The Writers Guild has created an award for videogame writing with the inaugural trophy to be presented at the Writers Guild Awards on February 9 2008.
Guild said the kudo's been spearheaded by its New Media Caucus "to encourage storytelling excellence in videogames, to improve the status of writers, and to begin to encourage uniform standards."
"Videogames are written and many are written very well,". "By recognizing the skill and craft of videogame writing, the Writers Guild intend to raise the profile of these writers so that they can get WGA contracts and benefits for this work. We aim, we shoot, we score."
Qualifications require that the games must have been released between Dec. 1. 2006 and Nov. 30. Submission deadline is Nov. 21 with separate credit for writing (such as written by, story by, writer, story designer).
The guild also noted that there's no limit on the number of credited writers on a particular game but pointed out that credits not specifically tied to videogame writing would not be accepted ( lead designer, designed by, produced by). It also said writers of source material are not eligible.
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