Video game writers have historically been overlooked, ignored or forgotten. But with the Writers Guild of America having created a new category, game writers might finally get their due, PAUL HYMAN ...

Yesterday, we published the first part of this two-part special on writing for games, in which five successful writers talked us through a brief history of storytelling in video games. Today, we ...

The problem with writing in games is that we point out when it's terrible, but we don't praise it enough when it's good. Consider Half-Life 2. In the beginning of the game, you're just another ...

Last week, when we began our series of articles on game writing, I knew that the topic would kick up some lively discussion, but I was unprepared for the flood of e-mails and messages I received once ...

Warning: This feature contains a minor spoiler for The Last of Us: Left Behind. Writing can make or break a game. It takes many forms - from dialogue to in-game literature, voiceovers or even scripted ...

It’s been over five years since developer Mike Bithell launched Thomas Was Alone, which sold over a million copies and won a British Academy Games Award. In the years since, he’s started his own ...

Do you want to write video games? Do you? Do you really? Be honest with me. I mean, I don’t want to shoot down your dream. There are lots of people who’ve done the research, who know exactly what they ...

Marv Wolfman is a comics legend for his work on Teen Titans, Superman and many others. For a half-dozen years, he’s been writing for video games, and he explains how both kinds of writing are about ...

Mobile gaming revenue represented an estimated 49% of the global games market in 2020. That's a pie valued at $86.3 billion that everyone wants a slice of. But like with any dominant market, it ...

William H. Glass once said that “the true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.” Alas, it seems as though alchemy remains an imprecise art, because writing in ...

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Game writers and designers highlight their favorite writing of the year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Videogames are full of ...