Well folks, we've been here
twice before -- it's that very special time of year when the Writers Guild of America
announces nominations in the category of "Videogame Writing." As has been the standard for the past two years, the list of games is a dubious mix. We'd certainly point to Naughty Dog's
Uncharted 2 (our
2009 Game of the Year, lest you forget) and Ubisoft's
Assassin's Creed 2 as worthy of the title, but ... well, nearly everything else on the list strikes us as either unworthy or straight up misplaced. It reads as follows:
We're just as flummoxed as you are that titles like
Wolverine and
Modern Warfare 2 showed up -- especially while a litany of other great writing falls by the wayside (we're looking at you,
Dragon Age and
Professor Layton 2) -- but that might have something to do with the WGA membership requirement for consideration in the nominations. Regardless, we'll find out who's going to take the golden manuscript home when the show takes place simultaneously in both Los Angeles and New York City on February 20.
[Via
GamesIndustry.biz]
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