Writing for Games, Xbox Live with Insignia & More... - Game & Gadget Podcast #23

I am joined by Steve Ince who is an artist, game designer and writer working on games from Revolution Software such as Broken Sword and Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern.

Topics include:

Steve Ince’s 201 Things for Better Game Writing book
Steve’s entrance to writing for games
Questioning the writing quality of Willow and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Original Xbox Live is back with Insignia
Midtown Madness 3 on Xbox Live
Atari Jaguar Emulation with BigPEmu featuring 100% compatibility
The brands that still exist, but do they really?
SEGA and the success with Sumo Digital
So many sequels and digital de-aging
AI writing, some examples better than others
The craziness of Twitter and James moving to Mastodon
Remember Friends Reunited?

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