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On The Life Of A Game Guide Writer

Posted by simoniker on from the ay-ay-captain dept.

marcot writes "The Canadian National Post has a story on the life of a videogame guidebook writer. I can't work out if it's a dream job or torture." Michael Lummis, the writer in question, "has done about a dozen books for [BradyGames] in the last 18 months", but says that contact with the game's developers "...is finite. They're working 18-hour [days] just like we are." We've previously discussed the pluses and minuses of paper-based 'official' game guides.

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  1. Their lives are totally sweet! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know a dude who totally does this gig. He is porking chicks like left and right, which is bragable. One time he was just writing up a guide and this dude was walking by playing a guitar, which was really annoying. So, he like flips out and totally kills the dude like in one blow. It was totally awesome. After that he did like 8 chicks at once.

    When I get older I'm going to do the same thing. Word is bond.

  2. Re:Game Guides by AuMatar · · Score: 4, Funny

    zerglings are a great counter to mass carriers. If he had a bunch of carriers, he has most of his unit mass invested in them. It means his base is probably undefended. Counter attack and destroy all his expansions, while using your hydras and a defiler to destroy the carriers.

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    I still have more fans than freaks. WTF is wrong with you people?
  3. Obligatory PA Link by |/|/||| · · Score: 5, Funny

    Contrary to popular belief, GameFAQs just can't do everything that a printed strategy guide can do.

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    [javac] 100 errors
  4. Don't buy an MMO guide unless... by Fiz+Ocelot · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's strictly for a good laugh. The guide is written before the game is done, so it's generally very innacurate. Such as when I looked at a guide for SWG a while ago. It was so far off on so many things it was just hilarious.

    Also buying a guide for an mmo does not make you look like the smartest person in the store. It's like saying,"Hey, I have access to tons of up-to-date information, but I'll use this instead!" ;)

  5. Re:Game Guides by jetfuel · · Score: 3, Funny

    "you're mistakes are pretty much written in stone."

    On slashdot, your mistakes are, too.