MACE 2012

Each year, Justus Productions events has attracted Professionals from all over the industry. Many come to run games, giving you a chance to play yoru favorite game with someone that is involved in its development in some way. See our schedule for Special Guest GM events.

Here is a list of those attending this years convention.

Fonder with Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Shane Hensley and his wife Michelle owned a game and comics store called Fun 'n Games in Blacksburg, VA, while they attended school at Virginia Tech. During that time, Shane wrote for every major gaming company, including TSR, White Wolf, and West End Games, among many others.

In 1994, Shane started Pinnacle Entertainment Group, where he created the best-selling, award-winning Deadlands RPG, as well as Hell on Earth, Weird Wars, and later Savage Worlds and many of its settings. Since then he's written dozens of books and several novels, and designed everything from card games to miniature games to casual computer games and massively multiplayer online roleplaying(MMORPG) and strategy games.

In 2004, Shane joined Cryptic Studios as a designer on City of Villains, the sequel to the smash-hit City of Heroes MMORPG. Shane enjoyed several wonderful years at Cryptic before moving to Arizona to become Studio Head for Superstition Studios where he was making an MMORPG based on Deadlands.

Deadlands was unfortunately cancelled when the parent company folded, but Shane went on to create a colorful casual game called "Zombie Pirates." He then returned to his friends at Cryptic Studios where he served as the Executive Producer of the new Dungeons & Dragons game, Neverwinter. From there he moved on to Petroglyph Games in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is currently the Executive Producer for End of Nations.

Shane still runs Pinnacle with the help of many talented freelancers and partners. He currently commutes weekly to Nevada but lives in beautiful Gilbert, Arizona, with his wife Michelle and their two incredible sons Caden and Ronan. He has a double-BA in History and Political Science, and an MA in Special Operations & Low Intensity Conflicts.