GAMA’s finalist list for the 2025 Origins Awards pits D&D 2024 against a host of rivals, special printers for special dice and a Dragonlance deal. These and other highlights from a week of news on the podcast.
Audio EXP Podcast: #278 – Print prices and aliens on Earth
A podcast transcript as Geek Native returns to print-on-demand price hikes, UK Games Expo, Alien: Earth and adult toon TTRPGs.
Print-on-Demand TTRPG prices are rising – but you might have been told the wrong thing
Publishers were warned to ensure they had enough margin in their own prices, gamers were urged to buy before April and beat the hike, and the brewing trade wars were (rightly) blamed.
Audio EXP Podcast: #277 – Heresy and card games
Audio EXP is Geek Native’s highlights podcast. Each week, there’s a recap of some favourite or exciting RPG and geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces.
Patrons can now vote in the April Publisher Spotlight
Thanks to all of Geek Native’s patrons. This elite crew vote each month for a publisher, creator or curator to promote in the Spotlight.
Audio EXP Podcast: #276 – Battle makeup and headsets
Dunderdagar wins RPG Publisher Spotlight; Free League praised; Edinburgh gamers face funding cuts; Dread game recap; Alien VR game trailer; solo wargame “This Is Where The Stars Died”; Street Fighter makeup; Wanderverse TTRPG interview; Fate of the Stormwailer Kickstarter; Hinterdom TTRPG avoids colonial tropes; Wiggy’s writing retirement; Samurai Pizza Cats game; Bundle of Holding deals (Girl by Moonlight, Mutant Crawl Classics).
What happened to Prezzybox?
The Prezzybox brand and site has been merged into Menkind.
Audio EXP Podcast: #275 – Recycling and dungeons
Explore queer love and nonbinary representation in TTRPG awards, unravel the mystery of a lost wedding ring in a dungeon, and hear a suggestion for Roll20’s next acquisition (a 3D mini printing site?). Plus, the return of D&D on TV and other Netflix gaming successes.
Cyberpunk RED Nexus launches character tools and Cyberpunk Edgerunners integration
Cyberpunk RED is the sequel to the classic TTRPG Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0. from R. Talsorian Games and the prequel to Cyberpunk 2027 the CRPG from CD Projekt.
Audio EXP Podcast: #274 – Slime and dinosaurs
What is DriveThruRPG up to with their new Retailer Version and Publisher Fulfilled tags? We talk about ghostly shoes, the rebirth of Jurassic Park and Comic Con Alba
