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Routinely Itemised TTRPG news

This is your essential weekly roundup of tabletop roleplaying games news from across the industry. The roleplaying hobby moves at a rapid pace, with a constant stream of news about new games, company announcements, and community-led projects.

Routinely Itemised serves as Geek Native’s curated intelligence briefing on the tabletop news that matters. Each week, we collate the most significant developments, from the latest Dungeons & Dragons updates to breakthrough indie titles on platforms like Itch.io and DriveThruRPG. Consider this your go-to source for a scannable list of headlines and links, ensuring you never miss a critical update in the world of tabletop roleplaying.

DateNews BriefingSummaryTopics
19 Sep 2025RPG News: 19 SeptemberYour weekly tabletop roleplaying games news summary. Featuring a Marvel TTRPG discount, an exclusive Meow Wolf interview, and Kickstarter news...artificial intelligence, cyberpunk red, daggerheart, Dungeons & Dragons, exalted funeral, Free League Publishing, invincible, marvel, shadowdark, trollish delver games, william murakami-brundage
02 Aug 2025RPG News: 2 AugustAlongside promises of change for D&D, major roleplaying game announcements include a new ThunderCats TTRPG, an updated Cypher System, and...cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, fantastic four, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, thundercats, wizards of the coast
05 Aug 2022RPG News: 5 AugustIt's August, it's ZineQuest, it's GenCon, it's the Edinburgh Festivals, and this is your summary of RPG news!cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, everyday heroes, evil genius productions, gaxx worx, imperium maledictum, luke gygax, R. Talsorian Games, warhammer 40k
01 Jul 2022RPG News: 1 JulyRoutinely Itemised is an RPG news summary round-up from Geek Native. It's a chance to catch up with new releases,...cyberpunk red, dms guild, J Gray, Mongoose Publishing, Outland Entertainment, roll20, rowan rook and decard, traveller, When the Wolf Comes, wizards of the coast, zine quest
08 Apr 2022RPG News: 8 AprilWe can see many exciting bundles, Hasbro hanging on to Wizards of the Coast, and if you're a fan of...alice is missing, crowbar creative, cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, evil genius productions, First Responders, foundry vtt, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, hasbro, Jon Hodgson, just crunch games, Monte Cook Games, mothership, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, realmwarp media, river horse, roll20, sara thompson, Shades of Vengeance, Son of Oak Game Studio, Stargate SG-1, Syrinscape, tales of xadia, the dark eye, the dee sanction, the expanse rpg, The One Ring, the witcher, Ulisses Spiele, wizards of the coast, wizkids, World Anvil, zombicide
25 Feb 2022RPG News: 25 FebruaryA cluster of RPG news furnished at bullet point speed on a week of debate-sparking 5e RPG, a new boss...Ad Infinitum Adventures, Arcadia, cyberpunk red, Darklight Interactive, Deborah Ann Woll, doctor who, Dungeons & Dragons, earthdawn, ed greenwood, exalted funeral, fandom tabletop, fasa, godbound, goodman games, haunted west, ico partners, kevin crawford, laidback dungeon master, Legendary Games, Modiphius Entertainment, nightpath publishing, old-school essentials, Paizo Publishing, paizocon, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Steve Jackson Games, tabletops & tentacles, tales of xadia, They Came From Beyond the Grave, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory
04 Feb 2022RPG News: 4 FebruaryA summary of RPGs news from the week Cynthia Williams becomes the boss of D&D and Wizards of the Coast,...against the darkmaster, Arcadia, beowulf, Chaosium, chris shepperson, corefun, cortex, Cthulhu Mythos, cyberpunk red, Cynthia Williams, dead channel studios, Dungeons & Dragons, earl of fife games, en publishing, Free League Publishing, handiwork games, lion banner games, mindjammer, mindjammer press, mork borg, mothership, nerdburger games, owen k. c. stephens, pathfinder, philip reed, R. Talsorian Games, red giant, rookie jet studio, solar echoes, tab creations, the gaia complex, The One Ring, the wildsea, World Anvil
17 Dec 2021RPG News: 17 DecemberA look at which games published this year have sold the best and other RPG news!age of sigmar, Asmodee, Autarch, carbon 2185, Catalyst Game Labs, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, darrington press, demiplane, dragon turtle games, everway, fandom tabletop, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, foundry vtt, Free League Publishing, gallant knight games, Green Ronin Publishing, Independence Games, invisible sun, lightspress media, Loke BattleMats, magpie games, mcdm, Outland Entertainment, pathfinder, rebellion unplugged, roll20, root, salvage union, sine nomine publishing, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, strixhaven, the between, the expanse rpg, the merciless merchants, TSR, warehouse 23, warhammer, wizards of the coast, World Anvil, wrath & glory
03 Dec 2021RPG News: 3 DecemberRPG news summarised from the week that's just gone with reviews, interviews, bundle deals, competitions and crowdfunding projects.9th level games, a couple of drakes, Achtung! Cthulhu, bandit camp, brindlewood bay, broken shield, carbon 2185, Chaosium, city of mist, Claim the Sky, cortex, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, dc comics, defiant, dms guild, dndbeyond, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, edge, Elizabeth Chaipraditkul, en publishing, fairy trails, fandom tabletop, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Free League Publishing, game machinery, ghost hunters, gila, goodman games, Gunnar Roxen, haunted west, Into The Odd, Iron Crown Enterprises, just crunch games, Legendary Games, legends of avallen, magpie games, Mana Project Studio, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, Modiphius Entertainment, Mongoose Publishing, Monte Cook Games, mork borg, nightfell, Nova, paranoia, pathfinder, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, root, runequest starter set, Steffie de Vaan, storm crow, strixhaven, the dee sanction, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, The Matrix, The One Ring, traveller, truffle shuffle, Tuesday Knight Games, twilight imperium, Victoriana, World Anvil, xploringmap
08 Oct 2021RPG News: 8 OctoberRPG news at bullet-point speed as we look at where D&D might be going next, free Call of Cthulhu for...Achtung! Cthulhu, Arcanum Worlds, bloat games, Call of Cthulhu, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, chromatic dungeons, Claim the Sky, cyberpunk red, dice, dndbeyond, dungeon crawl classics, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, game wizards, gary con, goodman games, headless hydra press, holler, Iron Crown Enterprises, iron kingdoms, izegrim creations, James Ohlen, laidback dungeon master, level up, luke gygax, Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Nightfall Games, osprey games, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Privateer Press, R. Talsorian Games, relics, Rolemaster, savage worlds, scp, SLA Industries, southlands, spelljammer, steve dee, strixhaven, survive this!!, the cthulhu hack, vast grimm, wizards of the coast
01 Oct 2021RPG News: 1 OctoberWe're getting 50th-anniversary games, and that's new paper to buy, but we're not yet sure whether we will get more...Achtung! Cthulhu, Arcadia, blackbirds, bloat games, bounty hunter, cmon, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, Diana Jones Award, everway, HARP, Into The Odd, Iron Crown Enterprises, iron kingdoms, jackals, Modiphius Entertainment, Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, osprey games, Privateer Press, R. Talsorian Games, rackham vale, rowan rook and decard, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Shotguns & Sorcery, Son of Oak Game Studio, Steve Jackson Games, the gaia complex, the oracle, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Tiamat, Torment: Tides of Numenera, two little mice, Victoriana, wizards of the coast
27 Aug 2021RPG News: 27 AugustRPG news in a week of new game announcements, franchise deals and licenses. We've attracted lots of Cthulhu, too.a couple of drakes, Alligator Alley Entertainment, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, columbia games, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, earl of fife games, Esper Genesis, Girl Genius, goblin slayer, hard wired island, index card rpg, lupin the 3rd, magnetic press, magnetic press play, micro rpg, Modiphius Entertainment, Mongoose Publishing, Outland Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, queerz, Renegade Game Studios, rookie jet studio, runehammer games, samjoko publishing, sandy pug games, savage worlds, severed books, Shadowrun, Son of Oak Game Studio, sr 16, Steve Jackson Games, the witcher, troika, viking death squad, wizards of the coast, yen press
23 Jul 2021RPG News: 23 JulyRoutinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there's the latest from D&D, Cyberpunk Red, 13th Age, Call...13th age, Battlefield Press, beadle & grimm's, blackmoor, Call of Cthulhu, carbon grey, castles & crusades, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, city of mist, critical role, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, doctor who, Evil Hat Productions, fading suns, FATE, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, grant howitt, handiwork games, hearts of wulin, Honey Heist, injuries & vile deeds, m20 technocracy reloaded, magnetic press play, Matt Colville, mcdm, Necromancer Games, Nightfall Games, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, Pelgrane Press, roll20, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sdcc, sigil & shadow, soulbound, starfinder, strixhaven, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, the green knight, the oracle, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Troll Lord Games, Ulisses Spiele, Victoriana, west end games, wickerpunk, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory
09 Jul 2021RPG News: 9 JulyA busy week of RPG news summarised and segmented into bullet-point lists. TSR Games are gone, conventions are here, but...astate, Blue Rose Adventurer's Guide, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, chromatic dungeons, city of mist, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, darkraven games, dms guild, Fantasy Grounds, fate of cthulhu, flames of freedom, free league workshop, gen con, grim & perilous studios, Gun Metal Games, handiwork games, infinite black, izegrim creations, kobold press, laidback dungeon master, lone wolf, lumen, micro rpg, neverending, neverland, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, queerz, R. Talsorian Games, romance of the perilous land, Son of Oak Game Studio, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, storytellers vault, Swords & Wizardry, trinity continuum, trollish delver games, tsr games, uk games expo, vast grimm, wizards of the coast, wonderfiled
02 Jul 2021RPG News: 2 JulyRoutinely Itemised is an RPG news summary column, and this week we look at TSR Games (3) threatening OSR communities,...Achtung! Cthulhu, Arcadia, black void, blood sword, brw games, Chaosium, chromatic dungeons, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, dark alliance, dark sun, defiant, dms guild, dungeon crawl classics, Dying Earth, en publishing, Fantasy Grounds, gama, GURPS, hard wired island, indie groundbreaker awards, iron studios, izegrim creations, Loke BattleMats, Metal Weave Games, Modiphius Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, parable games, Pelgrane Press, peter rudin-burgess, R. Talsorian Games, runequest, runequest starter set, Sanguine Productions, Shane Ivey, shiver, Skirmisher Publishing, soulbound, soulbound starter set, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, Synthicide, the dee sanction, the fantasy trip, the yellow king, Tiamat, tsr games, Usagi Yojimbo, vaesen, wanderhome, warehouse 23, wizards of the coast, wizkids
04 Jun 2021RPG News: 4 JuneIt feels like a spicy week, with plenty of news and a noticeable uptick in Kickstarter activity. Oh, and the...9th level games, action fiction, adam bradford, age of sigmar, angry hamster publishing, Battlefield Press, beowulf, blood sword, carovea victor, Chaosium, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, czrpg, demiplane, drivethrurpg, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, Gamma World, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, Ill Gotten Games, itch.io, jackals, Knight Errant Media, marvel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, mazes, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, osprey games, Owen Stephens, Paizo Publishing, paizocon, pathfinder, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Ptolus, R. Talsorian Games, Ravenloft, red scar publishing, rogue genius games, roll20, savage worlds, Skirmisher Publishing, soulbound starter set, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, the expanse rpg, the oracle, titan effect, traveller, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, venger's decks, warehouse 23, wizards of the coast, World Anvil
14 May 2021RPG News: 14 MayIn a big release, Demiplane the gamer-find-game site, made profiles optionally public.April Kit Walsh, Atlas Games, awfully cheerful engine, Chaosium, cyberpunk red, demiplane, Dungeons & Dragons, Elephant & Macaw Banner, en publishing, evil beagle games, Evil Hat Productions, flyos games, Genesis of Legend Publishing, ghosts of saltmarsh, GURPS, ICONS, Infinity, inspirisles, lion banner games, Modiphius Entertainment, moonmares games, Prowlers & Paragons, R. Talsorian Games, Skirmisher Publishing, talisman, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Tricube Tales, Vampire: The Masquerade, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, wizards of the coast, wizkids, Zadmar Games
23 Apr 2021RPG News: 23 AprilA weekly RPG news summary covering D&D, 2d20, indie news, events, reviews, interviews and even encounter tables.AAW Games, adam lee, Auroborus: coils of the serpent, beadle & grimm's, beyond belief games, Biohazard games, broken compass, Coriolis, cubicle 7, curious monk, cyberpunk red, defiant, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, dungeon crawl classics, edge, fantasy flight games, gen con, Iron Crown Enterprises, jasper's game day, Legend of the Five Rings, mcdm, midnight, Modiphius Entertainment, Mongoose Publishing, over arms, philip reed, R. Talsorian Games, rookie jet studio, sea of thieves, sirens: battle of the bards, Steve Jackson Games, the fantasy trip, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, wanderhome, warchief gaming, warhammer, wicked ones
19 Mar 2021RPG News: 19 MarchRoutinely Itemised: RPGs is an RPG news round-up, and this week we look at the Candlekeep Mysteries reviews, DCC legacy,...Achtung! Cthulhu, battleground games, beowulf, burn bryte, candlekeep mysteries, city of mist, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, dark alliance, deadlands, Delta Green, en publishing, entromancy, fallout, foundry, Free League Publishing, gen con, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, Legendary Games, liminal, micro rpg, Modiphius Entertainment, neverending, Nightfall Games, Paizo Publishing, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Polyhedra Games, runequest, savage worlds, severed books, shadows in the mist, sirius dice, starfinder, trollish delver games, uk games expo, w.h. arthur, warhammer, warhammer age of sigmar, World Anvil, Zadmar Games
05 Mar 2021RPG News: 5 MarchRoutinely Itemised: RPGs is a regular RPG news summary which, this week, looks at D&D Beyond's founder joining a new...adam bradford, Arc Dream Publishing, Bully Pulpit Games, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, cubicle 7, cyberpunk red, Delta Green, demeo, demiplane, Dishonored, Francesco Nepitello, Free League Publishing, gallant knight games, gen con, Greg Stolze, handiwork games, hero forge, index card rpg, jackals, Legendary Games, lord of the rings, Luke Crane, magpie games, Mark Diaz Truman, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, mork borg, onyx path publishing, osprey games, Palace of the Vampire Queen, philip reed, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Precis Intermedia, R. Talsorian Games, rifts, savage worlds, Shadowrun, stellagama publishing, wizards of the coast, wrath & glory

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