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Samuel W. Bailey designs an asymmetric Cthulhu strategy game for Chaosium

July 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium announces Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins on Gamefound. The asymmetric strategy board game reimagines Forbidden Stars with a strict no-AI policy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board game, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, crowdfunding, gamefound

John Hight steps down as Wizards of the Coast president ahead of Gen Con

July 29, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

John Hight will step down as President of Wizards of the Coast on September 1, concluding a brief two-year stint at the helm of the tabletop publisher.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: hasbro, magic: the gathering, wizards of the coast

Tabletop studios prepare for Gen Con 2026 with new roleplaying games and memorials

July 28, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tabletop publishers gather at Gen Con 2026. Discover the latest new roleplaying games, exclusive miniatures, shipping delays, and community memorials.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battletech, Catalyst Game Labs, conventions, deadlands, gen con, mythworks, Renegade Game Studios, the wildsea

Advent Adventures: Black Armada turns traditional advent calendars into solo roleplaying games

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Black Armada Games launches Advent Adventures on Kickstarter, bringing solo roleplaying games to daily physical advent calendars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Becky Annison, black armada, calendars, horror, kickstarters

Review: Danse Macabre Quickstart

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore the Danse Macabre Quickstart by Christopher Pickett, a dark historical fantasy tabletop roleplaying game set in 1390 Constantinople.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: danse macabre, free to download, reviews, stillfleet

Twilight: 2000 & 2300AD Classic Saga RPG Bundle at Fanatical

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Survive World War III or push to the stars with Fanatical’s massive 72-book Twilight: 2000 and 2300AD RPG collection.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2300 ad, bundles, game designers workshop, Mongoose Publishing, twilight: 2000

Marvel Studios reveals major film slate and executive moves at San Diego Comic-Con 2026

July 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Marvel Studios announces Ghost Rider starring Ryan Gosling and Black Panther 3 at SDCC 2026, alongside publishing moves for Marvel Comics.

Filed Under: Comics, Movies, TV Tagged With: black panther, ghost rider, Kadokawa, marvel, sdcc

Review: Within Cold Stars – Free Quickstart Rulebook

July 26, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

A review of Midwest Mancers’ Within Cold Stars – Free Quickstart Rulebook, exploring its d20 combat mechanics, alien species, and sci-fi setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews, sci-fi

Audio EXP #343: World of Warcraft leaks and The Guild returns

July 25, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Girdy breaks down the leaked Roll20 World of Warcraft D&D product, Paizo’s new deal with Archives of Nethys, and an interview with Felicia Day.

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

How the viral screaming goat led to the Catan screaming sheep

July 25, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A look at the CATAN Screaming Sheep miniature from Running Press, exploring how the publisher built on its viral screaming goat format with officially licensed board game novelties.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Catan, shopping

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