Blog feeds for Gamers and Developers in the GarageGames community. http://www.garagegames.com/ 2008-10-11T15:38:50+00:00 text/html 2008-04-13T07:49:24+00:00 Eikon Games http://www.garagegames.com/blogs/57671/14599 The <a href='http://www.epoch-battlescape.com' target=_blank>timer</a> we've been running for the last month or so expires tomorrow, before that happens, I'm very pleased to be able to introduce one of the central ideas in the Epoch backstory and show off some of the concept art relating to that idea... so without further ado:<br><br><b>A Glimpse into the Future</b><br><i>The World of Epoch: Battlescape</i><br><br>Imagine a world 100 years from now: governments, and the public they serve, have grown weary of unceasing peacekeeping duties and guerrilla warfare; their intolerance arising from the inevitable human cost of any military action.<br><br>A program started in the late twentieth century, with the birth of unmanned aerial vehicles and simplistic battlefield drones, has now entered a new <i>epoch</i> with the development of the Infantry Combat Chassis.<br><br>This sophisticated robotic infantryman is linked to the mind of a human soldier via a non-invasive neural interface and dedicated hi-band satellite network, allowing the operative to remotely experience the war zone or hazardous environment via a form of <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telerobotics' target=_blank>immersive telepresence</a>.<br><br>Operating under the auspices of the United Nations, this new breed of battlefield combatant is tireless, efficient and utterly fearless.<br><br><img src='http://www.eikon-games.com/blog/uploaded_images/undicc-4-1-784117.jpg' alt=""> <img src='http://www.eikon-games.com/blog/uploaded_images/undicc-3-1-717229.jpg' alt=""><br><br>For a further glimpse into the world of Epoch try digging at the <a href='http://www.epoch-battlescape.com' target=_blank>Epoch: Battlescape website</a> when the timer runs out... <br><br>The full Eikon Games Blog can be found <a href='http://www.eikon-games.com/blog' target=_blank>here</a>. text/html 2008-03-24T13:01:06+00:00 Eikon Games http://www.garagegames.com/blogs/57671/14493 Greetings all :)<br><br>Shameless self promotion.<br><br>We started (silently) <a href='http://www.eikon-games.com/blog' target=_blank>blogging</a> our experiences as a new indie developer late last year, despite the project having been running for some two and a half years (equally silently :)). <br>Now we're getting into the swing of things a little more we're going to start duplicating future blogs on these hallowed pages as well ...sharing the pain :)<br><br>So... We're reaching the point where we're ready to start leaking the odd plot teaser... and so, with that in mind, <a href='http://www.eikon-games.com' target=_blank>Eikon Games</a> would like to present the following for you delectation and amusement:<br><br><a href='http://www.epoch-battlescape.com' target=_blank>www.Epoch-Battlescape.com</a><br><br>More incoming... when time runs out :)