Comments on: A New Twist on the Gaming Magazine http://grandtextauto.org/2005/07/13/a-new-twist-on-the-gaming-magazine/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:44:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: WRT: Writer Response Theory » Blog Archive » IF in The Escapist http://grandtextauto.org/2005/07/13/a-new-twist-on-the-gaming-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-69608 WRT: Writer Response Theory » Blog Archive » IF in The Escapist Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:22:43 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=864#comment-69608 [...] s games publication whose first issue caused a lot of buzz, even garnering comment over on GTxA. It is notable for using a ‘features’ rather than [...] [...] s games publication whose first issue caused a lot of buzz, even garnering comment over on GTxA. It is notable for using a ‘features’ rather than [...]

]]> By: Grand Text Auto » The Escapist Feels Free http://grandtextauto.org/2005/07/13/a-new-twist-on-the-gaming-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-69171 Grand Text Auto » The Escapist Feels Free Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:42:34 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=864#comment-69171 [...] a new article on interactive fiction in The Escapist, a recently-minted publication that I mentioned earlier. The piece is by Allen Varney, and is called &#8 [...] [...] a new article on interactive fiction in The Escapist, a recently-minted publication that I mentioned earlier. The piece is by Allen Varney, and is called &#8 [...]

]]> By: Scott Anderson http://grandtextauto.org/2005/07/13/a-new-twist-on-the-gaming-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-66428 Scott Anderson Thu, 14 Jul 2005 18:41:35 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=864#comment-66428 "I don’t understand - what are the commercial, non-retail games? Wholesale games?" Downloadable games. The definition of what exactly the indie game industry is is fuzzy, but gnerally speaking people developing casual games that get sold online are making indie games. Yes, I would agree with you that the casual games, freeware and academic experiments have that people are calling "indie games" are nowhere near as important as indie films are for the film industry, but you could argue that mods have similar influence on the mainstream game industry. “I don’t understand – what are the commercial, non-retail games? Wholesale games?”
Downloadable games. The definition of what exactly the indie game industry is is fuzzy, but gnerally speaking people developing casual games that get sold online are making indie games.

Yes, I would agree with you that the casual games, freeware and academic experiments have that people are calling “indie games” are nowhere near as important as indie films are for the film industry, but you could argue that mods have similar influence on the mainstream game industry.

]]> By: nick http://grandtextauto.org/2005/07/13/a-new-twist-on-the-gaming-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-66390 nick Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:38:33 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=864#comment-66390 I don't understand - what are the commercial, non-retail games? Wholesale games? The context for my statement is the age-old comparison between box-office and video game revenues. I don't mean to say that indie games are culturally irrelevant, although even there, I find it hard to imagine that they have anywhere near the place in gaming today that indie film has within motion pictures. I don’t understand – what are the commercial, non-retail games? Wholesale games?

The context for my statement is the age-old comparison between box-office and video game revenues. I don’t mean to say that indie games are culturally irrelevant, although even there, I find it hard to imagine that they have anywhere near the place in gaming today that indie film has within motion pictures.

]]> By: Scott Anderson http://grandtextauto.org/2005/07/13/a-new-twist-on-the-gaming-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-66388 Scott Anderson Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:36:34 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=864#comment-66388 "and, as we know, commercial indie games are more or less nonexistent." There are many people that would disagree with you there, unless you mean retail indie games, which you could argue. “and, as we know, commercial indie games are more or less nonexistent.” There are many people that would disagree with you there, unless you mean retail indie games, which you could argue.

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