaway! From Friday, November 25th, through Sunday, December 4th, Adamant’s entire digital product line will be “App Priced” at $1.99 apiece — and print products ordered through Adamant’s webstore will be marked down by 25%!

Well, that’s the Sale — but what about the “Thanks-giveaway”?

This year, one randomly-drawn customer from the sales period will be chosen to receive a brand new Kindle Fire from Amazon, as well as a year’s subscription to Adamant’s ebook line, launching in 2012! Two further customers will each receive regular Kindles and a year’s subscription to the ebook line.

…as a special Thanksgiving treat, we are also pleased to announce that the BUCKAROO BANZAI ADVENTURE GAME Blue Blaze Pre-order is now open!

BUCKAROO BANZAI ADVENTURE GAME – BLUE BLAZE PRE-ORDER

RELEASE DATE: April 2012 Game Line: Buckaroo Banzai Category: Rulebook Size: 304 pages, Hardcover Authors: Gareth-Michael Skarka, Chad Underkoffler ———————————————– Price: $44.95 Quantity: We're Sorry

NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.

Adamant Entertainment, in association with the Banzai Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Strategic Information, proudly offers this exclusive pre-order for the Buckaroo Banzai Adventure Game — a training manual for Blue Blaze Irregulars which uses the format of a tabletop role-playing game in order to prepare BBI recruits for the sorts of situations in which they may find themselves while aiding Buckaroo. The training manual will feature guidelines for taking on the roles of either your own Blue Blaze Irregular Strike Team, or the roles of Dr. Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers themselves. Familiarize yourselves with global threats ranging from Red Lectroids from Planet 10 to Hanoi Xan and the World Crime League; Learn about the specialized equipment available from the Banzai Institute, such as the Oscillation Overthruster and the Jet Car; And begin to embrace the motto of the Blue Blaze Irregulars: “Helping him to help us.”

The game will ship in April of 2012 — this pre-order entitles customers to:

• The hardcover final print version of the Adventure Game.
• The PDF when the file is sent to the printers.
• Your name listed as a Blue Blaze Irregular in the credits.
• An official Blue Blaze Irregular identification card.
• A special pre-order-exclusive PDF adventure.

The Blue Blaze Pre-Order of the BUCKAROO BANZAI ADVENTURE GAME is available for $44.95 plus $7.95 shipping and handling.

 

Thank you for your wonderful support over the past 8 years, and stay tuned — we’ve got great things ahead!