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Hollywood strike boosts video gaming
A Hollywood strike which has lasted for months is set to boost the video gaming industry and the community behind it, as the consumers get motivated to use controllers to play video games more frequently than to watch television shows.
By Antti 'drinn' Paasivaara
Jan 3, 2008 13:16
A Hollywood strike which has lasted for months is set to boost the video gaming industry and the community behind it, as the consumers get motivated to use controllers to play video games more frequently than to watch television shows.CNN and ars technica have both reported the delightful prosect of a boost for the video gaming industry as people are using it as a substitute due to a lack of scripted shows on television.
"My hope is that people who are used to watching new programming on TV discover gaming as an entertainment alternative. Obviously, it will have to be a pretty prolonged strike for that to happen, but I think it's a definite possibility," says the CEO of Telltale Games, Dan Connors at CNN.com.
There is also an auspicious topic for videogame writers coming as Writers Guild of America are encouraging and praising their work.
Writers Guild of America announced a few months ago the Videogame Writing Award which has an aim to improve videogame writers status inside the markets and provide them the benefits they deserve for their work. Its first award will be presented in Los Angeles, California on the 9th of February 2008.
"Videogames are written and many are written very well. By recognising the skill and craft of videogame writing, the Writers Guilds intend to raise the profile of these writers so that they can get WGA contracts and benefits for this work," commented Patric Verrone, the president of WGAW at gamesindustry.biz.
"We aim, we shoot, we score."
"My hope is that people who are used to watching new programming on TV discover gaming as an entertainment alternative. Obviously, it will have to be a pretty prolonged strike for that to happen, but I think it's a definite possibility," says the CEO of Telltale Games, Dan Connors at CNN.com.
"My hope is that people who are used to watching new programming on TV discover gaming as an entertainment alternative."
There is also an auspicious topic for videogame writers coming as Writers Guild of America are encouraging and praising their work.
Writers Guild of America announced a few months ago the Videogame Writing Award which has an aim to improve videogame writers status inside the markets and provide them the benefits they deserve for their work. Its first award will be presented in Los Angeles, California on the 9th of February 2008.
"Videogames are written and many are written very well. By recognising the skill and craft of videogame writing, the Writers Guilds intend to raise the profile of these writers so that they can get WGA contracts and benefits for this work," commented Patric Verrone, the president of WGAW at gamesindustry.biz.
"We aim, we shoot, we score."
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I think it's nice for the VG writers gets their own award as well, makes gaming slightly more accepted I guess.
It suits there perfectly :]
no heroes, no lost, no prison break... so what it boost video games
In how this is going to affect the gaming business? Yeah, I bet there'll be a noticable increase in sales, but alot of the shows arn't aimed at people of the gaming target market. There'll probley be an increase in other entertainment areas, cinemas etc. People going to baseball games and loads more. So dont expect it to suddenly change the face of the world unless the strike goes on for a year lol
Any games made as a consequence of input from said writers, won't be out for some time, and the most likely occurrence is that the strike will be over before summer, else I can see lots of British writers being sent across to fill the void.
Tho there is also an IF .. they do need TV channels to broadcast the shows tho - that leads to the "we need more people to watch our shows" episode and it will come to an end with writers ending the strike because of the failure .. that's how I see it, tho ever1 has an opinion :]
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