

A 50-foot (15 m) wall surrounds the island, bridges have been mined, rivers are patrolled by helicopters and all prisoners unlucky to be alive are sentenced to life terms in Manhattan. In a dystopian 1988, amidst total war against an alliance of China and the Soviet Union, the United States government has turned Manhattan into a giant maximum-security prison to deal with a 400% increase in crime. (1996), which was also directed and written by Carpenter and starred Russell. The film became a cult classic and was followed by a sequel, Escape from L.A.

The film was nominated for four Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film and Best Direction. Released in the United States on July 10, 1981, the film received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing more than $25.2 million at the box office. The film was co-written by Nick Castle, who had collaborated with Carpenter by portraying Michael Myers in Halloween. Louis, Missouri, on an estimated budget of $6 million. After the success of Halloween (1978), he had enough influence to begin production and filmed it mainly in St. Ex-soldier and current federal prisoner Snake Plissken (Russell) is given just 24 hours to go in and rescue the President of the United States, after which, if successful, he will be pardoned.Ĭarpenter wrote the film in the mid-1970s in reaction to the Watergate scandal.

Air Force One is hijacked by anti-government insurgents who deliberately crash it into the walled borough. The film's storyline, set in the near-future world of 1997, concerns a crime-ridden United States, which has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into the country's sole maximum-security prison. It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton. Ixion combines city-building, survival elements and exploration into a thrilling space opera where players are charged with the task of finding a new home for humanity.Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter. The Earth is slowly dying, ravaged after years of human destruction and untold pollution. The stars represent a new beginning and a new home.Īuthorized by Dolos Aerospace Engineering Corporation, the Tiqqun space station and its crew need guiding on a perilous journey through space, with the ultimate hope of finding a new home for humanity. Ixion tasks players with managing station infrastructure and exploring the vast stellar map of known solar systems and those beyond to mine valuable resources and trade with others. Players must research new technologies, unlock new areas within the station, keep the power flowing, and keep your most precious cargo - mankind - alive.
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Originally planned for November 16, 2022, Kasedo Games & Bulwark Studios revealed that Ixion will be releasing on Steam and other digital PC platforms worldwide on December 7, 2022. “We’re now very close to a release candidate that we can truly be proud of, we feel that the extra time will mean we can live up to the expectations of our fantastic community.” “From day one, we have wanted to deliver a stand-out game in the strategy genre and the reception so far has been amazing. To have won these big awards is huge and it’s a credit to all the hard work and effort that the Bulwark team have put in so far”, said Christian Woolford, Producer at Kasedo Games. In Dolos We Trust: Maintain trust in the corporation that started this venture or face failure and mutiny.In the above video, Bulwark Technical Director, Jérémy Guéry & Game Designer, Arthur James discuss the design & programming side of development and reveal some of the finer points to creating an in-depth game world as they get nearer release.
