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February 29, 2000




March 1, 2000
 
Summoner Developer Profile: John Enricco
 9:03 AM 
 
Yesterday's developer profile on RPGvault.ign.com features John Enricco , a level designer on the Summoner team.

February 29, 2000
 
Summoner Tuesday!
 6:38 PM 
 
Here are the updates for Tuesday, February 29th on www.summoner.com!

A Screenshot of the Week has been added to the main news page.

In addition, there has been a story update. This update includes Lesson 2: The Tower of Eleh. Each update is a historical study of the world of Summoner, authored by a fictional Medevan historian who presents brief excerpts from primary sources as well as some commentary. The flash version of the "journal" has been updated with the most recent story. There is a link to the flash "journal" from the story page.

Wally Shaw's Developer Diary from IGN's "Summoner Thursday!" has been added to the Developer Diary section.

As a reminder, be sure to visit the Volition Bulletin Boards. On the VBB you can talk to other Summoner fans, and even have your questions answered by Summoner's development team.


 
Summoner Developer Profiles
 11:06 AM 
 
This weekend, RPGvault.ign.com posted several additional Developer Profiles. The profiles included Anoop Shekar - Assistant Producer, Brian Keron - Programmer, Jiovanie Velazquez - Artist, and Matt Kresge - Artist.

February 25, 2000
 
Summoner Thursday!
 8:59 AM 
 
Summoner Thursday continued this week on IGN. This week's Developer Diary, Summoner Designer Diary Chapter 7: Bring on the Noise, was written by Composer and Sound Designer, Wally Shaw. Wally discusses the process of great sound composition for Summoner. The diary includes two previously unreleased screenshots, an attack sequence with sound, and an MP3!

 
Summoner Developer Profile: Jason Scott
 8:25 AM 
 
Yesterday's developer profile on RPGvault.ign.com features Jason Scott , the writer on the Summoner team. You can expect another developer profile later this afternoon.

February 24, 2000
 
Matt Kresge Interview
 10:27 AM 
 
WildWolf from Summoner Homeland posted an interview with Matt Kresge, a character artist for Summoner.

 
Summoner Developer Profile: James Tsai
 9:22 AM 
 
RPGvault.ign.com continues posting developer profiles on various members of the Summoner team! Yesterday's profile features James Tsai , Quality Assurance Lead. You can expect another developer profile later this afternoon.

February 22, 2000
 
Summoner Tuesday!
 5:45 PM 
 
Here are the updates for Tuesday, February 22th on www.summoner.com!

James Agay's Developer Diary from IGN's "Summoner Thursday!" has been added to the Developer Diary section.

This week's Screenshot of the Week has been added to the main news page. The screenshot features the High Temple of Urath.

A Character Gallery has been updated! The Character gallery will showcase the many characters and monsters found in Summoner. This week, we have chosen the Bone Knight. The Character Gallery offers an actual 3D model embedded within the web page using MetaStream technology. To view the MetaStream version of each character, click on the "click for MetaStream" graphic below each picture.

RPGvault.ign.com is now posting developer profiles on various members of the Summoner team! Today's profile features Kelly Snapka, a level designer. Yesterday's profile featured Adam Pletcher, Volition's Art Director.

As a reminder, be sure to visit the Volition Bulletin Boards. On the VBB you can talk to other Summoner fans, and even have your questions answered by Summoner's development team!


February 18, 2000
 
Summoner Preview
 4:38 PM 
 
Stiiixy from Blinkingdot RPG Central has posted a preview of Summoner.

 
Summoner Thursday!
 4:34 PM 
 
IGN continues their Summoner Thursday series with this week's installment Summoner Designer Diary Chapter 6: Filling out the Game World by level designer James Agay.

February 15, 2000
 
Summoner Tuesday!
 5:21 PM 
 
Here are the updates for Tuesday, February 15th:

This week's Screenshot of the Week has been added to the rotation on the main news page.

New concept art of the Bone Knight, Jekhar, and a demon is available on the concept art page. The concept art was created by Matt Kresge and Peter Han.

There is a new MP3 titled Iona Part II for download on the downloads page.

Mitri Vanichtheeranont's Developer Diary from IGN's "Summoner Thursday!" has been added to the Developer Diary section. Mitri discusses the duties of a level designer.

An interview with Assistant Producer Anoop Shekar was recently posted on PSX Nation.

As a reminder, be sure to visit the Volition Bulletin Boards. On the VBB you can talk to other Summoner fans, and even have your questions answered by Summoner's development team. We had several excellent questions last week!


February 8, 2000
 
Summoner Tuesday!
 7:25 PM 
 
As promised, here are the updates for Tuesday, February 8th on www.summoner.com!

Sandeep Shekar's Developer Diary from IGN's "Summoner Thursday!" has been added to the Developer Diary section.

This week's Screenshot of the Week has been added to the rotation on the main news page.

A Character Gallery has been updated! The Character gallery will showcase the many characters and monsters found in Summoner. This week, we have chosen the Brown Bacite. The Character Gallery offers an actual 3D model embedded within the web page using MetaStream technology. To view the MetaStream version of each character, click on the "click for MetaStream" graphic below each picture.

As a reminder, be sure to visit the Volition Bulletin Boards. On the VBB you can talk to other Summoner fans, and even have your questions answered by Summoner's development team!


 
The Summoner PS2 Interview
 10:22 AM 
 
"We have been planning for Summoner to be a multi-platform project from the beginning. We were very interested in working on the PS2 and one of the reasons we were attracted to THQ was their strength as a PSX publisher. After signing our development deal with THQ, we quickly shifted focus from a PC lead platform to a PS2 lead platform and we have been focused almost exclusively on the PS2 ever since."

ps2.ign.com posted an exclusive, in-depth interview with Volition's Director of Product Development, Philip Holt.


February 4, 2000
 
Summoner Thursday!
 1:38 PM 
 
Summoner Thursday continued this week on IGN. This week's Developer Diary, Summoner Designer Diary Chapter 4: Creating a Bestiary for an Original Fantasy World, was written by Lead Designer, Sandeep Shekar. Sandeep discusses the process of creature development for Summoner. The diary also includes two previously released pieces of concept art and a descriptive preview of the monsters you'll find in the game!

February 2, 2000
 
Developer Diaries Updated
 4:53 PM 
 
Last week's IGN Developer Diary by Summoner's Lead Artist, Adam Pletcher, has been added to the Developer Diaries page.

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