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New Fireteam Bravo 3 Interviews from E3

June 1st, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 9:41

The big E3 expo in Los Angeles has just kicked off and we’re already getting some buzz around FTB3 in the press. Here’s a look at some of the latest interviews hitting the web. To stay up to date, follow @slantsixgames on Twitter and be sure to add @kevin_franklin who is tweeting direct from the [...]


TGIPF! What?

March 20th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 16:56

Thank God Its Pastry Friday! If you’re following our blog, you might notice an inordinate number of posts about food and drink. Well, Pastry Friday is just another food-related tradition that has to be shared. Can you picture all the sugar happy pre-caffeinated game developers swarming over warm muffins and freshly sliced bagels, even daring [...]


Inside the Artist’s Mind

March 18th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 11:09

David Denofreo, 3D Artist, is well known around our office for his fascination with photography. Here’s an overview of David’s latest vision and how he achieved such compelling results… don’t worry, no developers were actually harmed (physically) in the making.

I’ve had the idea of doing wide angle, unflattering portraits for a while now. It’s an [...]


Spotlight: Game Designer, Tyler McCulloch

March 17th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 11:14

This week we’ve cornered Tyler McCulloch, and forced him to give up his dark secrets of game design. I don’t think we succeeded but you can atleast find out why he’s here and what he pretends does.
Quote:
“motion blur is the new lens flare.”
Years in Industry:
Just over 5 years
What do you consider prerequisites for your job?:
Being [...]


We Heart Smoothies

March 16th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 19:47

Fruity Goodness!

In celebration of our new Wellness Program, we kicked off the morning with fresh fruit smoothies. While we all love our Pastry Fridays, this is a welcome addition to the week! Wellness is already an important initiative for the staff since many of us ride bikes, run, do yoga, play on the Slant Six [...]


Developer Posts on SOCOM.com

February 18th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 11:26

Since we’ve got our own blog now, I thought it would be nice to have a link to the Developer Interviews on SOCOM.com. There are a series of six posts featuring our design director, Dave Seymour. He’s nice. You can follow him @david_seymour on Twitter if you can handle reading through the hundreds of enigmatic [...]


Spotlight: Artist, Dayna Bland

February 18th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 11:16

Favorite Quote:
“NO Body Expects The Spanish Inquisition”
How many years have you been in the games industry?
Five years.
What do you consider prerequisites for your job?:
BFA , strong 3D Package and photoshop skills, experience in games, highly adaptable.
How long you’ve been at Slant Six Games?
2 years
Best part of your job?
Being Happy!! The people at slant are [...]


Spotlight: Software Engineer, Bram Stolk

January 18th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 11:16

Today we’re having a chat with software engineer, Bram Stolk. What kind of name is Bram? Well we didn’t ask him that but you can find out a few interesting things about him below:

Favorite Quote:
“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot- proof programs, and the Universe trying [...]


The Best in BC Business

January 18th, 2009

Posted by Zoe at 11:11

The results are in and we’ve been voted #11 in the ranks of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in BC! This is our first year participating in the annual survey that surveys both staff and management in companies of 100 employees or more. The videogame industry did well overall with a few of [...]


A Merry Christmas To All

December 25th, 2008

Posted by Zoe at 11:13


Spotlight: Associate Producer, Vivian Tan-ng

December 18th, 2008

Posted by Zoe at 11:17

For anyone curious about what kinds of people work in our production department, meet Viv! He’s a very down to earth and talented Associate Producer (working hard on one of our top secret soon to be announced titles). He’s also pretty good at keeping pucks out of the net during Slant Six hockey games. Below [...]


Slant Six Kid’s Christmas Party

December 15th, 2008

Posted by Zoe at 11:09


Confrontation Launch Party

October 18th, 2008

Posted by Zoe at 11:10


Slant Six Outpaces the Competition

This weekend, a group of our hard working team members participated in the annual Vancouver Sun Run, a 10km race through our beautiful city with over 50,000 participants. Not only did we place FIRST in our division, beating out 118 other teams, but we placed tenth out of all the corporate teams that ran the race. The next time someone suggests that game developers are basement dwelling couch potatoes, perhaps you can suggest they take a look at our website. High performance game developers who can outrun you in the street.  Pretty impressive don’t you think?

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Match Making in Confrontation

A new update from our friends over at the official SOCOM blog gives you the scoop on one of the highly anticipated feature updates in the upcoming 1.5 release for SOCOM Confrontation… the Tournament feature! Find out how tournaments will function with details on structure, registration, scheduling and teams. Read it all here

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