Bone, the game

I wanted so desperately to like this game and to say great things about it, but in all honesty I can’t. I downloaded it and played the demo. I had misgivings even then, but I bought the whole episode because I’ve been a long-time fan of the comic book series. I finished it in two …

Chinese Development Magazine

I just received a copy of the first issue of the magazine China Electronic Entertaiment Developer (CEED), for which I’m writing a regular column. The first one is my article, “My Fingers are Blistered and Bleeding – Writing for Games” which originally appeared on GIGNews. It’s spread over three full pages, which seems pretty impressive, …

Been Interviewed Once More…

You can read it, if you like that sort of thing, over at Amped IGO. Please ignore the fact that I’m referred to as “Scott” at the beginning of the piece. 🙂

Character Competition Voting

The voting in the character competition starts at midnight tonight (16th Sept). Please go to this thread in the forum to refresh your memory of the entries and to cast your vote. You have the chance to have your say and decide which character becomes a part of Juniper Crescent – The Sapphire Claw.

Downloading Games

I posted this on a number of forums, so I thought it only right that I should post it here, too. 🙂 After the heated debate on Adventure Gamers in the “New Business Model” thread (http://forums.adventuregamers.com/s…ead.php?t=10363) and some of the reactions to the cost versus playing time in the “Bone” thread (http://forums.adventuregamers.com/s…ead.php?t=10390) I’d like to …

Character descriptions and artwork

I’ve posted the character descriptions and the artwork for each of the finalists. As specified in the rules, all the finalists’ characters have been re-drawn by me to fit the style of the game and to create a more level playing field. Voting will begin on Friday 16th September.

Character Competition Finalists Announced

The finalists in the character competition are as follows: “Skid” by Jean-Louis Sirois“Andy Warthog” by Corvus D. Elrod“Marcus Roadkill” by Geraldo Ramos Falci Jr.“Root Monkey” by Colin Panetta“Lucille” by Stathis Riso Many thanks to everyone who submitted entries. It was really difficult to narrow the field down and it’s a real shame that we couldn’t …

Long Live Games

Everyone is probably linking to Greg Costikyan’s two part article Death to the Games Industry: Long Live Games, but in case anyone has missed it, you can find it here: Part One, Part Two. While the first part concentrated on the state of the industry and the stifling of creativity, it was the second part …

The Return of Mr. Smoozles

Firstly, let me apologise for the temporary hiatus of the strip. The last couple of weeks have been very busy for me and I simply couldn’t find the time to do the strips. Hopefully I’ll be able to provide regular updates from now on. I’ve just finished putting together the strips for this week, so …

INceSIGHT Press Release

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/press_release.php?aid=11100 INceSIGHT – Writing and Design Solutions for the Games Industry YORK, UK (August 26, 2005)Steve Ince – freelance Writer and Game Designer – today announced the launch of his new company, INceSIGHT, through which he will continue to offer his considerable skills and experience to those developers and publishers in need of a proven …