Hey gang! Today is our anniversary. Its been exactly four years since we launched on Steam. Where that times gone we cant quite say for sure, but we think weve used it well: six chapters, not including the remakes, and several interludes, bringing us just shy of the halfway mark in A Place in the Wests story. Its a lot of content, and we couldnt be prouder of our team, past and present: Kristian Rossi, Ester Salguero, DC Hopkins, and formerly Javier Puga, Ivan Miranda, Heath Heil, and Rachel Deering. Were so privileged to work with such phenomenally talented people, and each of them, in their own way, have taken our little slice of Half-Life to places we didnt dare dream of when we set out. So, to them, thank you. And of course, thank you, all of youtheres no comic without readers, and were so grateful for your time and interest. We havent planned anything big for this anniversary because we are on the very cusp of completing the remakes. In the coming weeks we'll be pushing them out the door, as well as putting our entire catalog on sale. Were so excited about the remakes and cant wait to get em in your hands. Its something like 80+ pages, by far our biggest ever release.
That release will be accompanied by a new website and a new app, both of which were designed to be sleeker and more accessible. The sites done with the app close to following suit. Here's a preview of the new landing page of the app.
Additionally, weve added several pages to our interludes. We call them 'bookends'. Its something weve wanted to do for awhile, but it made sense to wait until the big release. Theyre a bit experimental, form-wise. Here, for instance, is a piece of text from Interlude 1: The Vortessence.
I know it must seem like weve been working away at these remakes for the best part of forever. And its true: we have. But its equally true that 2020 has been a trying and difficult year, and its delayed our plans somewhat. I think thats true of everyone on the planet. We are hoping for a better, brighter 2021. If were lucky we wont just be releasing Chapter 7 next year. But well see. Well see In the meantime, thank you. From the bottom of our hearts. And well be back very, very soon with the remakes. Mike and Ross