The Hex crew have all made it back from GenCon, and most of us have finally managed to catch up on our sleep. This was probably our best year ever in terms of introducing people to the game. We ran four well-attended and lively panels and 15 games this year. Except for one early-morning game that didn't go off, every single game was either full or only a couple of players short of the maximum, a few were over the player limit, and every single one was a lot of fun. Thanks to all the folks who came to the panels and played in the games (even the vile, awful (but in a good way) people who played in my Waxman's Warriors game on Sunday). Also, a huge thanks to Jordan Colson for filling in at the last minute for a GM who couldn't make it and to The Game Publishers' Association for selling our stuff.

If you're one of the people we met at GenCon who's visiting the site for the first time, please sign up for the forums and let us know what you thought of the games and panels. Then check out our Wiki and downloads section for lots of cool (and free) gaming stuff. If you want, you can buy some stuff, too! While you're at it, follow us on Twitter (user name: QAGS) and join our Facebook page (page name: QAGS Second Edition) for updates on what's going on at One Hex Tower.

Now that the convention is over, we're going back to work. We've still got 5 more games to put out this year (including a new Sindbad adventure, fan favorite Fratboys Vs., and the PDF release of Spooky: The Definitive Guide to Horror Gaming). We've also got several of our 2011 releases in the works; my favorites so far are Roller Girls Vs. and Hobomancer: The Unbecoming. Keep an eye on this page, The Death Cookie, and our Twitter and Facebook feeds for up-to-the-minute updates.

Hex Games has just released Sex, Lies and Ultraspies, a game of super-powered spies in the swingin’ sixties.

Welcome to 1960's Britain, where everyone is trying not to think about the bomb, women are liberated and wearing skintight leather catsuits, and there are always mixed drinks on hand. You’re a secret agent, but there’s nothing secret about you. You wear the latest fashions, operate the latest high-tech gizmos, and drive the fastest cars. You drink your martinis shaken, not stirred. You assault secret bases in the middle of volcanoes. You even have powers and abilities beyond those of mortal humans. You’re a super-powered super-spy, protecting Queen and Country and looking good while you do it.

Sex, Lies and Ultraspies uses the QAGS Second Edition rules. It includes extensive background information on Ministry Q, Britain’s paranormal spy agency, as well as descriptions of 16 rival agencies; discussion of the British spy genre, and tips on how to create the right feel in your games; rules for creating super-powered agents; “Hard Week’s Night,” a thoroughly fleshed-out multi-part adventure; and sample characters and tables useful for creating your own adventures.

Sex, Lies and Ultraspies gives you espionage action that’s both shaken and stirred!

Sex, Lies and Ultraspies–as well as the QAGS rule book, Cops & Robbers, The Pytheas Club, and more–can be purchased in PDF form at www.hexgames.com and at the finer PDF sales sites for just $9.99.

For those who would like to sample QAGS, the QAGS Qik Start Rules are available for download at www.hexgames.com, absolutely free.

Sex, Lies and Ultraspies is written by Robert McCabe and illustrated by Joshua LH Burnett.

Look sexy. Save the world. Have more fun!

Drivethru just started their big Christmas In July Sale. All Hex products (and lots of other cool things by other companies) are 25% off now through Monday.

While all you people were out drinking beer, eating BBQ, and setting off low-powered explosives, the Hex web knomes have been locked inside upgrading the web site software. The site looks about the same, but there have been several small changes and a few big ones.

• The biggest change is probably the new Wiki, which is a lot easier to use and navigate than the old one. If you want to contribute, you'll need to log into your account here at the Hex site and click the link.

• We've got a full-fledged calendar in the events section. We've moved the event from the old one over.

• We've got new gallery software, and we've actually got quite a few pieces of art and event photos uploaded.

• New FAQ software.

• The Knome forum is once again access restricted. We've given all the Knomes whose user names we recognized permissions. If you think you should have access to the Knome forums but don't see them when you log in, let us know.

• Some pages have been updated, a few things (like the character and monster databases, which are now part of the Wiki) have been eliminated, and everything should work better in general now.

There were, of course, a few issues that arose as part of the migration:

• Anyone who's registered since we migrated the user files (Thursday or Friday afternoon-ish) will have to re-register. Sorry for the inconvenience.

• Some profile information (including user avatars) weren't moved over. You'll want to click on the Profile link of the user menu to reset your picture and make sure all your other profile  information is the way you want it.

• A few forum posts went up after the migration. We've copied all the ones we could find over into the new forums.

We've tested everything and it all appears to be working, but with a site this large something usually gets missed. If you find any errors or have any problems, let us know.