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Chris Taylors’ Kings and Castles on Indefinite Hold Pending Success of AoE: Online

Bryce Wilson — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:21:00 +0000

For those of you RTS fans out there (me included), the announcement a while back of Kings and Castles being put on hold was slightly upsetting, even more so with the subsequent announcement that Gas Powered Games had picked up the development role for Age of Empires: Online.

Speaking with the RTS God and creator of Supreme Commander and Total Annihilation, Chris Taylor told RipTen that Kings and Castles was in fact on indefinite hold pending the success of their new free-to-play RTS.

Taylor also spoke on Supreme Commander 2, saying that further DLC for the game was unlikely however it hadn’t been completely ruled out.

Chris Taylor’s Kings and Castles Placed ‘on hold’ Says Developers CEO

Bryce Wilson — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:09:40 +0000

Originally announced a year ago, Kings and Castles was an RTS game I was extremely excited about – however myself and others may have to wait longer as the game is now ‘on hold’.

Speaking directly with BigDownload, Chris Taylor, the CEO and head honcho over at Gas Powered Games replied to the question of how is the game going with the following;

“Well… We’ve put the project on hold for now, but the moment I know more I will let you know…”

Upon pressing for more information Taylor remained vague and only offered the following;

“I can’t go into those details just yet… let’s call it a ‘timing’ thing…”

Throughout the development and pre-production of the title, Chris Taylor tracked the team and himself through 35 video logs which you can check out by clicking here. They’re full of information, behind the scenes action and awesome humor which makes them something work checking out.

Stay tuned as RipTen keeps you in the loop of what looks like an extremely promising and reinvigorating RTS title. Let me know what you think about Kings and Castles being delayed via Twitter – @DrjftGaming.

Demigod demo coming soon

Sam Naylor — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:24:29 +0000

In an article explaining the issues around Demigod and the recent fixes, as well as some workarounds for connectivity issues, Stardock’s Brad Wardell has announced that there will be a demo coming soon. He has suggested that the demo be multiplayer only, although this isn’t set in stone at this point. The article’s got a lot in it, so I suggest that if you own the game (or are just curious), you read the rest of it, too.

Wardell also mentions that early adopters, those who have purchased the game before May 10, will receive a 50% off coupon for Demigod, presumably so you can get one for your friend and play together. A pretty good deal if you ask me, since from what I’ve played of the online mode you really do need a friend to play it with.

GPG Drops Hints On New Game & Sets Date For Supreme Commander 360

Michael Geslani — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:34:26 +0000

Gas Powered Games is set to release Supreme Commander on Xbox 360 sometime next year, according to Chris Taylor, CEO of the company.

After successfully releasing the PC game Supreme Commander and its expansion Forged Alliance, Gas Powered Games is looking to march its way into the console market.

Below is the complete newsletter from Taylor:

Hello everyone,

Wow, what a year! I can’t believe how much has happened, and how many new things we have in the works. Not only did we release the first version of Supreme Commander, we also launched its stand-alone expansion, Forged Alliance. And it didn’t stop there — we announced our new action-RPG Space Siege with Sega and even more recently, our new publishing partnership with Aspyr to release Supreme Commander on the Xbox 360 early next year. Whew!

You’re probably thinking, these guys know how to keep busy, and that’s a bit of an understatement because we have so many new things in development. I already hinted at another expansion pack for SupCom, and I’m even going to hint at another big secret: We have a new PC game that will be announced very shortly, and it’s unlike anything we’ve done before. Stay tuned for more information!

All of the news and announcements aside for just a moment, let me take the time to thank each and every one of you for your continued support. We hope you have a terrific holiday, and lots of laughs spent with friends and family. And hey, you can always sneak away for a few minutes to play a little Forged Alliance!

Happy Holidays,

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Chris Taylor
CEO
Gas Powered Games