Team Aurora

Hey everyone!

As previously mentioned, we now have two amazing artists on the team, Chris and Markel. They’ve been hard at work doing art for Grey: The Lost Technology. Before we get started, I’d like to say that the art direction we are going for with the game is pixel art. BEAUTIFUL PIXEL ART!! Chris and Markel have done just that! But it’s often hard to make some pixel art without first having done some concept art. So, checkout some art for Grey: The Lost Technology:

In other news, we are going to PAX East! If you find one of us (we’ll be wearing black Team Aurora t-shirts) say hey! We are hijacking part of the Champlain College table (table 158, by Rooster Teeth) and will have some cool Team Aurora and Grey: The Lost Technology stuff on display. We are also planning on reporting back here with anything we find/like at PAX, so check back here for some updates (possibly videos)!

We also have a Kickstarter page up, which can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084358841/grey-the-lost-technology

Spread the word to anyone/everyone because Grey: The Lost Technology is going to be awesome. And not just ’cause we’re biased either (well, maybe a little bit).

As always, thanks for your support and continue to follow us here, at our twitter (@TeamAuroraGames) and facebook (teamauroragames) page.

Have a good one guys and see you on the other side of PAX!

Hello all!

Since this is my first post, I will introduce myself a little bit. My name is Jon Buresh. I find space weather (and well most space things in general) to be incredibly fascinating. I’ve always wanted to see the auroras. I came up with the idea to make a screensaver that will display some aurora activity level information (connected to the web) in addition to some general Team Aurora stuffs. I’ve been working on this for the past couple weeks.

Here is a screenshot of current progress:

You will notice some auroras up top there. Those will only show up in the finalized screensaver when there is actual aurora activity. Different levels of activity will also result in different auroras. This screensaver will be released as a free download for Windows platforms soon so be on the lookout!

~Jon

Over the past few decades the game industry has really changed; It went from being something that was almost impossible to get into, to something that just about anyone can enter. However, this has had very positive and negative effects on the industry. With the amount of competing companies trying to make a game that will sell, there are a lot less risks being taken. When a company hits it big, they will beat that series till it dies. The Call of Duty series is barely even created by the people that originally made it. That’s because a bigger company, Activision, saw the cash cow in buying an existing franchise and trying to milk it for all it’s worth by dividing the work upon as many companies as possible to turn out more games in less time. The games have made over $3 billion, and that’s not including all the profit off of merchandise – posters, action figures, pajamas, etc. You cannot expect a company to create something that sells and not stick with it, many games have sequels. But what is wrong in this picture is that the vision of the game and the people behind it has changed entirely. Infinity Ward hasn’t even created half of the games that have come out under the Call of Duty title, and the last title they worked on, Modern Warfare 3, they didn’t even get to make it by themselves; Sledgehammer Games was hired by Activision to work on the game too. The game needs to be left in the hands of the people who are passionate about it, and that is where indie games come in.

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SOPA/PIPA work to censor the internet, while we at Team Aurora believe the internet should be free and open to anyone who has access to it.

Do not let others diminish your ability to learn and gain knowledge.

~Team Aurora

A starry Team Aurora wallpaper – Blast.

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From everyone at Team Aurora, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

I wanted to speak a little bit about open development. It’s something we at Team Aurora have discussed since we started working together, and it’s something that I strongly believe in. There are a lot of reasons to be open with the development of a game, but there are also some concerns or reasons why not to be open about it.

I want it to be known that once the ball gets seriously rolling for Project Mercury, we will be as open as possible about it. Our goal is to share what we’ve done, get some hype for the title, make some friends, and have fun doing it.
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Team Aurora is an independent video game development team. Currently we are comprised of nine individuals, each with their own skill set and talents. Things began to come together in early October, and our first project is currently underway. There will be more details on this project coming out in the immediate future, so please look forward to that.

If you are interested in connecting with us, please follow us on Twitter and/or like us on Facebook.

The site is still a work-in-progress, so be on the look out for more changes coming soon.

Thank you.