Ep 228 - Game Dinosaur's Conference (feat. @haleyfax)

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OVERVIEW:

We're thrilled to be joined by Haligonian gamer lawyer extraordinaire Haley MacLean (@haleyfax, get it) to discuss her GDC experience and impressions, specifically the Goodbye Volcano High demo (and Stephan geeks out over Night in the Woods). We also discuss a duo of Halifax mobile indies launched this past week, several Canadian indies getting physical copies (one as a preorder) and a 2nd Hinterland project?!

SEE UPCOMING CANADIAN GAMING EVENTS!

Vancouver, BC: Town One- An Incubator Game Jam (Fri, Jun 9, 4:00 PM  Sun, Jun 11, 9:00 PM) "Preparing you to game industry work with networking, mentorship and practical development."

CANADIAN GAMING NEWS:

Halifax, NS: Mighty DOOM Launches on Google and Apple Devices

Halifax, NS: Red Meat Games Launches Project Dark on iOS and Android, Steam and Switch Coming Soon

Montréal, QC: LUNARK Physical Editions up for Pre-order, Coming to PS4/5, Xbox, PC/Mac Later This Year

Montréal, QC: Lucid Dreams Launching Kickstarter for Dark Metroidvania BIOMORPH

Montréal, QC: Bloodroots from Paper Cult Getting Physical Editions for Playstation 4 and 5, Pre-orders End April 2

Vancouver, BC: Hinterland Hiring for Unannounced IP Codenamed Bat Falcon

WISHLIST THIS:

The Depths - 2D Dungeon Crawler for the Playdate by @agmcleod (Toronto, ON) (Follow progress in our Discord)

Hope by a trio of devs (1 confirmed in Canada) @satanas82/@amante_records/@AzraelCcs and on itch.io - with an Alpha! “Hope is a sci-fi point-and-click adventure with an emphasis on mini-games that takes place in a future where humanity is testing tools for interstellar travel but also destroying Earth’s ecosystem, pushing the human race to the verge of extinction. “

Broken Spectre by Games by Stitch (@gamesbystitch) in Toronto, ON, wishlist on Oculus Store. Releasing June 12, 2023. “a cosmic horror narrative adventure game developed in collaboration with the makers of The Blair Witch Project. A cryptic message left by her father takes Casey back to the abandoned trails of Coldblood Mountain, a remote wilderness that has haunted her family for generations. A terrifying power stalks the mountain, watching Casey’s every move. Can Casey find her father using the clues he left behind? Or will something else find her first?”

MUSIC USED:

00:30 - Intro Music by @jakebutineau (Toronto, ON)

5:23 - 'The Catacombs' LUNARK OST by @johanvinet (Montréal, QC)

31:20 - The Long Dark Main Theme by Minerva Sheryl (Singapore)

45:34 - 'Don't Call' by @chefdabu (Ft. Brigitte Naggar of @common_holly)

1:09:16 - Outro Music by @Composingdan (Toronto, ON)

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

PRODUCED BY: Stephan "can't get out of the village" Reilly

PODCAST ART BY: @Poltergust234! (Ko-fi - Alberta)