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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Fighting Fantasy series resurrected for 30th anniversary
BBC News - Fighting Fantasy series resurrected for 30th anniversary
Recurring pattern of old style gaming being upgraded for the new electronic media.
Recurring pattern of old style gaming being upgraded for the new electronic media.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Gen Con Attendance number.
Gen Con Nets 41,000 Unique Attendees
Attendance Up 12% From Last Year’s Record Crowd
Published: 08/23/2012, Last Updated: 08/24/2012 04:04am
Gen Con Indy celebrated the 45th Anniversary of Gen Con event over the past weekend and continued its record growth setting a turnstile attendance record of 134,775 and over 41,000 unique attendees, a figure that was up more than 12% from last year’s record of over 36,000 (see "Gen Con Sets New Attendance Records").
Turnstile growth was up 9% from last year’s prior record of 119,000 plus weekend attendees. Since 2010, overall attendance at Gen Con is up 30%. Gen Con 2012 also had a record 232 attendees at the Trade Day event (see "Record-Breaking Gen Con").
Gen Con will return to the Indianapolis Convention Center on August 15-18, 2013 for next year’s event, which will be held in Indianapolis at least through 2020.
Star Trek fans rescue Enterprise-D bridge
Never under estimate the power of fandom.
Star Trek fans rescue Enterprise-D bridge, plan to restore it to former glory -- Engadget
Star Trek fans rescue Enterprise-D bridge, plan to restore it to former glory -- Engadget
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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