Episode 149 - The Inevitable Game Price Hike

Overview:

This week Steve and Stephan discuss the next-gen price hike we learned about this past week, specifically regarding NBA 2K21's $10 higher price tag on PS5 and Xbox Series X. We also discuss Frolic Lab's flipping the Switch (snap) on Dune Sea, Ubisoft trying to announce a new game amidst ongoing sexual assault and harassment allegations against many of their employees and Terrorarium leaving Early Access at the end of the month.

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Events:

- Game Dev Atlantic (September 18 from 9 am - 9 pm AST)

- Game Devs of Color Expo (September 19)

News:

- Frolic Labs Releases Dune Sea on Switch

- Ubisoft Montréal Announces New Battle Royale 'Hyper Scape'

- Terrorarium Launch Date Announced

Wishlist These Upcoming Canadian Games:

1 - Fault by @Strange__Matter in Montréal, QC. Wishlist on Steam, coming to Early Access on July 17, 2020. “A next-gen multiplayer online battle arena game.”

2 - LOVE by @Rocketship_Park in Toronto, ON. Wishlist on Steam, releasing TBD 2020. “Every life has a story. Every story has regret. But what if you could change the past? LOVE is a puzzle game about finding the things we’ve lost in ourselves and the people who help us find them.”

3 - Lucifer Within Us by @KitfoxGames in Montréal, QC. Wishlist on Steam, releasing when ‘daemons are purged’. “You are a digital exorcist, seeing beyond this reality into alternate timelines of the accused. Solve murders, purify the possessed, and purge their daemons in this non-linear mystery.”

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