Denis Dyack

Founder

Denis Dyack

Founder

Denis Dyack, a video game industry veteran of 30 years and AWS Hero, is the Founder and CEO of Apocalypse, a cloud-first game development studio. Currently working on Deadhaus Sonata, a Narrative Driven Action RPG where you play the Undead fighting the living.

Denis created and led an unprecedented string of video game hits such as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, and Metal Gear: Solid Twin Snakes. A Canadian Game Developers Hall of Fame inductee, Denis was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development by the AIAS for Eternal Darkness. A firm believer in ties between academia and industry, Denis served on several advisory boards such as MIT, University of Waterloo, Sheridan College, Wilfred Laurier University, Brock University, McMaster University, and many others.

Denis has a B. in Physical Education, H. BSc in Computer Science, M. Sc in Computer Science. A recent graduate from Miskatonic University, with full honours in Quantum Theory, believing one can never be educated enough to deal with the unknown.

Deadhaus Sonata joins Project Deios

Aug 17

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Ontario, Canada (August 15, 2019) – Apocalypse Studios invites gamers everywhere to contribute to the world-building of Deadhaus Sonata by partnering with Dungeon Fog, World Anvil, Great GM, and Caeora by utilizing Project Deios. “Project Deios is an amazing full-stack world building tool that allows designers to create areas of different scales, from dungeons and towns to entire worlds”, said Denis Dyack, CEO of Apocalypse. “From the early perception of Deadhaus Sonata, we wanted the community to contribute to the dark, Gothic world of Deadhaus Sonata and this vision will be realized through the power of Project Deios. We could not have imagined better partners for this endeavour.”

With Project Deios integrated in the development pipeline of Deadhaus Sonata, Apocalypse Studios will provide gamers with the possibility to contribute maps, level ideas, stories, and quests for the game world.

“With project Deios you can design awesome Battle Maps, stunning City Maps, and spectacular...

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Apocalypse Commits to My World in PROJECT DEIOS

Aug 09

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Check out the live stream where Denis answers many questions in a Q&A with host Guy Guy Sclanders from How to be a Great GM. In a surprise move, Denis commits to the “My World” Kickstarter level for project Deios, where Deadhaus Sonata will now be created with these amazing upcoming tools! There is likely more news developing in this area. Stay tuned!

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Too Human now backwards compatible on Xbox One

Jun 11

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All modern societies are built upon the myths and legends of the past. Before there was science, it was stories of gods and heroes that explained the often harsh realities of nature. Many of the myths still resonating within European and North American cultures come from the Norse people-a people who had to learn to live within some of the harshest environments on our planet.

We began this project by asking ourselves, what if the myths were true? What if these gods and heroes and monsters did exist and the folk stories were an attempt by the average citizens to explain extraordinary events and figures beyond their understanding? With these questions as our starting point, we then set out to create entertaining, and yet still plausible, answers. If the Norse myths were all based on truth, then we would have to assume many of the details behind the stories became skewed and confused over time and through thousands of retellings.

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Denis Dyack is coming back from the dead with Deadhaus Sonata

Feb 26

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DEAN TAKAHASHI from Venture Beat discusses Deadhaus Sonata with Denis Dyack!

Denis Dyack‘s latest game is Deadhaus Sonata, where the player is an undead character fighting the living. And Dyack thinks that’s a good parallel for his own life in gaming… “When I talk about the House of the Dead, I feel like I’m talking about myself,” Dyack said in an interview at last week’s DICE Summit in Las Vegas. “Silicon Knights is dead. It’s never coming back. With the launch of Apocalypse, I’ve gone through some things and can bring that experience to light in ways that I think are refreshing and new.”

Denis Dyack is coming back from the dead with Deadhaus Sonata

Denis Dyack is back with a game studio, Apocalypse, and he is working on a new free-to-play action role-playing game for the PC, Deadhaus Sonata.

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Deadhaus Sonata: Welcome Package

Jan 13

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Discord: https://discord.gg/XjUXa4v
More feedback here! https://deadhaussonata.paperform.co

We love to get feedback, please do not hesitate to join our community and tell us what you think of Deadhaus Sonata.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Apocalypse Studios Announce Deadhaus Sonata

Oct 19

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New gothic free-to-play action role playing game in development by a new studio led by industry veteran Denis Dyack, and designed using Amazon Game Tech

Ontario, Canada (October 24, 2018) – Apocalypse Studios Inc., a new video game studio based in St. Catharines, Ontario, has announced Deadhaus Sonata, a free-to-play action role playing game (ARPG), currently in production for PC. The brains behind Apocalypse Studios are no strangers to the industry. Founder Denis Dyack is the creator of critically-acclaimed video games including Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, and Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes.

“Working with Amazon’s suite of game development tools, we are creating an unparalleled gaming experience”, said Denis Dyack, a Canadian Video Game Hall of Fame inductee. “We are big believers in the power of community participation and integration of community-created content and exploring bleeding-edge narratives and are confident Amazon Game Tech...

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