2003.249 (September 6, 2003)

Aaron Allston Appearing at Stellarcon 28

Aaron Allston, author of WC1's Claw Marks book, will be appearing next spring at Stellarcon 28 from March 19 to 21, 2004. At DragonCon 2002 our group surprised him numerous times with handfuls of Claw Marks for him to autograph. Anyone near High Point, North Carolina in the US is welcome to do same for his next appearance. Also appearing at the Con will be Fred Saberhagen, John Ringo, Michael Stackpole and Timothy Zahn. You can find more information on the event here. It's a multipurpose sci-fi, fantasy, and gaming get-together organized by the Science Fiction Fantasy Federation at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Let us know if you need Claw Marks.

Every Little Bit Helps

Yesterday's IGN Poll is closed now, and Wing Commander fans definitely had an impact during the latter half of the voting period. When we first noticed that IGN was asking if the general internet population had played the original Wing Commander game, 56% said no. Within a matter of hours of the CIC posting, this dropped to 51%. Not bad. IGN gets a ton of traffic, so any measurable change at all is neat.