Gamescom (aka GamesCom and gamescom) gets underway this week, so expect early announcements related to the German trade show (like the Grand Ages: Medieval reveal) to begin today. There will be presentations tomorrow, the show begins Wednesday, and the public will be granted entrance on Thursday.

A note from Mynx reminds me that it's two years ago today that Paul Steed died. It does not seem that long, and the passage of time is not making this any easier to reconcile. He would have no tolerance for feeling bad about this, which was just one of the ways he was such a cool dude. R.I.P. Paul.

Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Bloody Night.
Links:	The sex in video game novels is even worse than Game of Thrones. Amanda's Autopsies. Creepy warning. Thanks Cutter.
Media:	OCTODAD (Teens React: Gaming). 40 Stars Before They Were Stars Auditioning. NSFW. This Guy Is The Yo-Yo Champion Of The World.