Talk:George Vasilakos

Contested deletion

I believe this speedy delete was done in bad faith and I am contesting it. The end result may be the deletion of the article, but right now given the backlog of AfDs placed by this user our resources to properly cite and edit articles are thin. Web Warlock 14:25, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Any editor may remove a speedy deletion notice from an article which he or she did not create if he or she contests the deletion. (See CSD policy.) The hangon tag is for article creators, who are forbidden by policy to remove the tags. :) Of course, the article may still be nominated for deletion through AfD. --Moonriddengirl 14:44, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Great! Thanks!. Web Warlock 14:56, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Sources

I'll add these when I get the chance.

• http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1244
• http://gamingoutpost.com/article/interview_george_vasilakos/
• http://www.decipher.com/lordoftherings/rpg/rpgdesignhistory.html
• http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/companies/alphabetical/E.html

Web Warlock 18:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Sources

@Cunard, do you see anything that can help improve this article? I'm sure @Webwarlock would love if we can save this one. :) BOZ (talk) 16:46, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

I'll look into it. Web Warlock (talk) 20:58, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi BOZ (talk · contribs). Here are some sources about the subject:

1. Higgins, Dan (2004-11-27). "Zombies Give Franchise Bite". Times Union. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: "says George Vasilakos, who is the brains behind a zombie franchise that helped launch his publishing business. ... Vasilakos and business partner Alex Jurkat own Eden Studios, an Albany-based publisher of role-playing games. Vasilakos has always been a fan of zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead and video games like Resident Evil, where the object is to stay alive by shooting as many zombies as you can."

2. Thurman, Ken (1986-11-09). "Comic-Book Fans Convene Today's Young Sophisticates Want Complex Plots". Times Union. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: "These days comic book publishers are generating a lot of excitement among fans by bringing out 1980s versions of the standard superheroes, according to comic book collector George Vasilakos, 17, of Colonie. Superman, for example, has been "yuppieized," Vasilakos said. He's acquired a taste for quiche and moved into a condominium. Supergirl and Superdog are no more, said Vasilakos. Today's young readers are more sophisticated, and they demand more complex plots, Vasilakos said. In fact, he said that in many cases the term "comic book" is misleading. Many of the publications are high suspense drama. "I like to refer to them as graphic novels or art and story," said Vasilakos, who estimated his collection at 3,500 volumes."

3. Williams, Michael (2020-05-19). "Capital Region Businesses Prepare to Reopen". Times Union. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: ""One minute, they say they're not opening us up, then a few days before Memorial Day, they say they are," said George Vasilakos, owner of the Zombie Planet comics and games shop. The first phase of the reopening won't be much of a change of pace, Vasilakos said, because his shop had been offering curbside service since the pandemic prevented customers from inside his Central Avenue shop."

4. Appelcline, Shannon (2014). Adamus, Adam (ed.). Designers & Dragons: The '90s. Silver Spring, Maryland: Evil Hat Productions. pp. 234, 237, 239, 331–339. ISBN 978-1-61317-084-7. Retrieved 2024-02-16 – via Internet Archive.

   The book notes on page 234: "By 1999, both Hite and Long also became full-time Last Unicorn employees, alongside another new recruit, art director George Vasilakos of Eden Studios."

   The book notes on page 237: "At the time of the acquisition, Last Unicorn was still led by Christian Moore and included Matthew Colville, Kenneth Hite, Ross Isaacs, Steven S. Long, Owen Seyler, and George Vasilakos."

   The book notes on page 239: "Ross Isaacs returned to New York. George Vasilakos did too, where he opened a game store and began to concentrate more on his own Eden Studios."

   The book notes on page 330: "The story of New Millennium Entertainment begins in Imagination Games & Comics, a New York game store founded by George Vasilakos in 1992 after he finished art school. At the time, Magic: The Gathering (1992) was hot and the entire CCG industry was booming. One day, Vasilakos and a few other folks sitting around his store decided that they should design their own CCG and make “major bucks” just Magic.

   The book continues discussing Vasilakos on pages 331–339.

5. Varney, Allen (October 1997). "Notes from the field". Dragon. Vol. 22, no. 3 #240. p. 119. Retrieved 2024-02-18 – via Internet Archive.

   The article notes: "New Millennium Entertainment (Albany, NY) has sold all rights to its Conspiracy X alien-hunting RPG to its former art director, George Vasilakos. Vasilakos has started a new company,"

6. Levith, Will (2020-02-10). "5 Super Capital Region Comic Book Stores". Saratoga Living. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: "Zombie Planet. Location: Albany Owner: George Vasilakos. Founded: 2003. Known For: Boardgames, role-playing games, card games, comic books."

7. Appelcline, Shannon (2013-05-07). "Designers & Dragons: The Column #25: The Top Rpgs of 2012". RPGnet. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: "Zombie Planet (www.zombie-planet.com)—the Albany, New York game store run by George Vasilakos of Eden Studios—recorded the following top-selling RPG books for 2012."

8. Roiter, Andrew (2013-05-23). "Ready for an Adventure?". Bennington Banner. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: "Adventure Maximus invites kids and their families to take on the roles of dungeon-crawling heroes and a game master in a Dungeons and Dragons-style, tabletop role-playing game, RPG. The game is published by George Vasilakos of Eden Studios. ... One day, Hogan approached Vasilakos and asked him what kinds of concepts were popular with successful children’s games. ... Hogan and Vasilakos worked on the game in their spare time, they kept fine tuning the rules and Hogan kept creating more and more cards."

9. Cetawayo, Ameerah (2009-09-28). "Board games win out in recession". The Daily Gazette. Archived from the original on 2024-02-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

   The article notes: "The recession is treating George Vasilakos, owner of Zombie Planet in Colonie, just fine. The maker and retailer of original role-playing games and card games since 1995 is taking advantage of the economic environment. ... Through Zombie Planet's Web site, edenstudios.net, Vasilakos sells more than 40 adventure games all over the world."

Cunard (talk) 10:47, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Sweet @Cunard and thank you, I think this one is safe. :) I'll work on it probably either this evening or tomorrow. BOZ (talk) 14:27, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

@Webwarlock, I think we're good now. :) BOZ (talk) 17:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)