tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64451665352963707342012-02-24T23:38:29.408-08:00Chicken+Ribs Combonoreply@blogger.comBlogger321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445166535296370734.post-12831490778792088262012-02-13T10:34:00.000-08:002012-02-13T11:33:58.736-08:00

A huge and heartfelt thanks to those that have donated and spread the word about the funding drive so far! There is still a long way to go before reaching the goal and I cannot do it without your help! If you can, please donate!http://www.indiegogo.com/DaemoniconThank you everyone!

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The funding campaign has gone LIVE! It is done through Indiegogo and is located here: http://www.indiegogo.com/DaemoniconI humbly ask the Out Of Hell community, the gaming public and all other supporters for assistance. I have started this crowd-funding campaign in hopes of raising enough money to help out with development costs. The goal is to raise $15,000 USD or more if possible. This is

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Hello and thanks for joining me! The entire update was intended to reveal some more visuals and also provide details on a crowd-funding campaign for Daemonicon. Certain aspects are still pending on the funding side so it will be posted within a week or so. Please come back and check it out because the project really needs your help and support!Now, let's get on with the first part: Visuals!

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I want to wish the community and everyone else out there a safe and happy New Year! 2012 will be a year of new opportunities and lots of work! Here's hoping the sun doesn't burn out in December and ends mankind as we know it!An important update is coming in two weeks so please stay tuned.

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I am thrilled to announce DAEMONICON, my new horror-themed project that's been in the works for the last few months! It is also a spiritual successor to my previous project, Out Of Hell. So what exactly does this mean? There are a lot of details I'd like to discuss, so let's just get right into it!First of all, what is Daemonicon?Daemonicon is a fairly open-ended adventure which will focus more

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Halloween is fast approaching! It is the second anniversary of Out Of Hell and to celebrate I will be officially announcing the new horror-themed project I have been working on. I will cover more specific details about it and show some of the artwork that's been created. This new game should really appeal to the current fans of Out Of Hell and I'm hoping will spark the interest of other horror

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It's been quite a while since my last update on anything! Firstly I've moved the Out Of Hell main site onto this blog which should make things easier to update in the future. I'll be changing this and that as time goes on but this will be sort of my 'Projects' page now and will eventually list the projects that I'm working on or have worked on. Typing in www.outofhell.net should also redirect you

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Today I edited a small texture file for one of the OOH forumers and so I had to go through my old master files to find it. After going through the old texture packages and then loading up OOH to test out the changes, I ended up playing the thing for about 45 minutes and it was actually great!It was really something to visit it again and play it from the perspective of a gamer and not a developer.

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Over the last while (since GDC) I've tried setting up other projects but it's been difficult. One of the projects was a remake of Out Of Hell utilizing the UDK. I created a nice concept map but unfortunately nothing much really came of it due to lack of motivation and a few other issues, so I took a break from the Out Of Hell universe. I plan to revisit it again one day and give it the treatment

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It's ironic that during the development of Out Of Hell, I couldn't wait to get it all done and out the door so that I could be free. It was a project that I loved and loved working on but after a few years, it really felt like a burden at times. I couldn't do certain things, couldn't play certain games because it would cut into too much project time. I spent nearly every weekend during those 7

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I was fortunate enough to attend GDC 2010 in vibrant San Francisco and WOW, what an experience! It was a very busy few days with lots of running around, meetings, talks and gatherings! I wish I took more pictures but I'm lousy at photography and the ones that I took are all very 'meh'.Justin and I had the honor of meeting with Hitoshi Sakimoto on our first day there and he was one of the most

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ZOMG! There really isn't any other word that I can think of at the moment! Out Of Hell was nominated by the editors of Moddb.com as having the "Best Original Art Direction", one of the categories in their yearly "Mod Of The Year" award that goes back quite a few years! I've put countless hours into establishing a unique, deeply atmospheric experience with visuals that are both inspiring and

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The results of the Out Of Hell screenshot contest are in! We had a great turnout and it was difficult narrowing down the winners but here are our picks! We'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who submitted their screenshots and the community for it's part in helping us achieve over 30,000 downloads! Thanks for continuing to support us!We would also like to thank the following

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Justin and I were recently interviewed by Patrick Gann from OSV about the soundtrack and work on the project! Check it out here:http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6100It's a really good read and delves into some of our inspirations, reasons why we did certain things the way we did and some other cool info. It was an awesome interview!Thank you so much for this honor OSV and Patrick!Interview

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Justin's Out Of Hell OST has been reviewed on originalsoundversion.com! Justin worked hard on creating the dark, ambient tracks for the project and I'm thrilled he's getting the recognition he deserves! Way to go Justin!You can check out the review here: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/?p=6001#more-6001It's a great, honest review and such an honor to have the work recognized like that! Thanks

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I was recently interviewed by Ryan Anderson, a huge contributor to Moddb.com. It turned out that we lived in the same province and so we decided to meet up and do the interview in person! Ryan was a really cool guy and we got along right away! It's a small world and pretty cool how these sorts of things work out!Ryan is launching an awesome new gaming news site which you can check out here at:

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We're holding our very first screenshot contest as a way of thanking the fan community for such positive reception and clocking us in at over 10,000 downloads in just the first week! We've got great prizes for those who enter and win so check out the contest details at:http://outofhell.net/contest.htmlThe contest ends on Dec. 20/2009 so play Out Of hell, take a ton of screenshots and pick out the

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A previously unseen trailer, beautifully re-cut by one of our forum regulars (Atariv8) is now being displayed on the Machinima.com youtube channel!You can check out the new trailer here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxaUbH6dOMQ&feature=subCheck out other videos on their channel here:http://www.youtube.com/user/machinima#p/u/1/mxaUbH6dOMQThis is such a great honor, a great big thanks to those

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WOW! That's the only word that I can form in my head after being featured on the prestigious LEVELSKIP.com website! (Part of the Kikizo Network, formerly known as Video Games Daily)This is truly an honor for me and I want to thank Ed and Dan for making this happen!You can visit the post here at:http://levelskip.com/gaming-mods/200911/unreal-engine-2-mod-out-of-hell-hits-web/

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Wow, OoH is far from perfect but I can't believe that a lot of you hold it in such high regard! 9.4 out of 39 votes! I hope that it doesn't dwindle when it gets more votes! If you enjoyed it, why not head over to moddb.com and give it a rate? :)Thanks everyone!

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Wow, the day actually came! After 7 years of work, Out Of Hell has finally been released upon the masses! What can I say? I feel...weird!...and floaty! I always thought about this day, but now that it's here, it feels as though I've been sleepwalking for the last 7 years and am now just waking up!I'd like to start by giving out special thanks to:Justin Lassen for composing a beautiful soundtrack

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I'm back with an important chunk of news! I previously announced that Out Of Hell would be taking the standalone route through a publisher, however, this will no longer be happening.Though it is inappropriate to go into the details of why I arrived at this decision, one of the main factors was time and you would have been expected to wait at least another half-year before you would ever see it.

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I mentioned back near the end of April that something great was going to happen with this project and have kept the news under wraps until now. Out Of Hell will be released as a published, standalone game! This is the dream, one of the best things that could ever happen to a hobby modder!How did this happen? A few years ago when I met Justin Lassen, he selflessly offered to help produce a custom

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I read through some of the old interviews as I was reposting them and man, has this come a long way! I mentioned I was 24 in one of them and now I'm 30. Time really flies doesn't it? I'm just so focused on the future that I lose sight of how far I've actually walked sometimes.I remember when Out Of Hell was nothing more than a spark of motivation after playing Silent Hill. I thought to myself 6

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January 22/2008Just a bit of news! The gallery has finally been updated with some screens so be sure to check those out! On a seperate note, I will be unavailable for the next two weeks, so if you post in the forums, I may not be able to answer until then! I was also going to upload a gameplay video of the first area to photobucket but I didn't realize that the limit was 100 mb (the video is

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Interview by 'Unreal Ops' (August 6, 2003)-dp-: Tell us a little bit about the mod and what you are doing at the team behind it.Chicken+Ribs: Out Of Hell is a horror-based game, which will promise satisfying combat against grotesque creatures and a tense and frightening atmosphere. At this time I'm working on it alone with the exception of my brother who works on the storyline and script.-dp-:

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Interview by 'The Mutation' (April 6, 2003)Could you tell us who you are?Just call me Chicken+Ribs Combo. It's much better than my real name, Gum+Peanuts Combo =pC'mon, tell us more!I'm a 24 year old horror game freak and I'm going to scare the wits out of you! I graduated from an artschool a long time ago and have been in love with computer graphics since. Back in highschool I used to write

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Interview by 'Unreal-Jeri' (October 8, 2004)Out Of Hell is a horror game that will pit the player against several types of demons and undead. It's a slower paced game that will take the player through a desolated town filled with flesh eating monsters. The game will focuse primarily on hand-to-hand combat and avoidance to survive. You will value your life, you will conserve your ammo and you will

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Interview by 'Planetunreal' (March 25, 2005)Out of Hell is one of UT2004's only horror mods, and, simply put, places the player up against lots of zombies - I've managed to interview the sole designer behind this mod, and even made it out alive! What've I learned? The only thing more abundant than zombies in this mod... is atmosphere.PlanetUnreal: So your mod is "a horror game set in a

Chicken+Ribs Combonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445166535296370734.post-60668324859679736672009-07-04T04:27:00.001-07:002012-01-05T17:08:50.506-08:00

Interview by 'Moddb' (April 26, 2006)With roughly five thousand zombie mods in development today, you might wonder why you should care about this particular one more than others. Created by a one man army, this mod looks to be a zombie enthusiast's single player wet dream.Tell us a little bit about your mod.Out Of Hell is a single-player horror game set in a small town that has been decimated by

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PCgamer & PCgamerUK did a great 2-page write-up of Out Of Hell! I got a lot of emails from people who had found out about the project through those magazines, so the exposure was absolutely fantastic!I actually went to several bookstores to find this issue and eventually bought it from a pharmacy.(Go figure!) It was a great feeling to see my work appear in an actual issue like PCGAMER! I used to

Chicken+Ribs Combonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445166535296370734.post-34619880415987758212009-07-04T04:01:00.000-07:002012-01-05T17:09:21.794-08:00

Russ Pitts from The Escapist does a joint interview with Justin and I for the May 2007 issue!The article can be found here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/95/4The Magazine can be found here: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/pdf/95Both Justin and I were truly honored when The Escapist, an extremely prestigious magazine, interviewed Justin for his work as a composer and my work on Out Of Hell

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