Warren Spector: On Borrowing and Stealing Narrative, New Writing Gig
Warren Spector’s GDC talk focused on the “re-use” of narrative elements from non-gaming media. The former Origin Systems developer also has a new writing gig.
Author: WtF Dragon
Raph Koster Quits Disney/Playdom
Veteran game designer (and Origin Systems alumnus) Raph Koster has left his position at Playdom.
Ultima Forever: Preview at Slide to Play, Soundtrack Details
Slide to Play also scored a preview of Ultima Forever recently.
Shroud of the Avatar: Contribute Unity Assets…Also, New Concept Art!
An update to the Shroud of the Avatar Kickstarter page explains how Portalarium plans to leverage the Unity Asset Store.
Richard Garriott and Warren Spector
Richard Garriott and Warren Spector reminisce about Origin Systems.
Shroud of the Avatar: Details on Crafting!
Another update to the Shroud of the Avatar Kickstarter campaign (they’re coming at a feverish pace now) gives some details about crafting.
BioWare Mondays
The weekly round-up of news about BioWare, their various sub-studios, and the various RPG titles and series that they have produced or are working on.
New Gallery: Origin Systems in Softline
A profile of Origin Systems shortly after their founding, by Softline magazine.
The Final GAMBIT Looking Glass Podcast: Paul Neurath
MIT’s GAMBIT Game Labs series of podcasts with former key people from Looking Glass Studios ended a while ago, with a chat with Paul Neurath.
