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Maintaining an independent and critical perspective, Geek Native has provided original reporting on Jim Butler for more than 16 years. This curated resource organises 12 articles, anchoring current news within a long-term historical context. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Paizo expands DriveThruRPG deal to sell over 1,200 digital roleplaying titles

August 12, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paizo brings over 1,200 Pathfinder and Starfinder titles to DriveThruRPG, expanding its digital roleplaying game distribution alongside upcoming print-on-demand options.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, Jim Butler, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, starfinder

Licensing shakeup hits Pathfinder community as Paizo cuts ties with Archives of Nethys

July 15, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Paizo has terminated its commercial contract with Archives of Nethys. We look at the legal, financial, and scraping issues that triggered this tabletop licensing split.

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Jim Butler, money, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder

Paizo announces restructuring and layoffs following Diamond Comics distributor deadlock

June 9, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Following a devastating multi-million pound loss tied to Diamond Comics warehouse litigation, Pathfinder publisher Paizo announces redundancies and scales back official Organised Play.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Diamond Comic Distributors, Jim Butler, jobs, Paizo Publishing

Horrified tabletop publishers fight for their stock as bankrupt Diamond liquidates

July 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The now-bankrupt Diamond Comic Distributors is arguing that because publishers did not file a specific piece of legal paperwork, their ownership rights are now void.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Diamond Comic Distributors, goodman games, Green Ronin Publishing, Jim Butler, LionWing Publishing, paizo, roll for combat

New Pathfinder: Paizo pitches Pathfinder 2R edition head to head with D&D 50th anniversary

April 26, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Pathfinder Player Core, Pathfinder GM Core, Pathfinder Monster Core, and Pathfinder Player Core 2 will replace the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Gamemastery Guide, Bestiary, and Advanced Player’s Guide.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Jim Butler, Open Game License, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, starfinder

Paizo announce a new leadership team

June 9, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pathfinder and Starfinder publisher Paizo has a significant newly increased leadership team. In May, old TSR employee Jim Butler replaced Jeff Alvarez as President. In January, Paizo recruited Maggie Gallagher as the HR expert to help with staff unease and union demands, and in the role of Director of People and Culture. Maggie was clearly […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Jim Butler, Paizo Publishing

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #153

May 20, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Routinely Itemised is a weekly RPG news wrap-up from Geek Native and other tabletop hobby blogs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, hasbro, Jim Butler, Monte Cook Games, Paizo Publishing, routinely itemised

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #125

November 5, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Fortunately, there’s been plenty of RPG news to keep brains distracted here in the North from the unrelenting encroachment of winter of darkness.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2CGaming, adam lee, alien rpg, banana chan, battlelords of the 23rd century, be like a crow, 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, Monte Cook Games, neverending, Newt Newport, Numenera, Paizo Publishing, planebreaker, Polyhedra Games, Porcupine Publishing, roll20, routinely itemised, salvage union, savage worlds, scp, sidequest, the grinning frog, the merciless merchants, The One Ring, traveller, Troll Lord Games, wizards of the coast

Toy Vault secures Paizo license for Pathfinder and Starfinder plushies

April 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Plush figures have been much-asked-for by the Pathfinder and Starfinder communities

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Jim Butler, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, plushies, starfinder

Fall of Man Kickstarter signs Jim Butler

January 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Fall of Man is a Kickstarter from Samurai Sheepdog. It promises an RPG of post apocalyptic horror and survival. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2033407677/fall-of-man-a-post-apocalyptic-gothic-horror-fanta/ [Back this Kickstarter] This is an ambitious project that asks for $22,000. There are 28 days to go and more than $4,000 in the pledge bank. The stretch goal targets list all the way […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, Bastion Press, ed greenwood, horror, Jim Butler, kickstarters, mystic eye games

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