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Burning Man Studios Update

Greetings Conquest of Heroes Fans,
As 2009 is upon us, a new year brings new beginnings for both Burning Man Studios and Conquest of Heroes. With 08 now behind us, it has been a rocky road this past year, both good and bad, and lessoned learned for BMS. Now, we are ready to look to the future and make 2009 ours and your year with some new developments, and goals for both BMS and COH in the coming year.
First off, COH will be having a name change. In relation to our other COH products coming in 09, the MMO has been titled, Conquest of Heroes: Reign of the Order.


Development for the COH MMO game has had a lot of ups and downs in 2008, but now we have a new plan, better mechanics, better direction and focus to make this game a reality. We’ve had to take a long hard look at the game, and what it was shaping to be. Ultimately, while we had our dream game written down on paper, there were too many obstacles standing in our, and the game’s way. Finally, Steve (company director) realized that our needs and desires may not have been the best direction to tell the story of Conquest of Heroes, and since, we have laid down a new plan that will explore the roots of the COH world, and game, in a whole new way. Thankfully now, the COH MMO is more alive now than ever.


In 2008, our attention span was short as BMS started focusing on a lot of other things that in many ways weren’t in the company’s best interests. With those lessons learned, the company has been undergoing a series of reformations in order to strengthen our resolve, and overcome any obstacle that might rear its ugly head in 09.


With BMS’ new streamlined approach to our development, we know what we want now, and how to get it.
As for Conquest of Heroes, you can expect to see more of it in the coming year, in various media’s. The first novel is now completely finished, its cover finished, and ready to go to the publishers. We expect the book to be out no later than February, early March at the least.


The second COH novel – Trinity – is nearing it’s finish, and now will tie directly into the first segment of Conquest of Heroes: Reign of the Order.

You can also expect a Conquest of Heroes comic book sometime too in 2009. Right now, we are going through the pre-production of this product. For my self, doing a comic is a lifelong dream – maybe more so than even doing a video game – go figure. As for what market it will be finally released under – Diamond is of course our primary focus, but for anyone that knows the comic business, Diamond can be a tough egg to crack. So, we’ll see what happens when the first two issues are finished.


A few other things you can look forward too in 09: Nathan (music composer) is hoping that the first COH soundtrack will be released in the coming year. A number of COH merchandise is set to be made, such as shirt, mugs and whatnot. And as for the podcast, (Conquest of Heroes Radio) expect a new format, co-host and more focused material that will reveal more about BMS and COH than ever before in 09.


So, with you, our loyal fans, old and new, expect 2009 to be the year that Conquest of Heroes stepped out from the imagination of a few choice creators, and into the real world.


Christopher Lee Buckner

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