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** [http://chicagodave.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/november-surprise/ November Surprise] - November 18, 2007. | ** [http://chicagodave.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/november-surprise/ November Surprise] - November 18, 2007. | ||
** [http://chicagodave.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/virtual-machines-designers-authors-and-the-end-of-2007/ Virtual Machines, Designers, Authors, and the End of 2007] - December 15, 2007. | ** [http://chicagodave.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/virtual-machines-designers-authors-and-the-end-of-2007/ Virtual Machines, Designers, Authors, and the End of 2007] - December 15, 2007. | ||
** [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/ee07a6f14d8c6c11 Textfyre - The Time Nears] - January 9, 2008. | |||
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG38 David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction] - article from [[SPAG]] #38, September 28, 2004. | * [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG38 David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction] - article from [[SPAG]] #38, September 28, 2004. | ||
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15481 Q&A: Textfyre's Cornelson On An IF Resurgence] - September 17, 2007. | * [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15481 Q&A: Textfyre's Cornelson On An IF Resurgence] - September 17, 2007. | ||
Revision as of 00:57, 12 January 2008
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
News
- 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.)
- Textfyre article on Gamasutra - September 17, 2007.
- Interacting with Activision - September 20, 2007. (Also raif thread.)
- Attention from the Blogosphere - September 27, 2007.
- October Progress - October 16, 2007. (Also with a screenshot from the first game.)
- November Surprise - November 18, 2007.
- Virtual Machines, Designers, Authors, and the End of 2007 - December 15, 2007.
- Textfyre - The Time Nears - January 9, 2008.
- David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction - article from SPAG #38, September 28, 2004.
- Q&A: Textfyre's Cornelson On An IF Resurgence - September 17, 2007.
- The SPAG Interview (joint interview with David Cornelson, Michael Gentry, and Graeme Jefferis) - SPAG #50, December 3, 2007.
Reactions
- The Return Of Text? - Scorpia's Gaming Lair blog posting by Scorpia, September 19, 2007.
- Textfyre - The second craziest thing I've heard today! - TIGSource blog posting by Xander, September 24, 2007.
- Textfyre Interview on Gamasutra shows delusions of grandeur (no, Interactive Fiction is not Making a Comeback) - Gosu 7 blog posting by Nick H., September 24, 2007.