Аscension

Coming to a theatre near you!

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:13:50 +0000

Work begins today on Ascension War, a full-length stageplay set in the Ascension universe. The play, by Digital Roar’s own Kevin Human, was one of six plays selected to participate in the 2010 WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory.

WordBRIDGE is an interdisciplinary laboratory that “seeks to empower pre-professional playwrights to achieve the next level of craftsmanship through collaboration with seasoned professionals from around the world.” Over the years, WordBRIDGE has helped shape many scripts that have gone on to become successfully produced plays, and we hope that Ascension War will one day be counted among them.

Ascension War is a space opera. It takes us from the cellblocks of an interplanetary prison to the terrifyingly state-of-the-art laboratory of a brilliant scientist. It whisks us away to the space between life and death (or death and life) before depositing us on Earth and sending us to the moon. Yet beyond the adventure, it examines questions of science and humanity while navigating the bits of interstitial and amorphous space that bind us all together.

For more information, contact digital.roar@digitalroar.net

Zach Inks’s TGC Prensentation

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:16:55 +0000

Zack Inks’s Unity 3D presentation at Triangle Game Conference 2010.

John Lyons’s TGC Prensentation

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:02:33 +0000

John Lyons’s presentation, “The Indie Game Company on a Shoe-string Budget,” from Triangle Game Conference 2010.

Sardu and the Ten Ton Hammer

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:28:15 +0000

Reuben “Sardu” Waters, Managing Editor from tentonhammer.com, stopped by our booth to check out our demo. After playing the demo and talking with us, some really cool things are in the works with Ten Ton Hammer and Ascension. Ten Ton Hammer was one of the first sites to post about the launch of our demo, and we look forward to continuing to work with Sardu and other wielders of heavy blunt objects.

Escapist Escapes With Our Banners

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:24:33 +0000

Among some of the fantastic groups at TGC was the Escapist, and many of their representatives were able to come by and check out what was going on at the Ascension booth. We received positive feedback from all of them and we want to thank them for the free T-shirts they gave some of the Ascension booth babes (and by booth babes, we really just mean us).

Lauren from the Escapist managed to “steal” our banners as we were breaking down on the final day, and we look forward to any pictures she sends of what she does with them. We also had the pleasure of meeting and chatting with Newton E. Grant, Vice President of Business Development & Marketing, at the TGC after party.

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Epic Win

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:12:53 +0000

Stacey Conley from Community Support at Epic Games stopped by our booth at TGC on Wednesday and gave our demo a go. After playing the controller version of the demo and getting dominated by some over zealous rogue turrets, she mentioned that she had been playing Unreal since she was a kid. Once we showed her the keyboard and mouse version of the game, everyone at the booth was blown away when she got over 30 kills, one of the highest kill counts by anyone at TGC. Thanks to Stacey for making our day.

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Online Demo Unleashed!

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:10:25 +0000

We’ve released the first playable demo of Ascension and we’re actively soliciting community feedback. Check out our Alpha online demo and share your feedback on our forums. In the demo, you’ll have access to two flight modes and basic ship controls. You’ll take flight as a Mars pilot and get to blow up some Kj’hal drones!

Also check out our latest developer video, which walks through the demo.

New Dev Video Released

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:32:58 +0000

Check out the first in a series of developer videos in our videos section. In this initial offering, Zach Inks walks us through Ascension’s menus. You can share your feedback on our forums or Facebook page!

Forums Live/New Character Art

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:31:19 +0000

The Ascension forums are live. Share your feedback at http://forums.ascensionwar.com/.

And check out Emperor Monadis revealed on our characters page!

Ascension @ Triangle Games Conference

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:37:53 +0000

The Ascension team will be out en masse at this year’s Triangle Game Conference, and we’re bringing a playable demo with us! Look for our banner in the exhibition area. We’ll be at our booth with the latest version of the game and all new print and story materials. If you see us around in our black Ascension shirts, don’t hesitate to come say hey. The conference will be held in Raleigh, NC on April 7-8. We are pumped to be attending and sharing our demo with the community.

Additionally, Ascension’s creative director Zach Inks will be giving a lecture called “Unity Indie Development” and CEO John Lyons will be giving a presentation called “The Indie Game Studio on a Shoe String Budget.”