Talespinners: State of the Nation May 2018
May 1, 2018 by IanTalespinners is two years old!
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April 12, 2018 by IanGiles has recently completed a short contract with Eidos Montréal, writing on an exciting project and — well, that’s as much as we can say about that for now! We work with all sizes of games company, from small indie to large AAA. We’ll be at EGX Rezzed this week, which runs from 13-15 April in […]
0 0 Read moreustwo Story Workshop
April 11, 2018 by IanWe recently led a workshop with some of the amazingly talented folk from ustwo games, leading them through our Moment-based Story Design process (something so special, it gets Title Case for its name!) and helped guide them in cooking up something that could be quite amazing.
0 0 Read moreGames Writers’ Networking Event
April 10, 2018 by IanThis Thursday, 12th April, The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is hosting a Games Writers’ Networking Event in London. Come along to meet other working games writers (including Giles), chat, network, ask craft and industry questions and get to know one another in a friendly atmosphere. Only a few tickets are left at the […]
0 0 Read moreThe Bunker – Out Today on Switch
April 9, 2018 by IanThe Bunker, the multi-award winning game by Splendy Games and Wales Interactive, and co-written by Ian, is coming to Nintendo Switch today! It’ll be the system’s first FMV game, and you can find out more over on Nintendo Life.
0 0 Read moreThe Spectrum Retreat
April 6, 2018 by IanA mysterious art-deco hotel, staffed by faceless mannequin-like figures. Mind-bending puzzles. A dark and unsettling mystery. This is The Spectrum Retreat, the first game from BAFTA Young Game Designer winner Dan Smith, announced by the publisher Ripstone this week. We've helped Dan and Ripstone with this title, and are very keen to get hands-on with [...]
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February 2, 2018 by IanWe're very happy to be helping out Krillbite Studios with Mosaic, their mysterious new title that explores urban life and isolation and which feels like something drawn from Kafka and Another World. Check out its beautiful, bleak visuals in the teaser video below.
0 0 Read moreMentorships Awarded!
January 19, 2018 by IanSince before Christmas, we've been going through applications for our new mentorship programme. The aim is to help up-and-coming games writers create solid portfolio pieces, with our guidance and feedback. We had over fifty entries from all over the world, which was a surprise to us! A wealth of project ideas from fantastic people, all [...]
0 0 Read moreBloody Zombies coming to Nintendo Switch!
December 21, 2017 by GilesJust when you thought you’d finished your Christmas shopping: Bloody Zombies is coming to Nintendo Switch on 23rd December! In case you missed it earlier this year on PC, VR, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Bloody Zombies tells a suitably festive tale of an unlikely family joining together to defeat impossible odds, as four survivors [...]
0 0 Read moreDouble Drop Day
December 15, 2017 by IanTwo titles we've worked on have releases today: Purrfect Date, from BaeTeam and Bossa! The game is a cross between a visual novel, a dating sim, and a dark British comedy. Eurogamer's review says "Incredibly sweet and beautifully written," and we couldn't agree more. Michelle and Giles helped BaeTeam polish their prose and untangle their interactivity. [...]
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