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GTA 6 delayed to 2026, with the promise it’ll “exceed audience expectations” according to Take Two CEO
Fans have already had a long wait for Rockstar’s highly anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto 6, and now instead of 2025, the date has officially been set for 26th May 2026 – potentially braking some hearts.
Genre Police: Vampire’s End
Each of those endings taught me something about GMing that I think we can look at when we are ending the game.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #307
It’s May. We’ve celebrated the ancient European festival of May Day and had RPG news.
Aetherdark: Sail the Astral Seas is Shadowdark airship pirates
The Kickstarter runs until May 20th, but is already several times over the funding goal and with several hundred backers. You can see progress on the pitch page.
The Arkham Armoury to showcase EVA foam dungeon tiles at UK Games Expo 2025
The Arkham Armoury has announced the launch of its Mythical Realms Dungeon Tiles, crafted from high-density EVA foam, designed to offer a durable and quiet alternative to traditional plastic or resin terrain.
Alliance Entertainment’s legal complaint against Diamond claims fraud
According to the complaint filed by Alliance, the withdrawal occurred because Diamond allegedly failed to disclose that Wizards of the Coast would not be renewing its distribution agreement beyond December 2024.
Ruins of Symbaroum Setting Handbook now available on D&D Beyond
Free League Publishing has released its Ruins of Symbaroum Setting Handbook on the D&D Beyond platform.
Bundle Alert: Coyote & Crow tabletop science-fantasy roleplaying
Acclaimed for its non-colonial sci-fi vision, the RPG Coyote & Crow (funded by a million-dollar Kickstarter in March 2021 and winner of the 2023 Origins Award for RPG Core Rules)
The Gods are back. And they’re wired – Cairo:Otherscape races to a quarter of a million is pledges
Two books are being crowdfunded: Cario:Otherscape and Neuro:Otherscape and if you’re new to the cyberpunk TTRPG :Otherscape, you can pick up a copy in the campaign too.
