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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for all things gaming. This is your primary hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the vibrant worlds of tabletop gaming. We delve deep into immersive tabletop roleplaying games, strategise over the latest board games, and shuffle up for compelling card games. Our passion is for the analogue experience, the roll of the dice, and the community around the table.

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Routinely Itemised: RPGs #234

December 9, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Holla! How’s the RPG news cycle this close to the end of the year?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: draw steel, mcdm, routinely itemised, Shadowrun

Watch the teaser trailer for Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele’s new horror game ‘OD’

December 8, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

What do you get when you put Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele together to work on a new video game project? We’re not exactly sure yet, but this strange new teaser trailer for OD will give you a first look.

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: hideo kojima

New Zealand lawyers dismiss murder trial defence D&D submission as ‘ludicrous’.

December 8, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Angela Blackmoore, a woman from Christchurch in New Zealand, was murdered in 1995. In 2019, Jeremy Powell confessed to the killing.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: crime, Dungeons & Dragons

Baldur’s Gate 3 has won Game of the Year – plus full Game Awards 2023 winners list

December 8, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

The Game Awards 2023 aired last night, highlighting the fact it’s been another great year for games. It’s maybe not too much of a surprise that Baldur’s Gate 3 has won Game of the Year – in fact, there weren’t many curveballs at this year’s ceremony.

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: baldur's gate III

Watch the official Game Awards 2023 live stream at 12:30am (GMT) right here

December 7, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

The 10th edition of the Game Awards is happening tonight, and you can watch the live stream right here! The event kicks off at 12:30am (GMT) – or 7:30pm ET – and will feature host Geoff Keighley.

Filed Under: Games

What the Dickens! Solo/co-op Kickstarter trusts backers not to be a Scrooge

December 6, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What the Dickens! from Benjamin R. Covington is a digital roll-and-write that can be played alone or with others. It’s on Kickstarter, and in a brave, Christmas spirit move, backers get the game immediately. If you back out, you still have the game, and so Benjamin is offering us a bit of cheer on the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, solo rpgs

Chaosium released a Call of Cthulhu 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Keeper Rulebook

December 6, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Call of Cthulhu is a roleplaying game set in a darker, Lovecraftian version of our world. Players take on the roles of Investigators who explore the strange and terrifying corners of the Mythos, encountering ancient civilisations, monstrous beings, and the maddening truths of the universe.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, paul fricker

A new Blades in the Dark offer lurches into life at the Bundle of Holding

December 6, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Blades System, a refined adaptation of the Apocalypse Engine, introduces elements like clocks, stress, and Devil’s Bargains, ensuring that every choice you make carries weight and the tension never subsides.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalypse engine, blades in the dark, bundle of holding, bundles

Marvel releases The Murderworld That Time Forgot adventure for Demiplane

December 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Marvel has released an official and Jim Zub-penned Multiverse RPG one-shot through Demiplane with The Murderworld That Time Forgot

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: demiplane, Jim Zub, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Nexus, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game

The Electric State RPG: Interview with Tomas Härenstam

December 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book will be transformed into a blockbuster motion picture directed by the Russo brothers and starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, making the RPG a timely delve into a hauntingly beautiful alternate 1990s America.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, Nils Hintze, Simon Stalenhag, Tomas Härenstam

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