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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sorcerer King is a fantasy 4X game, a genre named for the goals of "eXploration, eXpansion, eXploitation, and eXtermination." It's a type of game known for its density and difficulty, and Sorceror ...

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 ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. There are many things you can do at the Game Developers Conference. You can do things like see Retro Studios dissect its work on Donkey Kong Country ...

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 ...