Author and game namesake Tom Clancy dies at 66

Author and video game namesake Tom Clancy has died at 66. The New York Times reports that the best-selling author died yesterday of unreleased causes in a Baltimore hospital. His literary career took off in 1984 with the publication of The Hunt for Red October, which was adapted into several video games and a motion picture over the next six years. The Tom Clancy's series of games began with tactical