About Escalation Studios
Escalation Studios is a software company on the cutting edge of interactive entertainment. With years of AAA video game development behind them, Escalation is blazing new trails on emerging devices such as the Apple iPhone, social networks and the Nintendo Wii. With strategic partnerships with some of the world’s most respected entertainment media companies Escalation is brining premiere brands to the new generation of interactive platforms through applications that are high quality, technologically advanced and above all fun.
Management
Escalation Studios, located in Dallas TX, is owned and managed by game industry veterans Shawn Green, Tom Mustaine and Marc Tardif.
Shawn Green
Shawn’s experience spans over 17 years in the electronic entertainment industry. During that time, he has been a part of important periods and major events in the industry from the shareware boom in the early nineties that brought modern game development out of the garage and into the commercial market place, to the onset of the modern 3D gaming experience with the creation of the blockbuster games DOOM and Quake from id Software.
TITLES CREDITED: Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood, Samba De Amigo, Dr. Awesome, DOOM Resurrection, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Halo: Combat Evolved, 007: Nightfire, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, Anachronox, John Romero’s Daikatana, DOOM 64, Redneck Rampage, Final DOOM, Hexen: Beyond Heretic, Quake, The Ultimate DOOM, DOOM II: Hell on Earth, DOOM, Wolfenstein 3D, Jumpman Lives!, and Paganitzu.
Marc A. Tardif
Marc’s 12 years of video game publishing and development experience has given him a unique insight into both sides of the industry. His keen understanding of video game consumers, video game marketing, and product development has helped him make significant contributions to some of the largest franchises in the industry.
TITLES CREDITED: DOOM Resurrection, Brothers in Arms Hells Highway, Samba de Amigo, Halo, Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood, Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30, Brothers in Arms Double Time, James Bond, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Half-Life, Half-Life Opposing Force, Gunman Chronicles, Ground Control.
Tom Mustaine
Tom has been creating games for 13 years. In 1996 Tom co-founded Ritual Entertainment and served as level designer, lead game designer, producer, and development director for over 10 years. In his earlier game development efforts, Tom founded and contributed to a number of projects using the DOOM and Quake engines.
TITLES CREDITED: Master levels for Doom2, Perditions Gate, Hell2Pay, Final Doom, Scourge of Armagon, Sin, Wages of Sin, Heavy Metal FAKK2, Blair Witch III, Half-life: Opposing Force, Quake2 Vengeance, Bond: Agent Under Fire, Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre, Star Trek: Elite Force II, Counterstrike: Condition Zero, Counterstrike: Xbox, Sin Episodes: Emergence, Samba De Amigo, Dr. Awesome, and DOOM Resurrection.