DoubleBear Productions
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DoubleBear Productions is an indie game studio
founded in June 2009 by writer and game designer Brian Mitsoda
. The studio intends to specialize in PC role playing games
. Its first and current project is Dead State
, a turn-based PC RPG set in a zombie apocalypse
scenario. The studio is working with Iron Tower Studio on the project, and the game will be utilizing The Age of Decadence' s game engine
. Information regarding the theme and setting was divulged in a Rock, Paper, Shotgun
article, including a quote from Mitsoda that reveals that one of the goals of the game is a "serious examination of a national crisis or natural disaster," and that the game draws inspiration from Mitsoda's own experiences living in Miami, Florida during Hurricane Andrew
.
Regarding the studio's peculiar name, Mitsoda said:
Independent video game development
Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...
founded in June 2009 by writer and game designer Brian Mitsoda
Brian Mitsoda
Brian Mitsoda is an American video game designer best known for his writing work on the 2004 PC title Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines.-Early career and Black Isle Studios:...
. The studio intends to specialize in PC role playing games
Role-playing game (video games)
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
. Its first and current project is Dead State
Dead State
Dead State is an upcoming turn-based role-playing video game set in a zombie apocalypse scenario. The player will be in charge of a local school sheltering survivors, and is tasked with defending the shelter from the zombie hordes and other enemies. Designer Brian Mitsoda stated that the game is...
, a turn-based PC RPG set in a zombie apocalypse
Zombie apocalypse
A zombie apocalypse is a particular scenario of apocalyptic literature that customarily has a science fiction/horror rationale. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization....
scenario. The studio is working with Iron Tower Studio on the project, and the game will be utilizing The Age of Decadence
Torque Game Engine
The Torque Game Engine, or TGE, is a 3D computer game engine originally developed by Dynamix for the 2001 FPS Tribes 2. The Torque engine and its many derivative products are available for license from GarageGames, a company formed by many members of the Tribes 2 team at Dynamix...
. Information regarding the theme and setting was divulged in a Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Rock, Paper, Shotgun is a UK-based PC gaming blog written by Alec Meer, Jim Rossignol, John Walker, and previously Kieron Gillen and Quintin Smith. Rock, Paper, Shotgun launched in July 2007. In 2010 the website partnered with Eurogamer...
article, including a quote from Mitsoda that reveals that one of the goals of the game is a "serious examination of a national crisis or natural disaster," and that the game draws inspiration from Mitsoda's own experiences living in Miami, Florida during Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew was the third Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in the United States, after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and Hurricane Camille in 1969. Andrew was the first named storm and only major hurricane of the otherwise inactive 1992 Atlantic hurricane season...
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Regarding the studio's peculiar name, Mitsoda said: