Lee Sheldon writes:
''Writers are sorely underappreciated and underused in the video game industry, and the institutions supplying the next generation of game creators aren't helping.
I have been a professional game designer and writer for almost 15 years now. For the past two years, I have also been teaching these skills at Indiana University. My reason for taking on the added burden of teaching as I continue to create commercial games was a realization that despite many advances in techniques for storytelling in games, a huge number of people and companies in our industry seem unaware of them. This includes writers of games themselves. My hope was to help raise a new generation of writers proficient in the skills we have learned, and find new ones to suit our ever-evolving industry.
However, I recently learned that with few exceptions, game studios still have a very limited idea of what writing a game means, or how writers can be used in games, and as a result rarely hire writers on staff or utilize contract writers to their fullest potential.''
Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.
INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.
The long-awaited sequel to the 2013 narrative adventure is currently expected out sometime in 2024.
Oh hell yeah! I feel like this was one hell of an underrated game, and I'm glad to see that a part 2 is coming.
This was my favorite Telltale game. I’m definitely going to play this. Hopefully it has less jank than the Telltale games had. I didn’t think it would happen but I’m happy it’s coming
Great, loved the first game and happy a sequel is coming but after such a lengthy development, are Telltale gonna be releasing it episodic with non specific time delays between episodes? If it is episodic, they need to have a full set of dates laid out for every episode so we know what we are getting & when like Resident Evil Revelations 2 did, buying episode 1 and not knowing when the rest will come is just unacceptable in 2024.
I always loved Telltale games. They were like those old choose your own adventures books.
I'd love to be a game writer, except for the part where I stink at writing.
I wonder what game would shakespear have done if he was still alive XD
gears of war was fantastic writing.
halo3 was the best according to the pros.
Just kidding.
hey xbots, can I get a fight?!?
you guys are pushovers defending the easy bake oven.
Gamestop said they ain't taking no more xboxes to trade for a ps3!
Uh oh!
looks like youre out of luck.
sucks to be you.
... but I feel as though my skills are finding little use in this generation of gaming. It's a pity, really. Oh well, that's why I made mah own gaming indie company!