Jon Shafer interview: At the Gates shows an emotional 6-year journey Posted byby Jason Wilson March 3, 2019 18 min Jon Shafer’s been at the gates for years. The veteran strategy game designer released Jon Shafer’s At the Gates in Steam Early Access on... Continue Reading 18 min
Ranking the best of ParadoxCon Posted byby GamesBeat May 26, 2017 6 min When I first started covering Paradox games six years ago, they were a developer of complicated strategy games with much love in their niche... Continue Reading 6 min
Civilization V designer’s Kickstarter fully funded with more than 3 weeks left Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 11, 2013 1 min Jon Shafer's campaign has exceeded its goal with plenty of time remaining. Continue Reading 1 min
Jon Shafer’s At the Gates: New strategy studio Conifer Games is starting small but has huge ambitions Posted byby Jason Wilson February 6, 2013 7 min A new studio in Detroit is going to Kickstarter to fund a strategy game about the Fall of Rome -- one that's about destroying an empire, not building one. Continue Reading 7 min