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• Wargaming boss: Gas Powered Games working on "something that is going to eclipse everything we have done"

  Ever since Wargaming swooped in and purchased Gas Powered Games and gave the studio a second life after their failed Kickstarter, everyone has been cagey about what the studio has been up to, aside from revealing that Wild Man is dead. But when Wargaming chief Victor Kislyi spoke with AusGamers at the PAX Down Under, […]

• World of Tanks dev could bring free-to-play games to PS4, currently experimenting

  World of Tanks developer Wargaming is currently experimenting with the notion of free-to-play on consoles, including PS4, but CEO Victor Kislyi has stressed that you will only see the company’s games on consoles if the formats don’t hamper the free-to-play experience.

• Total Annihilation: Gas Powered Games' Chris Taylor wants to make a sequel

  Total Annihilation designer Chris Taylor has told VG247 that he would like to work on the classic RTS franchise again. The developer has discussed the future of the PC market and the tough times facing publishers, just weeks after his studio Gas Powered Games was acquired by Wargaming.

• Gas Powered Games re-branded as Wargaming Seattle

  Gas Powered Games has been re-branded by new owner Wargaming as Wargaming Seattle. The move has seen some released staff members rehired by the studio.

• Supreme Commander 2 gets surprising major patch

  Here’s a patch from out of left field, where “left field” means “three years after release and two years since the last title update”.

• Wargaming acquires Gas Powered Games

  Gas Powered Games has been snapped up by World of Tanks developer Wargaming in a suprise announcement.

• "Kickstarter is starting to wear itself out," says Gas Powered Games boss

  Gas Powered Games boss Chris Taylor has said Kickstarter is starting to lose the power it gained in the wake of Double Fine Adventure’s incredible campaign last year.

• Wildman Kickstarter cancelled, GPG looks elsewhere for help

  Gas Powered Games has cancelled its crowdfunding campaign for action RPG strategy hybrid Wildman, with founder Chris Taylor knuckling down to try and save the company.

• Wildman features a female protagonist, too

  Wildman will allow players to choose between a male and female hero character, Gas Powered Games has confirmed, despite the single gender the title suggests. See her character concept in full through the break.

• Wildman: publishers keen, but only if Kickstarter succeeds

  Wildman has attracted the attention of publishers keen to back the project – but only if its crowdfunding is successful enough to demonstrate sufficient interest.

• Gas Powered Games makes no money from back catalogue

  Gas Powered Games has a string of excellent titles to its name, but because it doesn’t earn anything from its much-loved releases, it is in dire financial straits and reliant on a very tenuous Kickstarter to remain solvent.

• Wildman update: Mod tools and Project Mercury uncovered

  Despite recent troubles at Gas Powered Games, boss Chris Taylor has once again returned for a Wildman video update over on Kickstarter.

• Wildman is a long shot now, says Chris Taylor

  Another addition to the onslaught of updates around Chris Taylor’s poorly performing Wildman Kickstarter campaign, he goes into the future of Gas Powered Games and the dire position of the Wildman campaign in a lengthy interview.

• Wildman - new Kickstarter tiers added along with video update

  New $5 and $10 reward tiers have been added to Gas Powered Games’ Wildman Kickstarter, along with a video detailing how to fit RTS elements into an action-RPG. The new $5 tier gives backers “immediate posting access to the Wildman forum,” when the Kickstarter has completed. Non-backers will have read-only access. The new $10 tier […]

• Gas Powered Games had "multiple projects" canned at the last minute

  Gas Powered Games boss Chris Taylor has said your face will melt off if you ever see publishing contracts which were axed at the last minute, leaving the studio in financial crisis.

• Gas Powered Game's 'interesting position': Taylor discusses studio's financial plight

  Gas Powered Games suffered a bout of lay-offs last week following the poor initial reaction to its Wildman Kickstarter campaign. Studio boss and founder Chris Taylor has taken to a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ to discuss how the company has entered into such troubling financial times.

• Gas Powered Games boss: some staffers feel "huge relief" over lay-offs

  Gas Powered Games boss Chris Taylor isn’t happy about laying off arund 40 staff, but he says some of those whose positions were cut are.

• Gas Powered Games situation looking "much better"

  Wildman and Gas Powered Games seem set to forge ahead despite the developer’s recent difficulties, at the urging of fans, backers and friends.

• GPG asks if Wildman Kickstarter should continue amid layoffs

  Gas Powered Games has made a significant number of lay-offs at the studio, but studio head Chris Taylor has told Gamasutra the company is still operational.