Ep 220 - Demos, Dead Space and More!

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OVERVIEW:

We talk about all the new CDPR announcements in light of their Vancouver studio, Dead Space remake details coming out of Motive Montreal, and loads of impressions of upcoming Canadian indies based on demos from the latest Steam Next Fest!

EVENTS:

Indie Cup Canada '22 - online exhibit starting Oct 20, award nominees revealed Nov 3, winners Nov 17 - “Indie Cup is hosting a digital festival of indie games with developer awards and an online exhibition of upcoming indies from Canadian devs!”

Super FESTival by Hand Eye Society (@HandEyeSociety) - Oct 15-16 - Volunteer, showcase your game or apply to be a speaker for the 10th festival showcase by the Toronto-based non-profit arts org.

CANADIAN GAMING NEWS:

Vancouver, BC: CD Projekt Red Announces New Cyberpunk Game, Multiple Witcher Games, And New IP

Montréal, QC: Check out the first gameplay trailer for the Dead Space remake

NEXT FEST DEMOS PLAYED:

AHOD: All Hands on Deck! by Flat Thumb Interactive Inc. (@FlatThumb) in Toronto, ON. Releasing 2023, Wishlist on Steam. “Play as the captain of a pirate ship and collect the cards of crew, weapons and loot in this fantastical naval combat deckbuilder.”

Astral Flux codeveloped by Cosmocat (@cosmocatgames) in Dartmouth, NS. Releasing October 28, 2022, Wishlist on Steam. “Two would-be astronauts and scrappers fumble their way through space, desperately searching for a way home, in this upcoming action roguelite game from Cosmocat and Studio VDS.”

Explory Story by Blue Pin Studio (@BluePinStudio1) in Toronto, ON. Releasing 2023, Wishlist on Steam. “Alone, or with a friend, run around on the surface of many different stories. You can interact with the text, and the text can interact with you! There are boss battles, collectibles, a song, puzzles, and much more!”

Psychroma by Rocket Adrift (@rocketadrift) in Toronto, ON. Releasing Q3 2023, Wishlist on Steam. "Psychroma is a narrative-driven side-scroller where you play as a digital medium. Confront the past by piecing together the broken memories of a cybernetic house, and exorcise the ghosts in the machine."

SPECTRE by Symbiosis Games (@Symbiosis_games) in Toronto, ON. Releasing 2023, Wishlist on Steam. “Employ stealth tactics as the Spectres, or defend your objectives as the heavily armed Reapers in this thrilling teamwork-driven multiplayer action experience!”

CREDITS:

MUSIC:

00:00:00 - Intro Music by @jakebutineau (Toronto, ON)

00:13:30 - 'The Necromorphs Attack' from Dead Space by @jgmusic (Raleigh, NC)

00:39:15 - 'Please Stand By' from The Simpsons by @TheAlfClausen (Los Angeles, CA)

00:55:12 - Outro Music by @Composingdan (Toronto, ON)

PODCAST ART BY: @Poltergust234 - support them on Ko-fi (Alberta)

HOSTED BY: Stephan Reilly (Halifax, NS) & @StephenLCrane (Owen Sound, ON)

PRODUCED BY: Stephan Reilly