Goodman Games, creator of the Dungeon Crawl Classics and Xcrawl, has announced Level Up, a new magazine dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons 4E:

"Level up your 4E game! Level Up is the official 4E RPG magazine from Goodman Games. Covering all things 4E, Level Up includes adventures, character options, new monsters, Azagar’s Advice for Adventurers, and the endearing wisdom of Dear Archmage Abby. All for only $1.99! Look for the first issue at your local store in April.

Goodman Games is a strong supporter of retail game stores. We believe they are the best vehicle for spreading our love for this great hobby to new fans. Level Up will be available in bricks-and-mortar retail stores for the low, low price of only $1.99. It will also be available via subscription and PDF for the still-reasonable price of $4.00."

A 4-issue subscription will run $16.00 (I think that is print/pdf). I'm not running a 4E game now (and probably won't be any time soon) but I think this is good news. Dragon and Dungeon left a huge void when they went online-only, and I'm glad that folks are trying to fill it. That said, I'll be sticking with Kobold Quarterly, which fits my Greyhawk/3E sensibilities better, but I am thinking of picking up an issue just to check it out.