There is plenty of virtual tabletop news as RPG publishers hurry to get their systems in place in the booming digital marketplace. In this RPG news podcast, we also talk about intellectual property rights, and potentially problematic old D&D content now being given away for free.
Audio EXP: #68 – Cyberpunk Halloween
Cyberpunk RED, Carbon 2185, Entromancy, a|state and BYTE all in the RPG news this week even as Cyberpunk 2077 suffers another small delay. There’s Halloween too with free Deadlands material from PEG, Mythos World as a new column and a dozen spooky masks.
Audio EXP: #67 – Legal challenges at Wizards of the Coast
We discuss the Dragonlance creator’s legal case against Wizards of the Coast, suggest some freebies worthy of your time and discover what scares us the most.
Audio EXP: #66 – 33% more tentacle
We talk about TV shows almost ruined by their finales and which tabletop RPGs are being played the most. There are some free downloads to recommend, monsters in the forest and an interactive gaming table that’s selling out.
Audio EXP: #65 – RPG news and other surprises
A look back at a week of geeky news, with a new development on how tabletop games are funded, lots of enjoyable new RPGs, Kickstarters and a new season of anime to discuss.
Audio EXP: #64 – Winners
A week of geeky news summed up in a 10-minute podcast. Audio EXP has recommended free TTRPG downloads, Kickstarters, an interview with Legendary Games and not to mention the 2020 Origins Awards winners.
Audio EXP: #63 – Time travel
The HeroQuest news breaks, and with a twist, meanwhile, Amazon launches their gaming system, Microsoft spends $7.5 billion on a gaming company, and Batman is getting a tabletop RPG.
Audio EXP: #62 – Madness
Is D&D about to be more mature? Or perhaps it should try and be more child friendly, as some people suggest Mind Flayers are too scary. In any case, the latest free download from Monte Cook Games contains some helpful insight on mental health in games.
Audio EXP: #61 – Avalon Hill and the tale of two HeroQuests
Who owns the right to make HeroQuest games? Well, Chaosium is making a HeroQuest game and have done for years. So what happens when an old HeroQuest tries to make a return? We chat about this and other news from the week in the latest Geek Native podcast.
Audio EXP: #60 – Big bets on the digital future
We start off by chatting about Harley Quinn. Is she better off without The Joker or not? And from that chaotic agent of change, we go on to talk about the future of tabletop games, and the big money bets on that being a digital tabletop future.
