Nicholas Laborde, founder of video game startup Raconteur Games, will unveil the full release of his game, ӰרClose Order,Ӱר today.
Laborde, who earned a bachelorӰרs degree in management in December from the Ӱר, participated in AcceleRaginӰר, the ӰרӰרs entrepreneurship accelerator program. HeӰרs pursuing an MBA in the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration.
Ӱר ӰרClose OrderӰר is our ambitious first game, and it wouldnӰרt have been possible without the support of the Lafayette community, especially the AcceleRaginӰר program and all the great opportunities it has afforded us,Ӱר he said.
Laborde began developing ӰרClose Order,Ӱר a fast-paced game that features an arcade shooter focused on building a fleet of spaceships, in early 2014. Since August, it has been available for download as an early release, which allows creators to distribute games that are still works in progress.
ӰרClose OrderӰר has earned praise from industry leaders, according to reviews posted on Steam, a digital distribution platform for personal computer video games.
ӰרNeed to play more to build up my armadaӰרwas fun!Ӱר wrote Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, MicrosoftӰרs video gaming brand.
Randy Pitchford, a founder of video game development company Gearbox Software, commented: ӰרWowӰרreally cool!Ӱר
Based on customer feedback, Laborde created an improved, final version of the game.
He and the team at Raconteur Games plan to develop a second video game.
Ӱר ӰרClose OrderӰר was just the first of many stories that Raconteur will tell,Ӱר he said.
Learn more about ӰרClose OrderӰר at .