ICv2.com reports that Gen Con (the long-running summer games convention) will remain in its current home in Indianapolis through 2010. While I might long for a return to Milwaukee, the convention’s home for 17 years (and my own birthplace), Indy’s been a great venue for the show, so this is all good news. Fewer moves for the show means more …

My fellow Alliterate and pal Jeff Grubb is once again giving away copies of his short roleplaying game Dyvil, just for the asking. Send an e-mail to Steve Miller, include “Dyvil” in the header, and list your email address, and Steve will send you a PDF of the game.

My fellow Alliterate and pal Stan! is on a quest to trade up from a set of D&D paraphernalia to a Sony Aibo. This is a modern quest of the most quixotic order, and he could use your help if you’re so inclined. Good luck, Stan!

The great guys at my old company, Pinnacle Entertainment, just released a sew-on patch that features the likeness of its mascot, the undead joker known as Smiling Jack. We have a special item to announce. These are patches from the 84th Air Squadron (A10s–Shane’s favorite plane!). The captain of the flight is a Savage Worlds fan and he asked if …

My fellow Alliterate Scott Hungerford tells me that WizKids is producing his first full game design this summer: HorrorClix. Congratulations to Scott! I haven’t seen much of it yet, but the concept is cool, and I’m confident that he and WizKids will pull off a bloody great game.

This morning, I drove the 90 minutes up to Hubertus, Wisconsin, to speak with the students of St. Gabriel School. It’s a Catholic school, much like the one I attended as a kid. St. Gabriel, it turns out, is the patron saint of communications workers, so I did my best to channel that into a good talk with the 4th- …

I just learned that Keith Parkinson (who passed away last year) and Tim Truman used to play in a band together. Several bands, actually. Tim–who is set to take over the reins as the writer of the monthly Conan comic for Dark Horse Comics later this year–met Keith back when they both worked as illustrators at TSR, creating fantastic artwork …

I just got my copy of Fleshworks from the Black Library. My pal Lucien Soulban wrote this Necromunda novel, and it looks like a blast.

In his recent interview with the Onion’s AV Club, Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report admits to playing Dungeons & Dragons. Not only that, but he goes on about how wonderful the game is and how much he enjoyed it as a kid. I can only agree.