http://km-515.livejournal.com/1042.html

So there will be a fifth edition of the World’s Most Popular Roleplaying Game:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/arts/video-games/dungeons-dragons-remake-uses-players-input.html?_r=1&hpw

http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4ll/20120109

The playtest version is available soon, May 24. Interesting that this is very much how Pathfinder was developed. I wonder if they are feeling the heat from Paizo?

If you are curious about what they have in mind for the new edition, check out this exhaustive analysis:

http://www.enworld.org/index.php?page=dnd5e

Interestingly, they are also reprinting the old 1st edition AD&D books (yeah!):

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/02410000

And the old DUNGEON boardgame (which at $14, is a must-buy):

http://www.amazon.com/Dungeon-Board-Game-Refresh-Wizards/dp/0786962984/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1336482778&sr=8-4