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Maintaining an independent and critical perspective, Geek Native has provided original reporting on America for more than 16 years. This curated resource organises 5 articles, anchoring current news within a long-term historical context. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

The First Gamers: How women invented the d2 in Ice Age America

April 18, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Archaeologist Robert J. Madden identifies 12,000-year-old dice in North America, revealing a prehistoric gaming culture led by women. Discover how the d2 predates Old World gaming by 6,000 years.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: america, bones, dice, history

US board game industry eyes lengthy refund war following tariff decision

February 20, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The US Supreme Court has ruled controversial global tariffs unlawful in a 6-3 decision, but American tabletop publishers view this as just the next battle in an ongoing war.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: america, china, gama, legal, stonemaier games

How Nintendo used technical jargon to patent “summoning a character”

September 14, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Nintendo has been granted a US patent for summoning characters in video games, a move that could have a chilling effect on indie developers.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: america, legal, nintendo

Joseph Fiennes stars as Judge Dredd in new series

February 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last year, 2000 AD owner Rebellion and Penguin Random House announced a partnership for a new series of audiobooks.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: 2000 AD, america, audiobook, judge dredd, rebellion, Richard Armitage, slaine

Americans ban D&D because it is dangerous – applies to prisons

January 27, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a story I wish I’d written about when it first pinged by radar because it has gone and become super popular now. In essence; United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected the claims a prisoner made that he should be allowed to play D&D. It’s worth noting these are the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: america, Dungeons & Dragons

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