Stormgate Prepares to Release Ashes of Earth Campaign

Frost Giant Studios’ Stormgate is set to release its first major campaign with development headed by RTS veterans Tim Morten and Tim Campbell. Campaign One-Ashes of Earth is set to launch on Steam on August 5th, according to a press release.

Tim Morten served as the former production director of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, and Tim Campbell formerly designed Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. These two team members are crucial to the design and story of Stormgate, as it’s originally inspired by both Warcraft and Starcraft games. The two working together are attempting to make RTS games more approachable while maintaining the same deep strategy.

While the launch of the game’s first major campaign represents a massive milestone for the game as it prepares to exit early access, Stormgate remains in active development. While some changes are still up in the air, fans of the game can expect a number of new features on the August 5th launch.

The first campaign will chronicle the story of the Vanguard faction, with the story being written by the New York Times bestselling author Micky Neilson, with Marv Wolfman and Chris Metez making notable contributions. If the writing talent on display wasn’t strong enough to convince people to give the game a try, the game will also feature famous voice actors. Simu Liu, Tara Strong, Matt Mercer, Rosanna Pansino, Bill Roper, and Chris Metzen will all be voice acting for the upcoming campaign.

Furthermore, the campaign will release with two other factions described as the demonic infernal Host and the angelic Celestial Armada. Together with the stalwart human Vanguard, these three factions form the game’s core three factions, reminiscent of the three factions of Starcraft. These factions will be created using the full graphical ability of Unreal Engine 5, meaning they will look stunning on screen while simultaneously allowing for the use of Rollback netcode, reducing the latency of the game in multiplayer.

The campaign will, of course, will launch with several player-friendly improvements, including BuddyBot, a fully optional helper, fully customizable hotkeys, AI skirmish opponents, and Sigma Labs. Sigman Labs will serve as the game’s in-game experimental playground, allowing players to play as three players within Co-op Missions and utilize a map maker, allowing the community to create their own content.

Stormgate is positioning itself to be the next biggest RTS game on the market while appealing to a large demographic through their writers and voice actors. The game is currently free to play on Steam, with more features to come.