Editing Steven Spielberg (section)

=== Video games ===
Spielberg has been an avid gamer since 1974. Spielberg played many of [[LucasArts]] [[adventure game]]s, including the first ''Monkey Island'' games.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1144s |title=Storytime with Ron Gilbert – PAX Australia 2013 Keynote |date=July 20, 2013 |type=Videotape |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |time=19:04 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311124625/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1144s |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qumYnE2wYhA&t=1696s |title=Tim Schafer Plays "Day of the Tentacle" Part 1 |date=May 10, 2014 |type=Videotape |publisher=[[Double Fine]] |time=28:16 |access-date=March 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311125952/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qumYnE2wYhA&t=1696s |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

In 1995, Spielberg helped create and design [[LucasArts]]' adventure game ''[[The Dig (video game)|The Dig]]''.{{Sfn|McBride|1997|p=507}} He also collaborated with software publishers [[Knowledge Adventure]] on the game ''[[Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair]]'', which was released in 1996; Spielberg appears in the game to direct the player.{{Sfn|McBride|1997|p=441}}

In 2015, Spielberg lent his likeness in Yakuza 0 in a sidestory where he directed [[Michael Jackson|Miracle Johnson's]] video of [[Thriller (song)|Thriller]].

In 2005, Spielberg collaborated with [[Electronic Arts]] (EA) on several games including one for the [[Wii]] called ''[[Boom Blox]],'' and its sequel ''[[Boom Blox Bash Party]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=February 6, 2008 |title=Spielberg's Boom Blox Revealed |url=http://kotaku.com/353191/spielbergs-boom-blox-revealed |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623144325/https://kotaku.com/353191/spielbergs-boom-blox-revealed |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |website=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Waters |first=Darren |date=February 23, 2008 |title=Making games with Steven Spielberg |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7260228.stm |access-date=January 6, 2010 |archive-date=September 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930152305/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7260228.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He is also the creator of EA's ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) Windows credits |url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/medal-of-honor-allied-assault/credits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032702/http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/medal-of-honor-allied-assault/credits |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |website=[[MobyGames]] |publisher=}}</ref>

In 2008, he owned a [[Wii]], a [[PlayStation 3]], a [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]], and an [[Xbox 360]], and enjoyed playing [[first-person shooter]]s such as the ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]'' series and ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]''. He dislikes the use of [[cutscene]]s in games, and thinks that natural storytelling is a challenge for game developers.<ref>{{cite news |author=Chick |first=Tom |date=December 8, 2008 |title=A Close Encounter with Steven Spielberg |work= |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/celebrity-byte/steven-spielberg/1271249 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211191412/http://videogames.yahoo.com/celebrity-byte/steven-spielberg/1271249 |archive-date=December 11, 2008}}</ref>