Wired Magazine has published an excellent article on the life of the departed co-creator of D&D, Gary Gygax. His passing has generated a surprising amount of coverage from the media; just goes to show how far the influence of gaming has spread, really. (I just saw an animated Gygax in a Futurama episode last week!) For more, check out these older posts of mine:
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