Shane's Bio

Shane started in the interactive entertainment industry as a freelance designer and writer over 20 years ago. He also created dozens of card games, roleplaying games, miniature games and novels for such companies as TSR / Wizards of the Coast/ Hasbro, West End Games, FASA, Harper-Collins, Topps, WizKids and his own company, Pinnacle Entertainment Group.

He first joined the computer game industry in 1992 when he worked as a scenario designer for SSI's Panzer General series and tester for numerous other projects. Most recently, Shane worked as a lead on Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes / Villains® before working on a number of prototype projects there. He left his good friends at Cryptic in 2006 only to work on a project of his own creation. Shane Hensley was the studio head for Superstition Studios on an unannounced project before becoming the President of Game Development.

Now Shane gets the chance to let his creative juices flow once again as lead designer of Dust Devil's first game. We'll have a mop and bucket ready.

Shane is a frequent guest at gaming conventions around the world and loves to talk games and game design with fans and friends. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS in History and Political Science, and received his MA in Special Ops from the American Military University. Mr. Hensley served in the Virginia National Guard and lives with his wife and two sons in beautiful Gilbert, Arizona.