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Sci-Fi Author’s Sword-Fighting Game Hits Fundraising Goal

Coming into the final two days of its fundraiser, CLANG, the arena sword-fighting concept proposed by renowned science-fiction writer Neal Stephenson, was short about $US50,000 of its total $US500,000 goal. Overnight it made up that difference and then some, standing at about $US504,000 (from more than 8000 contributors) with more than a day to go.


Neal Stephenson’s Special Guest Star Talks About His Appearance [Spoilers]

If you have yet to watch Neal Stephenson’s pitch for CLANG, this story contains spoilers below.


The Best Quotes Of GDC Online

Last week, I attended the Game Developers’ Conference Online in Austin. I was there to give a talk about game storytelling, but I stayed for the entire event, and caught a good number of talks, workshops and keynotes.


Neal Stephenson Imagined Snow Crash, But Not Gold Farming

Gold farming boggles the brightest of minds, as Neal Stephenson discusses the inspiration for his novel Reamde during his GDC Online 2011 keynote speech.


Neal Stephenson Plays Halo 3 On Legendary To Avoid Getting Fat

Science fiction author Neal Stephenson plays Halo on its hardest difficulty setting, Legendary, while using an elliptical exercise machine, the writer of Snow Crash told an audience in Austin today.


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