The nominees for the 2012 Ennies have be announced ahead of Gen-Con. There’s just shy of 40 different publishers, excluding blogs, who have a nomination this year which proves what a diverse and well balanced industry RPG publishing is. Looking at the publishers with the most nominations we discover that the top five all have […]
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Haunted woods to terrify your players
Haunted forests and woods are common in old stories because villagers had every reason to discourage children from straying too far or had actually become suspicious of something sinister going on in. In a game it can be much harder to convey the same creepy feeling that dark and oddly silent woods can conjure up […]
Kickstarter comes to the UK – RPG publishers and fans rejoice
It’s early days – very early days and we don’t have the full details yet but @Kickstarter has just tweeted to say that people in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter this autumn. People in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter starting this autumn! More info soon! […]
Palladium expands Robotech license
Palladium Books has signed a deal with Harmony Gold USA to expand the current Robotech range. The deal includes the rights to produce and sell pewter game pieces of both Robotech mecha and spaceships. In a company update, Kevin Siembieda admits that Palladium had kept the negotiations a secret from fans in case the deal […]
The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror RPG kickstarts
The English translation of The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror will kickstart. The project has three weeks left to colllect funds and has smashed through the humble request of $3,000 to reach, at the time of posting, $12,000. It looks like the book is complete – finally translated into English from French and has […]
Superhero Week: 10 superhero RPGs battle it out
We’re halfway through superhero week for 2012 and it’s about time we dug out the roleplaying games. RPGs have given superhero genre plenty of attention over the years. We’ve had some fantastic games. Which is your all time favourite superhero RPG? Check out the list below. Is your favourite game included? Leave a note in […]
The Indie+ bundle: $94 of RPG for $4
Indie+ is rather like an online gamer expo. It’s here to promote indie game publishers, writers, artists, podcasters and even bloggers. If you’re taking part in Indie+ let Geek Native know. A big part of Indie+ will take part in Google+. It’s the ideal venue, albeit rather untested, for this sort of online experience. Google+ […]
The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund Charity Bundle
This is a horrible time for Kevin Rohan and his family. One June the 10th, Rohan lost is 6-year-old son in a tragic accident at their local water park. Bravely, Kevin is trying to turn tragedy into an outreach project that will benefit the community. The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund has been created to help […]
Pelgrane Press’s 20% GUMSHOE sale
Pelgrane Press have a 20% sale going on all five of their GUMSHOE core books. That’s 20% off Trail of Cthulhu, Ashen Stars, Mutant City Blues, Fear Itself and The Esoterrorists. The sale is over at RPGNow.com Trail of Cthulhu, is an ENNie winning, is a clever blend of investigation and Cthulhu horror. I’ve played […]
D&D versus Pathfinder – battlefield Google
Awesome Dice have put their search research hats on and dug into marketing data to compare Dungeons and Dragons to Pathfinder. The dice co have put together a cracking, long, well researched post over here and provided some handy charts for it. What is Geek Native going to do? We’re re-using the eye candy, the […]
