Geek Native

07/06/2026

🎧 Community suspicions and protests are inadvertently creating a financial tax on independent tabletop publishers. We break down why proving artistic process to sceptics is costing indie creators, cover a record-breaking UKGE, and open July voting. 🎧

Girdy breaks down the severe time and money toll of the "tabletop AI tax" as indies fight community suspicions, plus record-breaking UKGE 2026 logistics and Paizo's brutal playtest.

07/06/2026

Live from Edinburgh, Synthonie is bringing cinematic sci-fi soundscapes and custom music hardware to today with a set built for gaming and cyberpunk enthusiasts.

Synthonie brings cyberpunk synthwave and the custom "Musitar" to Cymera 2026. Read our full review of Christian Freund’s live sci-fi music set.

06/06/2026

Edinburgh author David M Donachie has launched Valley of Cats at the Festival. The new fantasy adventure gamebook uses the fast-paced GNAT system to combine traditional roleplaying games with branching narratives that depend entirely on your choices.

David M Donachie launches Valley of Cats, his newest fantasy adventure gamebook, at Edinburgh's Cymera Festival. Discover the fast-paced GNAT system.

06/06/2026

Two weeks of RPG news in one: Neon Odyssey breaks Kickstarter records, WotC addresses D&D Beyond drops, Adrian Tchaikovsky moves into TTRPGs, and UKGE continues its massive growth.

Catch up on two weeks of tabletop news: UK Games Expo growth, Adrian Tchaikovsky's new TTRPG, WotC's D&D Beyond council, Neon Odyssey's record Kickstarter, and June's Publisher Spotlight.

05/06/2026

Fleeing a sinking England to cross corrosive seas toward a mutated Europe. The creators of this indie sci-fi RPG just revealed their upcoming roadmap, proving that some of the best world design lives away from the mainstream.

Discovered at UK Games Expo, the decades-in-the-making tabletop RPG Tales of the Kytin Age is expanding with new post-apocalyptic sourcebooks exploring mutated Europe.

05/06/2026

Inspired by the classic Fortean Times, the next expansion for the award-winning SHIVER RPG lets you load into a Bigfoot bus to photograph or fight legendary monsters. Read our first-hand preview of SHIVER: Cryptids from the UKGE floor.

From Fortean magazine pastiches to high-profile praise from Paizo design staff, here is the full post-show breakdown on British indie RPG SHIVER: Cryptids.

05/06/2026

From Shadow AI to broken creative trust, a prominent UKGE panel reveals how the fear of machine learning is forcing small press RPG creators to waste precious time defending their workflows.

05/06/2026

While thousands of players are travelling across the country to compete in calculated, high-stakes tournaments, a chaotic 90s revival trend is quietly taking over the convention floor.

Geek Native sits down with the Dice Throne team to investigate a massive surge in UK organised play and exclusive timelines for the upcoming cross-platform digital release.

05/06/2026

A breakout showing at the UK Games Expo has Manchester indie studio Sharkbait Games debating whether to fast-track their chaotic card game Stinky Potions to Kickstarter months ahead of schedule.

Manchester-based indie outfit Sharkbait Games is considering bringing its debut card game Stinky Potions to Kickstarter months ahead of schedule after a breakout showing at the UK Games Expo.

05/06/2026

Escape the crowded halls: Why Juliette Burton’s introvert-friendly game show is a vital third space

Discover how Juliette Burton’s Board to Distraction gamifies the traditional comedy stage with Trivial Pursuit mechanics designed specifically for introverted tabletop gamers heading to the Edinburgh Fringe.