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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
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
28 Jan 2022RPG News: 28 JanuaryDo you think the deadly Dark Souls computer game would work as a 5e RPG on the tabletop? Steamforged will...alien rpg, Babies and Broadswords, cubicle 7, Dark Souls, Darklight Interactive, doctor who, dog might games, drivethrurpg, Dungeons & Dragons, ed greenwood, edge, fasa, Free League Publishing, gale force 9, goodman games, lancer, legends of avallen, midnight, Modiphius Entertainment, Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse, mork borg, Paizo Publishing, parts per million, pathfinder, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, ravenloft: mist hunters, rick and morty, root, rowan rook and decard, runescape, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, sideshow collectibles, star trek into darkness, Steamforged Games, the oracle, warehouse 23
31 Dec 2021RPG News: 31 DecemberIt's the end of the week, the month and the year. It is, therefore, time for one last look back...awfully cheerful engine, brindlewood bay, cluedo, demiplane, Dragonlance, Dream Realm Storytellers, en publishing, everway, gallant knight games, gallantfunding, jasper's game day, kult: divinty lost, level up, lumpley games, Meguey Baker, Paizo Publishing, root, soulbound, soulbound: champions of order, The One Ring, the witcher
24 Dec 2021RPG News: 24 DecemberA summary of RPGs news from the week with freebies from WotC and others, indie news, tips and reviews.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
10 Dec 2021RPG News: 10 DecemberDrama again this week with attack lawyers dispatched against Wizards of the Coast, hassles over Kickstarters at Dragonmeet and confusion...9th level games, Achtung! Cthulhu, Ad Infinitum Adventures, bandit camp, Brittannia Game Designs, broken shield, cairn, carbon 2185, Chaosium, Chivalry & Sorcery, coyote & crow, Dishonored, dragon turtle games, Dungeons & Dragons, Eberron, fairy trails, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, forged in the dark, Gunnar Roxen, Hymgho, Inkwell Ideas, ironsworn, Keith Baker, kickstarter, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Pelgrane Press, petersen games, Renegade Game Studios, runequest starter set, shannon appelcline, Steve Kenson, strixhaven, swords of the serpentine, the dee sanction, traveller, Troll Lord Games, TSR, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, worlds without number
19 Nov 2021RPG News: 19 NovemberRPG news from the week. Paizo share an update with apologies, Judge Dredd's RPG will end, and a historic D&D...chamomile has adventures, Claim the Sky, cubicle 7, demiplane, demon dog, dungeon crawl classics, Dungeons & Dragons, ed greenwood, Elven Tower, Free League Publishing, goodman games, HeroQuest, Joe Manganiello, Loke BattleMats, Marvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-Playing Game, Meguey Baker, Monte Cook Games, Nightfall Games, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Pelgrane Press, Ptolus, roll20, root, through the breach, vaesen, vaesen: mythic britain, vincent baker, wizards of the coast, world of darkness
12 Nov 2021RPG News: 12 NovemberLet'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
05 Nov 2021RPG News: 5 NovemberFortunately, there's been plenty of RPG news to keep brains distracted here in the North from the unrelenting encroachment of...2CGaming, adam lee, alien rpg, banana chan, battlelords of the 23rd century, Call of Cthulhu, chromatic dungeons, Claim the Sky, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Free League Publishing, ghost hunters, goodman games, Ill Gotten Games, Jim Butler, kickstarter, Legendary Games, leyline press, lord of the rings, modern age, Mongoose Publishing, neverending, Newt Newport, Numenera, Paizo Publishing, planebreaker, Polyhedra Games, Porcupine Publishing, roll20, salvage union, savage worlds, scp, sidequest, the grinning frog, the merciless merchants, The One Ring, traveller, Troll Lord Games, wizards of the coast
29 Oct 2021RPG News: 29 OctoberRPG news from the week that's just been! Wizards win at court, Discworld hits DriveThruRPG, and there's a bunch of...alan bahr, Arion Games, black monk, blade runner rpg, Call of Cthulhu, demiplane, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dungeons & Dragons, Eclipse Phase, edge, fading embers, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Free League Publishing, game wizards, gila, Helmgast, horror, Legend of the Five Rings, Modiphius Entertainment, moonmares games, neverending, Nova, osprey games, Paizo Publishing, posthuman studios, R. Talsorian Games, relic, Renegade Game Studios, roll20, roll20con, sandy pug games, Shotguns & Sorcery, spencer campbell, the troubleshooters, valiant fox gaming, Vampire: The Masquerade, wizards of the coast, zweihander
22 Oct 2021RPG News: 22 OctoberA bullet-point summary of RPG news in the week of D&D reviews, Paizo freelancers forcing a halt to Pathfinder and...apotheosis, arc, astral tabletop, Atlas Games, battleground games, brw games, Chaosium, Cowboy Bebop, cubicle 7, czrpg, deadlands, degenesis, diego pisa artworks, Dungeons & Dragons, earthdawn, edge, fasa, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, game wizards, Green Ronin Publishing, hyper light drifter, iron kingdoms, kobold press, Labyrinth, Mana Project Studio, masks, Metal Weave Games, Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy, modern age, Modiphius Entertainment, Mongoose Publishing, mothership, Paizo Publishing, Privateer Press, realmwarp media, rowan rook and decard, star trek adventures, the red opera, traveller, warhammer
15 Oct 2021RPG News: 15 OctoberRPG news at bullet-point speed we headline the sad news that Hasbro boss Brian Goldner has passed away. This week...0one Games, Achtung! Cthulhu, arc, Cowboy Bebop, critical role, cubicle 7, defenders of the new century, fantasy age, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, Green Ronin Publishing, hasbro, heroic maps, Historica Arcanum, iron kingdoms, Mana Project Studio, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Planet X Games, Privateer Press, severed books, sharang biswas, sigil & shadow, sigil stone publishing, soulbound, star frontiers, star trek adventures, the gaia complex, wizards of the coast
24 Sep 2021RPG News: 24 SeptemberGames company expelled from Origins, another up for sale at an eyewatering price, and so many tempting new games. A...Achtung! Cthulhu, adam hancock, Asmodee, awfully queer heroes, batman, blade runner, blade runner rpg, Bully Pulpit Games, Call of Cthulhu, Catalyst Game Labs, chamomile has adventures, cubicle 7, dms guild, Dungeons & Dragons, edge, ENnies, fallout, far away land rpg, Flabbergasted!, Free League Publishing, gama, genesys, index card rpg, iron kingdoms, ironsworn, knock!, Legend of the Five Rings, midgard, mighty narwhal productions, monolith, Monte Cook Games, moonmares games, morra, mutant crawl classics, Origins Award, Paizo Publishing, planebreaker, Privateer Press, Punkapocalyptic, Ravenloft, Robert J. Schwalb, roll20, runehammer games, savage worlds, Simian Circle Games, Skeletonkey games, star wars: the mandalorian, strixhaven, the children of fear, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, tombpunk, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, viking death squad, wanderhome, wizkids
17 Sep 2021RPG News: 17 SeptemberA newly announced D&D event, new directors at GAMA, controversy and a whole tonne of new RPGs.a couple of drakes, animal adventures, apotheosis, brindlewood bay, Call of Cthulhu, Cepheus Deluxe, chamomile has adventures, cubicle 7, demiplane, Diana Jones Award, Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, Dwarven Forge, edge, fat dragon games, Freddie Taylor-Bell, gama, game wizards, gencon, goodman games, Gun Metal Games, heroic maps, iron kingdoms, James Maliszewski, Jon Peterson, limitless adventures, Matt Forbeck, Meguey Baker, Modiphius Entertainment, mork borg, Mutants & Masterminds, onyx path publishing, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder infinite, Privateer Press, Ravenloft, Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide, Shotguns & Sorcery, Skirmisher Publishing, SLA Industries, star trek adventures, starfinder infinite, talespire, tanya floaker, the dee sanction, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, vincent baker, wizards of the coast
03 Sep 2021RPG News: 3 SeptemberAs it's Friday, it means RPG news in summary form. Routinely Itemised doesn't just summarise Geek Native's own content.All Rolled Up, Arcadia, blades in the dark, bloat games, brancalonia, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, character sheets, Chris McDowall, city of mist, dead channel studios, exalted, Freddie Taylor-Bell, Free League Publishing, gen con, Into The Odd, James Introcaso, jay dragon, kobold press, leyline press, long tail games, Massif Press, mcdm, mothership, Paizo Publishing, Paradox Interactive, pendragon, R. Talsorian Games, role, roll for combat, rowan rook and decard, sine nomine publishing, Stars without Number, survive this!!, the dee sanction, the oracle, wizards of the coast, Wyrmworks Publishing, zweihander
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
20 Aug 2021RPG News: 20 AugustRPG news in the week that Chaosium's Steve Perrin passed away and Geek Native moved HQ.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
06 Aug 2021RPG News: 6 AugustRoutinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and there's lots of big news with Avatar Legends breaking records and WizKids,...2CGaming, Achtung! Cthulhu, alice is missing, avatar legends, beadle & grimm's, Brittannia Game Designs, Call of Cthulhu, chronicles of darkness, Chthonstone Games, cubicle 7, d&d beyond, dog might games, Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons, entromancy, fallout, fate of cthulhu, flying buffalo, forbidden lands, Free League Publishing, m20 technocracy reloaded, magpie games, Modiphius Entertainment, nightpath publishing, Outland Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, realmwarp media, star trek adventures, starfinder, Stygian Fox Publishing, Symbaroum, Travis Legge, uk games expo, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, Victoriana, wizards of the coast, wizkids, XII: Inner Demons
30 Jul 2021RPG News: 30 JulyRoutinely Itemised is an RPG news summary, and this week there's mixed news with $30,000 injected into the hobby but...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
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
16 Jul 2021RPG News: 16 JulyThe latest shipping delays at Wizards of the Coast even as we learn more about Fizban's Treasury of Dragons and...Accessible Games, animal adventures, arcknight, astate, avatar legends, bundle of holding, charity, chromatic dungeons, cubicle 7, D101 Games, Diana Jones Award, dms guild, doctor who, Dream Realm Storytellers, Dungeons & Dragons, en publishing, fasa, Fire Ruby Designs, Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, flames of freedom, fragged empire, Free League Publishing, Freyja's Tears, gaxx worx, ghostfire gaming, gildor games, Greg Stolze, grim hollow, Iron Crown Enterprises, jackals, James Wyatt, jp chapleau, just crunch games, Keith Baker, Loke BattleMats, luke gygax, magpie games, mork borg, neverending, onebookshelf, OpenQuest, osprey games, Paizo Publishing, Palladium Books, R. Talsorian Games, rod wiebel, rogue trooper, Rolemaster, savage pathfinder, sigil & shadow, starfinder, Steamforged Games, Symbaroum, tales from the loop, the dee sanction, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, tsr games, uk games expo, Vampire: The Masquerade, Victoriana, wizards of the coast, wonderfiled

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