Ambient Studios, the guys behind the very promising Death Inc, have had to close their doors. Bummer.
Death, For A Dead Guy, You're Looking Pretty Good
I was only saying last night how impressed I am with indie strategy title Death Inc.'s art design, so it's only fair tonight that I elaborate with this collection of works from Tim Holleyman, the art director at developers Ambient Studios.
Sometimes, You Need To Build A Video Game House In The Real World
Death Inc. is an upcoming strategy game where you play as Death. Not the badass one like you see in Darksiders. More like, the one who's running his business from the basement of his gran's house.
We Are Going To Play As The Grim Reaper. And Spread The Bubonic Plague.
Don't get weirded out by this, but I have a bit of a thing for the ol' black death. Its various outbreaks are some the most fascinating events in centuries, an apocalypse tale straight from the history books. It's the best part of one of the best movies ever made. Hell, one of my favourite records is a concept album…
Some Guys Who Worked on LittleBigPlanet Want You to Spread the Plague…
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What do you do after helping craft some of the cuddliest, most heartwarming games of this past generation? If you're the guys at Ambient Studios—some of whom worked at Media Molecule on the big-hearted LittleBigPlanet games—it's making a game about Death and the horrors of the bubonic plague.