Summary: The information from the San Diego Comic-Con 2013 was so much, we had to make a sequel for last episode! Join Chris and Ben as they discuss everything from the actor's methodology to what they let slip about Season 2! And there's something going on at Trion Worlds Studios. Is it a hint of the big DLC release date reveal? Are we getting close yet? Or is it something else? Listen to find out! Listen now: BREAKING NEWS Trion Worlds name new CEO and stutter their San Diego Studio Now, when I first prepared this episode I did indeed see signs from Trion, but it was not necessarily about the DLC. First came a tweet from Mathew Everett (Sledgehammer70) on Saturday the 3nd of August about big changes coming and news to follow later in the week. This was followed up with similar forum postings by Matt. There were also tweets from Greg Laabs (Overload UT) and Elizabeth Tobey (Dahanese) about meetings and having new information. All this as well as the leaked achievement list led me to believe that the DLC was finally getting a release date! But then this morning, August 8th, Everett announced his move back to Electronic Arts and Lance James (Myll_Erik) also mentioned being out of a job, even after having JUST been promoted 5 days ago to Associate Producer on End of Nations. SOMETHING was going on. Later, Gamasutra broke the news that ex-COO Scott Hartsman was back with Trion Worlds as the new CEO in place of Lars Buttler (who will remain with Trion as a member of the board) http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/197927/Scott_Hartsman_returns_to_Trion_Worlds_this_time_as_CEO.php In an email to the company, Hartsman said: "We're going to rapidly be laying the groundwork for a new strategy at Trion -- one that's closer to the foundation of how we've had our wins so far, and then extending that base into the enduring success this company can, and will, be." Right on the heels of that announcement, PC Gamer broke the news that the Trion Worlds San Diego studio, the studio in charge of the Defiance development, is being shut down. http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/08/08/trion-shuts-down-san-diego-studio/ In an official statement, Trion Sr. Director of Global Communications Katie Uhlman has confirmed the closure of Trion’s San Diego studio: “We can confirm that the San Diego studio will be closing. The day to day operations of Defiance will be moved to our Redwood City studio where it can be managed alongside Rift and our other in development titles including ArcheAge and End of Nations. As part of this transition, we are working hard to ensure that a number of great people will be making the move from San Diego to the Bay Area and continue their work at Trion.” Ms. Ulman went on to reassure Defiance Reporter that “Defiance is more than OK.” Guest listener and community member Grimjak weighs in on his opinion about the news and how it affected gamers and faithfuls. Voicemail from Sam Scatch of KTAM with his thoughts on how the situation at Trion made him feel and what it means to the future of the Defiance Game?" OFF THE SET Defiance Season 2 Productions Starts - Press Release http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/08/defiance-season-2-productions-starts.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=b3rt4 Its official! All the actors have packed their bags and made the trek to Toronto to start filming. SYFY’S HIGHLY-RATED, GROUNDBREAKING DEFIANCE COMMENCES PRODUCTION IN TORONTO NEW YORK, NY – August 6, 2013 – Production will commence August 12 in Toronto, ON for the 13-episode second season of Syfy’s highly-rated Defiance. The most ambitious project in Syfy’s 20-year history, and produced by Universal Cable Productions, season one of Defiance delivered an average of 3.2 million total viewers, ranking as the second-highest Syfy scripted original to date among total viewers based on Live +7 data (behind Warehouse 13 in September 2009). The season one finale on July 8 earned a solid 3.4 million total viewers.
