Lamentations of the Flame Princess have made their funding goal for No Salvation for Witches. This is 64 paged full-colour hardcover adventure and you can pay as much or as little as you want for it. Curious? You can check out the Indiegogo page here. At the time of writing there are three days still […]
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The history of D&D in 3 minutes
The Verge is a popular site doing a good job covering the intersection of technology, science, art and culture. Did you imagine they’d dabble with D&D? They have and it’s all about Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition. Actually, the video talks about the “edition wars” which I have honestly never heard a fellow gamer use […]
Dungeons & Dragons tops Amazon US’s best sellers; Amazon UK has month long delay
It’s good news for Wizards of the Coast. The initial reaction to Dungeons & Dragons 5 by the media has been positive. The response from fans also seems to be good. A strong example of this success comes from Amazon.com. Amazon has had the Player’s Handbook at the very top of the Best Sellers list in […]
Good news for roleplayers as Gen Con breaks records
The RPG hobby scored a hit this week as Gen Con broke attendance records. A successful convention, whether you love it or loathe it, helps prove to companies that the industry is busy and worth paying attention too. This year Gen Con expanded by 14% which makes it the fourth consecutive year which the convention […]
The art inside the D&D 5e Player’s Handbook
Today is the launch of Tyranny of Dragons. This is the storyline from Wizards of the Coast that goes with the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons. First out of the gate is the Player’s Handbook for D&D 5e. This is the book you need to create a character. Also out today is Hoard of […]
Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest wins thousands of backers
Nottingham’s Mantic Games asked for $50,000 for a classic adventure board game. The campaign runs out at the end of August. What’s happened since launch? At the time of writing the game has raised over $420,000 in pledges from over 3,200 backers. [Back this Campaign] This is a game with Mantic’s usual flare for models, […]
Giant Carcassonne breaks out at Gen Con!
There’s a lot going on at Gen Con and sometimes it happens away from the booths and panels. The official Gen Con Facebook shared this picture of such an outbreak of geeky goodness. It’s Giant Carcassonne! Look at the size of those meeples. You’d not have to worry about the cat attacking the board and […]
Gaming tables good enough to dream about
How important is a good table to your tabletop RPG experience? If only the very best tables will do and you’re able to afford the expertise of Geek Chic then these custom built gaming tables are for you. The tables can be bought for as little as $2,500 but range up to $16,000 for the […]
d20Pro finds Unlimited success at Kickstarter
Looking for a virtual tabletop? That’s a system to let you game with friends (or strangers) across the internet and yet with a familiar tabletop (ish) feeling. There are a few options to pick from and d20Pro has traction and is available for Windows, Mac as well as Linux. Now the company behind the software […]
Frog God Games announce free downloads and discounts
If you’ve peaked at Geek Native’s 2014 ENnie summary you’ll have seen Frog God Games making the league table of winners. They picked up a silver for Razor Coast – Heart of the Razor. While it is congratulations to Frog God Games it is also good news for fans. To celebrate the company is giving […]
