New rules for D&D as Wizards of the Coast test new feats while, behind the scenes, they recruit for a diversity manager. Alternative rules to 5e’s race system take the best-seller slot at DriveThruRPG’s big sale too.
UK Games Expo
Since its foundation in 2007, the UK Games Expo (UKGE) has expanded into the world's third-largest hobby games convention. This archive chronicles Geek Native's long-term coverage of the trade fair's evolution at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Rather than just a list of past events, these historical records document the shifting trends of the international tabletop industry - from the early playtesting of breakout roleplaying games to major product launches by global publishers.
This collection serves as a definitive timeline of the community milestones, game demonstrations, and industry shifts that have shaped the UK's premier gaming hub.
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Virtually Expo from UKGE open a virtual queue and announce Asmodee as sponsors
Last year, at the UKGE, Asmodee brought over 150 staff to talk about (and sell) over 100 different games.
Geek Native launches conventions calendar
It might seem like a counter initiative time to launch a conventions calendar as the lockdown and travel restrictions sweeping the globe in 2020 is causing cancellations. The thing is; gaming conventions are plucky and they’re not giving up. They’re going online. Online conventions might not be the same as a face-to-face meet up but […]
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #46
Tabletop RPG news for a week squished into a series of easy scan bullet-point lists. Dungeons & Dragons fights, Starfinder dice and more Kickstarters than you can shake a magic item at.
UK Games Expo 2020 cancelled after all
There is currently an emergency hospital at the Birmingham NEC, built by the British army to take COVID-19 suffers, where the convention was due to run in August.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #40
RPG news delivered to you at the elite speed of bullet-point lists while practising healthy social distancing.
UK Games Expo delayed because of Covid-19
Reacting to the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic, following British government advice, the UK Gaming Expo has rescheduled for Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd of August.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #20
It’s the 20th round-up of weekly RPG news here on Geek Native and around the web.
Visualised: The world’s biggest geek conventions by scale
A living treemap showing the relative size and categories of dozens of geeky conventions around the world.
No new The Laundry RPG for years
Cubicle 7 explained to The Laundry RPG fans at a seminar held at UK Games Expo the additional complication Chaosium.
