DerekStardock Entertainment, developer and publisher of award-winning PC games, announced today that Derek Paxton has joined the studio as senior producer and will oversee Stardock's ongoing development and expansions of the recently released fantasy strategy game, Elemental: War of Magic. Paxton is the creator and lead designer of the Fall from Heaven series of fantasy strategy games. Prior to joining Stardock, he was an external consultant for Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and contributed to several of Firaxis's games including the recent Civilization V.

"This is the opportunity to marry my professional project manager career with my passion for game design," said Paxton. "I'm especially excited to work with the talented people at Stardock who have always been focused on creating great PC strategy games. I'm currently immersing myself in the world of Elemental, and I think everyone will be excited to see what is coming from Stardock Entertainment."

Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell, will serve as the executive producer and lead AI developer on Elemental.

Wardell stated, "Stardock has experienced continued growth from its various gaming and enterprise products as well as our digital distribution platform, Impulse. As a result of our loyal fan base and successes, we have been fortunate to be able to attract some of the top talent from across the industry. Derek brings to Stardock a unique blend of strategy game design knowledge and a great deal of project management experience from his non-gaming career."

As with all Stardock releases, the company is dedicated to providing post-release support for Elemental: War of Magic with free updates to enhance game play and ensure that the game evolves over time to its potential.

www.elementalgame.com


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on Oct 15, 2010

Derek Paxton
 

  Thanks for all the good wishes, I am very excited to work on Elemental.  I made over 16,000 posts at CivFanatics while working on Fall from Heaven so it's safe to say you will all be hearing a lot from me (and that I hope to hear a lot from all of you).

  The sad truth is I spent way to much time looking for a non-dorky picture of me and that's the best I could come up with.  If it helps, I'm not wearing any pants in that picture.

You know, I was REALLY excited about you joining up. Now I feel a need for a bath... without you btw! You had to go there....

although I admit, it was kinda of humorous in that WTF kind of way.

on Oct 15, 2010

Err, can you at least spell the man's name correctly?

axton is the creator and lead designer of the Fall from Heaven series of fantasy strategy games

on Oct 27, 2010

Derek Paxton
If it helps, Im not wearing any pants in that picture.

 

Yes, this always helps. It seems rather fitting to me that you would come to work on Elemental. After all, it was my love for FFH2 that lead to my interest in Elemental. Thanks for all the many months of awesomeness, I look forward to many more with Elemental.

-Adante-

 

[P.S.  Calabim for Elemental ]

 

 

on Oct 29, 2010

Adante


It seems rather fitting to me that you would come to work on Elemental. After all, it was my love for FFH2 that lead to my interest in Elemental. Thanks for all the many months of awesomeness, I look forward to many more with Elemental.

-Adante-

I agree.

on Oct 30, 2010

Indeed, when I first looked at your picture, my immediate thought was: He's grinning like someone caught with his pants down (by someone bearing to him the news he's won the nobel peace prize, for example). For some of us (me included), dorky pictures are part of our heritage and destiny.

My excitement is beyond relaying. Ever since the game was officially released I wondered how Kael's magic wand might transmogrify this game of giant but unrealized potential. But I didn't even dare hope you could be enabled to dedicate yourself to the task full time.

Roll up those sleeves, and pull up those pants! I look greatly forward to whatever comes of it!

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