Quick note: I’m nominating Disco Elysium as the pinnacle of game writing (TM). If you haven’t played this tremendously heartfelt and involving game, get on it immediately. This game looks superficially like one of those classic “hunt-and-click” adventure games from Lucasarts, but plays like its own tormented, hilarious, luminous revolutionary. And I mean that in […]
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Can’t Find Drafts Folder in the Gmail Android App? And How This Bodes Ill for the AI Future
Is there no Drafts folder in your Gmail app on Android? Yeah… me neither. Google continues to “do no harm” by slopping shovelware out there for us goofs to consume. The latest mind-numbing basic feature that is confounding me is this ridiculous situation with drafts. If you’re on Android (obscure OS) on a mobile phone […]
Moink Meat and Ethical Meat… on a Budget
Moink whattt? Moink meat is a new delivery service (Moink box) that ships you ethically-sourced beef, pork, salmon, lamb, and chicken. Moink – a farmer-run venture that supports small, family farms – is part of a growing groundswell of consumers who are aware of the grievous, heart-rending ethical failings of the American agribusinesses and is […]
How to Use Vimeo’s Slideshow Maker
Wanna know how to use Vimeo’s slideshow maker? Interested in a review of this new free feature? Surprise! You won’t find it here. Well, only a truncated one. Why? Because we don’t recommend it. We tried to use it for a project recently and invested a fair amount of effort, only to discover that it […]
Tails of Iron Gameplay
How to Use a Picture as a Webcam Upload
“The Last of Us” Plot
The Last of Us plot and writing work are a revelation and a clear sign once again that videogame writing can hold up to massive scrutiny. I mean, we in the videogame industry have always held it in high esteem because it’s a monumental work that IGN called “a masterpiece.” Edge dubbed it “the most […]
Is Green Rogue the Worst Game Ever?
Back in 2001, we at 3DO Redwood City released our baby, Army Men: Green Rogue, a game that attempted to recast the hoary Army Men franchise into a darker yet more retro mold. Were we successful? Apparently not. I just found out that two Youtubers with a series called “Worst Games Ever” profiled AMGR. As […]
We Won a Best-of-Show ADDY!
A decades-old Best of Show ADDY Award? We just got one! What a weird feeling. Back in 2010, your Game Writer Guy worked with Haley Miranda as the primary writer for a Scion (Toyota) webgame centered around the tC coupe. The project was difficult but fun, the client was happy with the result, bills were […]
What Will ChatGPT Do To Game Writing?
ChatGPT and game writing… is that a thing? Definitely. At first glance, you may be scoffing at the idea. AI writers? Horning in on my NPC dialog and the text in my design docs and back-of-box marketing material? Never! Not on my watch, good sir! Okay, sure. But let’s change the scenario slightly. You’re some […]