Archive for February, 2009
Boxing Games and Fight Night Round 4
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game writer
Boxing games are back. Fight Night Round 4 has been announced with a ship date – actually, a ship season – of “Summer 2009.”
It’s good to see this boxing franchise making another run. There’s also leaked video on Youtube of an EA representative comparing FN4 and FN3, which I also found encouraging. I loved FN3 [...]
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A Game Industry Funny
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game industry
This game industry cartoon is written for the UK, but I think it translates pretty well. Sadly, it’s also pretty true. Acclaim had a studio in Austin that imploded. I almost took a job there.
The cartoon is “Crashlander,” and it’s worth a look. Click on the teaser below to visit the site and see the [...]
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Videogame Writing Influences TV?
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under Game Writing
EDGE Thinks Videogame Writing Is Affecting Television Plots
Rely on EDGE Magazine to throw out some interesting memes. Today I stumbled upon this thought – that some of the hot new television writing is actually becoming more like videogame writing. And not in a good way:
TV is yet another medium struggling to compete against interactive entertainment…. [...]
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