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The Chinese Room co-founder Dan Pinchbeck took home the award for Best Writing in a Video Game at last night's Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards.

Chris Kerr, News Editor

January 19, 2016

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Newsbrief: The Chinese Room co-founder Dan Pinchbeck, who set up the Brighton-based indie outfit with composer Jessica Curry, took home the award for Best Writing in a Video Game at last night's Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards.

Pinchbeck was honored for his work on post-apocalyptic mystery title, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, a spiritual successor to the studio's debut effort, Dear Esther

Up against Pinchbeck were Sunless Sea writers Alexis Kennedy, Richard Cobbett, Amal El-Mohtar, Chris Gardiner, Meg Jayanth and Emily Short, as well as Her Story wordsmith, Sam Barlow.

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Chris Kerr

News Editor, GameDeveloper.com

Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr is an award-winning journalist and reporter with over a decade of experience in the game industry. His byline has appeared in notable print and digital publications including Edge, Stuff, Wireframe, International Business Times, and PocketGamer.biz. Throughout his career, Chris has covered major industry events including GDC, PAX Australia, Gamescom, Paris Games Week, and Develop Brighton. He has featured on the judging panel at The Develop Star Awards on multiple occasions and appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss breaking news.

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