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Six supplements for Shadowrun 6th edition announced

May 9, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The core rule book is out in August and will cost around $49.99, while the Limited Edition will cost $99.99 and the Executive Edition will come in at a staggering $199.99.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, dice, gm screens, Shadowrun

Shadowrun 6th edition announced

May 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new edition being available this summer, in time for the official 30th anniversary, a brand new Beginner’s Box and a new novel.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, previews, Shadowrun

The best selling RPGs at DriveThruRPG in 2018

January 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native was lucky enough to be able to report on some of the successes at DriveThruRPG in 2018. We don’t have access to sales volumes but we did get the by-genre top ten. The genre charts looked to be quite a battle with some games storming up the rankings in only a matter of […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, cd projekt red, cubicle 7, drivethrurpg, fantasy flight games, Legend of the Five Rings, onyx path publishing, R. Talsorian Games, Shadowrun, the witcher, Ulisses Spiele, warhammer, wayfinder's guide to eberron, wizards of the coast, wraith the oblivion, wrath & glory

The best selling modern genre RPGs of 2018

December 23, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

As we approach the end of the year Geek Native has been sifting through data from DriveThruRPG to see which games sold the best from which genre. As it happens, games can belong to many genres, and we’re starting to see some overlaps. In this chapter, we look at games tagged ‘modern’ by the publisher […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, changeling: the dreaming, drivethrurpg, fantasy flight games, genesys, onyx path publishing, Shadowrun, Werewolf: The Apocalypse

The best selling sci-fi RPGs of 2018

December 19, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Old and new titles pepper the best selling sci-fi games of the year.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, Cyberpunk 2020, fantasy flight games, genesys, kevin crawford, Modiphius Entertainment, R. Talsorian Games, runehammer games, sci-fi, Shadowrun, sine nomine publishing, star trek, star trek adventures, Stars without Number, Ulisses Spiele, wrath & glory

The Christmas in July sale means 25% off 50, 259 RPGs!

July 19, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To keep us going from shopping frenzy to shopping frenzy DriveThruRPG and family run the Christmas in July sale. At the time of writing this post, there are just over 12 days left in the sale. That may seem a lot but there are over fifty thousand items with 25% off! Ouch. Let’s hope we […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Alligator Alley Entertainment, amazing tales, Catalyst Game Labs, Cyberpunk, drivethrurpg, Esper Genesis, Evil Hat, FATE, godbound, heroic maps, horror, Modiphius Entertainment, R. Talsorian Games, sales, Shadowrun, sine nomine publishing, star trek, Vampire: The Masquerade, white wolf

Genre Police: The Mother Of All Punks!

February 11, 2018 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Hi guys, welcome back to genre police. Now we’re done looking at fantasy, we’re going to deal with a different section genre you can smash into you games. That’s right, it’s time to look at the ‘Punk’ genres. In particular, we are gonna start with the originator and how it set a standard for all […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cyberpunk, genre police, Shadowrun

A World Without (Dice Pool) Limits: A Review of Shadowrun: Anarchy

October 5, 2016 by Ed Leave a Comment

Ah, Shadowrun. Perhaps one of tabletop gaming’s most evocative settings, saddled with one of its most complex role-playing systems. For years, gamers have marveled over Shadowrun’s amazing world where Man meets Magic and Machine, then backed away slowly when they hit waves of rules concerning character creation, combat, magic, the Matrix (Shadowrun’s virtual reality internet), and so much more. There […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, Shadowrun

The 5 best selling RPGs for Spring 2015

July 21, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Just last year D&D was in 4th place on IcV2’s chart. ICv2’s chart for the top 5 roleplaying games for the spring of 2015 is now out. Given the launch of D&D 5e it might be no surprise to see the iconic title back at the top. Wizards of the Coast will be pleased. Dungeons […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, Dungeon & Dragons, fantasy flight games, iron kingdoms, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Privateer Press, Shadowrun, star wars, wizards of the coast

Back for the Fourth Time: A Review of Earthdawn, 4th Edition

March 9, 2015 by Ed 5 Comments

(Note: this review is based on the Kickstarter release of Earthdawn’s fourth edition, which is not yet commercially available. Links to Earthdawn in this review refer to the first edition of the game, released in 1993). In my high school years, FASA’s Earthdawn was one of the defining games of my roleplaying hobby. An awesome setting that […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: earthdawn, fasa, Shadowrun

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