All kinds of suspect stuff going on with "new TSR"
for starters, the guy who owned the second incarnation of the company, which produced Gygax Magazine, Top Secret NWO, etc. apparently let the trademark expire accidentally. Ernie's buddy then went and snatched it up (still trying to get clarification on how and why this happened)
That same dude still owns the domain names and emails for TSR Games. Website is still up, and there is still some merchandise for sale on the interwebs from the company. That is why Ernie and co. are using tsr.games and not the proper domain name and title.
On the new company's site, we see them selling dice and t-shirts with the old, trademarked logo for TSR that WOTC still has rights to. What happens when they notice?
and Gail Gygax is lurking in the shadows waiting to pounce, as we now have another Gygax producing games under the name TSR --that creates confusion in the consumer in regards to who owns the Gygax copyrights and trademarks, so you better bet she is gonna sue
and what about the Marmoreal Tomb KS that was never delivered by Ernie and his old business buddies? $126,000 was raised for that, and it is over 5 years late. The comments and accusations on the KS page are scathing, with people claiming Ernie spent the money on a new home and wedding, and that the company doesn't even have money to print the materials. Troll Lord Games tried to come to the rescue, but the whole thing is a complete cluster
I'm sure Ken Whitman also has some new croud-funded projects going on right now as well. Is he going to create a theme park too?