Iron Lore News Archive

New Technical Positions Available!
July 26, 2006

We are looking for a Lead Programmer and Lead Game Programmer.
Visit our Jobs page for new opportunities at Iron Lore today!

Titan Quest Forums, Fansites, and Technical Support
July 13, 2006

A great community to discuss Titan Quest.
TitanQuest.net

Want to read up on latest Titan Quest news?
Titan Quest Vault

Need technical support? The link below is a great place to get troubleshooting tips for Titan Quest.
Titan Quest Tech Support Page

Titan Quest Reviews are Rolling In!!
June 27, 2006

"A colossal start for new developers Iron Lore." 9/10
PALGN
"Roll over, Diablo! Titan Quest is the newest way to wear out your mouse." 9/10
Yahoo Games
"This is a great game, and well worth your time and money."
ShackNews

Titan Quest Skills Revealed!
June 27, 2006

Game Banshee does their homework and goes indepth on all the skills and masteries for Titan Quest in this indepth guide.

Game Banshee's Titan Quest Mastery/Skill Guide

Game Banshee posts Titan Quest Equipment Database
June 27, 2006

Looking to see what equipment you need to finish off that Rare Set?
Check out Game Banshee's Massive SEARCHABLE Equipment Database now, and get looting!!

Game Banshee Equipment Database

Attention all Artists!!
May 4, 2006

We are on the look out for the best texture artists! Think you got what it takes?
Visit our Jobs page for new opportunities at Iron Lore today!

Attention all Game Designers!!
May 4, 2006

We have 2 new positions available in our Design Dept.!
Visit our Jobs page for new opportunities at Iron Lore today!

Titan Quest Exclusive Hands-On!!
April 21, 2006

Read the first exclusive hands-on article about Titan Quest!
Classes, Skills, and new info on the recently announced Asia setting!

GameSpot hands-on article on Titan Quest

Eurogamer interview with Brian Sullivan
April 21, 2006

Eurogamer asks the right questions in this new interview with Brian Sullivan.
Lots of great information on character creation, skills, loot and more!

EuroGamer with Brian Sullivan

Egyptian Creature Feature!
April 19, 2006

IGN has posted another great Creature Feature! This time they cover some of the monsters you'll encounter in Egypt.

IGN Creature Feature: Egypt

More Developer Diaries are up!
April 18, 2006

Just in case you have missed them, we have 4 new Designer Diaries over at GameSpot.

Titan Quest Designer Diary 6: Weaving Mythology into the Story
Titan Quest Designer Diary 5: Understanding the Skill System
Titan Quest Designer Diary 4: Get Rich Quick Killing Monsters
Titan Quest Designer Diary 3: Music and Sound of an Ancient World
Titan Quest Designer Diary 2: Rebuilding the Ancient World
Titan Quest Designer Diary 1: Remembering the Titans

Monsters!
April 18, 2006

A great article from our Art Director, Mike Sheidow, on the many monsters you'll encounter in Titan Quest.

Titan Quest: Monster Archive

Technologies of Titan Quest
March 13, 2006

We have just gone live with our Technologies page! Click here to find out more about Titan Quests inner workings!

New Openings at Iron Lore!!
March 10, 2006

We have new positions available! Visit our Jobs page for new opportunities at Iron Lore today!

Developer Diaries are up!
Dec 30, 2005

We have 2 new Designer Diaries over at GameSpot. Definitely worth watching!

Titan Quest Designer Diary 2: Rebuilding the Ancient World
Titan Quest Designer Diary 1: Remembering the Titans

E3 Showing of Titan Quest Huge Success
June 28, 2005

We showed off Titan Quest behind closed doors in the THQ booth. It was a great set-up with nice comfy couches and a big plasma screen display. The response to Titan Quest was great many journalists said this was the best secret/surprise of the show. Now the buzz is starting!

Top Ten Game of E3
PC Gamer, August 2005

"Expect to need to clear your schedule when this game hits store shelves."
GameSpy Preview

Video interview with Lead Designer and President Brian Sullivan
IGN Video Interview

"...well worth the wait"
IGN E3 2005 Report

Video interview with Lead Designer and President Brian Sullivan
(second game featured)
 GameTrailers THQ Lineup

' "...Titan Quest has emerged from out of nowhere to be a game to keep an eye on."
GameSpot Preview

"...if what we've seen is any indication, it might very well be the successor to the Diablo legacy."
1up Preview

Iron Lore Previews
May 31, 2005

After a great E3 behind-closed-doors showing, Titan Quest is creating quite a bit of buzz. Check out these exciting previews from both GameSpot and 1up!

GameSpot Preview
1up Preview

Iron Lore Announces Titan Quest
May 10, 2005

Iron Lore announces Titan Quest, an action role playing game that combines fantastic visuals with fast-action gameplay in an ancient world setting.

We have been working on Titan Quest for over two years, so it is nice to finally let the public know what we are working on says Brian Sullivan, President of Iron Lore. We are really pushing the bar in graphics, with very detailed and organic environments that respond to the player, the combat, and the weather, creating a very immersive world. The game also takes place in the ancient world, with mythological beasts and an epic story this is fresh territory for role playing games, and one that I think players will find really compelling.

' For more information about Titan Quest, check out the following links:

Official Titan Quest Website
Official Press Release

Iron Lore Announces Publishing Relationship
July 21, 2004

Iron Lore Entertainment has signed a publishing deal for our first game with THQ.

For more information, check out the link at GameSpot

Iron Lore is Hiring!
February 5, 2004

Iron Lore is dramatically growing our development team. We have open positions for programmers and designers. We are moving from prototype development into full production says President Brian Sullivan. We need top people to complete our team. We have a great game design, a strong technology base and solid funding - now we are looking forward to all the hard work it will take to make our blockbuster title.

Look on the Iron Lore website Job page for more details on open positions.

Iron Lore Moves Into New Offices
July 19, 2003

Iron Lore Entertainment is 'movin' on up'! The company moved to larger offices in the Clock Tower Place office park, the previous headquarters of Digital Equipment Corporation. "We're really happy to be in our new office space." says General Manager Jeff Goodsill.'"With almost 7000 square feet, we will be able to house all our staff for the first few projects. Now that the move is over, we can again focus on developing our game."

You can view some pictures of the new office below:






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Game Tropics Network Interviews Brian Sullivan
February 15, 2001

"Recently GT webmaster Ogre interviewed Brian Sullivan. Brian Sullivan was the co-creator of Age of Empires. In late 2000 he left Ensemble Studios, the developers of the Age of Empires series, to start his own company. Iron Lore Entertainment is the name of his new company and already they are hard at work on their game."

Read the interview here.

Brian Sullivan Interviewed by John Callaham at Stomped.com
February 10, 2001

"The success of Ensemble Studios and its Age of Empires series of RTS games has certainly grown to be a phenomenon. While some of the folks at the Dallas, Tex development studio stick around to try and make new and better RTS games, others from the company have left to start their own ventures. One of these people is Brian Sullivan who was the co-designer of both Age of Empires and Age of Empires 2. In October of 2000, Sullivan left Ensemble and moved to Boston, Mass. to begin Iron Lore Entertainment where he is now designing a game that, from what little is known, does not follow in the same genre as Age of Empires.

Stomped got a chance to chat with Sullivan on his plans where he reveals as much as he can at this point on his new game and also on leaving Ensemble."

Iron Lore Entertainment President Brian Sullivan Interviewed by GameSpy
February 9, 2001

"Following yesterday's official announcement concerning the creation of the new developer studio - Iron Lore Entertainment - from ex-Ensemble's Brian Sullivan (Age of Empires), we tracked him down and fired off some questions about his new company. Find out the focus of the new project, and Brian's reasons for leaving Ensemble."

Read the full interview here.

Iron Lore Entertainment Founded by Co-creator of Age of Empires
February 8, 2001

Brian Sullivan founds new game development studio, Iron Lore Entertainment.

Boston, February 8, 2001 - Brian Sullivan, co-creator of the Age of Empires ® series of games, has left Ensemble Studios to found a new game development studio. Brian helped Ensemble to become the game development powerhouse it is today while wearing many hats, including managing partner, game designer and executive producer. Brian has teamed up with childhood friend and successful entrepreneur Paul Chieffo to start the company. "Iron Lore was formed to create very successful, top-quality games in a professional fun environment," says Brian. "We started in October, and have been busy setting up the company and working hard on game design."

Brian is looking to take his experience creating Age of Empires and Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings and create a new franchise combining the best of action, RPG, and adventure genres. "One problem with these types of games is they get repetitive very quickly," says Brian. "We have some exciting features that provide a lot of unique content and game play twists, which will keep the game fresh for a long time."

"I feel very fortunate to have talked Paul into founding Iron Lore with me. He has been very successful as a technical guru and entrepreneur - he is the type of person who can motivate people to really get things done. And we have been playing board and computer games since we were kids, so it's nice to be creating our dream game together."

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