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About Andrew Girdwood

Andrew Girdwood is a gamer and a geek with several decades of experience. He's been blogging for nearly as long and has written for sites as prestigious and diverse as National Geographic Traveller, The Scotsman, EN World, Econsultancy and The Drum.
 
Andrew runs Geek Native as a hobby, and while he makes no pretence that the blog is a newspaper, or in fact anything other than a place to share geeky discoveries, he does try to achieve some minimum quality standards and transparent policies.

Audio EXP Podcast: #312 – Dark deals and social media

December 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How will Australia’s social media ban affect young gamers? We discuss this, plus the Exodus delay and WotC’s digital roadmap in this week’s Audio EXP.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Routinely Itemised: RPG #339

December 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Australian legislation blocks teens from D&D on Twitch, though VTTs remain accessible. Meanwhile, Jason Carl departs World of Darkness, Justice Arman becomes D&D’s new design director, and a new Google feature allows you to prioritise Geek Native as your news source.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, daggerheart, jason carl, metis media, routinely itemised, thundercats, white wolf, wizards of the coast, world of darkness

Tricia Helfer cast as the lead in Warlock, a dark fantasy D&D action game

December 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast and Invoke Studios have announced Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a third-person action game starring Tricia Helfer, set for a 2027 release.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: trailers, warlock, wizards of the coast

Yakuza creator returns to Kabukicho with Gang of Dragon

December 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Toshihiro Nagoshi reveals Gang of Dragon, a new action-adventure game starring Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee) set in the heart of Tokyo’s Kabukicho district.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: trailers

WotC’s sci-fi epic Exodus pushes to 2027 with new cinematic trailer

December 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The wait for Exodus might be longer than expected, with a new trailer pinning down an early 2027 release.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Archetype Entertainment, trailers, wizards of the coast

Judge Dredd hits the High Street: Rebellion partners with Forbidden Planet

December 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rebellion has launched a new range of 2000 AD merchandise exclusively with Forbidden Planet. Get your fix of Judge Dredd gear in-store and online now.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 2000 AD, Forbidden Planet, rebellion

WotC Asks for DM feedback after delaying key VTT features

December 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast has delayed D&D Maps features including 3D dice to 2026 and scrapped the Campaign Console, asking DMs for feedback on what to build next.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, virtual tabletops, wizards of the coast

Moonbase Alpha returns: Space: 1999 Core Rulebook is out now

December 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Space: 1999 roleplaying game is out now. Modiphius brings the cult classic sci-fi series to the tabletop using the 2d20 system.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2d20, Modiphius Entertainment, space: 1999

New Shadow Council launches to monitor UK games industry ethics

December 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UK Games Industry Shadow Council (UKGISC) has launched to demand transparency and accountability in the games sector. Chair Phil Harris explains the new watchdog’s mission.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ethics

Troika’s classic D&D RPG The Temple of Elemental Evil returns with over 1,000 fixes

December 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

SNEG Ltd has released The Temple of Elemental Evil on Steam. The classic D&D RPG returns with over 1,000 community fixes and enhancements included.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Steam

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