Digital Roar Studios

Coming to a theatre near you!

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:17:33 +0000

Work begins today on Ascension War, a full-length stageplay set in the Ascension universe. The play, by Digital Roar’s own Kevin Human, was one of six plays selected to participate in the 2010 WordBRIDGE Playwrights Laboratory.

WordBRIDGE is an interdisciplinary laboratory that “seeks to empower pre-professional playwrights to achieve the next level of craftsmanship through collaboration with seasoned professionals from around the world.” Over the years, WordBRIDGE has helped shape many scripts that have gone on to become successfully produced plays, and we hope that Ascension War will one day be counted among them.

Ascension War is a space opera. It takes us from the cellblocks of an interplanetary prison to the terrifyingly state-of-the-art laboratory of a brilliant scientist. It whisks us away to the space between life and death (or death and life) before depositing us on Earth and sending us to the moon. Yet beyond the adventure, it examines questions of science and humanity while navigating the bits of interstitial and amorphous space that bind us all together.

For more information, contact digital.roar@digitalroar.net

Memorial Day

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:08:17 +0000

We at Digital Roar Studios Incorporated appreciate the service of our men and women in the armed forces. Your dedication to protecting our liberties at home and abroad allows us to pursue our dreams and aspirations. We offer you our heartfelt thanks and prayers for your safety.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
-Thomas Jefferson

Kevin Human to speak at TEDx Creative Coast

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:30:59 +0000

Digital Roar’s writer and narrative designer, Kevin Human, has been selected to speak at TEDx Creative Coast on June 18 in Savannah GA. He will be speaking on creative intellectual property development and the benefits of using a transmedia approach to engage and empower audiences.

John Lyons Featured in Florida Times-Union

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:23:15 +0000

Digital Roar CEO John Lyons was recently interviewed by the Florida Times-Union, a major Jacksonville paper, regarding his experience at the University of North Florida and how it has influenced the development of Digital Roar. Read the full article here.

dimeRocker Partnership Announced

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:47:43 +0000

Digital Roar Studios is proud to announce our partnership with dimeRocker for our upcoming release, “Ascension War: Incursio.” Incursio is a Facebook game that expands on the Ascension universe. Along with “Ascension War: Triumvirate,” Incursio marks our second announced title. Both are currently in development.

The folks over at dimeRocker are champions of bringing high quality, 3D, multiplayer games to Facebook and other social media. Their mantra: “You concentrate on making great games. We’ll concentrate on making great tools to support them.” We are extremely happy to be partnered with dimeRocker and to be joining their already successful lineup of games like “Battle Bears” and “CosmiCube.”

In Incursio, you take on the role of a Martian pilot fighting against waves of invading aliens. You will be able to upgrade your ship and customize your weapons as you gain rank as an ace pilot. Your friends can increase your offense and defense by helping you add upgrades to your ship.

Look for Incursio on Facebook in the near future.

Digital Roar Developers to Present at TGC

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:38:56 +0000

Digital Roar’s creative director Zach Inks will be giving a lecture called “Unity Indie Development” at the Triangle Games Conference in Raleigh, NC on April 7-8. CEO John Lyons will also give a talk at the conference called “The Indie Game Studio on a Shoe String Budget.” Other members of the development team will be in attendance as well. Look for us in our black Ascension shirts, and don’t hesitate to come say hey. We’ll be debuting the latest version of the game as well as all new print and story materials!

DR Promote Game Careers at Local HS

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:42:32 +0000

On Thursday, Feb 18, Digital Roar’s Creative Director Zach Inks and Narrative Designer Kevin Human gave a presentation to a group of Liberty High School students from Liberty, SC. The goal of the presentation was to educate local young people about careers in gaming and to demystify the process of game development to encourage students to pursue their dream in our field. The audience included students with interests in programming, 2D art, voice acting, photography, and music.

Digital Roar Official Facebook Page

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:40:50 +0000

You can now follow Digital Roar on Facebook. Feel free to leave comments and give us your opinions on how we are doing.

Also, you can visit our Ascension War Facebook page here. Please join and share this link with anyone who is a fan of gaming, science fiction, incredible artwork, epic stories, or indie developers looking to make an impact. We would really like everyone to help us reach our goal of 100,000 fans.

Digital Roar Developers on Panel at SIEGE

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:56:56 +0000

Members of the Digital Roar team attended the Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo (SIEGE) October 2-4, 2009 in Atlanta, GA where we debuted the next generation of the Ascension media kit, with all new artwork and story elements. Creative Director Zach Inks and Lead Programmer Stephen Cooney also spoke on a panel about indie development.

Digital Roar’s Zach Inks Speaks at CGS

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:53:53 +0000

Digital Roar’s Creative Director, Zach Inks spoke on Feb. 5th at the Carolina Games Summit at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, NC. The presentation, titled Indie Studios on Tight Budgets, covered the ins and outs of the Ascension development process. During the presentation, Zack debuted a video of an Ascension War flythrough. In the video the Mars Light Fighter darted through an asteroid field with Mars in the background before ducking into the close-quarters of a nearby transport vessel to take pot shots at some Kj’hal drones.

Look for Zach and the rest of the DR team at the Triangle Game Conference in Raleigh, NC on April 7-8. Zach et. al will be on a Unity indie developer panel there.

*photographer Kelsey Berens