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What I’ve Written for Gamespy

July 14th, 2010 · Comments Off on What I’ve Written for Gamespy · Gamespy

Features Other People’s Stories Coming Attractions

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Coming Attractions Feature at Gamespy: The Pain of the Writer

May 26th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Feature, Gamespy, Industry, Me

Another long form feature of mine was just published at Gamespy. This time I look at the art and science of opening cinematics. If you have any comments on the article itself, put them there. If you want to comment on this post, however, comment here. Because I have more to say. I like feature […]

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What does it mean to be “hardcore”?

March 11th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Firaxis, Gamespy, Industry, Preview

When I read the strapline attached to Anthony Gallegos’s preview of Civilization 5, I was stopped a little short. It’s not just for the hardcore anymore. It’s not? When was it? Is Civilization a hardcore game for hardcore people? I tweeted my curiosity and was met with a nice chorus of replies from friends and […]

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More Thoughts on that Literature Article

March 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Gamespy, Me, Media

Other People’s Stories was one of the easiest articles I’ve ever written. As EA’s Jonathan Knight says of Dante’s Inferno, the ideas are so big. It’s impossible not to find an angle or know what questions to ask. Not everyone I asked for input replied to my queries, and that ended up being OK since […]

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Other People’s Stories

March 4th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Feature, Gamespy

In what is hopefully the first of many features for GameSpy, I look at the art of literary adaptation in game design.

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