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Dead Head Fred writers give some insight into writing for games

Posted Mar 17th 2008 10:30AM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News

When people start talking about the voices in their head, that's normally the time when we scour the room for the nearest exit, but David Ellis is the exception to the rule as he gives some delicious insight into writing for Dead Head Fred. The game was nominated for, and won, the first Writer's Guild of America award for Video Game writing. Those of you who have played the game will know how much it deserved the award - Dead Head Fred is hilarious.

For some intriguing behind-the-scenes talk about Dead Head Fred's script, check out Gamezone's interview with David Ellis and Adam Cogan, where they discuss, among other things, their roles within the game. There's also some talk about how the development studio, Vicious Cycle, came about as a result of the truly tragic cancellation of X-Com: Genesis. There are still nights when we cry ourselves to sleep over that game's fate.

Dead Head Fred wins Writer Guild's very first game writing award

Posted Feb 15th 2008 11:30AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News

Now that the writers are back on work (hooray, TV!), it's time to take a moment and reflect on the Writers Guild of America's first ever choice for best video game writing.

The winner? Dead Head Fred for PSP. It's a game that (shamefully) almost no one bought. The more cynical of our readers may be asking, "But why them?" in a year that has so many great options. Mass Effect, Bioshock, Uncharted all come into mind. Well, these awards are limited to members of the WGA's New Media Caucus. Even with the limited candidate pool, this is a great first step for the industry -- we need more video game writers to be recognized for their efforts.

[Via Joystiq]

Dead Head Fred drops to $15

Posted Jan 29th 2008 5:15PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Software

This M-rated PSP-exclusive action game is now available for only $15 at amazon.com and GameStop. Most likely, the game's rather subdued release caused it go under most everyone's radar. It's a game that's filled with personality, even if the gameplay isn't as refined as we'd like. As a daring experiment for PSP, this may be worth your while, especially at such a low price.

[Via CAG]

Dead Head Fred gets nomination from Writer's Guild

Posted Jan 17th 2008 2:30AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News

Finally, a headline about the Writer's Guild that's not about the strike. The Writer's Guild of America announced nominees for its first-ever awards for video game writing. The winner will be announced on February 9th (but don't expect a fancy awards show). There were five nominees, including one high profile PSP exclusive. Crash of the Titans, The Simpsons Game, The Witcher, and World in Conflict all got nominations. Dead Head Fred, a PSP exclusive, also earned a nomination. It was written by Dave Ellis and Adam Cogan.

Dead Head Fred had a fairly muted release, but was notable for its inclusion of a popular television actor from the show Scrubs.

Dead Head Fred soundtrack hits iTunes

Posted Sep 19th 2007 2:00PM by Chris Powell
Filed under: Dead Head Fred

John McGinley's work in Dead Head Fred seems to be getting even more attention than the game itself. When many reviewers talk about the game's presentation or sound, they're focusing solely on his voice acting or the game's sound effects. But if you didn't notice, the game has a soundtrack, and it's pretty damn good, too.

However, in case you can't hear it due to McGinley's amazing voice-acting, Rod Abernethy and Jason Graves have released their masterpiece soundtrack on iTunes. According to the release, everyone can now enjoy Dead head Fred's blending of "cinematic orchestrations with a dark panorama of jazz, southwestern guitar, ambient, rock fusion and other seemingly disparate music styles into a cohesive and alluring listening experience."

We have absolutely no idea what that meant, but it certainly sounds interesting.

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Dead Head Fred writers give some insight into writing for games

Dead Head Fred wins Writer Guild's very first game writing award

Dead Head Fred drops to $15

Dead Head Fred gets nomination from Writer's Guild

Dead Head Fred soundtrack hits iTunes

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