To deliver the version for the western version was hired by Acclaim, Steven-Elliot Altman. He is an American author, graphic novelist, video game writer-director, producer, screenwriter and the current Chief Executive Officer of a software company called Social Impulse that services the videogame industry.
He was introduced to us like this :
"Steven-Elliot Altman, best-selling author and Hollywood screenwriter, has signed on as the lead writer and loremaster of 9Dragons gold, the first authentic martial arts massively multiplayer online game. Think of the world of Hero, House of the Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or even classic Drunken Master of Jackie Chan. In-game you can rise from a beggar on the streets to become a master of martial arts as you train with some of the greatest masters of ancient China."
We kept his intro words to us :
Hey online gamers, this is Steve. Some of you know me through my novels like "Deprivers" or "Zen in the Art of Slaying Vampires" or my comic book "The Irregulars" but I am really proud to say that since I could not fight you, I have joined you. I am now a born again MMO player after scoring the amazing gig for Acclaim writing both the Lore and in-game story for 9Dragons gold, the first authentic Martial Arts MMORPG. And by the way, Acclaim just announced that the game is going to be FREE!
To understand better his concept on 9Dragons lore and how he wrote the story for us, we will publish some of his past interviews (some are still out there, some are out of web).
From running Acclaim Games to building a game in your garage - Steven-Elliot Altman