It's time to close one chapter, and begin another.

Well folks, it's with a mixture of emotions that I have decided to close the doors of Windstorm Studios. It's been over three years since I formed the studio. And though Windstorm Studios has always been a one man company, Atomic City Adventures has never been the work of one man. During that time I've had the opportunity to work with some extraordinary musicians, sound designers, artists, and voice talent. And I'm extraordinarily proud of the work we accomplished together, and of the product we shipped.

But Atomic City Adventures has never produced the kind of sales necessary to sustain itself or the company. There are a number of reasons for this, and those lessons are things I will take forward in my career. And though I still firmly believe in the franchise itself, and I believe that with enough funding, time, and effort it could be promoted and molded into the product I originally envisioned, I found that I personally simply didn't have the time - or really the desire - to work a full time job to earn a living, and to spend every additional waking moment working on Atomic City.

In the end it came down to a personal decision. I have a wonderful wife whom has supported my efforts at every step along the way of this journey. I have a son who's off to college in two years, and a daughter that's right behind him. And I've been granted a great opportunity to continue doing exactly what I love to do - making games with great people - at Robot Entertainment. And I realized that this is time you don't get back, and I'd rather spend my time pursuing those dreams, than that of Atomic City.

I promised myself from the beginning that I would give it all I had, but if, in the end it didn't work out, I would let it go, and move on to something new. That time has come, and I'm moving on.

But as I said - this announcement comes with a mixture of feeling, for though I'm sad to let Atomic City go - at least for now - I'm thrilled to announce that I'm now a full time employee of Robot Entertainment - the extraordinarily talented guys that have brought you Orcs Must Die, and Hero Academy. I'm still making independent games, still doing exactly what I love to do, only now I'm doing it with an entire group of people that are every bit as passionate about it as I am. I'm working on some very cool projects, and can't wait to tell you guys about them when I can. And believe me, I will!

For those of you that may still wish to purchase a copy of Atomic City Adventures, I thank you for your support. The game will continue to be for sale until June 1st, 2012.

I encourage you to keep in touch through twitter and google plus, and I look forward to continuing to be able to develop great games for you guys!

Cheers,

Dusty Monk
Robot Entertainment

Atomic City Adventures Featured in the Premier Edition of Indie Games Developer

In January the first edition of Indie Games Developer - an online magazine dedicated exclusively to the development and promotion of independent games, was launched. And Atomic City Adventures is proud to be a part of that premier edition.

Contained within you'll find a full two page interview with yours truly, talking about the ins and outs of building a full fledged world-based PC game on your own budget and time.

Additionally, there's a tons of other great articles on a great selection of independent games and developers, so be sure and check out the first edition, and share with your friends!

Indie Games Developer

Atomic City Adventures has a new home on the web!

Site overhauled from top to bottom with more content and information for Atomic City Adventures!

It took a bit longer than we anticipated, but we're back online and ready to visit! We've overhauled the site from the ground up with more information, features, and content about the peoples and places within Atomic City.

Just for starters, you can check out the background of Atomic City, and learn about the setting of the game, set in the year 2257, and the shining metropolis that is Atomic City! Additionally, we have a people section, where you can learn more about the various characters you'll interact with in your travels. And we have new showcases featuring Atomic City's notorious criminal organizations, as well as its more popular locations.

And though the site is up, we're far from done. In the weeks ahead, we'll be releasing more content on the criminal factions, as well as district overviews.

Additionally, we're doing work on the game itself, and getting ready to release our first major update since the game's launch. So if you haven't done so yet, there's been no better time to get in and play Atomic City Adventures. Pick it up now at Gamespot PC Downloads for the low price of $7.49!

We're back!  

We took some time off over the holidays, but now the new year is upon us, and to celebrate, Windstorm Studios has dropped the price of Atomic City Adventures - the Case of the Black Dragon, to $7.49 USD!  

Yap, now you can cruise the streets of Atomic City on your custom hover or jet bike, taking down cyber mobsters and villanous robots for less moulah than ever before!  So there's never been a better time than now to jump over to Gamestop PC Downloads or GamersGate and pick up your copy of Atomic City Adventures!

The guys over at Daily PC Game Review did a short interview and review of Atomic City Adventures - The Case of the Black Dragon.  Read on up what they had to say!

The cities are the main attraction of ACA. They truly look fantastic - there are towering skyscrapers with that weird sci-fi twist built into them, towering cliffs that plunge a scary distance, cool skyway traffic where cars will just fly by, pedestrian walkways high in the sky, and signboards that actually remind me of those advertisements from magazines of yesteryear. A very vivid and imaginative experience indeed!

Read the entire review here:

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