One of the reasons we at Privateer Press are so jazzed to have our own convention is that it’s a great place to make those huge, earthshaking announcments about upcoming products. So, without further ado, here’s a big one, info gleaned from the Iron Kingdoms RPG announcement.

Release Date: Gen Con 2012

Gen Con 2012 System: Proprietary. This system shares some common mechanical elements with a couple games you already know and love: WARMACHINE and HORDES.

Proprietary. This system shares some common mechanical elements with a couple games you already know and love: WARMACHINE and HORDES. Classes: You will have the ability to play warcasters or warlocks in the RPG. With a flexible system for how you start off your campaign, you can also play such a character from session one, not just after months of adventuring.

Here’s a look at the in-progress cover for the first book.