Around the ZOEverse: Aug 26, 2015

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"On this day, Honor has been gloried."

TOP STORY -- #RenewJQ at 98%

After a recent post on the Dead Gentlemen Productions Facebook page, the #RenewJQ sign-up campaign has climbed to nearly 4,100 of the 4,200 email target. The goal of this is project since it launched last October is to help ensure JQ has the fan support to launch and achieve the needed funding goal of $420,000. As previously mentioned, things are already in the works to launch the JQ3 campaign on Jan 18, 2016. If you love the show and are willing to support it with your dollars, please sign up.

Seattle Web Fest 2016
Submissions are now open for the 2nd Annual Seattle Web Fest which will take place at the Northwest Film Forum on March 12th, 2016. On August 25th, SWF held a Summer Showcase featuring a number of ZOE and related shows (among them The Collectibles, The Coffee Table, JourneyQuest, Chop Socky Boom).

The following are news items by ZOE and affiliated productions published Aug 4-25. Do you have ZOEverse news? Send it to zoefannet@gmail.com, post it to our facebook page, or tweet it to @zoefannet with the hashtag #ZOEVERSE. If we use it, we'll credit you in the post.

Zombie Orpheus Entertainment

ZOE has been busy this month prepping and filming a new sketch comedy for their Patreon patrons. Ben Dobyns and Steve Wolbrecht provided some behind the scenes footage via Hang w/ which you can watch here, here, and here (note: if viewed on a desktop, the videos are rotated 90 degrees). Patreon patrons also received a backer advance screener to The Gamers Live 2015 (filmed at GenCon). If you've not backed at even a $1/mo you should -- the first 10 minutes alone are worth it.

Critical Success Productions

A new set of Standard Action auctions are up for bid including a number of "D21" T-Shirts. Follow these, future and past auctions on their Standard Auctions page.    

Also, pre-orders for the Standard Action, Season 3 DVD are still being accepted. If you didn't get your copy or need to stock up for the holidays you can still get your pre-order in.
 

Dead Gentlemen Productions

Dead.FM Episode 15 released on Aug 17th which features a story of Don paying way too much for beer. DG has been working on the Demon Hunters RPG as well as brainstorming ideas on what to do with the Brotherhood Membership Cards. Don also announced that he "wrote the first ever checks to the Dorkness Rising investors. More than 11 years they've been waiting. This feels really good." This comes from the copious work they've done over that time as well as their successful blu-ray re-release.



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Link Master General

Around the ZOEverse: Aug 4, 2015

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TOP STORY -- ZOE at GenCon2015

Fans and Cast unite. Photo Credit: Zombie Orpheus

Not only was it a record-breaking year for GenCon, it was also a pretty successful year for ZOE. Their booth drew a lot of traffic, their events were well attended, and rumor has it that Gamers: Live will be released into the wild in the near future.

At the Gen Con Film Festival, ZOE received Best Series for Humans & Housholds and in association with Lynnvander, Inc., Best Gamers Film for The Gamers: Natural One. Congrats guys! 

ZOE photos from GenCon2015 can be seen here, here, here, here, and here :). If you have more to share, drop a link in the comments.

The following are news items by ZOE and affiliated productions published the week of July 28-August 3, 2015. Do you have ZOEverse news? Send it to zoefannet@gmail.com, post it to our facebook page, or tweet it to @zoefannet with the hashtag #ZOEVERSE. If we use it, we'll credit you in the post.

Zombie Orpheus Entertainment

In addition to a successful GenCon, ZOE also released the trailer for Attacking the Darkness and premiered it at GenCon to a very favorable audience response. ZOE also recorded a number of short (1-2 minute) videos live from GenCon which are available to Patreon supporters (Must be a patron to access the link). 
 

Dead Gentlemen Productions

Dead Gentlemen also had a busy GenCon, running a number of RPG sessions using there newly released beta of  RPG Demon Hunters, A Comedy of Terrors. Remember you can download the whole thing for free. "If you like Fate Core and Fate Accelerated, you'll be right at home with this system." This is beta so they welcome your comments, questions, and concerns -- if you have any, please post them to their G+ Discussion Community,  their facebook page or you can send a direct email to Don Early at don.early@deadgentlemen.com. Don also hosted an informative RPG Workshop to give you a great sense of the game.

Kinetic Energy Productions

Transolar Galatica's video game, Robot Rundown, had a recent review of their android version at SuperGameDroid. The game is only $.99 and can be had on a number of platforms.

Romeo's Foe Studios

Sarah and Jeff were busy promoting Gamer Chick and Chaldea at GenCon. You can catch them from GenCon on Mario's podcast This Just In From...

And that's your news from Around the ZOEverse,
Link Master General

P.S. This week, #RenewJQ broke 3,800 fans ready to renew JQ3! Onward!