Since The Last of Us premiered we have seen the demand for this video game skyrocket.
Audio EXP: #186 – Aggression versus Apologies
Stats from Roll20 as the VTT tells Geek Native they won’t be sharing as much any more, incredible life on Kickstarter during Zine Week and a cyberpunk-Viking RPG mashup.
Tabletop Gaming Magazine to relaunch soon as the editor moves on
We wanted to get new gamers to the table and give everyone a way into the hobby, whether they’re coming from the point of view of nostalgia, totally fresh, or someone who has just dabbled in the hobby before.
Audio EXP: #185 – Can gamers spell Turkey?
Welcome home. This is Audio EXP for the 18th of February, 2023, and the episode title is “Can gamers spell Turkey?”. [The following is a transcript of Audio EXP: #185] [Also on Stitcher | Spotify | Apple | Google] Random Rambling Press is in the Spotlight this month, as voted for by Patreons. I’m kinda […]
Stats: Like fighting goblins – the decline of Netflix
It reminds me of fantasy games in which a hero has to fight off a bunch of smaller rivals like goblins (although it’s perhaps unwise to call Amazon Prime Video a goblin) because it’s the collective, not an individual, that’s whittling Netflix down.
5e Nexus launches! Demiplane surprises with a D&D-compatible digital toolkit
One D&D will have a digital toolkit, and Wizards of the Coast has just backed off attempts to exclude VTTs and other toolkits from the OGL. Demiplane must have been waiting in the wings or inspired to act. I’ve called 5e Nexus “D&D-compatible”, which is the essence of 5e, but the platform is intended to […]
Audio EXP: #184 – Roll20 and DriveThruRPG; can we call it a merger now?
Roll20 is one of several VTTs in the Black Flag alliance, and DriveThruRPG is now officially part of Roll20. Does that leave everyone better off?
Audio EXP: #183 – There’s an official X-Men TTRPG on the way from Marvel
Potential Multiverse RPG titles as Marvel announce the X-Men Expansion for the D616 system, Kobold Press announce Black Flag partners and Cubicle 7, the c7d20 game engine.
Publisher Spotlight: March 2023 opens to Patrons
It’s the start of the month. We’ve navigated through the OGL drama and a community reacting to what the industry behemoth wanted to do.
Audio EXP: #182 – Have we doomed D&D to NFTs?
Wizards of the Coast offer a Creative Commons alternative and now drop plans to change the OGL. Meanwhile, the world of games continues with freebie teasers, bundles and a Gygax wedding.
