Wikipedia says Chris Perkins is 57. The Canadian is no longer the creative director of D&D. He has retired. In many ways, he’s going out strong and as D&D turns 50.
Patrons can now vote in the May Publisher Spotlight
The winner of the RPG Publisher Spotlight for April has been announced, and it’s Keith DEdinburgh. We’ll get in touch with Keith.
Strange Times returns
In 2017, W.M. Akers started writing a free history letter that runs through the 1921 New York Times.
Audio EXP Podcast: #281 – Cheese and Gary Con
This is Audio EXP for March 29th, and the episode title is “Cheese and Gary Con”.
Audio EXP Podcast: #280 – Whisky and horror
Wizards of the Coast seem to have already thrown in the virtual tabletop towel as the Sigil team is dramatically downsized. However, there’s Courage from a Critical Role partnership and a host of horror mashups on offer.
Sigil failed already? Wizards of the Coast lay off most of their VTT developers
The official D&D virtual tabletop, now officially called Sigil, was released three weeks ago. It launched on Feb 28th, promising players the chance to experience the game in stunning 3D.
Audio EXP Podcast: #279 – Yoto does D&D as GAMA shortlists rivals
GAMA’s finalist list for the 2025 Origins Awards pits D&D 2024 against a host of rivals, special printers for special dice and a Dragonlance deal. These and other highlights from a week of news on the podcast.
Audio EXP Podcast: #278 – Print prices and aliens on Earth
A podcast transcript as Geek Native returns to print-on-demand price hikes, UK Games Expo, Alien: Earth and adult toon TTRPGs.
Print-on-Demand TTRPG prices are rising – but you might have been told the wrong thing
Publishers were warned to ensure they had enough margin in their own prices, gamers were urged to buy before April and beat the hike, and the brewing trade wars were (rightly) blamed.
Audio EXP Podcast: #277 – Heresy and card games
Audio EXP is Geek Native’s highlights podcast. Each week, there’s a recap of some favourite or exciting RPG and geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces.
