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Civ 5 lead designer forms studio, pounds At the Gates of Kickstarter
The lead designer of Civilization 5, Jon Shafer, is breaking out on his own with a new independent studio, Conifer Games, and its first game, At the Gates. At the Gates is an empire builder and Conifer Games is asking for $40,000 on Kickstarter to finish it; the team has "already made significant progress" in its development.This news means Shafer is no longer at Stardock, where in 2011 he signed on to help with Elemental: Fallen Enchantress and an unannounced project. Shafer founded Conifer Games a few months ago, according to his blog, and At the Gates already has a fully playable prototype."Our first project is At the Gates, a 4X turn-based strategy game which takes place during the fall of the Roman Empire," Shafer writes. "Players take the reigns of a fledgling barbarian tribe trying to forge a place for itself within the new order."If all goes as planned with the Kickstarter, At the Gates will launch in the first half of 2014.
Rock Band Weekly: The Earache Thrash Pack
You'd be advised to buy some throat lozenges before you attempt to sing along to any of this week's Rock Band downloadable tracks. Behold the thrash pack, which in three songs manages to overpower twice as many Grateful Dead tunes.Earache Thrash Pack (440 Microsoft Points / $5.49) Blinded By Fear - At the Gates (master) (160 MS Points / $2) Thrasher - Evile (160 MS Points / $2) D.O.A. - The Haunted (160 MS Points / $2) Videos for this week's Rock Band DLC can be found after the break. As usual, the songs should be available Tuesday for Xbox 360 and Thursday for PS3.
