I just got back from the voice recording we did for the Wii version of So Blonde. I was working with DTP (the publisher) and the talented guys at Outsource Media, who organised a great cast again and ran a great series of recording sessions that couldn’t have gone any smoother if we’d wanted. If …
The more dedicated of you may have noticed that I posted a new screenshot from The Sapphire Claw. I’ve been doing a fair bit of work on this inbetween my other work and have reached a point where I can move forward once again. One of the first changes is that it’s now called The …
The good people over at Adventure Classic Gaming have just posted an interview they conducted with me. One thing I like about doing interviews is the way they make me think about the things I’m doing and my approach to game writing and design. All creative people should regularly question and confront their work – …
I’ve been working with some great guys over in Eindhoven at the GameHouse studio on a few casual game titles they wanted some writing help with. The first of these titles, Delicious – Emily’s Tea Garden, has just been released over at the RealArcade site. If you enjoy playing casual games I’m sure you’ll love …
The big adventure game news this week has been the announcement that Telltale Games will be producing a series of games featuring Wallace and Gromit. You can read the official press release, here. The thing that struck me as really odd is that nowhere in the whole press release is there a mention of Nick …
Beth Dillon asked me if I’d link to Notes on Game Dev, which is a blog style editorial on art and design topics. I’ve not read an awful lot of it yet, but what I’ve seen so far looks very interesting and highly relevant. Much more so than my own blog at the moment. So …
I’ve been invited to sit on a panel on the subject of Writing for Games. I’m really excited by this and am sure that it will be a fabulous evening. If you’re anywhere near London why not come along? The event even has it’s own Facebook page, so it’s sure to be a roaring success. …
Just before Christmas, I had the great pleasure of meeting up with Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye Games. Dave’s only just released this picture of the two of us, taken by his girlfriend. From the smiles on our faces you’d think we actually enjoyed making games…
I posted something on the Juniper Games news blog. Now I think about it, I should have posted it here and then linked to it on the other one. Sometimes I think my head doesn’t quite work normally. Not that I’d want to fix it as it may ruin the whole creativity thing I have …
This piece over at the Develop site got my interest. Not only is it an excellent idea, but my friends over at Wizarbox are heavily involved, which is great news for them. Clearly, So Blonde is going to be part of a path to even greater things to come. Well done, guys.
There’s a piece on the Develop website, which covers a keynote speech by Jonathan Blow at the Montreal Game Summit. It’s a perfect example of how a person can be so right and so wrong at the same time. While he’s right that there is a need for deeper, richer games, the way he puts …
Nextcat is a new social networking site geared towards creative industries like film, animation and games. I’ve been chosen as one of the “featured talent” profiles on their main gaming page, so the least I could do is put up a link. 🙂 If anyone else is on Nextcat why not add me?