TJ Fixman moving to screenwriting, but says he will not 'abandon' games
Read More »Game studios need to treat story as an asset
Develop Conference: Book of Spells scribe says writers need to be fostered and empowered by studios
Read More »Narrative in games
Aphelio's Michael Walker discusses the role good story can play in games, and how developers should approach it
Read More »GDC 13: Devs champion emotion in games
Writers should be involved in multiple areas of development to improve player engagement
Read More »GDC 13: Expanding your game’s cast
Game Narrative summit explains how to rapidly gain an ensemble cast
Read More »BioWare "getting ready to develop new Mass Effect game"
Regardless of whether your Shepard lived to tell another tale at the end of Mass Effect 3, don’t expect your favourite gender-hopping space hero to return in the next game. That’s because BioWare has said it plans to tell a completely different story in the next Mass Effect game – …
Read More »Bungie’s Destiny – more details leak
A new info leak has provided more detail’s about Bungie’s secretive Destiny game. And furthermore, they appear to have been inadvertently confirmed by the studio itself. IGN received details of the game via a leaked document from an advertising agency. Our story begins seven hundred years from now in the …
Read More »VIDEO: Far Cry 3 story trailer released as game goes gold
Ubisoft has released a story trailer for its upcoming shooter Far Cry 3. The publisher has also announced that the game has gone gold, meaning that production will have started on the title ahead of its November 30th UK release date. Ubisoft told MCV last month that it has high …
Read More »Games are revolutionising storytelling
Develop Conference: 'I wish I could says there's more open mindedness in film and TV, but there's not', says John Dower
Read More »Minecraft prepares to enter beta
Downloadable PC sensation Minecraft is to officially exit alpha phase and enter beta on December 20th, creator Marcus Persson has confirmed. In addition, the cult developer has stated that he plans to add some kind of non-intrusive narrative to the game to help drive the game experience early on, and …
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