link to story on ICv2...

"Fantasy Flight Games has announced an October release for the Revised 4th Edition of the Talisman Board Game (MSRP $49.95). 2008 marks the 25th anniversary of this fan favorite magical quest board game and FFG’s revised version adds 14 highly detailed plastic figures (toads included), a revision of the rules, and upgraded components all around. Upon the launch of the Revised 4th Edition, FFG will also make available an upgrade kit, which will include the new plastic figures, revised rules and cards, for those who purchased Games Workshop’s 4th Edition of Talisman, which was released in October of 2007..."

It looks like good news to me.

Good news indeed! Especially the "upgrade kit" for everyone who already purchased 4th edition.

Thank you for the info and link.

How many other companies would provide an upgrade kit for early adopters? Lemme think... None...

Well done FFG!!! This is why the gaming community should support this company.

Customer service and realistic support generates tremendous goodwill and increased sales in return. Every games publisher around the world could learn a few things from FFG.

I cancelled my order for 4th Ed Talisman when the problems became evident from reviews and comments here at BGG. I will cheerfully pony up for the revised game when it becomes available.

Great news. I held off buying 4th edition too after hearing all the negative feedback. Sounds like FFG is going to make the version we all wanted in the first place!

Go Go FFG!

I've always felt there was potential for the game.

The components are nice, but the 4th edition is still a bland luckfest.
Playing it brought back that same feeling I had in the 80s. If the upgrade can fix this dog, I'm all in.

In all fairness… Lookout Games (German) are producing an upgrade kit for Agricola. Not that it has much to do with Talisman, but still!

There are exceptions, but they are certainly few and far between. Please excuse my generalisation

they are not changing the game itself just fixing some glaring typos in the rules and providing the better quality components that will come in 4.5 for those that have 4.0

Still gonna be the same ol great classic game.

Talisman is what it is and if a roll and move "dicefest" isn't your style of game that don't bother with this. I traded my 3rd edition away once I got the 4th due to the fact that I really wanted 2nd edition and this is as close as I can get in a reasonable amount of money. Hell for the most part Black Industries just cut and pasted the 2nd edition game with better images.

I for one can't wait for the upgrade kit and the expansions (of which I will buy every one!!)

Hands down FFG is the BEST game company there is for my money.

Upgrade kit ? For a game that ffg didn't even initially produce ?

These FFG guys really do value their customers

Definitely FFG is the coolest gaming company. The upgrade kits shows you that. For somebody outside US to buy again the game would be completely crazy as the shipping costs made that game cost double. So thanks FFG !! From Argentina we salute you.

Well, since FFG bought Black Industries, I'd say it's in their interest to keep original 4th Ed owners happy.

I hope shipping the kit outside the US won't be too expensive!

I'm really happy of the upgrade kit, as I bought the 4th edition. Nonetheless, I think I would HATE a "different" Talisman. I really love Talisman for what it is... roll the dice, move, kill, gain gold, roll again, move, kill... and a LOT OF CARDS!!!