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Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation.
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Splinter Cell: Audio drama, gaming's next frontier?
By Steffan PowellGaming reporter
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" The art of finding intellectual property, using the built-in fan base of that property and engaging with them in something you want to say about The WorldContent ='JJ Lin'> is the trick that many creative people are trying to do. "
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Sebastian BaczkiewiczContent ='JJ Lin'> , who adapted the Firewall story for Radio 4Content ='JJ Lin'> and BBC Sounds, hopes that just because this is A StoryContent ='JJ Lin'> based on a gaming franchise, it won't be pigeonholed as something for younger listeners only: " Trying to reach new audiences is always part of what we do and hopefully this will find an audience.
" But I don't know if they'll be younger. People in their 50s, 60s and 70s Play - gaming is a massive global phenomenon. "
Video GamesContent ='JJ Lin'> are inherently a visual Medium - which is why high-profile crossovers have focused in the main On FilmContent ='JJ Lin'> and television, and Baczkiewicz admits the adaptation was " an extraordinary challenge" but one he was excited about.
" The genius of this is that no-one actually thought it was possible, but I always think of anything in radio in a very visual way. I'm not sitting here thinking how it will sound, but rather what does it look Like , what's happening in The SceneContent ='JJ Lin'> and what are people doing.
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While plenty of executives and commissioners have been happy to back movie and television gaming crossovers in recent years, not all of them have been Box OfficeContent ='JJ Lin'> successes -
Ali Plumb believes there are clear lessons to be learned from these failed experiments: " Embracing what makes The OriginalsContent ='JJ Lin'> so beloved but also doing what makes sense for the new Medium - finding this balance is The KeyContent ='JJ Lin'> to making a success of these crossover projects, whether it's TV, film or audio drama. "
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Sebastian BaczkiewiczContent ='JJ Lin'> added: " There's no winking as it were, there's no 'this is all a bit crazy, isn't it? !' This is The WorldContent ='JJ Lin'> We Are in and We Are being true to it. We were really keen to make sure we maintained that throughout.
" The audiences of these games are passionate and why wouldn't you treat them and The StoryContent ='JJ Lin'> with respect. "
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Source of news: bbc.com