Gary Games and Incinerator Studios Bring Ascension to iOS!
San Diego, Ca. – February 15, 2011 – Gary Games, a top industry gaming company whose staff has over 30 years combined industry experience working with top brands, alongside Incinerator Studios, a veteran independent development studio in the video and mobile games industry, announces their partnership to bring the innovative deck-building game, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer to the digital world as an app on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
“We’re very excited to announce the collaboration with Incinerator Studios and take Ascension to a mobile platform. We’re delighted to offer Ascension as both a board game and an app in a fresh, fast and play-anywhere format,” said Gary Games CEO, Justin Gary.
Starting May 2011, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, a fast-paced game designed to be easy to learn and quick to play, will transform, courtesy of Incinerator Studios from a tabletop game to a universal digital application. Incinerator will fuse technology while maintaining the original essence of Ascension to enhance the experience with the digital ease of setup, cleanup and automatic scoring.
“This is a great opportunity for a stellar IP”, said President of Incinerator Studios, Joel Goodman. “We are looking forward to this partnership with Gary Games, and are focused on creating an exceptional mobile experience for Ascension.”
How it Works
Ascension revolves around a Center Deck containing Heroes, Constructs and Monsters. Players take turns recruiting Heroes or Constructs for their decks or defeating Monsters to earn honor and ultimate victory. New cards are revealed every turn, forcing players to react and ensuring that each game is dynamic and different.
Availability
Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer App will be available May 2011 for $4.99 from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch or at www.iTunes.com/AppStore. Ascension: Chronicle of a Godslayer, the board game, is available online and at local gaming stores. For more information, visit Ascensiongame.com.
About Gary Games
Headquartered in San Diego, Ca., Gary Games is a top industry gaming company whose staff has over 30 years combined industry experience working with top brands including World of Warcraft, Marvel Comics and Yu-Gi-Oh and includes 3 Magic Pro Tour Champions. Their newest release, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, is a fast-paced deck-building game offering a dynamic play experience where players react and adjust their strategy accordingly. For more information, visit Ascensiongame.com.
About Incinerator Studios
Founded in 2005, Incinerator Studios is a veteran independent development studio in the video and mobile games industry. Incinerator has developed games for the multi-million selling franchises Disney-Pixar’s Cars, Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob, and THQ’s MX vs. ATV series for the PlayStation 3, Xbox360, Wii and PS2. Located in Carlsbad, CA, Incinerator Studios employs a diverse, creative team comprised of top industry professionals, driven by their passion for making games.
Comments (18)
What about Android?
WIll the game have an AI opponent? a game server to play Vs others? Both?
Support for the official 2v2 4 player team variant? Support for promo cards or future expansions?
I'm very excited for an Ascension App! :)
This is FANTASTIC news. I will be purchasing Day 1, and probably gifting the app to several of my friends to get them to play with me.
Ascension on the iPad is going to be epic.
Yeah what about we Android peeps???
I can't wait to have Ascension on the PREMIER Smartphone, my HTC EVO 4G!!! Hook up we Android peeps
I too would like an android version.
Sign me up as another customer when the android version comes out..
I would also love an android version, but this makes me actually want an ipad.
Is this released yet for iPhone because I can't find it in the app store.
Give me android version and I'll buy it the first day
Unbelievably awesome on the iPad. When I saw it on my friend's, I bought the iPad JUST FOR THIS GAME.
Can has droid version asap?
is there any chance that the droves of Android users will see Ascension, and/or any of the expansions make it to the Android platform? I would love to see this ported once Google unifies code with the Ice Cream Sandwich Android release!
I played it on ipad and loved it, so now guys you should bring it on Android
I love the iPhone App but Pleeeeease make a Mac App version!! :)
I know this is probably getting old now, but please bring it to the Androids soon, I would buy it immediately if you did
Guys, you are awesome, now it's time for Android fans!
ANDROID. They finally made Catan for Android, now Ascension for Android would be awesome, especially if I could play with others on other devices, because I have an android phone and my sister has an iPad2.