It is a truly sad week for gamers everywhere as Gary Gygax, co-creator of the immensely popular Dungeons & Dragons series and known as 'one of the fathers of the role playing game' has died at the age of 69. First created in 1974 with Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons became one of the most popular games of the past thirty years and one of the greatest role playing games of all time. Gygax meshed his love of fantasy and interest in medieval times to create a game that would become a hobby for untold thousands of gamers young and old the world over. Celebrities have even admitted to playing D&D growing up, including Stephen Colbert, Robin Williams, Vin Diesel and Moby. Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. His health had been failing over the past few years, but his love and knowledge of games never dwindled. He continually kept in contact with the RPG community, and was making appearances at conventions and on television as recently as late 2007. You can read the Associated Press story on Gygax here.