Episode 176 - The M(ass) Effect Thing

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Overview:

Couple Canadian games leaving Early Access soon, Quantic Dream becomes the latest French studio to open a studio in Québec and Silly Gamers™ freak out over Mass Effect Legendary Edition's changes.

Jobs:

- Sago Mini - Data Engineer, Unity Game Developer, and Talent Acquisition Manager (Toronto, ON)

- Game Developer Jobs - Popreach - Lead Game Programmer, Senior Game Designer, User Acquisition Manager, and Product Manager (Vancouver, BC)

Events:

- Unity Club by DMG TO (Mon Feb 8 @ 6:30 PM)

- Dirty Rectangles (Feb 10 @ 8 PM EST)

- ‘SR&ED and Cloud Accounting’ by NSIS (Feb 11, 5-7 PM Atlantic)

- Annual General Meeting by DMG TO (Sat Feb 27 1:00 PM)

News:

- NUTS Out Now on Steam and Switch

- TOXICANT Leaving Early Access Next Month

- Rocket Rumble Closed Beta Starts This Friday

- Rogue Star Rescue Leaves Early Access

- Rogue-Lite Undermine Headed To Switch February 11th

- Mass Effect Legendary Edition Releasing May, Gamers Already Upset about BUTT GATE! “The shots being changed were dumb as fuck at the time.” (Dev on ME2)

- Quantic Dream Opens New Studio in Montréal

Wishlist This:

1 - Spectre by Symbiosis Games (@Symbiosis_games) in Toronto, ON. Releasing 2021, 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!”

2 - The Cure by Once Upon a Time Studio, Qwerty Studio in Québec. Releasing soon, Wishlist on Steam. “An open world strategy game set in a dark medieval fantasy environment. You can buy and place buildings and you must manage your resources to upgrade them. Every night, you are attacked by creatures.”

3 - été by Impossible (@impossible_dev) in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBA, Wishlist on Steam. “Fill a blank canvas with vivid memories as you explore the summer with paint, music and photographs. Wander into open city scenes, discover secrets and meet charming characters as you unfold an immersive world filled with everyday wonders.”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan