Welcome to Audio EXP episode 344. This week, we examine the surprise departure of Wizards of the Coast president John Hight right ahead of Gen Con 2026 and evaluate his claims about D&D's market strength. We also cover massive Gen Con product drops, including an 18+ physical revival for Dark Sun, a 2027 Star Wars D&D crossover, White Wolf announcing Vampire: The Masquerade 6th Edition, and Free League launching the Invincible RPG alongside their Unbound platform. Plus, we look at Marvel's SDCC movie timeline and Modiphius's Discworld rules.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/240731/audio-exp-344-resignations-gen-con-reveals-and-marvel-timelines/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 343. This week, we analyse an accidental Roll20 leak revealing an official World of Warcraft 5e product and review Paizo's revised informal deal to keep Archives of Nethys running. We also check in on our July spotlight with Menagerie Press, open August voting lines, and share highlights from our exclusive interview with Felicia Day on funding The Guild movie. Plus, we cover Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's Merryshire Detective Club, an upcoming Interview with the Vampire RPG, and three digital bundles.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/240454/audio-exp-343-world-of-warcraft-leaks-and-the-guild-returns/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 342. This week, we examine a major digital reference shakeup as Paizo ends its long-term partnership with the Archives of Nethys website. We also cover the changing retail logistics from Mondo and Titan Comics to protect subscribers ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, check in on our newly published spotlight interview with Menagerie Press, and look at how the It's Your Role performance group recovered from the D&D London Expo cancellation. Plus, we highlight the Mayday movie trailer and an Oldskull dungeon master bundle.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/240138/audio-exp-342-distribution-exclusives-and-glitches/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 341. This week, we explore a digital preservation milestone as the June 1977 debut issue of White Dwarf magazine is added to the Internet Archive's historical library. We also examine the launch of the ENNIEs Emporium 2026 on BackerKit, showcasing how independent publishers are combining forces for rapid retail shipping, and catch up with exclusive interviews featuring the creators of Land of Eem and Courtesans' Guild. Plus, we cover Bronwen's updates on House of the Dragon and Hot Spot.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/239618/audio-exp-341-archive-access-co-op-marketplaces-and-award-winning-sandboxes/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 340. This week, we analyse the postponement of the O2 Arena Dungeons & Dragons London Fan Expo to 2027 and celebrate our annual Superhero Week with the arrival of Free League's Invincible tabletop game. We also cover Chris Lackey's audio-driven preparation mechanics for the Strange Stories horror game, an update on July's spotlight winners, Menagerie Press, and a deep dive into Britain's forgotten 1980s fantasy boom.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/239230/audio-exp-340-superhero-week-cancelled-arenas-and-audio-driven-horror/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 339. This week, we analyse a significant UK advertising ruling against Microsoft that warns virtual tabletops about subscription cost transparency. We also cover Warhammer fan creators moving away from Steam following copyright sweeps, review the BackerKit and DriveThruRPG fulfilment partnership, and discuss the 5e third-party marketplace crisis with Dice Average RPG. Plus, we look at the week-long KiwiRPG convention alignment with Matariki, Land of Eem winning an Origins Award, and three digital bundles.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/238814/audio-exp-339-advertising-regulators-steam-sweeps-and-the-5e-aftermath/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 338. This week, we review a key decision for digital ownership as the European Commission decides against new legislation to stop publishers from retiring live-service video games. We also cover independent game stores quickly claiming their Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon allocations, and share an update on our upcoming Q&A with Dice Average RPG. Plus, we look at tactical rules heading to Free League's Alien RPG, Andy Weir's graphic novel return, and three new digital bundles.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/238399/audio-exp-338-european-game-erasure-flgs-allocations-and-sci-fi-legends-return/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 337. This week, we dive into a major corporate crisis as Paizo announces restructuring and staff layoffs caused by an ongoing distribution deadlock with Diamond Comics. We also examine DriveThruRPG's sudden rule changes banning executable software files, share a production update on our June spotlight honourees Dice Average RPG, and welcome Bronwen to the podcast for a special guest segment tackling the cultural plague of dark timeline reboots like Picard. Plus, we cover Games Workshop breaking a 38-year silence on the true state of the Emperor in Warhammer 40k 11th edition.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/237957/audio-exp-337-paizos-diamond-deadlock-drivethru-rules-and-the-dark-timeline-backlash/

Welcome to Audio EXP episode 336. This week, we dive into an urgent economic reality facing independent creators: the tabletop AI tax, exploring how community sentiment and public protests are forcing small studios to lose time and money proving their work is human-made. We also report live from Birmingham on a milestone weekend as the 20th anniversary of the UK Games Expo shatters NEC attendance records with over 87,000 visitors, causing local infrastructure and air conditioning to buckle. Plus, we cover the full People's Choice winners, Paizo's brutal 13 Omens playtest, the Savage SLA transition, and our Summerween design deep-dive.

About Audio EXP

Audio EXP is Geek Native's podcast. Each week, there's some favourite or exciting geeky news, conventions, interviews, and thought pieces. The average length of the podcast is around 10 minutes.

You will find a transcript of this week's podcast and links to the stories mentioned here: https://www.geeknative.com/237592/audio-exp-336-the-tabletop-ai-tax-record-breaking-expos-and-gothic-summer-dread/

Audio EXP is Geek Native's weekly highlights podcast. RPG news, geek TV, movies, tech, anime and computer games are curated and chatted about each weekend. Episodes are short with a few of the more significant stories from the week discussed and in just a little more detail than news headlines. This is a podcast for which you don't need to catch up on older episodes, not unless old news is of interest, and you can dive straight in with the latest broadcast.