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David Gaider, Ken Levine And Chris Avellone Discuss What Matters Most In Games

This Saturday, at PAX East, I had the pleasure of attending the “Plot vs Play” panel, moderated by Joystiq’s Ben Gilbert and Kotaku‘s own Jason Schreier. The panel brought together three developers who have all worked on landmark, story-driven games to discuss their differing philosophies on the presence and purpose of story in gaming.


February 22, 2012
In Real Life

A Spectrum Of Games For A Spectrum Of Gamers

One of the many eternal battles the gaming community consistently fights among itself is the seemingly irreconcilable “gameplay” vs. “story” debate.


October 5, 2011
PlayStation

There’s Story In This Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Trailer

According to Ubisoft, this is a trailer highlighting the story of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. That’s odd, because I’ll I can see is more than two minutes of Ezio showing me why I love the Assassin’s Creed series so much.


September 17, 2011
PlayStation

Ah, So That’s What’s Happening In Anarchy Reigns

The Tokyo Game Show trailer for Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns neatly summarises the game’s story before jumping back into footage of people beating each other up.


September 16, 2011
News

The Gears Of War Timeline Leads Right Up To Midnight Monday

Need a refresher course on Gears of War history on the eve of the release of the third instalment? Epic Games has posted a handy timeline that takes you from the Pendulum Wars to when you slip that puppy in your Xbox 360 next week.


July 26, 2011
PC

There’s A Hard-Hitting Story Behind Anarchy Reigns’ Battle Royale

What, you thought Platinum Games’ online multiplayer brawler was just a bunch of super-powered beings battling each other for no reason? No sir, there is some sort of story going on in Anarchy Reigns; it just happens to involve a lot of punching, kicking and stabbing.


March 23, 2011
PlayStation

How The ‘Heroes’ Of Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One Come Together

Bringing together four leading characters from the Ratchet & Clank series together and making them cooperate to survive is an excellent idea, as long as you’ve got a strong story to back it up. Let’s see how Insomniac does it.


March 4, 2011
PC

Three Heroes Converge In Call Of Juarez: The Cartel

Ubisoft’s controversial third entry in the Call of Juarez series tells the story of three very different above-the-law heroes, and players can step into the shoes of any one of them, both online and off.


November 3, 2010
News

What’s The Story With Catherine?

Grisly murders, deadly nightmares and a marriage proposal followed immediately by a one-night stand? What exactly is going on in Atlus’ Catherine? the game’s official website gives us the skinny.


October 14, 2010
Uncategorized

Bioware: Why Story Matters

Kotaku AU

Dragon Age 2 is the latest story driven RPG from Bioware, and is due for release in March 2011. Earlier this week we managed to spend some time with the game. We took the opportunity to quiz producer Heather Rabatich on the importance of story, and why Bioware is one of the few studios that truly allows writers to drive the development process.