History is the past and science fiction the future, but now both will become one through the remarkable new fantasy video game Dust.Evolution, which is launching through Kickstarter. The new game is the exciting “evolution” of the popular board game Dust-Tactics, whose story and challenges will now be extended deep into the digital realm through the current Kickstarter campaign. 

Dust.Evolution is the next elevation from the astonishing imagination of Paolo Parente, creator of the wildly popular World of Dust and Dust Comics. Starting from just a handful of tables covered with maps and miniatures, the Dust community has grown to thousands of players from all around the world. Dust tournaments are a frequent feature at international comic and gaming conventions, where the best and brightest strategic minds battle on game tables for global Dust dominance.

Until now, these Dust conflicts have been limited to players who can actually meet in person. Now, through the upcoming Kickstarter campaign, the engaging gameplay of the Dust tabletop expands as a video game to the digital Dust universe; thus allowing anyone, anywhere to play together. Dust.Evolution will now become a truly global gaming experience.

To realize this exciting, new vision of Dust.Evolution, Dust Studio’s Parente is collaborating with Shane Samole, the executive producer of the Dust.Evolutionproject. Shane, the founder and creator of Excalibur Electronics, is a 30-year veteran in the game business and his family is responsible for having launched the first ever commercially available electronic chess game.  He has hired an all-star team of creative talent beginning with expert developer and project director Dale Leary, alongside Pixelwarps Studios founder, Ariel Mendoza. Together they represent over 40 years of digital production experience.

The stunning look and feel of Dust.Evolution will be an extension of the detailed look and feel by the Dust Studio Art Director and Master Painter of the Dust universe, Vincent Fontaine. The original Dust.Evolution thrilling score and soundtrack will be composed by none other than the award-winning composer Jesper Kyd. Millions of gamers know Master Composer Kyd's work through such hit games as the Assassin's Creed series, Hitman, the Borderlands series and the soundtrack for the recently released Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Industry Veteran video game, tech and TV personality Veronica Belmont has been named game consultant for Dust.Evolution. Veronica is a TV host, podcaster and well-known writer based out of San Francisco.  As an event host and emcee, Veronica has worked with clients including Sony, IBM, Disney, Intel, Chevy, AOL and many more. 

The developer has launched the a Kickstarter campaign, looking for $650,000, to finish up Dust.Evolution. The game will be first made available through the Steam platform for PC, but if the project reaches its stretch goals, additional versions are planned for the Wii U, Xbox One, PS4 and other digital platforms.

"Dust.Evolution is perfectly titled in so many ways," said Olivier Zamfirescu, Master of Continuity for the Dust Universe. "It's not only an evolution of the Dust story, but also of the physical, intellectual, and emotional experiences that come with playing Dust. Through this exciting digital realization of the Dust world, we will be re-imagining the bridges between a comic series, a successful board game, and now its first video game. The playing story experience can be tightly integrated between the two, and through multiplayer options and the internet, Dust can now change from something experienced between a few friends to a game played with challengers from anywhere in the world. We've put together an amazing team to do this, and we can't wait to get started!" 

Picking up where its successful board game predecessor left off, the upcoming Dust.Evolution is conceived as the ultimate alternative-history gaming experience. The scene is 1947, World War II hasn’t ended, and the world is in chaos, as three powerful global political factions vie for military supremacy. Players who lead these factions battle each other over a powerful new alien energy source that has been discovered near the South Pole.

As players acquire this alien “VK" technology — a limitless source of energy in its simplest form, and an unthinkable weapon in the wrong hands — their conventional weapons and military forces become supercharged with phantasmagorical new powers. Tanks evolve into powerful combat walkers; rocket troops take to the skies, and world order is fought for via laser cannons, phasers, and Tesla weapons.

Extensive digital and physical add-ons will be offered as rewards for Kickstarter support, in the way of Dust characters and soldier pieces, Dust-inspired offensive and defensive weapons along with art, figures and other items.  You can even have a role in game development or go as far as having your own face used in the game!

The game will feature a brand new genre-breaking form of RTS, dubbed RTCS or Real Time Combat Strategy by the Dust Evolution Development team. The fate of the world depends on the outcomes, which change continually through skillful play and astute leadership. Dust.Evolution turns its players into commanders, soldiers and leaders.