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ByWorstUsernameEver
OnJanuary 12, 2015

Susan Manley Video Interview, Part Four

Matt Barton has published the fourth and last part of his interview with Susan Manley, in which Barton asks questions that focus on three products she worked on that didn’t fit the rest of the interview: Sierra’s Imagination Network, the…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 4, 2015

Susan Manley Video Interview, Part Three

The 3DO console, its inception under Trip Hawkins, its ultimate demise, and project management as a whole are the primary topics of conversation in this third installment to Matt Barton’s video interview with industry veteran Susan Manley. Keep in mind…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnDecember 29, 2014

Susan Manley Video Interview, Part Two

Matt Barton has published the second part of his interview with Susan Manley, which covers Manley’s education, the start of her career, her experience producing artwork for SSI’s Dungeons & Dragons titles, and her career at EA, starting from her…

ByBuckGB
OnDecember 23, 2014

Susan Manley Video Interview, Part One

In the first installment to a multi-part “Matt Chat” video interview with veteran SSI and Electronic Arts artist Susan Manley, we learn about her early video game development history, the ill-fated The Bard’s Tale IV, the projects she is working…

ByBuckGB
OnAugust 9, 2014

SSI Veterans Form Tactical Simulations Interactive

Some excellent news emerged this weekend by way of a press release announcing the establishment of a new studio called Tactical Simulations Interactive that was formed by two Strategic Simulations, Inc. veterans (namely David Shelley and Paul Murray) for the…

ByBuckGB
OnOctober 4, 2013

SSI Gold Box/Silver Box Series Retrospectives

The nostalgic fellows at World 1-1 have been busy cranking out retrospectives for many of the AD&D-based titles that SSI developed during the late 80s and early 90s, and while the list isn’t entirely complete, they’ve definitely shone a spotlight…

ByBuckGB
OnApril 1, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part Four

The fourth and final installment to Matt Barton’s video interview with SSI president Joel Billings is now available as Matt Chat #188, with this particular episode focusing on the “tough situation” they were in thanks to Electronic Arts’ 20% stake…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 11, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part Three

The third and latest part of Matt Barton’s interview with SSI’s Joel Billings deals with the developer’s Gold Box RPG series, which was apparently pitched as a series ever since they asked for the D&D license. During the course of…

ByWorstUsernameEver
OnFebruary 4, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part Two

Matt Barton has published the second part of his Joel Billings interview (you can find the first part here). This time it covers SSI’s rise to prominence thanks to publishing and their own internal titles, how the market has changed…

ByBuckGB
OnJanuary 21, 2013

Joel Billings Video Interview, Part One

Our friend Matt Barton managed to track down Strategic Simulations, Inc. founder Joel Billings for a lengthy video interview, the first 28 minutes of which are now available as part of Matt Chat episode 181. While a significant portion of…