Genese Davis is an American video game writer and novelist, best known for her writing for games including Omensight, Ary and the Secret of Seasons, and Hogwarts Legacy, and as the author of the novel The Holder's Dominion."Massively interviews Genese Davis, author of MMO novel The Holder's Dominion". Engadget, Matt Daniel, 03.04.13"Interview: Entering The Holder's Dominion With Genese Davis". Gamer Hub, Robert Workman September 19, 2013 Davis is also a speaker and writer about video game culture and its development within society."Wonder Women of the 21st Century At San Diego Comic-Con – ‘We Live In A World Of Superheroes Now". Bleeding Cool."Virtual grind" . Denton Record-Chronicle.
Biography Davis grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She attended the University of Texas, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 2013, Davis published her debut novel, The Holder's Dominion."Young gaming novelist launches book". Orange County Register, March 6, 2013 A science fiction thriller about a female gamer fighting back against a malicious hacker who threatens the players of a massively multiplayer online game, the novel draws on Davis's experiences playing online games. Davis reportedly had trouble getting the book published due to its protagonist's gender, with two firms offering Davis publishing deals if she agreed to rewrite the book so the protagonist was a man; Davis declined these offers.
Davis was named the 2013 Woman of the Year by the "I Game Responsibly" staff for her positive promotion of video games and the video game industry.
In 2014, 2015 and 2016, Davis was a speaker at several Wizard World comic conventions,"Videogame BANG! #21: The Return of Genese Davis". Nerd Reactor, February 27, 2014."The Wild World Of Wizard World Chicago 2015". Bleeding Cool, August 25, 2015 where she organized and participated in panel discussions."Surviving and Thriving in The Holder’s Dominion: An Interview with Author Genese Davis" . Intelligame, March 12, 2016. Josh Boykin
Works
Novel 2013, The Holder's Dominion, "Con artists: Local comic con attendees depart on heroes' journeys". News Review, By Josie Luciano. 11.12.2015"Hollywood Needs to Stop Stereotyping Gamers". Wired, August 15, 2015, Brian L. Frank
Videography Year Title Role(s) 2018 Omensight Writer 2020 Ary and the Secret of Seasons Lead writer, story and script Override 2: Super Mech League Storywriting2021 Rustler Script editor2023 Hogwarts Legacy Senior writer2024 Medic: Pacific War Lead writerTBA Unforetold: Witchstone Writing
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