Welcome to the new Wasted Brilliance!  The home of Brooks Bishop’s game development happenings.

Having been away from the net’s social circles for a while, toiling in the depths of employment, I finally decided with the new year coming up fast it was time for a change in direction.  Through all of my endeavors, be they web programming, music, consulting work or just plain sitting around on a computer, video game development has always been a great interest to me.  With the latest developments in game development technology, and the new and interesting opening of the Microsoft Xbox as a digital distribution platform for independent developers, I finally found the drive to create something in the space I’ve long desired to work in.

Wasted Brilliance as a production house currently has three game titles in various stages of development.  All three are currently planned for the Xbox 360.

• RunawayTank! – An action platformer focused on speed and reflex.  Originally devised as an entry to Nick Gravelyn’s first Xna7Day Challenge.
• A “metroidvania” style exploration game with a deep story rooted in turn-of-the-century stylings and the occult.
• A multi-player overhead space shooter with a focus on team play as well as individual progression.