Ep 193 - August is Canadian Indie Month

Overview:

Activision-Blizzard has studios across Canada and in light of mountains of abuse, rape, assault, and other terrible allegations at the company we've decided to stop our coverage of their studios until further notice.

In lighter news, Steve talks Russian Subway Dogs on Vita and his first few hours with Tribes of Midgard- and we totally forget EA Motive announced a Dead Space reboot!

Jobs:

Jean Leggett will be looking for a part-time producer in the next 1-3 months, follow for updates!

Events:

Fri AUG 6 @ 6:30pm - Games Writing Working Group[Online] by DMGThis low-key online social is specifically geared towards writers who want to work together in a virtual space. Bring in-progress projects to work on (or start something new) and be prepared for a supportive co-working session.

Mon AUG 9 @ 6:30pm - Unity Club by DMGHave a Unity project (or... many!) you're working through right now? Hang and chat with pals on challenges, techniques, learning paths and more.

Tue SEPT 21 - Thu SEPT 23 - Game Slice 2021 (Online - London, ON) by JoyDrop“Back for its sixth year, Game Slice offers game industry professionals a space to gain valuable feedback from their industry peers in a collaborative and exciting environment. Due to COVID-19, Game Slice will continue being fully online to allow game developers from far and wide to preview their unreleased games to an engaged and knowledgeable audience.”

Fri OCT 22 - Gamedev Atlantic (Online - Halifax, NS) by NSIS“A day-long conference, celebrates and fosters the growth of the game development industry in Atlantic Canada.”

Released This Week:

Montréal, QC: Tribes of Midgard (Steam, PlayStation 4 / 5)

Montréal, QC: Winds and Leaves (PlayStation)

Toronto, ON: Alone with You (Nintendo Switch)

Toronto, ON: Russian Subway Dogs (PS VITA)

Toronto, ON: Alto’s Odyssey: The Lost City (App Store)

Toronto, ON: Atomicrops Comes to GamePass (Microsoft Store)

News:

Toronto, ON, and Montréal, QC:

Toronto, ON: Blue June Successfully Funded on Kickstarter

Toronto, ON: Tencent-owned TiMi, the company behind Call of Duty: Mobile, has opened a new development studio in Montreal

Saskatoon, SK: Lux Primora - A Narrative-Driven JRPG with Elemental Puzzles Launches Kickstarter This Week

Toronto, ON: Dwarrows is coming to Xbox One and PS4 on August 11

St. Catharines, ON: The Vale: Shadow of the Crown, will launch August 19 on PC and Xbox

Toronto, ON: THE BIG CON arrives August 31st on Xbox and PC

Calgary, AB: Atrio: The Dark Wild is Launching on Steam Early Access on Aug 10

St Catherines, ON: PixelNAUTS releases Rocket Rumble on Steam Early Access

Wishlist This:

SAK'D (@SAKDGame) by Alchemy Interactive in Canada. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “SAK’D is an action-adventure platform game wherein players assume the role of Sak, a not-so-ordinary pillow accidentally brought to life, imbued with powerful weapon wielding, spell-casting, monster-smashing abilities and sent on a quest to destroy evil.”

Get In The Car, Loser! by Love Conquers All Games (@christinelove) in Toronto, ON. Releasing Summer 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “A lesbian road trip RPG by the co-creator of Ladykiller in a Bind about fighting for love and justice in the face of indifference, inspired by choice-driven visual novels, and a battle system influenced by classic and modern JRPGs. WILL YOU STAND AND FIGHT IN THE FACE OF EVIL?”

Sovereign Syndicate by Crimson Herring Studios (@HerringStudios) in Edmonton, AB. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “A cRPG set in Victorian steampunk London. Explore an open world of back alleys, brothels, and opium dens as one of three characters. Sharpen your skills or let them stagnate, no random stat points here. Try your luck with our tarot card chance system; combat, persuasion, magic? The choice is yours.”