• About
    • Policies
    • Write For Us
    • Ads
    • How We Earn Money
  • Email Digest
  • Patreon
  • Shop
  • Resources
    • Archives
    • Conventions
    • Chat Portal
    • Free eBooks
    • Latest TTRPG News Summary
    • RPG Tips
    • RPG Tools
    • Short Film Roulette

Geek Native

From the land of Geek

  • Books
    • Comics
  • Games
    • Console
    • Mobile
    • PC
    • Tabletop & RPGs
  • Geek Stuff
    • Cool Tech
    • Art
    • Interviews
    • Sites
    • GameWyrd
      • Echoes from the Wyrd
      • Famous Last Words
      • The Lost Archives
      • Weird Awards
      • Wyrd Reviews
  • Movies
  • Music
  • TV
    • Anime
    • Online Shows

About Andrew Girdwood

Andrew Girdwood is the editor of Geek Native and a specialist journalist covering the roleplaying games industry. With over two decades of experience in digital media and tabletop culture, he provides independent, critical analysis of industry trends, crowdfunding mechanics, and the evolution of collaborative storytelling.

Independent Journalism 🔍 Primary Sourced 🔥 Active Coverage

Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

As a specialist contributor, Andrew Girdwood provides objective analysis across the roleplaying games industry, often covering Tabletop & RPGs and Movies. This archive represents their ongoing reporting for Geek Native.

Get decades of sci-fi history in the Traveller RPG Ultimate GDW Collection

October 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the Shattered Imperium and survive the Virus with 128 classic Traveller RPG ebooks in Fanatical’s DRM-free retro sci-fi bundle.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, fanatical, marc miller, Mongoose Publishing, traveller

Street Fighter (2026) review: Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji carry a flawed, fun brawl

October 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Can a fighting game adaptation work when it skips most tournament bouts? Here is our full review of Kitao Sakurai’s 2026 Street Fighter movie.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: jason momoa, reviews, street fighter

Microscope 2 cuts Legacies and rebuilds character scenes

October 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ben Robbins breaks down the design changes coming to Microscope 2, from cutting Legacies to overhauling character scenes for the new Kickstarter edition.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

12 Masks of Halloween: #1 Facehugger

October 19, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Day 1 of the 12 Masks of Halloween spotlights MeshmellowStudio’s 3D-printed Facehugger mask, covering practical ergonomics, tabletop utility, and costume tips.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, halloween, masks, xenomorph

Cthulhu Awakens bundle brings Green Ronin’s cosmic horror to Bundle of Holding

October 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Uncover the secrets of the Weird Century with Green Ronin’s Cthulhu Awakens, available now in a DRM-free tabletop bundle on Bundle of Holding.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, cthulhu awakens, Green Ronin Publishing

BILT: Magic: Multi-era spellcraft and enchantment for BILT Among The Stars

October 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Apocalyptic Games funds BILT Magic on Kickstarter, bringing multi-era spellcraft, enchanting, and monster harvesting to BILT Among The Stars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crowdfunding, kickstarters

Small press, zero corporate fluff: Inside Edinburgh’s TAGS Fest 2026

October 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Edinburgh’s TAGS Fest 2026 brought over 40 indie creators to Leith’s Drill Hall, proving local tabletop craft and zines outshine corporate convention hype.

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: conventions, edinburgh

Audio EXP #352: Corporate layoffs, convention AI slips, and crossovers

October 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Girdy discusses Hasbro’s 587 job cuts, UK Games Expo apologising for an AI art slip, and Kelsey Dionne’s Shadowdark team-up with Kobold Press.

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

Solitaire Mythos: Grab Blue Fox Publishing’s Cthulhu gamebooks in new bundle

October 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hunt cultists across Innsmouth and the Hebrides with Blue Fox’s solo gamebooks and graphic novels in this cosmic horror bundle.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, graphic novel, solo rpgs

HATOR brings Skyfall magnetic gaming keyboards to the UK with sub-£100 rapid-trigger tech

October 17, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ukrainian brand HATOR launches its Skyfall MAG Ultima 8K wireless keyboards in the UK, bringing Hall effect rapid trigger switches for under £100.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: keyboard

Next Page »

Quick Links

  • Archives
  • Become an Event Sponsor
  • Chat Portal
  • Cookie Policy (UK)
  • Geek Conventions
  • Kickstarter Heat
  • Newsletter
  • Patreon
  • Resources
  • RPG Publisher Spotlight
    • RPG Publisher Spotlight Nominations
  • Social Media
  • Tabletop Scotland
  • UK Games Expo
  • Podcast: Audio EXP

Info

  • Contact Us
  • Corrections
  • Privacy

Columns

  • Routinely Itemised TTRPG News
  • Quick mini-reviews
  • Quick highlights podcast
  • Recent Kickstarters 
  • Competitions!

Follow Us

Social Media

Recent Posts

  • Get decades of sci-fi history in the Traveller RPG Ultimate GDW Collection
  • Street Fighter (2026) review: Noah Centineo and Andrew Koji carry a flawed, fun brawl
  • Microscope 2 cuts Legacies and rebuilds character scenes

Supporters

  • Patreon

Copyright © 2026 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

Accept cookies?

To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen.

Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Statistics

Marketing

Features
Always active

Always active
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
Manage options
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
pixel