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Note: This will be moved into the correct part of RRU and given a proper tag when that section opens. Jon Burton, founder of TT Games, started a YouTube channel (GameHut) a few months ago. There's isn't much LEGO content on it (yet), but last night he created a Discord server (a link is available here), with a LEGO channel. Here's a few interesting things to come out of it so far (the server was quite busy, so occasionally I've snipped out some irrelevant messages just to keep things tidy): Also, he said this in the comments section of this video: For those who haven't read it yet, here's that Jonathan Smith interview mentioned in the chat logs: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/qanda-lego-star-wars-producer-jonathan-smith/1100-6165669/ And here's a few relevant portions of it: Jon never replied to anything specifically about the Soccer game, oh well.

Just some skins I made, mostly because I was curious to see what they would look like if they were in LR2.

I'd just like to point out that the minifigure models in this are from a neat overhaul mod for Quake III Arena: I guess I'll put the link here as well in case anyone owns the game or wants to explore the .pk3 data files (they're just .zip files so you can change the extension or extract with a file archiver program to access everything in them) http://www.moddb.com/games/quake-iii-arena/downloads/lego-carnage-pro

Oh man. This is such an interesting question, and one that I could talk for a long time about. I'm incredibly interested in storytelling and the social impact that stories can have, and even more interested in the possibilities that gaming as a medium opens up in that regard. Games have the opportunity to allow the player to identify with the characters in a way that books and movies can't approach. While all mediums, whether books, or movies, or paintings, or what have you, all have their own unique facets and storytelling devices, games are so radically different, they open up an entirely new creative world. I'm sure there are movies that have inspired a lot of emotion in me and, for example, have made me cry, and books certainly have -- but so many games have done the same thing, and in a way that forces me to remember each and every one of them (Life is Strange, To the Moon, and The Last of Us would be a few examples). And certainly, games have had a huge impact on me. I remember writing in first grade that I wanted to be a "video game designer," and now, I'm majoring in compsci and minoring in graphic design because I still want to make games. I want to tell stories through games that affect people the same way these other amazing stories have affected me. I'm interested in art in general, and the way art can affect people and effect change -- and games are an incredibly versatile and impactful medium that, in my opinion, is often not utilized to its full potential. I also like blowing s*** up and shooting dudes, too. That's also fun. See? Versatile.