Let the games begin!
0 Comments Published by Steven Friedman on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 3:17 PM.
What do videogames and filmed entertainment have in common? Well, not much, judging from the seemingly endless mudstream of shitty game-to-movie-adaptations that come out every year. But when I was asked to write a comedy-series about the (fictional) editorial department of a games magazine, called Game+31, I knew there were possibilities to create something special.While this 'something special' had to be created in about two weeks, I'm still pretty proud of the scripts I wrote for the first six episodes - which will serve as a pilot for a potentially longer running series, all made exclusively for the Microsoft Xbox 360 Marketplace (and also broadcast on the official Game+31-website).
Game+31 follows the zany escapades of a group of editors, working for a popular games magazine (who actually wouldn't want to make a living playing Gears of War and Wii-sports all friggin' day?). The office is shaken up by the arrival of Hellen, a workaholic career-hunter determined to bring 'order' to the editorial department (oh yes, there are plenty of Star Wars references).
The first series of Game+31 will be broadcast weekly from december 4th on the Xbox 360 Marketplace and the Game+31-website. It's all in Dutch for the moment, but if the pilot turns out to be a success, an international version of Game+31 could be in the works.
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