Textfyre

Textfyre, Inc. is a new publisher of interactive fiction, founded by David A. Cornelson. Textfyre will publish new interactive fiction works targeting the youth market with shorter episodic games with reoccuring characters. Games will be available from the Textfyre website and eventually from other retail outlets.

Games

The first three games of the Toresal Series, co-designed by David A. Cornelson and Michael Gentry and written by Michael Gentry, will be:

• Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter.
• Jack Toresal and The Two Princesses (working).
• Jack Toresal and The New King (working).

The first game of the Klockwerk series, designed by Ian Finley and written by Jon Ingold, will be:

• Klockwerk: The Shadow in the Cathedral (working)
• Klockwerk: untitled (episode II)
• Klockwerk: untitled (episode III)

Untitled series, designed by Paul O'Brian and written by Christopher Huang, will be:

• Untitled (episode I)
• Untitled (episode II)
• Untitled (episode III)

Links

• Textfyre homepage. (Nothing much there yet except the logo.)
• Updates on r*if and in Cognitive Ramblings (David Cornelson's blog):
  • Westfield Chandler Publishing - December 2006 announcement.
  • Westfield Chandler Publishing Status - February 15, 2007.
  • Textfyre - March Update - March 13, 2007.
  • Textfyre - Ownership - April 9, 2007.
  • Textfyre - April Update - April 9, 2007.
  • May Update - May 13, 2007.
  • Textfyre - Undesigner - May 15, 2007.
  • Textfyre June Update - June 5, 2007.
  • Textfyre Announcement - June 24, 2007.
  • July Update - July 23, 2007.
  • Third Design/Writing Team Announced - July 26, 2007. (Also r*if thread.)
• David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction - article from SPAG #38, September 28, 2004.