I’m looking forward to GenCon in a couple of weeks, if my work responsibilities don’t require me to cancel my hotel reservation and stay home. Hopefully you like how the site’s working now. For those who are new here, I scan the web sites of literally thousands of game-related companies for news items. When I [...]
Tonight I finished going through the first batch of 1,000 new URLs for my scan list. I also started going through the list of 3,000 that I added after that. The list of 3,000 was whittled down automatically to 2,400 by the software I’m using. I’ve made it through the letter “A” links in that [...]
I’m still collecting my thoughts and energy after Origins 2010. I had a good time, as always. I also learned a lot, both about the games I played there and about writing fiction. I had the privilege of learning from two New York Times Bestselling authors, Michael A. Stackpole and Aaron Allston. These two guys [...]
Last night, I put my scripting skills to work and created a script to compile a list of game-related web sites from a variety of lists on the web. As a result, the list of sites I’m able to scan for news is now INCREDIBLY larger than before. I had been scanning around 400 sites [...]
I started this site several years ago, after visiting the Origins Game Fair in Columbus and wanting to do something to give back to the community. I thought it would be nice to collect and report on information from all the game manufacturers and retailers I knew of. My original intent was for this to [...]
Since last I posted on this site, so much has happened in my work life, home life, the economy, and the gaming industry. I won’t bore you with all the personal details, apart from saying that the pace of my life seems to have increased tenfold lately and shows no signs of slowing down. That’s [...]
The great folks at Red Shirt Games (look in the history on this site and you’ll see I tend to rave about them every year at Origins) have published their 2008 convention photos. As I looked through them, I was surprised to see my own face posted there! If you’re curious to see what I [...]
It’s hard to believe it’s January again, but I have to admit a certain amount of relief in having 2008 behind me. In March 2008, I had two surgeries back-to-back to correct 3 different problems. On September 11, my mother passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. A week after her funeral, I was [...]
This article starts with an admission… I never got close enough to this game to actually play it. This game was so darned popular at Gen Con Indy 2008 that I simply couldn’t find a time when a seat was available to sit down and get a demo. The tables were full any time Fantasy [...]
Tomorrow will be my last day at my 9-5 job until next Monday. I’ll be leaving Wednesday morning for Indianapolis to take part in Gen Con Indy 2008. In addition to covering new products, unfamiliar existing products, and other items of note, I also hope to be able to share with you a little of [...]
The Gamer Hotsheet has taken a step forward with the adoption of a new content management system, the open source version of Movable Type(tm). It is our hope that this will provide for a faster and more reliable presence on the web, as well as the addition of some new features that will make the [...]
It’s hard to believe that Origins 2008 has come and gone already. For those of you who have never heard of Origins, or those who’ve heard of it but never been there, this article will try to convey some sense of what Origins is all about, why people go there year after year, and why [...]
The following article was imported from our old content management system on 08/10/2008. It may contain missing links and missing images which we do not plan to go back and correct.We apologize for any inconvenience. When I originally envisioned The Gamer Hotsheet, I saw it as a daily gaming news site, covering pretty much any [...]
The following article was imported from our old content management system on 08/10/2008. It may contain missing links and missing images which we do not plan to go back and correct.We apologize for any inconvenience. I took a break from Gamer Hotsheet starting around mid-December. This was in part due to being very ill (some [...]
The following article was imported from our old content management system on 08/10/2008. It may contain missing links and missing images which we do not plan to go back and correct.We apologize for any inconvenience. I’ve been asked by readers why this site is so heavily laden with articles about RPGs and miniatures. I’m sure [...]
The following article was imported from our old content management system on 08/10/2008. It may contain missing links and missing images which we do not plan to go back and correct.We apologize for any inconvenience. Since returning from Gen Con, I haven’t posted any significant updates to The Gamer Hotsheet (GH). I apologize for that. [...]
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