Realms Apart Studios Partners with Mind Juice Media to Develop iPhone Game
Atlanta, GA, January 12, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Realms Apart Studios and Mind Juice Media are pleased to announce that they've joined forces in the creation of games for the iPhone platform. The first title in development, Duels of the Runemasters, is a groundbreaking new take on the CCG, RPG and board game genres.
Mark Sanges of Realms Apart had this to say, “Realms Apart is a new game design and development studio, but our team has been around and designing games for nearly a decade. Our work has always been as private consultants or designers for others. Now we’ve decided to not only design, but develop a game under our own brand."
“Duels of the Runemasters will be a turn-based, fantasy-themed, head-to-head strategic game for two players, but it’s difficult to categorize the game,” Sanges commented. “We’ve always been fans of Customizable Card Games, as well as board games and, Role Playing Games. We set out to create a game that used some of the best elements of each of these genres to form something new that's never been seen before. We think we’ve done just that.”
One of the biggest complaints casual players in the Collectible Card Game genre have is that the games they love to play are incredibly expensive to keep up with. “Constant expansions with rare cards distributed unevenly across boosters of 8-15 cards at $5 a pop can get expensive fast,” Sanges agreed. “One of our guiding principals in Duels of the Runemasters was long term affordability for our players. We'll have plenty of expansions, but nothing is collectible and nothing is rare. Every player has access to the exact same components as every other player. It’s about customization and strategy, not who can afford to buy the most boosters or rarest cards on the secondary markets.”
As far as development for the iPhone goes, “When I met Ken from Mind Juice, things just started to click.”
“Having recently completed and released the iPhone puzzle game Charmed, it was time to find our next major project, and as luck would have it Mark and I stumbled across each other on the online forums of TouchArcade.com.” said Ken Carpenter, President of Mind Juice Media.
Mr. Carpenter believes that Mind Juice is uniquely qualified to develop Duels of the Runemasters. He elaborated, “When I first spoke with Mark regarding Duels of the Runemasters, I knew right away that this was going to be a complex and challenging project. Fortunately my years working for Electronic Arts as a Senior Software Engineer and as a Technical Lead at a smaller game studio, Helikon Technologies, have provided me with the opportunity to excel in many areas of game development. These include network protocols, server/database processing, artificial intelligence, 2D and 3D graphics.” Mr. Carpenter expects that all of these and more will be required in achieving the goals of Duels of the Runemasters.
“I am looking forward to meeting the challenges that this effort will present, and delivering a AAA quality title. I really cannot wait to be able to play our creation!”, concluded Mr. Carpenter.
The team is tight-lipped about most of the games details, but they did divulge the following:
“The game is set in the world of Moridia. There, two characters meet to do battle using the equipment, weapons, magic and runes of the realm. Turn by turn, players develop their attacks and defenses as they attempt to overpower their opponent on the path to ultimate victory. ”
As for what the game itself compares to, “It’s like a CCG without the expense, but all of the customizablity. It’s like an RPG without overly complex rules, but with the role playing, character building fun. It’s like a board game without boring repetition and childish simplicity, but with the strategic opportunities of the best of the category. It truly is a whole new kind of game.”
More information:
Realms Apart - http://www.realmsapart.com
Mind Juice - http://www.mindjuice.net
Media: media@realmsapart.com
About Realms Apart
Realms Apart is a game design studio based in Atlanta, Georgia whose goal is the design and development of unique, strategic, customizable games set in fantastic, rich worlds
Realms Apart will release Duels of the Runemasters in 2010 as their premiere title. It is currently in development for release as a table-top game as well as for the iPhone platform with plans for expansion to other platforms.
About Mind Juice Media Inc.
Mind Juice Media is a software development company whose goal is the creation of innovative new games and apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch platform.
Mind Juice was founded by industry veteran Ken Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter is an experienced software developer and team lead whose credits include work on several EA-published games including NCAA 2009, Tiger Woods 2008, Madden 2009, FIFA 2009, NBA Live 2009, and others. Mr. Carpenter also manages the business and promotional side of Mind Juice.
Mr. Carpenter is joined by long-time friend and collaborator, Patricio Arce. Mr. Arce is an talented graphic artist who creates in-game art, website graphics, and promotional materials for Mind Juice.
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Mark Sanges of Realms Apart had this to say, “Realms Apart is a new game design and development studio, but our team has been around and designing games for nearly a decade. Our work has always been as private consultants or designers for others. Now we’ve decided to not only design, but develop a game under our own brand."
“Duels of the Runemasters will be a turn-based, fantasy-themed, head-to-head strategic game for two players, but it’s difficult to categorize the game,” Sanges commented. “We’ve always been fans of Customizable Card Games, as well as board games and, Role Playing Games. We set out to create a game that used some of the best elements of each of these genres to form something new that's never been seen before. We think we’ve done just that.”
One of the biggest complaints casual players in the Collectible Card Game genre have is that the games they love to play are incredibly expensive to keep up with. “Constant expansions with rare cards distributed unevenly across boosters of 8-15 cards at $5 a pop can get expensive fast,” Sanges agreed. “One of our guiding principals in Duels of the Runemasters was long term affordability for our players. We'll have plenty of expansions, but nothing is collectible and nothing is rare. Every player has access to the exact same components as every other player. It’s about customization and strategy, not who can afford to buy the most boosters or rarest cards on the secondary markets.”
As far as development for the iPhone goes, “When I met Ken from Mind Juice, things just started to click.”
“Having recently completed and released the iPhone puzzle game Charmed, it was time to find our next major project, and as luck would have it Mark and I stumbled across each other on the online forums of TouchArcade.com.” said Ken Carpenter, President of Mind Juice Media.
Mr. Carpenter believes that Mind Juice is uniquely qualified to develop Duels of the Runemasters. He elaborated, “When I first spoke with Mark regarding Duels of the Runemasters, I knew right away that this was going to be a complex and challenging project. Fortunately my years working for Electronic Arts as a Senior Software Engineer and as a Technical Lead at a smaller game studio, Helikon Technologies, have provided me with the opportunity to excel in many areas of game development. These include network protocols, server/database processing, artificial intelligence, 2D and 3D graphics.” Mr. Carpenter expects that all of these and more will be required in achieving the goals of Duels of the Runemasters.
“I am looking forward to meeting the challenges that this effort will present, and delivering a AAA quality title. I really cannot wait to be able to play our creation!”, concluded Mr. Carpenter.
The team is tight-lipped about most of the games details, but they did divulge the following:
“The game is set in the world of Moridia. There, two characters meet to do battle using the equipment, weapons, magic and runes of the realm. Turn by turn, players develop their attacks and defenses as they attempt to overpower their opponent on the path to ultimate victory. ”
As for what the game itself compares to, “It’s like a CCG without the expense, but all of the customizablity. It’s like an RPG without overly complex rules, but with the role playing, character building fun. It’s like a board game without boring repetition and childish simplicity, but with the strategic opportunities of the best of the category. It truly is a whole new kind of game.”
More information:
Realms Apart - http://www.realmsapart.com
Mind Juice - http://www.mindjuice.net
Media: media@realmsapart.com
About Realms Apart
Realms Apart is a game design studio based in Atlanta, Georgia whose goal is the design and development of unique, strategic, customizable games set in fantastic, rich worlds
Realms Apart will release Duels of the Runemasters in 2010 as their premiere title. It is currently in development for release as a table-top game as well as for the iPhone platform with plans for expansion to other platforms.
About Mind Juice Media Inc.
Mind Juice Media is a software development company whose goal is the creation of innovative new games and apps for the iPhone and the iPod Touch platform.
Mind Juice was founded by industry veteran Ken Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter is an experienced software developer and team lead whose credits include work on several EA-published games including NCAA 2009, Tiger Woods 2008, Madden 2009, FIFA 2009, NBA Live 2009, and others. Mr. Carpenter also manages the business and promotional side of Mind Juice.
Mr. Carpenter is joined by long-time friend and collaborator, Patricio Arce. Mr. Arce is an talented graphic artist who creates in-game art, website graphics, and promotional materials for Mind Juice.
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