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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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Wizards of the Coast’s (money) recruited sci-fi authors for the Exodus TTRPG

June 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Exodus is a computer RPG from Wizards of the Coast’s Archetype Entertainment, and it’ll feature Matthew McConaughey. There’s a tabletop RPG to accompany both.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Archetype Entertainment, essence20, exodus, James Ohlen, wizards of the coast

Adrian Tchaikovsky prefers a TTRPG-first approach for future setting

June 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At Edinburgh’s sci-fi and horror fiction festival, Cymera, Adrian Tchaikovsky told the crowd that he has a fantasy novel idea and that he’d rather like a TTRPG for it, and agreed on. The game must come first. Update: 9th June – An earlier version of this post used stronger language for Adrian’s position. He’s since […]

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Adrian Tchaikovsky, cymera

Beyond the Void: Peter F. Hamilton’s Exodus and the Journey from Page to Playable RPG

June 7, 2025 by Sergio Salvador Leave a Comment

In this article, and as a long-term fan of Hamilton’s work, I explore the master world-builder’s legacy, review the new literary cornerstone, and consider what awaits us in Archetype Entertainment’s ambitious 2026 videogame.

Filed Under: Books, PC Tagged With: Archetype Entertainment, exodus

Two days siren: Holmes & Co’s TTRPG relaunch goes to the wire

June 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are two books in the project: the corebook for the rules (and three sample cases to solve) and the casebook with more cases. Each case has its own particular subgenre of crime thriller. English and Italian versions are coming.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Audio EXP Podcast: #289 – The weekend after (by any means necessary)

June 7, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Discover the latest tabletop gaming news with a full recap of the UK Games Expo 2025. Find out about the award-winning RPGs, new game announcements from the event, and this month’s RPG Publisher Spotlight winner.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #312

June 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new CEO for Chaosium and a new lead designer for D&D? This week’s TTRPG news unpacks major industry changes, plus the latest bundles and publisher polls.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Modiphius Entertainment, routinely itemised, shadowdark, star trek adventures, wizards of the coast, World Anvil

What the UK Games Expo might tell us about the future of Frosthaven

June 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cephalofair Games had a stand at UK Games Expo; of course, they did. UKGE is one of Europe’s largest expos, and Cephalofair is one of the world’s most successful and renowned tabletop game companies.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cephalofair games, gloomhaven, uk games expo

Chaosium announces new CEO and Executive Producer for RPGs in major staff shuffle

June 6, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Chaosium, the publisher of Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest and the brand new Age of Vikings, has a new CEO.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, Mike Mearls, runequest

Fanatical has a 95% saving bundle on Dune: Adventures in the Imperium RPG

June 5, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, players face a choice: they can build a new noble House from the ground up, restore a forgotten lineage to its former glory, or forge their own path among the stars. Whatever their decision, the ultimate goal is the Imperial throne.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundles, drivethrurpg, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, fanatical, Modiphius Entertainment

Uknite the Realm: “Deth Metvl” after “Escape the Domain of the Night Hag”

June 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Previous TTRPGs from Uknite the Realm include Samurai Goths of the Apocalypse and the horror Shh!!, in which bad things happen if the players speak louder than a stage whisper.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: uk games expo

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