The Game That Became Deus Ex Was Originally Pitched to Origin Systems
Warren Spector once pitched a game called Troubleshooter to Origin Systems. This game’s design would later be reworked into what became Deus Ex.
Category: Warren Spector
New Gallery: Origin Systems Coming Attractions Brochure
A brochure produced by Origin Systems, which announces and gives details about Serpent Isle, Trade Commander (Privateer), and Forge of Virtue.
Polygon Examines the History of Looking Glass
Polygon has published a number of articles looking at the history and influence of Looking Glass Studios.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 2 Live
The second episode of Spam Spam Spam Humbug, “Don’t Knock the Fun”, is now online.
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Warren Spector: “[G]amers simply need to demand more and better games…”
MemoryLeak interviewed Warren Spector recently, who again offered his usual message about the state of video games today: “There’s a lot of sameness in commercial games and apps — a lot of slam-bang-action blockbusters...
Warren Spector: New Job, Emergent Game Design, Fears and Legacies
Warren Spector has a new job at the University of Texas at Austin, and has been giving a number of interviews and talks recently. Among the subjects he has discussed are emergent game design, and his legacy as a developer (along with some of his fears about same).
The RPG Codex Interviews Warren Spector
The RPG Codex caught up with Warren Spector for an extensive, in-depth interview about his days at Origin Systems and his work on various games there…the Ultima series in particular.
Warren Spector: No Weapons, Why Metacritic is Irrelevant, and a New Teaching Gig
Warren Spector has been busy over the last week or so, and not just because he accepted a teaching position with the University of Texas’ game design programme.
Warren Spector: On Life After Disney and Gaming’s Role Models
Warren Spector gives his thoughts on leaving Disney behind, and bemoans the lack of role models in gaming.
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.
Richard Garriott and Warren Spector
Richard Garriott and Warren Spector reminisce about Origin Systems.
