Gabe Newell. John Carmack. The creators of Uncharted 2, Scribblenauts, Farmville. Even Penny Arcade. I interviewed a parade of award-winners backstage at the Game Developers Choice Awards. And I wanted to make sure these post-awards interviews were not dull.
We talked about everything from PlayStation Move and Farmville: The Movie to a major sequel that needs a name and Half-Life 2: Episode 3.
And, with each developer (or Penny Arcade person), we talked some Pokemon. Yes, I was consulting with some of gaming’s top minds to prepare myself for a Pokemon challenge that I accepted from a peer of mine at MTV News.
Check out the short video interviews with each of these creators at the links below:
Monaco Award-Winner Celebrates, Warns Of Potential Nut-Kicking
https://kotaku.com/monaco-award-winner-celebrates-warns-of-potential-nut-5492806
Victorious Torchlight Creators Like The Idea Of Torchlight 2
https://kotaku.com/victorious-torchlight-creators-like-the-idea-of-torchli-5492815
Exultant Farmville Developer Is Only Joking About A Farmville Movie, Right?
https://kotaku.com/exultant-farmville-developer-is-only-joking-about-a-far-5493001
Scribblenauts Inventor Needs A Name For The Sequel
https://kotaku.com/scribblenauts-inventor-needs-a-name-for-the-sequel-5493013
Honored Penny Arcade Creators Offer Me Some Advice
https://kotaku.com/honored-penny-arcade-creators-offer-me-some-advice-5493031
Valve’s Gabe Newell Predicts Gaming’s Future, Not Talking About “Episode Three”
https://kotaku.com/valves-gabe-newell-predicts-gamings-future-not-talking-5493053
Proud Batman: Arkham Asylum Art Director Working Hard On Next Game
https://kotaku.com/proud-batman-arkham-asylum-art-director-working-hard-o-5493045
John Carmack Has Three Lifetime Achievement Awards, No Early iPad
https://kotaku.com/john-carmack-has-three-lifetime-achievement-awards-no-5493067
Uncharted 2 Creators Tip Hats To Killzone 2, Celebrate Lots Of Wins
https://kotaku.com/uncharted-2-creators-tip-hats-to-killzone-2-celebrate-5493078
Flower Creators: No New Games This Year, Intrigued By PlayStation Move
https://kotaku.com/flower-creators-no-new-games-this-year-intrigued-by-p-5493084
Congratulations to all of the people I interviewed for their Game Developers Choice and Independent Games Festival Awards. And, thank you. I couldn’t have done these backstage interviews without you. Or, if I did, they would have been even more occasionally awkward and definitely less fun and (slightly) newsy.
Videos shot by Adam Barenblat for Kotaku.
