There are those who believed it’d be a cold day in Hell before Luke Meyer returned to another Fear the Boot event. You may have noticed, there’s been a lot of snow this winter… Heard on Twitter yesterday, Luke Meyer, formerly of Fear the Boot and currently of The Podge Cast, announced that he would […]
On September 6, 2009, Dragon*Con attendees attempted to beat the Guinness World Record for amount of people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in a single location. They had 903 dancers. This is great. I mean, anytime that you can get Flying Spaghetti Monster out for a dance is terrific. But what the hell’s up […]
This post will be at the top through Tuesday – scroll down for the latest news! Sleeping with men at GenCon (1:18) Inglourious Basterds (5:45) James Cameron’s Avatar (10:20) Digital animation (in which we mention 9) (13:00) This Week’s Comics Blackest Night Update Blackest Night #2 (23:10) Green Lantern Corps #39 (28:38) Blackest Night Superman […]
In addition to playing games, buying stuff, and hanging out with friends, seeing all the cool people and things is just as much a part of the experience as the rest of it. People in costume are always fun. All the games are cool. Just seeing the crowd of people sharing your interest is awesome. […]
When folks think about awards at Gen Con, the Ennies generally come to mind. The Ennies are nice sure – if you’re into popularity contests. Nominees are selected by a panel of judges, but the winners are selected by fan popular vote. It’s kind of a People’s Choice Award for the RPG-set. Far more prestigious […]
I didn’t buy a whole lot at Gen Con. Three games. That’s it. This is really weird for me. Sure, I only picked up a few things at Fear the Con, but that was an awfully small convention with only one dealer. Even so, I bought almost as much there as I did at Gen […]
If you listen to the RPG podcasts coming out of last weekend’s Gen Con, you’ll no doubt hear a common question: What was your goal for Gen Con? Me? I came to town to play games. And I did. Lots of them. I’ve already mentioned Luke Meyer’s very awesome scenario for Hunter: The Vigil, “The […]
Gamers have all played in games that were less than we wanted them to be. It’s easy to get the wrong mix of players at the table where they fail to listen to one another and support each other’s fun. The GM’s energy may be low. I’ve even seen where the entire group just doesn’t […]
This is the big week. GenCon week. I’ve mentioned before that I’ve never been to GenCon, the best four days in gaming. Later this week, I hop on a plane to Indianapolis where I will meet up with old friends, new friends, and bitter enemies (I’m looking at you, Holmberg). The days and nights will […]
Aron’s at GenCon this week! If you wanna chat about comics, send him a note on Twitter. Greeting cards (1:45) The Barnes & Noble bargain bins (3:41) Christmas in August (6:32) Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (13:00) Captain America: Reborn #2 (19:47) Chew #1-3 (27:35) Mayhem #1 (oops…Paul meant BloodSTRIKE, not Bloodshot) (38:20) War […]