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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.

DateHeadlineSummaryTopics
19 Dec 2025Routinely Itemised: RPG #340Critical Role heads to London Comic Con, Steve Jackson Games brings back Toon and there...backerkit, critical role, Green Ronin Publishing, James Ohlen, Steve Jackson Games, the expanse rpg
19 Apr 2025Routinely Itemised: RPGs #305Fail to find any elves? It's easier to find the RPG news summaries.Steve Jackson Games, vampire, white wolf
20 Apr 2024Routinely Itemised: RPGs #253 Wizards of the Coast seeks new leadership as Cynthia Williams departs. Despite financial loss, Steve...Cynthia Williams, Dungeons & Dragons, Steve Jackson Games, wizards of the coast
22 Apr 2022Routinely Itemised: RPGs #149Routinely Itemised is a weekly RPG news column that gives you a quick round-up of...baldur's gate III, Dark Souls, Dragonlance, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, edge, Fighting Fantasy, Gearbox, hostile, jasper's game day, Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, midnight, R. Talsorian Games, spelljammer, Steamforged Games, steve jackson, Steve Jackson Games, the witcher, titan effect, Zozer Games
15 Apr 2022Routinely Itemised: RPGs #148If you're getting a long weekend, I hope you also make the most of it...battleground games, beadle & grimm's, bloat games, brw games, carbon grey, cubicle 7, d6 system, d6mv, defiant, earl of fife games, kobold press, magnetic press play, mork borg, parts per million, roll20, sigil entertainment group, Skirmisher Publishing, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, the fantasy trip, uncaged, xploringmap
25 Feb 2022Routinely Itemised: RPGs #141A cluster of RPG news furnished at bullet point speed on a week of debate-sparking...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
11 Feb 2022Routinely Itemised: RPGs #139There's money flowing in all sorts of directions in this week's RPG news and shop...arcknight, battleground games, chamomile has adventures, cubicle 7, czrpg, dark matter, Dark Souls, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, Dyskami, Elven Tower, everyday heroes, evil genius productions, gallant knight games, itch.io, izegrim creations, mage hand press, monad echo, Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, mork borg, nord games, osprey games, parts per million, Pelgrane Press, ravensburger, rowan rook and decard, Skeletonkey games, Son of Oak Game Studio, Steamforged Games, Steve Jackson Games, swords of the serpentine, The One Ring, the troubleshooters, the world anvil publishing, viking death squad, wizards of the coast, xploringmap
24 Dec 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #132A summary of RPGs news from the week with freebies from WotC and others, indie...9th level games, Andrews McMeel, Arcadia, beadle & grimm's, Chaosium, cubicle 7, Dark Souls, diego pisa artworks, Dungeons & Dragons, Dynamite Entertainment, edge, Green Ronin Publishing, kobold press, Legend of the Five Rings, lone wolf, moonmares games, North Wind Adventures, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, petersen games, role, runequest, runequest starter set, salvage union, snowbright studios, star trek adventures, Steamforged Games, Steve Jackson Games, traveller, UltraPro, vaesen: mythic britain, Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures, warhammer, weird frontiers, Wyrmworks Publishing, Zozer Games
17 Dec 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #131A look at which games published this year have sold the best and other RPG...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
12 Nov 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #126Let's get exploring this week's RPG news and new shoes.against the darkmaster, bloat games, Chaosium, cy_borg, dots rpg project, Dragon Warriors, Dungeons & Dragons, goodman games, legendlore, magpie games, onyx path publishing, open ended games, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, roll20, runequest, runequest starter set, Steve Jackson Games, strixhaven, tab creations, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, Zadmar Games
01 Oct 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #120We're getting 50th-anniversary games, and that's new paper to buy, but we're not yet sure...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 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #115RPG news in a week of new game announcements, franchise deals and licenses. We've attracted...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
20 Aug 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #114RPG news in the week that Chaosium's Steve Perrin passed away and Geek Native moved...Achtung! Cthulhu, alien rpg, aliens: colonial marines Operations Manual, Asmodee, avatar legends, blackmoor, bundle of holding, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, cmon, critical role, cubicle 7, darkraven games, diego pisa artworks, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, elemental, Elephant & Macaw Banner, ENnies, fallout, Fantasy Grounds, Fat Goblin Games, Free League Publishing, goodman games, Green Ronin Publishing, GURPS, Jim Pinto, mindjammer, Modiphius Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, postworldgames, Robert J. Schwalb, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, silver vine publishing, Skirmisher Publishing, soulbound, starfinder, Steve Jackson Games, the grinning frog, Tracy Hickman, TSR, wizkids, wrath & glory, Zadmar Games, zombicide
13 Aug 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #113RPG news in a handy bullet points summary gives you an advantage in your hobby...13th age, adventurers league, Arc Dream Publishing, bounty hunter, carbon grey, cubicle 7, Delta Green, doctor who, en publishing, flying buffalo, foundry, Free League Publishing, gen con, guy sclanders, indie groundbreaker awards, kobold press, Legendary Games, magnetic press play, Modiphius Entertainment, mutant chronicles, mutant: year zero, Pelgrane Press, Planet X Games, R. Talsorian Games, ravenloft: mist hunters, riotminds, shiver, soulbound, star trek, star trek adventures, Steve Jackson Games, Stygian Fox Publishing, tab creations, tabletop gaming magazine, tales from the loop, the oracle, the witcher, wizkids
30 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #111Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there's mixed news with $30,000...9th level games, a couple of drakes, awfully cheerful engine, beadle & grimm's, bounty hunter, carbon grey, Chaosium, Charles Ryan, cortex prime, Cthulhu Mythos, cubicle 7, dms guild, doctor who, dscryb, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, Fire Ruby Designs, forbidden lands, gama, gm screens, legends of avallen, Loke BattleMats, lovecraft, magnetic press play, Massif Press, Monte Cook Games, Numenera, Paizo Publishing, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Sandy Petersen, savage pathfinder, savage worlds, sigil & shadow, Sneak Attack Press, soulmuppet, sr 16, starfinder, stargate, Steve Jackson Games, tales of xadia, the lost citadel, third eye games, trinity continuum, tsr games, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Verdant Isles: Teatime Adventures, warhammer, warlord games, west end games, wizards of the coast
09 Jul 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #108A busy week of RPG news summarised and segmented into bullet-point lists. TSR Games are...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 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #107Routinely Itemised is an RPG news summary column, and this week we look at TSR...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
18 Jun 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #105It's the run-up to D&D Live 2021, and Wizards of the Coast find themselves in...Achtung! Cthulhu, against the darkmaster, arc, Arion Games, bloat games, bounty hunter, Brittannia Game Designs, chamomile has adventures, Chaosium, dark places & demogorgons, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, electric bastionland, fallout, forgotten realms, Free League Publishing, guy sclanders, hasbro, HeroQuest, Infinity, Inkwell Ideas, inspirisles, joseph mccullough, Ken St Andre, lion banner games, momatoes, mork borg, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, rangers of shadow deep, Renegade Game Studios, savage worlds, scp, Sentinel comics, sidequest, Steve Jackson Games, the between, The Gauntlet Gaming Community, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, trollish delver games, twilight: 2000, Vampire: The Masquerade, vincent baker, virtual tabletop, wizards of the coast, wizkids, World Anvil, worlds without number
04 Jun 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #103It feels like a spicy week, with plenty of news and a noticeable uptick in...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
30 Apr 2021Routinely Itemised: RPGs #98Dicey Kickstarter surges past $1m in funds, Doctor Who RPG renewed, and Jasper's Game Day...AAW Games, Achtung! Cthulhu, beowulf, bundle of holding, Call of Cthulhu, Catalyst Game Labs, cubicle 7, darkraven games, dice, doctor who, Dragon Warriors, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, fallout, fantasy age, fate core, flying buffalo, gale force nine, goodman games, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, hard wired island, hellboy, jasper's game day, Legendary Games, Loke BattleMats, mantic games, Modiphius Entertainment, mork borg, Mutants & Masterminds, nor cal mythos, one more multiverse, peter rudin-burgess, raging swan press, red scar publishing, sandy pug games, Shadowrun, sirens: battle of the bards, sr 16, stargrave, Steve Jackson Games, storm bunny studios, storm crow, Symbaroum, the dee sanction, traveller, tunnels & trolls, voxstory, warehouse 23, warhammer, wicked ones, world of darkness, wyrmwood gaming

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