At Gen Con 50 Monte Cook Games announced Numenera 2. According to a tweet from Total Party Thrill’s Shane there are two books. The first is Numenera 2 Discovery which is designed to replace the original Numenera core book but not the whole line. Monte Cook’s latest Numenera release was just a few days […]
The Expanse RPG due August 2018
Popular sci-fi show The Expanse will be brought to live as a RPG by Green Ronin. The series has been published in 27 languages and the TV show is up to series 3. There’s even a board game coming. James S.A. Corey, known as the author of The Expanse, is actually the pen name of […]
Live highlights from Gen Con 50
The 50th Gen Con is on. We’ve seen videos of hallways packed full of gamers that become floods of movement when the traders’ hall opened. We’ve seen videos from publishers big and small. We’re not there, sadly. Instead Geek Native is using Twitter Moments to curate Tweets as and when they come in to produce […]
The Zach Best Family Benefit Bundle: $10 gets you $100+
Geek Native picked up an eamil from DragonWing Games which said; I want to thank you for your support of our products. I want to direct your attention towards a bundle deal being offered by fellow publisher Thunderegg Productions. Gamers have long had a history of giving generously when others need help. Well, Jacob at […]
Star Wars: RPG 30th Anniversary Edition announced
Fantasy Flight Games have an anniversary edition for the Star Wars RPG. The Star Wars Sourcebook is also being brought back – but both books will be limited editions. They’ll come in a stylized slipcase. The original game was first printed by West End Games back in 1987. At the time the trilogy had finished […]
This dice is between 1,700 and 4,000 years old
Dating from the Ptolemaic Period, which is around 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD, is this icosahedron from Egypt. The ancient d20 sided die is held now by the The Metropolitan Museum of Art and rather nicely the image of the artifact is entirely in the public domain. It is inscribed with Greek […]
Iron Sky: The Roleplaying Game in the works
Have you seen the indie film Iron Sky? It’s a quirky adventure that deals with Nazis secretly living on the dark side of the moon. In 2018 there will be a sequel and, perhaps, an Iron Sky RPG. There’s a Kickstarter campaign live today. [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there are 98 […]
Reaper Miniatures quickly reacts to alt-right employee’s Facebook rant
Reaper Miniatures is known to many gamers because of a series of very successful Kickstarters. It’s Gen Con week and the company seems to be taking the steps necessary to ensure they don’t become known for other reasons. From Ed Pugh, CEO, Reaper Miniatures pic.twitter.com/hXIBfsww5x — Reaper Miniatures (@reapermini) August 15, 2017 CEO Ed Pugh […]
Petition started to beg IKEA to make gaming tables
We’ve seen gaming table good enough to dream about on Geek Native before. The story is always the same – they’re not cheap. Now gamer Brad Smoley of Nottingham, MD, has put together a Change.org petition to beg IKEA to make affordable gaming tables available. He notes; The board gaming community is passionate and fickle […]
Warhammer 40K: Wrath & Glory RPG due in 2018
Ulisses North America, a branch of Ulisses Spiele, has picked up the license for the Warhammer 40,000 RPG. Designer Ross Watson, known for Rogue Trader and Deathwatch, will lead development. Wrath & Glory will be set in the Gothic future, the Imperium of Man under threat and at endless war. There will be a seminar […]
