Bully Picks Up Writing Nod
Rockstar's Dan Houser beats... Rockstar's Dan Houser.
Rockstar has been making the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few months, what with the delay of Grand Theft Auto IV and the entire brouhaha surrounding Manhunt 2. But's not flack that Rockstar is picking up this week, it's an award.
At the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, held at the British Academy of Film And Television Arts, Rockstar's Dan Houser and fellow nominee Jacob Krarup picked up the award for best video game script, beating out Charles Cecil and Neil Richards, writers of Broken Sword: Angel of Death, and Houser and David Bland for their work on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
The awards are handed out each year by the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. To be eligible, nominees need to be British or have worked in Britain and the work had to have been published in the year up to 31 May 2007.
Bully tells the story of a plucky kid named Jimmy Hopkins who is shipped off to a snooty private school named Bullworth Academy. The game was released in late 2006 and got good critical response, with many reviewers pointing out the well-written dialogue and scenarios.
Despite the praise and commercial success, Rockstar has not yet announced a sequel to the game, though it has said it will bring it to Xbox 360 and Wii.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo
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