Comic-Con 2006 Articles
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These backdoor methods of waiting in the shadows for someone to become desperate seem to be the norm for getting a job as a game writer. Even Chris Avellone of Obsidian, designer and writer on games heavily praised for their writing such as Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment, Knights of the Old Republic 2 and now Neverwinter Nights 2, offers similar advice at the panel, advising that would-be game writers get their names (and business cards) spread around, network a whole heck of a lot, and wait.
"Be absolutely persistent," he said, "and then wait for someone who very desperately needs a writer."
And a snip from TG Daily's feature:
Superman and the Green Lantern battled side-by-side at the Warner Brothers Interactive Booth. Employees showed off the upcoming Justice League Heroes which includes major super heroes like Superman, Green Lantern, Batman and Wonder Woman from DC Comics. Justice League Heroes appeared to be further along in development than Marvel Ultimate alliance because Warner Brothers employees were actually playing the game, while mostly pre-rendered video was shown at the Activision booth.
Blizzard Entertainment, NCSoft and Mythic Entertainment also had booths to show off their latest and upcoming massively multiplayer online games (MMOG). World of Warcraft fans constantly streamed into Blizzard's booth to play Burning Crusade, an upcoming WoW expansion pack. Several Blizzard Community Managers also showed up and "Nathaera" was kind enough to pose for us. The CMs manage Blizzard's official WoW forums and take the brunt of abuse from disgruntled players.
