Xeko: Back From the Brink
June 14th, 2012
In early 2005, I met Amy Tucker
at the Emerald City Comic-Con. She pitched an idea to me about
a game where you would teach kids (and adults) about ecology and
endangered
species: a trading card game with a social conscience.
The whole thing revolved around a made-up mythology called Xeko
(pronounced
zeekoh). I loved the concept and immediately decided to collaborate
on the project.
Since
that first meeting, I've designed many of the aspects
of the game including setting a visual style, doing a huge number
of illustrations
for the cards (with additional art from Travis & Jordan
Kotzebue, Edward Pun and a few others), as well as designing
several of the
games components (icons, borders, box and packaging elements,
etc...).
A couple of years ago, Xeko fell into financial hardship and it seemed like the game was going to go the same way as the animals it was trying to bring attention to: extinction. But thanks to Amy's relentless determination, Xeko is about to be making a comeback in a new digital form. To help realize her dream of bringing back Xeko from the brink, Amy has launched a Kickstarter campaign. Follow this link to find out more about the project and the campaign to revive it.
I recently dug up some never published Xeko illustrations I did shortly before the financial turmoil and added them to my Xeko art page (top row). I also still have some original Starter Kits, Booster Packs left (scroll to the bottom), as well as an art book of my Xeko illustrations if anyone is interested.
Win a Free Copy of ITSP
June 10th, 2012
For those who haven't tried ITSP on Xbox, here's your chance to do it for free:
Shadow Planet Productions and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet are proud to be included in Xbox's Exclusive Prometheus content alongside some great alien-themed games! To celebrate, we are giving away 20 codes for a free copy of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on Xbox Live! To enter, follow @ShadowPlanet and retweet the message below:
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One entry per person. You must retweet before midnight pst June 14th. The winners will be chosen at random on June 15th.
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