Marianne Krawczyk () (born June 24, 1964) is a screenwriter and video game writer. She wrote the screenplay for ''

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'' (2014), based on the manga by

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and directed by

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. Krawczyk is best known for writing the installments of the ''

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'' video game franchise, from its start in 2005, until 2015. She won a BAFTA Game Award for Best Story and Character for her work on ''

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'' (2007).

Video game writing

Krawczyk started her career serving as a co-dialogue writer on the game ''

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''God of War'' series

While based at Sony in Santa Monica, Krawczyk wrote the first ''

'' (2005) game, and also wrote or helped write ''

'' (2007), '' God of War: Betrayal'' (2007), '' God of War: Chains of Olympus'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), '' God of War: Ghost of Sparta'' (2010), and '' God of War: Ascension'' (2013). For her writing work on ''

'', she was awarded a BAFTA Game Award for Best Story and Character, along with co-writers

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and

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. At the 2011

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, she and co-writers Stig Asmussen, Ariel Lawrence, and William Weissbaum were nominated for Video Game Writing Awards due to their writing work on ''God of War III''. At the 2014

, she and co-writer Ariel Lawrence were nominated for "Outstanding Achievement in Writing: Video Game Writing" for their work on ''God of War: Ascension''. She also helped write the graphic novel prequel story for ''God of War: Ascension'' called '' Rise of the Warrior''. Krawczyk also had a hand in writing the short series of novels collectively known as God of War: The Lost World, which ran in the game's official website in 2008, shortly prior to the release of God of War: Chains of Olympus, as part of a mini-game called 'The Temple of Helios'.

Other games

Krawczyk has also written '' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' (2006), '' Shank'' (2010), '' Shank 2'' (2012), '' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' (2011), ''

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'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2015). Krawczyk has written or helped write games in the ''

Far Cry ''Far Cry'' is an anthology franchise of first-person shooter games, all of which have been published by Ubisoft. The first game, ''Far Cry'', was developed by Crytek to premiere their CryEngine software, and released in March 2004. Subsequent ...

'' and ''

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'' series (particularly serving as a story and dialogue editor in '' Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''), wrote '' Field Commander'' (2006), was a cinematic and dialogue writer for '' Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code'', served as a researcher on ''

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'', and was a story consultant on ''

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''. She has also written for ''

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''.

Screenwriting

Krawczyk also wrote the screenplay for the CG anime film ''

'', based on the manga by

and directed by

. The film was well-received upon its release in 2014. Krawczyk has also served as an assistant to producers for the TV show ''

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'' from 1994–1995.

Miscellaneous

Krawczyk has also taught a Professional Program course in "Video Game Writing" at the

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.Video Game Writing
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krawczyk, Marianne Living people Video game writers American women screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) 1964 births 21st-century American women