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

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? #retrogaming == WHAT IS PIXEL REFRESH? == James Woodcock is owner of Pixel Refresh. A UK