Kanoogi Founder and CEO Chris Taylor was kind enough to join me for the first episode of RPadTV 3000! Chris has entertained millions of gamers with his critically acclaimed strategy games in the Total Annihilation and Dungeon Siege series. His new company is making a strategy game called Intergalactic Space Empire and building a cloud … Continue reading “RPadTV 3000 Episode 1: Chris Taylor”
It’s always great catching up with Gas Powered Games founder and CEO Chris Taylor. He’s hilarious, fun, smart, and interesting. Although he wasn’t able to talk about his upcoming games just yet, it was fascinating to get his take on mobile, social, and casual games. He seems truly excited by that segment of the gaming … Continue reading “Chris Taylor Talks Mobile and Social Games”
The second entry in Gas Powered Games’ Kings and Castles video blog shows you a day in the life of creative director Chris Taylor. Join him on his morning commute and for a tour of the office. Chris Taylor is funny and awesome (even if he did miss our DICE 2010 meeting), so you should … Continue reading “Go to Work with Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor”
Gas Powered Games creative director Chris Taylor is taking a unique approach to developing Kings and Castles for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. He wants as much fan input as possible, using Facebook, Twitter, and silly YouTube videos like the one above to make development decisions. In a recent press release Taylor said: We’re … Continue reading “Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor Wants Your Help in Developing Kings and Castles”
From Total Annihilation to Dungeon Siege to Supreme Commander, Chris Taylor has a long and storied history with real-time strategy games. Gas Powered Games’ founder and lead designer on the upcoming Supreme Commander 2 is one of the most important creators in gaming, continually taking the RTS genre to new heights. He also happens to … Continue reading “Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor Talks Working with Square Enix, Challenges in the New Economy, Going Digital, and More”
You’d never know this from his boyish good looks, but Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor has been in game development for more than two decades. Starting way back in 1988, someone thought it would be funny to hire a Canadian guy to work on baseball games. Since then, Taylor has made a huge name … Continue reading “Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor on How Gaming Has Changed”
Gas Powered Games founder and lead designer Chris Taylor — the funniest man in game development — gives an excellent walkthrough of his upcoming game, Supreme Commander 2. Check out this video, narrated by Taylor, that details the game’s terrain, units, weapons, and more. I’ve been chatting with Chris lately and I will have a … Continue reading “Supreme Commander 2 Walkthrough with Chris Taylor”
Wargaming, the makers of the popular free-to-play World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, has announced an agreement to buy Gas Powered Games, the creators of Demigod, Dungeon Siege, and Supreme Commander. Gas Powered Games recently made some news with its Kickstarter pitch for Wildman. The beleaguered company was facing financial issues and had to let several employees go to stay afloat, while … Continue reading “Wargaming Buys Gas Powered Games”
The excellent people at Gas Powered Games are looking for $1.1-million in funding on Kickstarter for the upcoming game Wildman. Set in prehistoric times, Wildman blends action-RPG and real-time strategy, a combination that Gas Powered Games has shown a penchant for time and time again. Here’s some of what you can expect from the game: Going to … Continue reading “Wildman By Gas Powered Games on Kickstarter”
There’s an interesting rumor going around that BioWare-founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk are leaving the company. I don’t believe that rumor just yet, but I’m dreaming about the possibilities. As many of you know, I am a huge fan of both of these guys. They’re just talented, intelligent, and super-nice people. They also helped … Continue reading “Rumor: Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk Leaving BioWare?”
