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Dave The Game is Dave Chalker, son of science fiction author Jack L. Chalker. In addition to being a semi-professional game designer Dave is the Editor-in-Chief of Critical Hits (which means he writes about everything.) Dave is also Executive Director of the RPG Bloggers Network. (Email Dave)

And the YouTube of the Year is…
Wednesday, 27 Aug, 2008 – 18:01 | No Comment

…a tie! Yes, coming both in with 23 votes each (33% of the vote) are Dead Fantasy and “Rarr, I’m a monster.” A day in the life of portal turrets came in a respectable second …

YouTube of the Week: Mega Bees Edition
Tuesday, 26 Aug, 2008 – 23:46 | 2 Comments

You might need this for reference, but other than that, should be self-explanatory. Thanks to joshx0rfz for sending it to me.

Adventure Design Workshop Seminar (GenCon 2008)
Monday, 25 Aug, 2008 – 22:39 | 4 Comments

Still working through our backlog of GenCon 2008, we stopped in at the Adventure Design Seminar, which Mike Mearls moderated (say that three times fast), and also included Rich Baker, Bruce Cordell, Chris Youngs, and …

Critical Hits Podcast #11: True Dungeon Actual Play
Sunday, 24 Aug, 2008 – 1:03 | 10 Comments
Critical Hits Podcast #11: True Dungeon Actual Play

During GenCon 2008, post-Ennies, I ran off to a far away hotel to play in my very first session of True Dungeon. No photography is allowed inside the game itself, but I smuggled in my …

Critical Hits Podcast #10: Entropia Universe
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 23:46 | 2 Comments
Critical Hits Podcast #10: Entropia Universe

Before GenCon 2008, we were contacted to check out the Entropia Universe booth during the show. There, we met with John Bates of Mindark, who explained to us all about Entropia Universe, the online game/virtual …

Preview: “Dr. Who RPG” and “Starblazer Adventures” RPG from Cubicle 7 Entertianment
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 22:56 | 4 Comments
Preview: “Dr. Who RPG” and “Starblazer Adventures” RPG from Cubicle 7 Entertianment

While wandering around the GenCon 2008 exhibit hall, one booth caught my eye: Cubicle 7 Entertainment, which had signs all over the booth advertising the upcoming Dr. Who RPG. I’m a huge fan of the …

Critical Hits Podcast #9: Actual Play with James Wyatt
Friday, 22 Aug, 2008 – 22:00 | 4 Comments
Critical Hits Podcast #9: Actual Play with James Wyatt

During GenCon 2008, Bartoneus, ChattyDM, GamingSteve, and myself had the privilege to be in a D&D session run by James Wyatt, author of the DMG (who we interviewed later on in the con- this is …

The Defense of Laser Clerics and Infinite Wizards
Thursday, 21 Aug, 2008 – 17:04 | 19 Comments
The Defense of Laser Clerics and Infinite Wizards

We take a short break from our GenCon writeups to bring you some commentary…
ChattyDM likes laser clerics. Tommi does not.
There’s one unaddressed tangent to the issue that I really like in relation to 4e.
In previous …

Inq. of the Week: YouTube of the Year?
Wednesday, 20 Aug, 2008 – 11:51 | 9 Comments
Inq. of the Week: YouTube of the Year?

Sorry for the delay, between site issues (which unfortunately might not be solved yet) and our massive GenCon coverage, i was delayed in announcing the nominees for YouTube of the Year! Doing a YouTube every …

Interview: Mike Mearls, Scott Rouse, and Randy Buehler (Part 2)
Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 – 11:46 | 11 Comments

Check out the first part of the interview, then continue on. Here, we mainly talk with Mike Mearls about R&D/rules questions.
Critical-Hits: We’ve been hearing complaints about lack of customization on fourth edition. How are you …

Critical Hits Podcast #8: Interview with Rob Heinsoo
Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 – 11:05 | 6 Comments

Again at GenCon 2008, we spoke with Rob Heinsoo, one of the writers of the Player’s Handbook and lead designer of D&D 4e. (We previously spoke to him at D&D XP.) To start, Rob asked …

Interview: Mike Mearls, Scott Rouse, and Randy Buehler (Part 1)
Tuesday, 19 Aug, 2008 – 10:52 | No Comment
Interview: Mike Mearls, Scott Rouse, and Randy Buehler (Part 1)

At GenCon 2008, we sat down at a round table with several WotC staff members: Mike Mearls (Lead Developer for D&D), Scott Rouse (Lead Brand Manager for D&D), and Randy Buehler (VP of Digital Games.)
The …