Boy, what a ride that was. On the 25th of May, in the year 2015, with almost 600 backers, and more than 17.5k in pledges,“Herald – An Interactive Period Drama” was successfully funded! Thanks to all our great backers for an incredible five weeks, it was a new and exciting experience for us, but one to forever … »
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The Mary Sue Interview: Roy van der Schilden and Aïda de Ridder on Herald, Colonialism, and Cultural Identity
www.themarysue.com For Herald, we were interviewed by The Mary Sue! Also, we’ve scheduled a 4 hour timed push, starting on Saturday, 23 May, at 20:00 (8:00PM) CEST. Help us spread the word through Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr to create a huge surge of Herald related posts in those hours. Share our posts and make your … »
Read more »Herald is a voyage into racial divisions
Herald is a voyage into racial divisions Taking inspiration from the theater, Wispfire’s historical adventure tackles modern concerns. www.polygon.com Interested in how Herald came to be? Check out this amazing feature we had from Polygon!
Read more »Herald on Kickstarter!
Those of you who follow us on facebook or twitter knew this was coming, but today we’ve officially started our Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Herald! The campaign will run from 19th of April to 24th of May and our initial goal is €15.000 euros. On Kickstarter you can pledge money towards that goal; and it … »
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Dutch Comic Con 2015
Wow, just wow. This was really great to do. We at Wispfire had an amazing time showcasing Herald at Dutch Comic Con! To see so many people play and like our game was a blast. We really hope everyone had a great time!
Read more »Casual Connect Europe 2015 and Narrative Award!
A short demo of Herald was part of the Indie Prize Showcase at Casual Connect Europe 2015. Demo’s are a great way to set a hard deadline for production, and it was good for us to push for a polished and manageable final product. Aside from an earlier demo we showed at an internal networking … »
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Herald wins Indie Prize Award for Best Narrative!
Herald was part of the Indie Prize Showcase at Casual Connect Europe 2015 this week. We got some great reactions and feedback on our first public demo and we want to thank all attendees for playing it. To top it all off Herald was nominated for Best Art and won the award for Best Narrative! Thank you … »
Read more »Herald’s first teaser trailer featured on Polygon
Wispfire has released a teaser trailer for Herald which got featured on Polygon today! Read the article by Colin Campbell here. Music by Bart Delissen
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Wispfire Presents: Herald
We at Wispfire are proud to announce our upcoming title: Herald, a 3D interactive drama inspired by 19th century history! Check out our brand new site and enjoy our very first screenshots! heraldgame.com
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Interns and Team Outings!
A warm welcome to our new interns: Tieme, Tjidde and Roy (not to be confused with our lead writer, also named Roy) While getting stuff up and ready for the announcement, we decided to organize a few team outings and conduct some valuable research for our upcoming game! The following pictures might just give a … »
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First demo showcase!
This week we showcased our upcoming game at the dutch game garden networklunch! People played our game for the first time and they really liked it! And yes, we’ll be announcing the game soon…
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Wispfire has an office!
We are proud to announce today that we moved into our brand new office at the Dutch Game Garden in Utrecht! Office 2.09 at the Neude 5 will be our base of operations for hopefully a long time to come. As part of the incubator program of the Dutch Game Garden we’ll strive to make … »
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