This is a guest post by freelance narrative designer, Tom Jubert. Nicholas argued recently that ‘games are not stories‘. As much as he’s obviously after a sound-bite the TV chaps will lap up, he justifies a slightly...

CD Projekt has been in the news of late over its judicious mailshotting of thousands of members of the German public with demands for settlements to the tune of €911.80 for alleged copyright infringement of The Witcher...

This is a guest post by freelance narrative designer, Tom Jubert. Check out his industry blog, Plot is Gameplay’s Bitch, at http://blog.tomjubert.com/ Sorry for the header. In promotion of his new freelancer database, Nicholas asked me to...

This is a guest post by freelance narrative designer, Tom Jubert. Check out his industry blog, Plot is Gameplay’s Bitch, at http://blog.tomjubert.com/ Sometimes I like to wander around Steam looking for some under-marketed, under-reviewed, under-£5 indie gem....

Dear Esther was an experimental 2008 Half-Life 2 mod which positioned the player as a nigh-on passive entity; a nameless soul exploring a Hebridean island at snail’s pace while semi-randomised letters to ‘Esther’  are syphoned through the...

The conversation I have with non-industry types more frequently than any other - save for, perhaps, the "Wait, video games have stories?" one - is the "Why do you give a shit about enabling 13 - 30...

This is a guest post by freelance narrative designer, Tom Jubert. Check out his industry blog, Plot is Gameplay’s Bitch, at http://blog.tomjubert.com/ Outerlight – the innovative Scottish team behind The Ship and upcoming spiritual sequel Bloody Good...