Reign of Thunder - Free to Play Mech Game

Hail Warriors

Posted on 5.18.2012

I have a small confession to make. I haven’t been entirely upfront with you all and I apologize. I mean, I didn’t really mean to do it… really I didn’t. Well, I kinda did, but not like you think.

The BrAIn behind the Reign AI

Posted on 5.17.2012

With Reign of Thunder including a Practice Mode pitting players against AI Bots, we thought we’d go behind the scenes and talk with Brian Whooley, AI Engineering Lead, to see what makes them tick…

The Soundscape Behind Reign of Thunder

Posted on 5.10.2012

This week we sit down with Ben "Dr. Beef" Carney and take a closer look at the audio from Reign of Thunder.

Aftermath

Posted on 5.3.2012

In a word…amazing. We hosted 23 hours of gaming over three days which translates into about 200 sessions and 2000 players. Holy crap. New players were registering for the beta every 2 minutes!

Storm Over Chicago

Posted on 4.27.2012

More information about Anime Central, check out some of the swag we will be giving out as the first people get their hands on the game.

The Thunder Rolls

Posted on 4.19.2012

Honoring Wiz007, screenshots, more information on Anime Central and some beta information for this Thunder Thursday.

Make it Reign!

Posted on 4.12.2012

Day 1 Studios would like to invite all of you to the Anime Central Convention in Rosemont, IL on April 27th-29th to join us in playing an alpha version of Reign of Thunder™!

Reign of Thunder™ Happenings

By PAINGOD on 4.5.2012

“I can pound out a blog in 10 minutes no problem.” That was me. Now it's 10 minutes before posting time and I have to live up to my big mouth. So here’s a quick update on the goings on.

Animating the Spectre

By Andy Konieczny on 3.29.2012

Hello Reign of Thunder™ Fans! My name is Andy Konieczny and I'm the lead animator on Reign of Thunder™.

Meet Designer Chad Kilgore & the Spectre

By Chad Kilgore on 3.22.2012

Hi. I’m Chad Kilgore, one of the game designers on Reign of Thunder™. Specifically, I focus on creating and balancing all of the various weapons and components that you’ll equip, modify, & use.

Calling All Warriors

Posted on 3.16.2012

Day 1 Studios announces Beta Test Registration is now open for their AAA, free-to-play Mech combat game Reign of Thunder™

Warriors Wanted

Posted on 3.15.2012

It’s Thursday already?! I blame the time change or the fact that I spent a week in a different time zone for my tardiness. My apologies and I hope your F5 key is still intact.

Meet Vince Proce: Art Director

Posted on 3.8.2012

This week we sit down with Vince Proce, art director, to discuss his vision for Reign of Thunder™ and get a look at some of the early concept art of the game.

Community Involvement

By PAINGOD on 3.3.2012

I have said that getting the community involved in making this game is one of the three main pillars. The response to the announcement has been fantastic and now it is time to follow up on that promise.

Meet RAIBot-01: Community Moderator

By RAIBot-01 on 3.1.2012

Hello everyone I am RAIBot-01, your Reign of Thunder™ Community Moderator. My sole duty is to make sure all of you have an amazing time in the forums, events and other Reign of Thunder™ Shenanigans!!

Welcome to Thunder Thursdays!

By PAINGOD on 2.23.2012

What a week it has been since we first posted the teaser. There’s been lots of excitement, questions, press and speculation on Reign of Thunder™ this week - all of which has been really great and very humbling to experience in such a short period of time.