Author - Jerry Paxton

CNN reports that James Oliver Rigney Jr, better known to the world as Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series, has died at 58.

Per a statement from his personal assistent, Mr. Rigney suffered from a  genetic disorder called ‘primary amyloidosis’ which, among others, caused a thickening of his heart muscle.

To Mr. Rigney, where ever you are:  I’ve been reading sci-fi books since I was in elementary school and was a huge fan of the Wheel of Time series.  In the last two months, I even purchased a new set of the series for my brother to read and enjoy.  You will be missed.

RazerBlog has a new entry entitled ‘The Attack of the 40 foot Gaming Mouse’ which editorializes the current state of gaming mice.

I have owned a many Razer mice and always loved their action over other mice.

BBC News is reporting that famous rally driver Colin McRae was killed today in a helicopter crash. McRae was the spokesman and featured driver in many video game titles such as Colin McRae’s DiRT and Colin McRae Rally 2005. Police are still investigating for the cause of the crash.

Joystiq is reporting that the Ratchet & Clank demo disc is available at Gamestops around the country today. You can gain this cool treat by plunking five dollars down and pre-ordering the title, which is set to release on October 4th.