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Origins Report: Origins Awards Ceremony

July 7, 2007 by Dave

I’m preparing to cover the Origins awards at 8. I’m doing a few live updates, then below that is the list of categories (and check out the nominees list), and I’ll update the winners live as they’re announced. I should add: this is the 33rd Annual Origins Awards. 8:02 PM: GAMA Executive Director Anthony Gallela […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, News, Roleplaying Games

Origins Report: "The Gamers: Dorkness Rising" and "Geekin'"

July 7, 2007 by Dave

Overhead at Origins: “Would you seriously attack 2 battleships with a bomber and a carrier?” “You have died of dysentery.” -Said by someone in a game where everyone points guns at each other. “You look halfway competent. Can you tie this up?” -Said by a man in a chicken costume to a con employee. “Have […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Roleplaying Games

Free RPG Day is Saturday

June 23, 2007 by Dave

Just a reminder that Free RPG Day is today, June 23rd. Find your local game store, pickup some free adventures, and play on.

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games

Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising Trailer

June 19, 2007 by Dave

Had to post this one as soon as I saw it. I can’t wait to watch the full movie. Check out the Dead Gentlemen website for updates.

Filed Under: Movies, Roleplaying Games

Inq. of the Week: May the Dice be with you

June 18, 2007 by Dave

Last week, we asked what kind of gamer you classified yourself as. The top pick was Explorer/Achiever with 9 votes… possibly because it was the most positive of all the options. I know that most of you like to talk smack and just won’t admit it. Second place was my pick, the Dysfunctional Game Designer, […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Comics, Critical Bits, Inquisition of the Week, Movies, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Video Games

GLEEMAX

June 13, 2007 by Dave

Wizards of the Coast announced that they are working on a new online portal called Gleemax, both from an inside joke among the staff and (I assume) something that sounds vaguely like Google. Icv2 has the big interview with VP of Digital Games Randy Buehler, which explains what Gleemax will one day be. The site…will […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Editorial, News, Roleplaying Games, Video Games, Web Meme

Interview: Fellowship of the Dice

April 25, 2007 by Dave

Back in December, I tried to round up all the D&D and gaming related movies on DVD that I could find. Even in the course of four months, even more have come out. One of the most promising of the new releases is the Mocumentary/Documentary Fellowship of the Dice, which was just released on DVD […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Movies, Roleplaying Games

Dragon, Dungeon Magazines to Cease Publication

April 19, 2007 by Dave

Just over the wire from GamingReport: Dragon Magazine and Dungeon Magazine, the 30+ year old magazines of D&D, roleplaying, and much more, is ceasing publication. In 2002, the rights to both magazines was handed off to Paizo Publishing, which mainly consisted of writers and editors who were doing the magazines anyway. However, it sounds from […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games

Don't Believe the Anti-Hype

March 28, 2007 by Bartoneus

No Random Encounter this week, I’m too busy prepping for next week’s excellence! ‘Nerd Culture’ is a very unique thing; we place much of our spirits upon movies and games, the things which entertain us the most. We become inextricably attached to these things, and we grow to love or nurture them, investing a part […]

Filed Under: Movies, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Video Games

Inq. of the Week: And Stay Dead!

March 19, 2007 by Dave

Last week’s poll asked you what you thought about men without shirts tossing elephants off cliffs. It was a close race, with ” Very good” pulling slightly ahead of “Awesome!” and those of you who didn’t like it are few and far between. Of course, this isn’t a scientific poll, probably people searching for the […]

Filed Under: Comics, Inquisition of the Week, Movies, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

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