The French gaming site, Le Sanctuaire de l’Aventure has just published an interview with me. http://www.sanctuaire-aventure.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=540 (Blogger is being weird, so I’ve had to put in the whole URL.) There is also a link on the page to the original interview in English.
I have decided to attend the Games Market Europe event that’s being held next week in London. I’m hoping that it will be a good event, but after all the great things I heard about the Leipzig GC I’m sure it will pale in comparison. I hope it’s a good show and that the organisers …
The Character Competition is now closed for entries.
Just a last minute reminder that competition entries must be submitted before midnight tonight.
Adventure Gamers are currently running a news item on the announcement that there is to be a fourth installment to the Broken Sword series of games. “In an announcement sure to thrill the many Broken Sword fans, THQ and Revolution Software revealed today that a fourth game in the highly acclaimed series is scheduled for …
Just a reminder that if you wish to enter the competition to design one of the characters that will appear in the game, Juniper Crescent – The Sapphire Claw, you only have one more week to get your entries submitted. For further details on the competition rules and how to enter, please go to the …
The Polish gaming site, Gry.o2.pl, has just published an interview with me on their site. It is available in both Polish and English (in the side bar).
…then two come along together. I’ve been thinking about recent adventure games. Though some of them have high production values and excellent stories, I keep reading complaints about the standard of the puzzles. Could it be that, as so many of the recent adventures have leant towards a more “real-world” setting, it’s becoming increasingly difficult …
My, but it seems ages since I posted anything on the old blog, so I thought I should dust things off and put some words down before people stop bothering to drop by. It’s been a busy few weeks as I’ve been fitting writing projects around each other as well as tying to keep on …
Sorry, there will not be a new strip today. Busy week. Honest.
One of the difficulties that writers have faced within the industry is making developers and publishers see the value of hiring someone who specialises in the field. Last night I found it really hard work trying to explain to a group of non-gamers just what it is that a writer does in a game. I …
There is an excellent My Turn article over at Game Daily Biz, which discusses the making of time for playing games for businesses who work in the games industry. It also discusses the advantages of hiring professionals who also have a passion for games. “There are far too many people out there treating this as …