Open Sesame Games wins the March 2026 Spotlight as Patrons begin voting for April’s featured indie roleplaying games publisher.
Audio EXP #323: Digital Shifts, Red Dwarf Tributes, and Akira Returns
From a mythic hexcrawl in Wolves Upon the Coast to Akira returning to IMAX screens, Girdy breaks down the biggest geek culture news of the week.
Audio EXP Podcast #322: Tariffs, Tech Roadmaps, and Tic Tac Toe
Ryan Dancey leaves AEG over an AI dispute, PaizoCon 2026 takes a hiatus, and D&D Beyond rebuilds its engine. Girdy breaks down the week in tabletop gaming.
Zatu Games ditches keyword domain for zatu.com in global rebrand
Zatu Games has moved from its board-game.co.uk domain to Zatu.com. We look at the international strategy behind the move and the technical glitches causing customer frustration.
Hachette Board Games UK enters direct-to-consumer market with new webshop
Hachette Board Games UK has launched a direct-to-consumer store. CEO Flavien Loisier explains why the site will stick to MSRP to support local retailers.
D&D Beyond reveals 2026 roadmap: A complete engine rebuild and new DM tools
From a new character builder to advanced DM prep tools, find out what is coming to D&D Beyond in 2026 as Wizards of the Coast rebuilds the platform.
Audio EXP Podcast #321: Love, Lasers, and Lost Caverns
Audio EXP #321 covers Atlas Games’ charity initiative, Hasbro’s controversial AI success, and the sad closure of White Dragon Miniatures. Plus, the return of TSR legend Rose Estes and a review of the new Looney Tunes movie.
Help independent news: Pick March’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
The longest ever January is behind us, and we’re speeding into the chocolate season of Valentine’s Day (an excuse to buy chocolate) and Easter (also chocolate). In this post, our Patrons get to vote for a publisher that the blog and podcast will promote.
Sam Healey departs The Dice Tower following social media controversy
Sam Healey has resigned from The Dice Tower after controversial comments regarding victims Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Audio EXP Podcast #319: Lawsuits, Legends, and Limited Editions
Explore the latest tabletop news in Audio EXP #319. This week covers the Hasbro lawsuit over Magic: The Gathering card overprinting, the announcement of Numenera: The Amber Archive, the Elden Ring: Nightreign TTRPG, and Matthew Lillard’s Ghost Face Vodka.
