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Maintaining an independent and critical perspective, Geek Native has provided original reporting on Patreon for more than 12 years. This curated resource organises 146 articles, anchoring current news within a long-term historical context. This resource evaluates first-hand data from official industry announcements and crowdfunding mechanics.

Help independent news: Pick July’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

June 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Patreon supporters have the opportunity to vote in this month’s poll because they are wonderful people.

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Battlemap designer Tom Cartos expands into physical retail to hedge against upcoming Apple Patreon fees

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Tabletop cartographer Tom Cartos launched a dedicated physical storefront at UKGE 2026, creating an independent retail anchor before Apple’s strict App Store fees hit digital subscriptions this November.

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First look at the Ship Manual Hornet F12b exclusive from DR Games at UKGE

May 30, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DR Games brings a fresh physical exclusive to UKGE with their new Intergalactic Space Trader manual alongside updates on the sci-fi system 2D6 Void.

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3D virtual tabletop ‘RPG Stories’ keys gifted to Geek Native patrons amid expansion drive

May 27, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Every Geek Native Patreon backer gets a free Steam key for 3D VTT RPG Stories, while a public key giveaway runs alongside the new Infinite Worlds Kickstarter.

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Help independent news: Pick June’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

May 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re into April, dodged the fools and therefore picking our May Spotlight honouree!  In this post, our Patrons get to vote for a publisher that the blog and podcast will promote.

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Help independent news: Pick April’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

March 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Open Sesame Games wins the March 2026 Spotlight as Patrons begin voting for April’s featured indie roleplaying games publisher.

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Help independent news: Pick March’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

February 2, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The longest ever January is behind us, and we’re speeding into the chocolate season of Valentine’s Day (an excuse to buy chocolate) and Easter (also chocolate). In this post, our Patrons get to vote for a publisher that the blog and podcast will promote.

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Help independent news: Pick February’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

January 1, 2026 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Happy New Year. It’s the first of the month and the first day of 2026, which means Geek Native’s Patrons, those brilliant people helping to fund indie geeky news, get to pick which publisher we’ll put in the spotlight for February.

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Help independent news: Pick January’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

December 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native thanks the patrons keeping independent writing alive and announces GearGames as the final Spotlight of 2025. Plus, we explore how the Christmas Truce of 1914 offers vital lessons on pacing, humanity, and tension for your roleplaying games.

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Patrons can now vote in December’s RPG Publisher Spotlight

November 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re voting to see who will feature in the last RPG Publisher Spotlight of 2025. Next month, patrons will vote to determine who features first in 2026.

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