Greg Costikyan, over on his blog, has announced the formation and launch of Manifesto Games.
This is an incredibly exciting development in PC gaming and is something that really appeals to my sensibilities. I’m sure that the venture will be a great success, but I’d like to wish him luck anyway – Good Luck Greg!
I’m more excited about this announcement than any of the talk of new consoles. This is game development that returns to its roots – designing and developing original games that game players will have fun playing.
Strangely enough, it parallels some of my own thinking over the last six months and Greg’s excellent articles over at The Escapist, here and here (along with other pieces I’ve read) helped crystalise those thoughts. Though I’m not quite ready to say what this means for me, expect something to come along in the not too distant future.