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Combat in NG:A is a little different than your traditional Tower Defense game.  This video gets down to the nitty-gritty on how AI drives basic combat. It's a little "technical" but gives a lot of insight to gameplay and what is happening behind the... (Read More)

A rethinking of the Tower Defense Genre on Kickstarter. Bruce McLavy (a 5 year industry-vet) of FutureArts Inc., is running a Kickstarter campaign for his new title Northern Guard: Assault. (Read More)

After a busy weekend that included Captain America: Winter Soldier, Game of Thrones, and Wrestlemania, I finally finished a bit of artwork.  Take a look at the second hero of the second half of Northern Guard to be revealed, Carefree. Let me know... (Read More)

If you haven't noticed already, I have updated the campaign video.  It is now short and sweet!  Northern Guard: Assault also got more media coverage, this time from Cliqist!  Read it... (Read More)

Over the past couple weeks I’ve been spamming gaming websites, blogs and forums drumming up coverage for NG:A; here are a few stories that have been posted so far: Indie Game Mag:... (Read More)

Tower defense games and RTS have been overlapping a bit lately, and what’s been popping out of that odd little union are some great, fast paced light strategy games, and the newest entry to the genre is Bruce McLavy’s Northern Guard: Assault, an RTS about a few Canadian super heroes. (Read More)

Sometimes it takes a combination of things for a game to be realised, and Northern Guard: Assault is one of these games. This mobile strategy is described by its lead developer, Bruce McLavy, who has worked on the teams behind such games as Mass Effect 3 and Dragon Age: Inquisition, as a mixture of his love for superheroes, gaming and Canada, and what about that concept doesn’t deserve funding? If your answer is ‘nothing’, then you’ll want to know more about the Kickstarter campaign running right now. (Read More)

Small indie development studio, FutureArts, are currently looking for more Kickstarter backers in order to support their debut iOS and Android kickstarter project, Northern Guard: Assault. (Read More)

What an exciting weekend! First off, NG:A was promoted by the mayor of Edmonton, Don Iveson! Clearly he recognizes the importance of Canadian content in the next wave of new media. Secondly, I had the opportunity to attend a Unity Camp focusing on... (Read More)

I've added a new section to the main page of our Kickstarter campaign titled "Why we're on Kickstarter:". I thought I would share it here, as well as on the page, because it is pretty important. The short answer is we need funding. This is a passion... (Read More)

Almost everything you need to know about the features found in the super-hero Tower Defense/RTS hybrid, Northern Guard: Assault. (Read More)

Over the next month I'll be expanding the world of Northern Guard: Assault to with filecards of all 8 members of Northern Guard (you can probably tell that I am a huge G.I.Joe fan).   Each will give an in-depth look at the characters and their... (Read More)

With March Madness in full swing, here's the Final Four of Northern Guard. This second half consists of the team's heavy hitters. First up is the embodiment of offensive capabilities. Sharp and skilled, while being soft and fuzzy at the same time. ... (Read More)