Irish author Eoin Colfer, best known for the Artemis Fowl series, has been selected to write the sixth and final installment in the ever increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Colfer has the full backing of Jane Belson, widow of the Guide's creator, Douglas Adams, who died in 2001 following a heart attack. The title of the new work will be And Another Thing...

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4 March 2008

It's not everyday that someone is remembered for creating an entire new pastime enjoyed by millions of people around the world, but that is how the world today will remember Gary Gygax, who passed away today at the age of 69. As the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, the first role-playing game, he ushered in an entire new culture of gamers, which in turn fed a multi-million dollar industry, to which he contributed almost to the end of his life. Next time you roll a natural 20, dedicate it to Gary.

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