If you’ve ever thought that it’s long past time that someone wrote a novel about people who make video games, then rejoice. YOU—a book of fiction about the how, why and who of video game development by Austin Grossman—comes out today. You can read an excerpt from the book’s first chapter right here. Read more... Kotaku Continue reading...
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GameSpot Writers Round Table – Meet the Justicars
Introducing the newest ranking GameSpot volunteers. The few, the proud, the prolific, the Justicars! Get the full article at GameSpot "GameSpot Writers Round Table - Meet the Justicars" was posted by Staff on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:07:29 -0800 GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features Continue reading...
Introducing the Writer’s Roundtable!
We reveal a new program dedicated to creative writers on GameSpot Get the full article at GameSpot "Introducing the Writer's Roundtable!" was posted on Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:24:25 -0800 GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features Continue reading...
Terminator Follow-Up Moves Forward, Nabs Writers
It appears that the long-discussed return of The Terminator franchise will be moving forward. A duo of writers in Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier have bee ...Continue reading Terminator Follow-Up Moves Forward, Nabs Writers G4 TV - TheFeed Continue reading...
Gears of War: Judgment writers say story is unique
Tom Bissell, Rob Auten detail say cover-based shooter franchise prequel has renewed narrative focus. The writers behind the latest installment in the Gears of War franchise say they are excited about the story they have to tell. Tom Bissell, New Yorker contributor and author of Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, and Rob Auten, a Twentieth Century Fox consultant who worked on Avatar, spoke with Eurogamer about why they...
God of War movie gets Saw writers
Universal Studios brings on Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite film adaptation of Sony's brutal action game. The upcoming God of War movie from Universal Studios is still alive, and its new script is being written by Saw series scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Melton and Dunstan wrote Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, and Saw 3D. Kratos' big...
Mass Effect 3′s ending controversy: What do other game writers think?
You may be aware there's this controversy going on at the moment surrounding Mass Effect 3's ending, and whether Bioware ought to monkey with its own canon. PC Gamer's brought together a panel of industry writers to ask their thoughts on the matter... GamesRadar - News Continue reading...
Artists use Apple Macs, writers use PCs
Says X-Men scribe Mike Carey Mike Carey, the British comic book author behind American titles The Unwritten, X-Men: Legacy and the superb Lucifer series, has revealed to Pocket-lint that, in his trade at least, a majority of artists use Macs, while writers use PCs. Speaking exclusively to us while promoting his part in the Activision game X-Men: Destiny (he wrote the branching storyline), Carey also explained that the comic book...
FarmVille could crop up on the big screen, Toy Story writers say
Filed under: FarmVille, NewsHey, if the Angry Birds are getting their own flick, why not? During an interview with IGN about their work on Skylanders: Spyro's Adventures, Toy Story writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen hinted that they're in talks with Zynga about writing up a FarmVille movie for theaters. Of course, the writers didn't mention the mega popular farming simulator directly. "So, yes, we will continue writing movies," Sokolow...
