From the Vaults: 'Weekend at Bernie's' Review Revived

Gaming guru Warren Spector's review of 'Weekend at Bernie's' from 1989

"...as the gaming guru he was later to become, Warren Spector was just another movie geek who came to..."

June 28, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gaming Studio Junction Point Closes

Maker of 'Epic Mickey' shuts its doors

"...Mickey 1 and 2 and spearheaded by gaming legend Warren Spector – will close its doors...."

Jan. 29, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

UT's Gaming Academy: Facts & Inferences

What is this post-baccalaureate program all about?

"...the helm of the venture is local gaming luminary Warren Spector, whose résumé includes Ultima, Deus Ex, and more..."

May 16, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Geeks Get Paid

What's cool about gaming? Apparently, everything.

"...Richard Garriott and Warren Spector were geeky when geeky wasn't cool...."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Courtney Fitzgerald

Gaming Luminary Writes DuckTales Comic

And no one thinks this is weird?

"...A little background for those who don't know Warren Spector: He started in the video-game industry working for..."

June 30, 2011 Books Post by James Renovitch

Brain Boom

Austin's Techno Geeks and Slackers Cash In

"...years of writing computer games for The Man had Warren Spector convinced of one thing: He was ready to..."

March 20, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

The Entertainment Economy

As the Austin film, music, and gaming scenes become a "cluster," civic leaders are looking for industrial-strength creativity

"...that's how primitive things are," says Ion Storm designer Warren Spector, often described by game freaks as "a godfather..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Controlling Their Own Destiny

So many questions for the gaming industry, so many Austin game developers to answer them

"...is high tech art, and that's just perfect for Austin."Spectorvision Redux Warren Spector is a former Origin man himself,..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Playing Around

Reports From Interactive Panels on Gaming

"...Austin Convention Center, Monday, March 12Warren Spector Presentation: The Future of Storytelling..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

SXSW Interactive 04

Exclusive Web-only 'Austin Chronicle' coverage of the wonks, the weekend, and the wilder side of cyberspace

"...generations later would become the bestselling Ultima series. For Warren Spector, another gaming legend and the creator of Deus..."

March 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Converge and Captivate

Bringing gaming, film, music, and mobile tech together

"...Kicking things off on Sunday is game designer Warren Spector, who built his reputation on classic games like..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Inside Austin's Recent Gaming Shake-ups

Lots of layoffs, but a Nation of Indies rises from the ashes

"..."You're fired." Gaming legend and Junction Point studio head Warren Spector said he had no idea what was next..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro: The Kids Really Are Alright

In with the new, out with 'someone's scary grandmother'

"..."underattended," sadly, because it had some remarkable offerings – Warren Spector talking about Disney! Yet because his 2011 event..."

April 13, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

A Piece of the Action

Previewing the Game On! Texas symposium

"...Other names on the agenda include Warren Spector, founder of Ion Storm's Austin branch and currently..."

April 2, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Stop Writing ...

and Start Storytelling

"..."Writing provides support for gameplay," explained Warren Spector, who's behind some of the most innovative games..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Screens Feature by Joey Seiler

News/Print

My mouth is like the motherfuckin' Sahara Desert up in here.

"...Stewart Carl, R.L. Conrad, Aaron de Orive, Mitchell Graham, Warren Spector, and Martha Wells; "Memories of ArmadilloCon 1" at..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

AFS and UT Press Celebrate the Legacy of CinemaTexas

Notes on cinema history

"...– Warren Spector, Vol. 22, No. 1, Jan. 29, 1982. Screens..."

Feb. 23, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gaming News

Starring Captivate, Horizon, South by No Quarter, and more

"...Since Warren Spector's studio, Junction Point, closed back in January questions..."

May 31, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Why Wall Street Is Betting on Austin's Multimedia That Magic Touch

"...no interest in it," Ion Storm's Austin branch director Warren Spector contends. Spector is finishing up Deus Ex, a..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

What's on the Gaming Boards

Gearing up for 1998 Titles

"...of the Bulge. Multi-player options available online. Ion Storm's Warren Spector says that his company's new game is the..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Players' Guide

AMODA's new festival, UT's new gaming program, and more

"...disciplines involved in making a video game. Local luminary Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey) will be one of..."

May 24, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Chasing C. Robert Cargill's 'Dreams and Shadows'

AICN veteran on goblins, research, and if he's done with criticism

"...busy on the script for the movie adaptation of Warren Spector's Deus Ex for CBS Films. But while writing..."

Feb. 28, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Games on the Horizon

Releases to purchase, look forward to, and KickStart

"...have Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two from Warren Spector and Junction Point Studios. It's a sequel to..."

July 23, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Game Changer

How Austin's indie gaming scene got cooking as Juegos Rancheros

"...Origin. Boyer drops some names from Austin's gaming lore: "Warren Spector, Harvey Smith, and Randy Smith – those people..."

Nov. 18, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Naked City

"...on violence in interactive media while local game-developer legends Warren Spector, Gordon Walton, and Tom Hall will talk about,..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature

2011: Bring It On

Celebrities dish up their New Year's resolutions

"...(Thank you Crunch food, you mixed blessing, you!)" – Warren Spector, computer game creator for Disney Interactive (Epic Mickey,..."

Dec. 28, 2010 Chronolog Post by R.U. Steinberg

Festival Brain

The Kid Are Alright Fest in retrospect

"...the skate community like the music community. Gaming legend Warren Spector spoke of his rise through the industry by..."

June 7, 2010 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Technomancers

Computer Gaming Gurus at SXSW Interactive

"...Microsoft's big stick in its pocket. Longtime Origin producer Warren Spector now runs the Austin office of Dallas-based ION..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Feature by Allen Varney

Quotes From Lonestarcon2

"...Warren Spector: "Which only proves that Magic the Gathering players..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature

Page Two

"...Chronicle founding editor Ed Lowry (now deceased), game wizard Warren Spector, and myself first met...."

Sept. 27, 1996 Column by Louis Black

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