Okay, all, this is super important! Not only is Donna Prior an awesome RPG Boss from Green Ronin who will be joining us in playing tabletop games throughout the weekend but she is also running Orca Con!
Orca Con is an inclusive tabletop convention in Washington and the KICKSTARTER IS LIVE RIGHT NOW!! So make sure you back them so that you can check out this awesome event!!
David Gaider
David Gaider
Formerly BioWare's lead Dragon Age writer and currently BeamDog working on Baldur's Gate franchise. (Yes, the Baldur's Gate) David now returns to us as our Grand Marshall!
Well, that's the title we're currently giving the guy who's not only responsible for some of the best games writing the world's ever seen through the Dragon Age series but also a man who's been to more GaymerX's than some of our staff!
(Lookin' at you, Toni)
Mark Barlet
We're extremely excited to be bringing Mark Barlet, founder of the AbleGamers Charity! AbleGamers have done a lot over the years to make gaming more accessible and we're super proud to have Mark joining us!
Brandon McGill
Brandon McGill, artist and creator, will be joining us this year offering his incredible body painting talent to GaymerX fans! Make sure you stop by to get a little, or a lot, of his surreal and vivid artistry on yourself!
AETHERNAUT
If you went to the first GaymerX you might recall an awesome chiptune artist who whipped out a violin and started playing it during his set. Well that's the one and only Aethernaut! One of our long time favorite musicians, Aethernaut's been so close to the family he's debuted songs at GaymerX and even did some tracks for Read Only Memories! Expect to hear him perform this year!
WE DID IT!! New BOH is...
almost 10 years ago
– Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 04:55:07 PM
We hit another goal!! The new BOH we'd like to announce now is...
Tabletop Bosses: Crystal Frasier and Strix!
Once again we're giving you more than one boss!
Crystal Frasier is known for her design work on the very popular Pathfinder tabletop RPG. Strix is a game designer and writer who runs StrixWerks as well as Gaming As Other, a collective initiative to promote inclusiveness and awareness in gaming!
But that's not all..
Returning Bosses: Joseph Carriker and Steve Kenson
That's right, we're giving you FOUR bosses all at once!
Joseph Carriker has worked for White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast and he now works with Green Ronin. Likewise, Steve Kenson has been around since 1995 working on games like Shadowrun, Earthdawn, Aberrant, and Dungeons & Dragons.
Our Tabletop Bosses are a little different from other bosses because not only will they be around to give talks and meet the fans, but they will be there to play and teach tabletop games!
The campaign is almost over! Let's get end it on a high note! <3
ONE DOWN ONE MORE TO GO!!
almost 10 years ago
– Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 09:34:30 PM
You guys kicked BUTT at getting through these goals!
Lets see what you've done so far!
You got us the lovely Karin and Patrick Weekes! Creators of some of those awesome BioWare characters we love.
Food trucks! Now at GaymerX Year Four you'll be able to grab a snack before you go party or watch a panel!
You got us the lovely Laura Kate Dale, all the way from the UK. She'll bring her own brand of clever wit and probably have a thing or two to say about some videogame butts.
And NOW you've gotten us an improved Arcade! We love having awesome games at our event. It's a gaming convention! We're going to work on trying to get something new, something old, and something weird for you guys to play!!
We'll try to have games playable as often and late as possible and we'll also try to have some awesome competitions for you guys!
NEXT GOAL
At 12K we have another boss! Lets get there so we can meet them! Keep things moving along and we're so excited to be doing this again! ʕ/ ·ᴥ·ʔ/
WE'RE ENTERING THE HOME STRETCH!!
almost 10 years ago
– Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 06:42:38 PM
We're almost there! The campaign is almost over! ʕ´•ᴥ•`ʔ
We have hit the last 24 hours and this is your last chance to get a bunch of rare stuff and also help us improve GaymerX!
The Goodies
Make sure you pick up a super rare Gaming's Gay Mafia shirt as well as some sweet posters and stickers! Some of these things will not be available in the future and you will be super cool for owning them.
The Goals!
We've still got stretch goals! Lets make sure we power through them like our current one, which is to bring back the awesome arcade!!
Party Hardy
Grab up your friends and join us at GaymerX! Share fun and laughs with awesome folks from around the world!
The Talks
If you can't come, miss a panel, or just wanna remember, check out some of our awesome panels on YouTube!
GaymerX • Year Four
Let's make this con the coolest and best con ever!
Please remember to tell your friends, tell the world, tweet about it and all that! It really does make a difference and it's why we've been able to make it as far as we have!
TELL! • YOUR! • FRIENDS!
New Boss Announcement!!
almost 10 years ago
– Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 05:10:10 PM
YOU GUYS ARE SO GOOD!!
We've hit another stretch goal! So, we're going to be announcing another Boss Of Honor!
Laura Kate Dale!
Laura Kate is an awesome person who certainly makes the rounds in the media and you may have heard of her! She's the Co-Host of the very popular Podquisition podcast, UK Editor at Destructoid, Freelancer for The Guardian, Polygon, Kotaku UK, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun. She is also the developer of Acceptance, a game intended to teach people some of the issues that trans people face.
We're excited to have her join us from all the way out in the UK to bring us her unique brand of snark and love of videogame butts!
Let's keep going!
Our next goal is a bi one and you're really gonna want to hit it!
We wanna bring you an awesome arcade with new games, old games, and of course actual arcade machines! However, this costs money so please help us budget to make your gaming experience more awesome!! If you've been to our previous years you know we always have something very interesting and fun!
Make sure you tell your friends because this campaign is ending SOON!! Tweet about it, email folks, post about it here and there!
