Help Wanted: Graphics Designers!

Posted on 4/5/2008 at 11:50 AM by Lord Avenger

HeavenGames is continuing to grow with the series of changes that are going on with the revolution that will be Cloud 9, so we need staff to take care of the new responsibilities that are arising. Right now, we're looking for the following jobs to be filled: Site Designer Graphics Artist In both of these jobs, you'll be spearheading HeavenGames' moves into new websites and games, which are critical to maintain its growth. They're important jobs with great benefits; all of the information on their requirements and benefits can be found in the Join the Team! page.

Please contact oliver (at) heavengames (dot) com if you are interested.

Win a DVD of In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale!

Posted on 4/2/2008 at 4:26 PM by One Dead Angel

HeavenGames is proud to announce that it will be giving out 5 DVDs of In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, the action-packed movie based on the popular Dungeon Siege video game franchise! In addition to the movie and all of the great traditional extra features, the DVD also has a free demo of Dungeon Siege 2 for your enjoyment. All you need to do is correctly answer all 10 questions in our Dungeon Siege quiz by the deadline of April 30th and you'll be entered in a drawing for one of the five DVDs. Unfortunately, due to various issues, this contest is restricted to our Canadian visitors only.

Good luck!

"SOLO: Essays and Commentary on the Art of the Single Player Game" Debuts at HeavenGames!

Posted on 3/3/2008 at 3:51 AM by One Dead Angel

"SOLO: Essays and Commentary on the Art of the Single Player Game" debuts at HeavenGames! This new, semi-regular column on the art and theory of designing single player games will highlight important issues in the development of games, asking challenging questions about the nature of gaming, whether games will ever meet the criteria for art, and offering practical pointers on how the best single player experiences are created by designers.

SOLO is written by Gordon Farrell, a long-time professional designer of single player campaigns for AAA games such as Empire Earth and Empires: Dawn of the Modern World. In addition, he has worked on strategy titles such as Caesar IV, Children of the Nile and BreakAway Games' Middle Eastern city builder, Arabian Lords. He is currently Lead Writer for Reverie World Studios' first game, Dawn of Fantasy, due for release in Fall 2008.

HGS regulars will recognize Gordon's work as a staple of our download sections, from games as diverse as Age of Empires and Caesar 3, to both Stronghold 1, Stronghold 2 and Age of Kings. In addition to his HGS mods, he has highly-rated Civilization 4 mods uploaded at CivFanatics as well.

Gordon is on the faculty of New York University, where he teaches narrative theory for video games, theory of screenwriting, and advanced studies in dramatic art. He also lectures at Marymount Manhattan College in video games, script analysis, and theatre history. In 2002, Prima Games published his essay, "The Theory of Scenario Design." His extensive professional and academic experience promises an exciting column filled with commentary on the art of games that will be both controversial and thought-provoking.

THQ to Acquire BHG

Posted on 1/15/2008 at 7:39 PM by One Dead Angel

Big news on Big Huge Games! THQ has announced that they are buying Big Huge Games as they continue to develop a Role playing game title for THQ. The terms of the acquisition was not disclosed. But I guess THQ liked what they saw at BHG while working with them on the new game, and decided to buy the company. You can read the full story at the BHG site.

Merry Christmas Everyone

Posted on 12/24/2007 at 11:53 AM by One Dead Angel

Happy Holidays from Rise of Legends Heaven!

New Job Openings at HeavenGames!

Posted on 12/15/2007 at 4:00 AM by One Dead Angel

With all of the changes at HeavenGames, several have opened up! A job at HeavenGames has great benefits in addition to the resume-building experience it offers, including:

Assistance in job/internship placement in the gaming industry.

Possible credit for those in university.

Personal websites (clouds) for all staff at no charge.

Possible access to game alphas/betas.

The current job openings are:

Marketing/PR Department Head

Art Department Head

Graphics Designer

Website Designer

Programmer

HG Main News Editor

Head to the the help wanted page for detailed job descriptions and please contact the CEO at socvazius@heavengames.com if you're interested in any of these positions!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on 11/22/2007 at 6:18 PM by One Dead Angel

Its the Thanksgiving holiday for our American members. So Happy Thanksgiving!

HeavenGames' Staff System: A Revamp

Posted on 10/10/2007 at 10:24 PM by One Dead Angel

The HG Blog

So now that things have been settled with HG's identity, it's time to go on to the fun stuff: the staff system! Woo! It's been discussed in a previous blog post that HeavenGames doesn't operate as efficiently as it could from a staff perspective. A lot of issues have already been dealt with in the past several months, but there are two substantial problems that must be taken care of. First, there is no effective way to ensure quality and consistency of work across all of our sites. Second, we do not have dedicated jobs in a number of support capacities, including marketing, sales, and the like.

Revamped Staff System
The owners have thus discussed the issue with the HeavenGames staff and have come up with the following system:



As you can see, HeavenGames will still be run fundamentally the same: the Exco - chaired by the CEO - makes all of the network-wide administrative decisions and Seraphs work under the Exco as site administrators. What will be added to the system will be a Seraph Liaison and Support Departments. First, the Seraph Liaison... (Read more!)

HeavenGames: A New Identity

Posted on 9/24/2007 at 4:18 PM by Lord Avenger

Source: The HG Blog

After considerable deliberation, the owners have decided that one major inhibiting factor for HeavenGames' prosperity is the simple fact that it doesn�t have a clearly defined identity. It has always been a site about games, but that is far too vague for the development of any clear goals and the effective marketing of the site.

We have thus discussed the issue with our staff and decided that we should make HeavenGames a site entirely geared towards community. At its core, HeavenGames always has been about building the best communities possible, so it only makes sense that we devote all of our resources to that service...(Read more!)

HeavenGames announces StarCraft 2 Heaven!

Posted on 8/28/2007 at 10:31 AM by Lord Avenger

HeavenGames (heavengames.com), the popular network of gaming fansites, has opened its latest chapter with which to bring the real-time strategy world yet another hallmark in game information and community: StarCraft 2 Heaven. Covering the highly anticipated game, StarCraft 2 Heaven promises to offer up-to-date content, the latest news, and an integrated and active community.

StarCraft 2 Heaven (starcraft2.heavengames.com) launched on August 25th, 2007 and already provides a wealth of coverage, including a preview from BlizzCon, a gallery of artwork and screenshots, news, game information, and discussion forums. Few other sites provide such various and complete content as StarCraft 2 Heaven!

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