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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

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Forget £300 robot pets: Anker’s 45W Smart Display charger brings personality to your desk

October 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

cAnker’s new 45W Nano Smart Display charger pairs iPhone-tailored fast charging with an expressive, animated face that reacts to your device’s power draw.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: iphone

Jagex announces fourth RuneScape MMO and animated adaptation at RuneFest 2026

October 5, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At RuneFest 2026, Jagex revealed a new Unreal Engine MMO, an animated adaptation of Gielinor, and major updates for Old School RuneScape.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: jagex, mmorpg, runescape, trailers, unreal engine

Ox Games unveils Sine, a cinematic sci-fi roleplaying game set after an alien war

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Created by Canadian comedians Jason Ox and Julian Frid, Sine casts players as clone veterans rebuilding Earth using a streamlined d6 Sine Scale engine.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, crowdfunding, preview

Review: Meaningful Connections: Running Better Roleplay Encounters

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover our review of Meaningful Connections: Running Better Roleplay Encounters by Sarah Thomas, exploring Trust Scores and 5e social encounter rules.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: reviews, rpg tips

Good Society 2nd Edition: Regency drama returns in a deluxe box set

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Storybrewers Roleplaying brings Good Society 2nd Edition to Kickstarter with a lavish box set, expanded rules, and full Regency romance mechanics.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dimension 20, good society, Jane Austen, kickstarters, storybrewers

Why Chaosium changed Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath for Old Ones Origins

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium renames the cosmic entity Shub-Niggurath to Shub-Gorath in Call of Cthulhu: Old Ones Origins, citing algorithmic filters and gaming table comfort.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard

Tabletop Growth Partners launches with MyMiniFactory backing and anti-AI pledge

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Anjuli Smith launches Tabletop Growth Partners to connect tabletop roleplaying games with recurring 3D print revenue and an anti-AI creator pledge.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: marketing

Games Workshop copyright claims and harassment force The Outer Circle off YouTube

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Meta description: Australian tabletop channel The Outer Circle ends video production after Games Workshop targets 3D print designs on Cults 3D amid growing online hostility.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: games workshop, legal, youtube

OSR treasure trove: Grab three issues of KNOCK! Magazine at Bundle of Holding

October 4, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore over 600 pages of weird OSR tables, strange monsters, maps, and brilliant essays with the KNOCK! Magazine bundle from The Merry Mushmen.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ben milton, bundle of holding, bundles, Chris McDowall, knock!, Old School Renaissance, the merry mushmen

Audio EXP #350: Day of Dredd, World of Darkness Fractures, and Deconstructing Orcs

October 3, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Girdy breaks down Day of Dredd expansions, Renegade parting ways with White Wolf, Marko Djurdjevic’s Orken, and Slithy Tove Games winning October’s spotlight.

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

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