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.
Stay current with the latest briefing from 17 October 2026, or explore the full TTRPG news archive below.
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.
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| News Briefing | Summary | Topics |
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| RPG News: 2 November 2024 | Yo, It's the first RPG news summary of November. Here in Scotland, it's dark and stormy; promise, it's not like this all year. Winter is… | ChaosiumDungeons & DragonsElfquestLondon Comic Con |
| RPG News: 26 October 2024 | Howdy, it's well past the witching hour and into the weekend here in Scotland. However, no fear, here's the weekly summary of RPG news. As… | Call Of CthulhuDungeons & Dragons |
| RPG News: 19 October 2024 | Howdy folks, we're approaching Halloween. Are you hyped, and will your GM throw a horror adventure at you? Here's the RPG summary of summaries! Ars… | Chris PerkinsDungeons & DragonsKids In The AtticSleepy HollowSpace: 1999 |
| RPG News: 11 October 2024 | I can't describe today except to say I'm going to a rum festival tomorrow, and you'll be able to find me under the food trucks!… | Bloat GamesMonte Cook GamesSolo Rpgs |
| RPG News: 5 October 2024 | Folks! It's a late one, and I'll blame the boom of Kickstarter launches for that. Nothing, nothing at all to do with the decision to… | Free League PublishingMongoose PublishingTwilight: 2000 |
| RPG News: 27 September 2024 | Folks! Last week, Geek Native struggled to work out how well the new D&D book was selling. This week, Wizards of the Coast issued a… | DeadpoolDungeons & DragonsMarvelMarvel Multiverse Tabletop Role-playing Game |
| RPG News: 21 September 2024 | It's an exciting week as Scotland Loves Anime tickets and dates are out. The charity is expanding showings to London. How's that for a weird… | ChaosiumDaggerheartElfquestRoll20con |
| RPG News: 14 September 2024 | A busy week! Yours truly is just back from a special screening of Dan da dan, is in an Ingress Shards battle tomorrow and then… | 7th SeaChaosiumChris CocksDungeons & DragonsGen Con |
| RPG News: 7 September 2024 | It's about 2am, I'm just back from Tabletop Scotland and in about a REM cycle I'll be back on the train to head out. Is… | Wizards Of The Coast |
| RPG News: 31 August 2024 | Once again, I've failed to get this out by midnight here in Scotland, but pretend this is your Friday night RPG news round-up. Let's start… | Adam KoebelDungeon WorldLuke Crane |
| RPG News: 24 August 2024 | It's nearly the end of August, and team Geek Native has just about survived the Edinburgh Festival season. We've taken some wounds, had a long… | Dice TowersDungeons & DragonsLumpley GamesMeguey BakerPaizo PublishingR. Talsorian GamesShadow Scar |
| RPG News: 17 August 2024 | August! You have killed my wallet and my sleep. Thank goodness the post-Gen Con slump also seems to have damped crowdfunding launches. Let's start with… | Dungeons & DragonsStarfinderStarfinder InfiniteWizards Of The Coast |
| RPG News: 10 August 2024 | As foreshadowed it's a weird time! Bronwen and I are pulling early (6am) to late (2am) shifts to cover the Edinburgh Festivals. Does that mean… | Brandon SandersonCosmereShadowdark |
| RPG News: 3 August 2024 | It's the midnight oil edition of Routinely Itemised with the Edinburgh Festivals and Gen Con overlapping. So, without any more faff let's see what the… | Diana Jones AwardDungeons & DragonsLimitless AdventuresModiphius EntertainmentStar Trek Adventures |
| RPG News: 27 July 2024 | Am I just returning from a beer and music festival in the Leith docks? Is it midnight? Aaanyway, it's the week before Gen Con, so… | Critical KitDark HorseDungeons & DragonsShadow ScarThe Expanse |
| RPG News: 19 July 2024 | Today's TTRPG news round-up coincides with a computer deployment mistake that caused governments worldwide to have emergency meetings. Ah, pen and paper, eh? Mr Root… | DiceInfinite BlackPaizo |
| RPG News: 13 July 2024 | Some parts of the world are watching sportsball, but not us. We're here for tabletop news. Mr Root In fact, here comes the TTRPG summary… | Dungeons & DragonsGary Gygax |
| RPG News: 6 July 2024 | We've mainly had broadband this week, so progress and the amount of unread email about Kickstarters and new releases is slowly shrinking. That said, here's… | EnniesLimithronPirate Borg |
| RPG News: 28 June 2024 | Geek disaster. Last Saturday, I lost my broadband due to an unexplained bug, and Birdy flew off on holiday. Mr Root It took nearly a… | Dungeons & Dragons |
| RPG News: 22 June 2024 | It's been a busy D&D week! And it's Origins Game Fair so perhaps why others are keeping their heads down? Mr Root Here's the TTRPG… | Black Lantern ProductionsEvil Genius ProductionsFree Rpg Day |
