Deadline nemesis George RR Martin recently graced the TV screen to discuss his latest work. In it, the author of "A Song of Ice and Fire" divulged that he used to be passionate about games like "Homeworld" and "Master of Orion," and that he has not even touched "The Elden Ring" because "everyone seems to want this 'Winter Wind.

Found by GamesRadar (opens in new tab), Martin was interviewed by Stephen Colbert (opens in new tab) after the moderator prodded him to talk about his experience building the cosmology and background lore of the game, Elden Ring he talked a bit about the work he did at Elden Ring. But when Colbert asked if he had actually played the game, Martin replied that because of his "completely addictive personality," he would be even less likely than he is now to see "The Winds of Winter" if he tried to play it.

"I played video games a long time ago," Martin said, "games like 'Railroad Tycoon,' 'Master of Orion,' and 'Homeworld. Weeks and months would pass, and I would put on my red flannel bathrobe and say, 'One more game! One more game! '" he said. Aside from how relatable that sounds, I wonder if I would have been a billionaire fantasy writer if I had never picked up a controller. Seems like it's probably for the best that Martin didn't get his hands on FromSoft's big game, even if it really is a great one (opens in new tab).

This is especially good news since, in the same interview, Martin reveals that he has been writing "Winds of Winter" for 11 years and is only "three-quarters done" with the next book, which apparently will not be the final chapter in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. Let's all just calm down and hope Martin doesn't realize how cheaply he can get "Railroad Tycoon" on GOG these days. ["The Elden Ring" is not the first time Martin's work has coincided with the world of video games. There's a "Game of Thrones" digital board game (open in new tab), a very ordinary Telltale game (open in new tab), an RPG (open in new tab), and more "Game of Thrones" mods (open in new tab) than you can shake a stick at. The TV show has been successful there, but you might as well stop producing it after season 4.