Ask the Team
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Walk around almost any game development studio and one thing becomes clear almost immediately: Game Developers of all types like their toys. Amid pictures of friends and family, office supplies and seemingly endless cables, a person’s toys gives an immediate insight to their owner. They are a mark of pride, a conversation starter, help to establish geek cred and overall give you a pretty good insight into the person who sits there. So let’s see what decorates the desks of Signal Studios!
This week, we feature Nathan, Lead Animator for Toy Soldiers: War Chest and Savage Lands! more -
Walk around almost any game development studio and one thing becomes clear almost immediately: we all like toys. They are a mark of pride, a conversation starter, help to establish geek cred and overall give you a pretty good insight into the person who sits at that desk. So let’s see what decorates the desks of Signal Studios…starting with Associate Producer, Mystique! more
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Signal Studios’ is excited to introduce our new Community Manager, Chloe “Kittychix” Brown! Chloe started gaming later in life but once the bug bit her, she never looked back and has condensed a lifetime of gaming into the last decade. At first moving between PC and consoles frequently, she eventually locked onto Halo 2 and was introduced to the world of online gaming… more
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This month we welcome Signal Studios’ new Community Manager, Becky Taylor! more
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In this week’s Ask the Team, we decided on a change of scenery…with some tunes…in Brandon’s office. While we have many designers here in the studio, there can only be one Darryl Taverner. When he’s not busy performing as his alter ego D-Trayne, he is busy making sure the weapons, armors and spells in Ascend are working as intended and much more! more
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Ever wanted to know how damage percentages are calculated? Or maybe you just want to know what the process is for creating our many dungeons in Ascend? Let us know by this Thursday, the 23rd! more
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Our local entomologist Logan DeMelt knows his bugs. Carefully analyzing, cataloging and often time sharing his collection with the team! You should also know that when he is not collecting bugs, he is collecting community thoughts. His obsession with bugs does not come from a place of love nor respect, however. To quote Sun Tzu and Starship Troopers “Know thy enemy. The only good bug is a dead bug” more
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Ever wanted to learn how your characters get their moves? This week, Lead Animator Ben Hopper gives us a sneak peek on Ascend: Hand of Kul and explains the process of creating an animation.
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Love is in the air here at Signal and what better way to show our love, then to answer questions from our lovely fans! Am I overdoing it? Too bad! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! 🙂
This month we’ll be interviewing our Lead Animator Ben Hopper and QA Lead/Community Manager Logan DeMelt. They will be answering more questions about Ascend: Hand of Kul and any other creative questions you come up with; the world is your oyster. more -
D.R. Albright is a busy guy, but I cornered him at his weakest- Dinner Time! In this week’s video, he answers questions from Inquisitor40k, RecklessTortuga, Polerand and Cheezcakep. He tells us when we could expect Ascend: Hand of Kul and if it will be pay-to-win or free-to-play. more
