Steve Escalante

10 years, 3 months and some days. That's the age of Versus Evil. That's crazy. It equates to 20% of my life... (ouch) and over 40% of my video game professional career. Now, after many successful years, I will be leaving Versus Evil and Red Cerberus in the near future.

@CheekyTchii @thats_serge @DigitalBandidos Great to hear! We think what he has created is pretty special. I play it everyday and find lots of new things and challenges. Looking forward for when you get to see all the special stuff (and the red cart)

Got to say @thats_serge’s froggy game blew me away. Me and my non existing survival skills were terrified. But I gave it a try and I fell in love so hard that I don’t even know how to phrase it! I cannot wait for full release. 🥰 youtube.com/watch?v=tA51nj… @DigitalBandidos tysm! ♥️

Another great game added to the Digital Bandidos portfolio. Its truly a pleasure to be working with the Hilltop Studios team again. Simply amazing to get to work with many of the teams we were fortunate to work with at Versus Evil.

Indie Fan Fest starts TODAY!! 🎉 🕘 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CEST 🖥️ Twitch, YouTube, Steam, IGN & GameSpot Brought to you by @DigitalBandidos & @indieexchange! ➡️ bit.ly/MIXIFF25

Submissions are open for upcoming showcases! 🍂 Our Fall Showcase will be 🖥️ ONLINE + ONSITE 📍 If you have an exciting playable demo dropping this Steam Next Fest submit for Indie Fan Fest Showcase as well! 💪 ➡️ bit.ly/MIXFall25

Faced the onslaught yet? 👽 The latest hotfixes for Let Them Come: Onslaught are now live, with new weapons, a new boss fight, a reworked Armory, and more... 👾 Jump in now and wishlist: bit.ly/LTCOnslaught #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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⚠️ Season 4 R.1.4.00 Hotfix 2 ⚠️ Townies, please note that we are bringing ToS2 servers down at 1:30pm Eastern to address some bugs & make a couple minor changes. We expect this to take around 15 minutes once servers go down.

Season 4 brings a new role, 20 role balance changes & more! Check out the full list of changes in the patch notes. 📜 townofsalem.io/town-of-salem-…

We have some updates to share regarding Town of Salem games' feedback, moderation & Town of Salem 2 Season 4! 📜 townofsalem.io/december-2024-…

🦉 Oracle Redesign Feature 🎨 Get insight on Nunny’s thought & design process, as well as a sped up video of the art design! 📽️ 📜 townofsalem.io/town-of-salem-…

🏴‍☠️ Ahoy, scallywags! The Pirate’s new mission is clear: sink the Landlubbers! ⚓ 🦜 Know the Landlubbers' roles but not their faces.🗡️ Scour by night, strike with precision—but beware! A wrong plunder could cost you everything. Will ye claim victory or walk the plank? ☠️

Happy Thanksgiving Townies! 🦃🎉 We hope you have a wonderful & safe time with friends & family. The future is looking bright for new opportunities & happiness! 🌟 Let's continue to spread kindness & gratitude, not just today, but every day ❤️

📢 ToS2 is ONLINE 📢 We are incredibly sorry for the very unexpected ToS2 server issues. Thank you for your patience & understanding. 🧵⬇️

Thanks @James_Batchelor ! Enjoyed our talk and look forward to many more. If there are indies out there, we are investing. Let’s talk. @DigitalBandidos @Myll_Erik #indiegame #indiegames #IndieGamDev

When building a team, surround yourself with quality people. Not just in what they do, but who they are. Welcome to the team Sydney. We are lucky to have you.

Future of Town of Salem Games Announcement 📢 Please check out the Official Discord Server for Town of Salem games or the respective Steam page for an update from Digital Bandidos on the future of the Town of Salem games. ➡️ discord.gg/townofsalem2

The mysterious world of Towerborne holds many secrets. Will you be amongst the first to uncover them? 😶‍🌫️ Hidden treasures and formidable foes await! Wishlist now! ✨ bit.ly/4cUPnr7

Towerborne launches TOMORROW! 🚀 Don't miss your chance to be a trailblazing Ace - join us when we go live! Remember: ☝️ Tomorrow. Towerborne. Meet you there! Wishlist now: bit.ly/4cUPnr7

@ascentide001 @Echoeweb Thanks!

New indie publisher Digital Bandidos launches from Versus Evil alumni Digital Bandidos, a new publishing studio with a focus on indie games, we wrote about earlier for launching Town of Salem 2. The studio was founded by former employees of Versus Evil, founder and general manager Steve Escalante (who’s now Digital Bandidos CEO) and head of production Lance James. The studio focuses on the efforts of smaller indie developers, and offers full-service publishing options including both traditional and alternative funding. According to its founders, Digital Bandidos (@DigitalBandidos) focus is on PC and console games with a developmental budget up to $3 million. It also specializes in the role-playing, strategy and action genres. In addition to more conventional publishing options for indie devs starting out, the studio offers other, flexible funding options. It offers a “sliding scale” of investment funds, from small investments to meet certain goals including finishing funds, to full-service funding. It also offers buyout options for developers with existing, established games who wish to step away from their titles or need funding for other projects. CEO Escalante spoke with GamesBeat about Digital Bandidos’ mission, saying, “In addition to the funding, the big currency we offer game developers is time — time to focus on the game so they can be the creative people that they are.” Regarding the alternative funding options, he said, “We’ve had interesting conversations with game developers, who have either been working on a game for a long time or want to shift gears a little bit. They’ll say, ‘My team and I really want to make something else, but we just don’t want this to kind of just fall aside, because it is still our baby.’ We give them an alternative funding model that doesn’t exist elsewhere.” Alongside its launch, the studio announced its first publishing partnerships: The Town of Salem series from BlankMediaGames and Soulstone Survivors from Game Smithing Limited. With Town of Salem, Digital Bandidos plans to add new content and bring the titles to other platforms, beginning with a launch of Town of Salem 2 on mobile. For Soulstone, the studio plans to bring the roguelite to other platforms and distribution channels. Escalante(@IndieEski) added that Digital Bandidos’ mission is to support developers, even in the face of the 2024’s challenging economic climate. “I think the indie game creators are the ones that are driving the most innovation and creativity and game design. They are bold, creative people that do things that are either artsy, or they have good social messaging, or they’re just pushing an ‘unproven’ genre. So I feel like in they drive innovation period and end of story better than a lot of other people … I’m truly excited about doing this. I’m truly excited about helping people again. I’m truly excited about getting back to the indie space and moving forward. There are some amazing people to work with, and some amazing products out there.” #indiegame #IndieDevs #indie #Bandidos Credit: GameBeat

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@Echoeweb Great job 👏 @DigitalBandidos