Monday, August 15, 2022

Game Portfolio -- War Goonz

War Goonz

  • Release Date: November 2017
  • Current Availability: Cancelled during soft launch March 2019
  • Release Credit Category: Marketing Credit
  • Company: KingsIsle
  • Business Model: Free-to-Play
  • Category: Mobile Game
  • Genre: Strategy, PvP
Personal Development Notes
  • Fun Fact: Just like with Get Jiggy, the current Marketing Manager for KingsIsle, one Kayly Ginsberg, also used to write quite a bit about the War Goonz Beta on her blog The Untold Spiral. (I think it was me that actually pulled her into the Beta. Community Managers have pull like that.)

  • Job Highlights: Besides getting super fans like Kayly into the Beta, I also did some work on the War Goonz social media sites and assisted with the creation of a trailer video

  • Best Memory: I playtested the heck out of this game! One of the best compliments I received was when Chad Brown, aka Red Five of now DCUO fame, played through the town I had designed and commented on how well put together it was. I'll never forget that! 

  • Other Comments: War Goonz was another game where, unfortunately, the metrics didn't warrant a full release. The art assets for this game have been kicking around for a while, and they're so good that they continue to be reused in other prototypes. They're begging to find a home!

Sample Gameplay:

2 comments:

Tipa said...

Never heard of this one!

Stingite said...

I should have pulled you into the Beta!