CanadianGameDevs.com Podcast

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Overview:

This week we're joined by our patron and friend-of-the-site Eric Beer! He tells us about the exciting upcoming online gamedev event Game Slice, as well as joins us for the usual discussion of news, releases, jobs, events and more!

Jobs:

Leek (Toronto)Senior Unity Developer

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

Events:

Sat JUL 17 - TennoCon (Online - London, ON)“A fully-digital, all-day event as we look back on Warframe’s past — and take a sneak peek at spectacular things to come.”

Tue SEPT 21 - Thu SEPT 23 - Game Slice 2021 (Online - London, ON)“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)“A day-long conference, celebrates and fosters the growth of the game development industry in Atlantic Canada.”

Released This Week:

Curved Space

Sago Mini Dinosaurs

News:

Quebec: Tribes of Midgard Post Launch Plans Detailed (interestingly studio’s first project in 8 years)

Quebec: Jett: The Far Shore Gameplay Revealed (holy fuck)

Toronto, ON: Alone with You coming to Switch July 30

Toronto, ON: Grindstone Lost Lair Update Now Live (one last time??)

Toronto, ON: Russian Subway Dogs Veeeeerry close

London, ON: Crowsworn Kickstarter launched (already funded)

Wishlist This:

Bird Problems by Lithic Entertainment Inc. (@LithicEnt) in Toronto, ON. Releasing TBA, Wishlist on Steam. “A sitcom narrative game about an awkward and anxious canary trying to make friends and drink cold drinks.”

A Little To The Left by MAXINFERNO () in Halifax, NS. Releasing 21 October, 2021, Wishlist on Steam and play the demo on itchio. “A Little To The Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 50+ satisfying messes to tidy.”

Moonglow Bay (@moonglowbay) by Bunnyhug (@BunnyhugGames) with some devs in Quebec. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “In Moonglow Bay, you play as a rookie angler, working together with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town’s fractured community.”

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Donate to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society

Buy the Queer Games Bundle 2021

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Overview:

Recent reports from credible news outlets show us nothing much of substance has changed at much-maligned development studios like Ubisoft and Scavengers Studio. Steve and Stephan discuss these reports as well as some leftover news stories from E3, new game releases and updates as well as a slew of Canadian demo impressions from ID@Xbox's Summer Fest event!

Jobs:

A-Game Studios (Remote)Unity Generalist

Snowed In Studios (Ottawa)Full Stack ProgrammerRendering ProgrammerSenior Generalist Programmer

Leek (Toronto)Senior Unity Developer

Events:

Mon JUL 5 @ 6:30pm - Unity Club“Have a Unity project (or... many!) you're working through right now? Hang and chat with pals on challenges, techniques, learning paths and more.”

Tue JUL 6 – Tue JUL 27 - Worldbuilding Intensive“Are you building a world for your game, tabletop campaign, or just for your own enjoyment? Interested in honing your craft, showing off your ideas, and seeing your world in a whole new light? If this sounds like you, join us for this four-week intensive worldbuilding workshop!”

Thu JUL 8 @ 6:30pm - Games Writing Working Group[Online]“This 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.”

Sat JUL 17 - TennoCon“A fully-digital, all-day event as we look back on Warframe’s past — and take a sneak peek at spectacular things to come.”

Fri OCT 22 - Gamedev Atlantic“A day-long conference, celebrates and fosters the growth of the game development industry in Atlantic Canada.”

Released This Week:

Run Prop, Run! Launches in Steam Early Access

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Launches on Steam and GamePass for PC

Industries of Titan Comes to Steam

News:

French Game Group Solidaires Informatique Jeu Vidéo asks for Ubisoft Montreal abuse stories, minimal changes reported since last year

Scavengers Studio leadership returns to Studio

Leftover from E3: Dreamscaper leaving Early Access on Steam and Launching on switch/Epic Aug. 12, meeting “incredibly high visual bar on Switch”

2 Canadian Games Land Same Publisher

Radio Viscera launches July 13th

Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance will officially be released July 15th, 2021

Habroxia 2 apparently has new content

Wishlist This:

Age of Empires IV (@ageofempires) co-developed by Relic Entertainment (@relicgames) in Vancouver, BC. Releasing October 28, 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “One of the most beloved real-time strategy games returns to glory with Age of Empires IV, putting you at the center of epic historical battles that shaped the world.”

Rollers of the Realm: Reunion (@realmrollers) by Phantom Compass (@phantomcompass) in Toronto & St. Catharines, ON. “Flip, dash, bounce and battle through an epic campaign starring five pinball heroes with unique stats, physics and upgrades. Arcade action meets RPG progression and skill mastery as you confront an ancient power and rekindle forgotten alliances.”

Pekoe by Kitten Cup Studio (@KittenCupStudio) in Toronto, ON. Releasing 2022, Wishlist on Steam. “Blend tea and friendship in the flavorful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.”

We mainly go over all the games, so not much here for links! We will be back with a normal episode next week with events, jobs and wishlist this but for now check out last week’s post for links: https://canadiangamedevs.com/podcast/ep-188-eh3-predictions

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Buy the Bundle for At-risk and Houseless Youth

Overview:

We break down all the E3 streams coming up we won't be able to watch so we'll make Stephan watch them afterwards to look for Canadian games. Then we introduce a new segment, new releases, and do all the usual paperwork, news, announcements and wishlists!

Jobs:

A-Game Studios (Remote)

Unity Generalist

Clever Endeavour Games (Montréal)

Studio Assistant/QA

Insert Coin Accounting (Toronto, Montréal, Remote)

Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Montréal/Remote)

Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Toronto/Remote)

Knowledgehook (Toronto/Remote)

More soon...

Mikutech/Joydrop (London/Remote)

Unreal Engine Programmer

Unity Programmer

Intermediate Full Stack Developer

Senior Full Stack Developer

Lead Full Stack Developer

Snowed In Studios (Ottawa)

Full Stack Programmer

Rendering Programmer

Senior Generalist Programmer

Sheridan College (Oakville/Remote)

Professor, Game Design (Part-Time)

Leek (Toronto)

Senior Unity Developer

Events:

Damage Camp 2021 (June 5 - 26, 2021)

“A month of workshops, panels and discussions about FOSTERING FINANCIAL STABILITY for our community in Toronto and across Canada. We'll be hosting four Saturday afternoon session in order to empower our community to find the best paths for financial stability to SUPPORT US ALL INDEPENDENTLY MAKING GAMES AND INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY”

Dirty Rectangles (June 9 @ 8pm ET)

Monthly videogame show and tells directly from game creators, hosted by your friendly neighbourhood Rectangles.

Unity Club by DMG (Mon - JUN 14 @ 6:30pm ET)

Have a Unity project (or... many!) you're working through right now? Hang and chat with pals on challenges, techniques, learning paths and more.

Games Writer Circle [Online] by DMG (Thu - JUN 24 @ 6:30pm ET )

Join us for a low-key and chill night of talking about narrative design and writing for games!

TennoCon (July 17)

“fully-digital, all-day event as we look back on Warframe’s past — and take a sneak peek at spectacular things to come.”

Gamedev Atlantic (October 22)

Released This Week:

Super Animal Royale Out Now for Free on Xbox Game Preview (Vancouver)

Darkest Dungeon and Backbone Coming to Game Pass This Week (Vancouver)

Stonefly Out Now on PC and Consoles (Montréal)

Griftlands Out Now on Steam and Consoles (Vancouver)

Tower of Wowers (British Columbia)

Game Dev Masters (Canada)

Astalone (Toronto)

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Vancouver)

News:

PSVR Game ‘Wind Leaves’ Announced by Indie Dev Trebuchet (Montréal)

World Premiere from Eidos Montréal June 13 at 12:15pm PT During Square Enix Presents

Everything Canadian in the Guerilla Collective Day 1:

Fire Tonight developed by Reptoid Games (@ReptoidGames) in Toronto

Elderand publishing support by Graffiti Games (@Graffiti_Games) in Vancouver

Wishlist This:

Industries of Titan (@IndustriesGame) by Brace Yourself Games (@BYG_Vancouver) in Vancouver, BC. Releasing June 21, 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Create a sprawling industrial city. Compete with the other rival corporations of Titan for resources, territory, and power. Do battle with ships, technology, influence, or the sheer productive power of your factories. Stake your claim to the Industries of Titan in this innovative sim/strategy game!”

Session: Skateboarding Sim Game by crea-ture Studios Inc. (@actionofcreate) in Montréal, QC. In Early Access now on Steam and Xbox, Releasing Fully approx 8 months ago according to Steam Early Access description (Note: as of last Steam update they say “we'll have a very very special dude making a video announcement for you ... so don't miss it!” which I bet is famous skateboarder). “Creativity and freedom of expression: This, is Session. Pure, raw skateboarding. Forget about hand holding or turbo timers, just go tame that concrete!”

Radio Viscera by Fire Face Corporation (@owendeery) in Ottawa, ON. Releasing Summer 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Radio Viscera is a fast-paced top down shooter without bullets. Hurl enemies into brutal traps and blast your way through walls with your air cannon, in this bloody, arcade action game.”

Support Indigenous movements across this land: Land Back Lane in Ontario, Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia & Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. Watch Night of the Indigenous Devs up now on YouTube! Watch our interview from last year with Meagan Byrne from Achimostawinan Games.

Overview:

We played the Open Beta for upcoming Toronto-based Torn Banner Studios' Chivalry 2, a medieval fighting game. We talk about PlayStation's first Canadian PS5 PS+ game (something only Steve and I really care about), Backbone finally gets a release date years after Stephan first played the prologue on his decrepit laptop & more!

Jobs:

A-Game Studios (Remote)Unity Generalist

Clever Endeavour Games (Montréal)Studio Assistant/QA

Insert Coin Accounting (Toronto, Montréal, Remote)Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Montréal/Remote)Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Toronto/Remote)

Knowledgehook (Toronto/Remote)More soon...

Mikutech/Joydrop (London/Remote)Unreal Engine ProgrammerUnity ProgrammerIntermediate Full Stack DeveloperSenior Full Stack DeveloperLead Full Stack Developer

Snowed In Studios (Ottawa)Full Stack ProgrammerRendering ProgrammerSenior Generalist Programmer

Sheridan College (Oakville/Remote)Professor, Game Design (Part-Time)

Events:

VRTO (Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM ADT)

TennoCon (July 17)

Gamedev Atlantic (October 22)

Damage Camp 2021 (June 5 - 26, 2021)

News:

LOVE - A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories is now available on Nintendo Switch (Toronto)

Spiritfarer is getting a physical Switch/PS4 release on July 27 from iam8bit (Montréal)

First Trailer for Space Boat Shows Us a Wacky Alien World (Montréal)

Operation Tango will be the PS+ game for June on the PlayStation 5 (Montréal)

Backbone is coming to Steam, Xbox Game Pass for PC, Windows 10 Store, Epic, GOG on June 8 (Vancouver)

Nemesis coming to Dead by Daylight, get fucked Stephan (Montréal)

Wishlist This:

Poulet Poulet (@PouletGame) by R/T Games (@retsynNL) in Toronto, ON. Releasing November 1, 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Classic-style 2D platformer with hand-crafted fun stages, a vengeful chicken, and an evil exotic fish.”

Endlight by Bigpants (@misterbigpants) in Canada. Releasing August 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Break through and outlast shifting, twisting, chaos. Fly through surreal landscapes desperately trying to get hoops. Dodging is impossible, so start smashing.”

Crowsworn by Mongoose Rodeo (@MongooseRodeo) in London, ON. Releasing TBD, Wishlist now on Steam. “Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to unravel the truth behind the curse of Fearanndal.”

Support Indigenous movements across this land: Land Back Lane in Ontario, Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia & Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. Watch Night of the Indigenous Devs up now on YouTube! Watch our interview from last year with Meagan Byrne from Achimostawinan Games.

Overview:

This week Steve and Stephan discuss our dear friend and patron Devon Wiersma's newly released Bombing!!: A Graffiti Sandbox, as well as an interesting new Kickstarter from an Ottawa studio of a card battler with a twist. We also discuss new releases, new games to wishlist and more!

Jobs:

A-Game Studios (Remote)Unity Generalist

Bad Jump Games (Pickering)3D Unity Developer

Clever Endeavour Games (Montréal)Studio Assistant/QA

Insert Coin Accounting (Toronto & Montréal, Remote)Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Montréal/Remote)Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Toronto/Remote)

Mikutech/Joydrop (London, Remote)Unreal Engine ProgrammerUnity ProgrammerIntermediate Full Stack DeveloperSenior Full Stack DeveloperLead Full Stack Developer

Snowed In Studios (Ottawa)Full Stack ProgrammerRendering ProgrammerSenior Generalist Programmer

Sheridan College (Oakville/Remote)Professor, Game Design (Part-Time)

Events (all times in EST):

VRTO (Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM ADT)

TennoCon 2021 (July 17, 2021)

Gamedev Atlantic (October 22, 2021)

News:

Later Daters is coming to Xbox One and X Series Next Month

Very Okay Vinyl Reveals First Game Vinyl, More on the Way

Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One

Triversal is coming to Steam this July

My Singing Monsters Coming to Consoles

Chivalry 2 has Gone Gold

Pok Pok is a New Toronto Studio with a New Playtime App

Real Time Card Battler 'Haste' Kickstarter Launched

Rocket Rumble Open Beta Begins May 28

Wishlist This:

Descent Vector: Space Runner by Heavy Pepper Inc. (@HeavyPepper) in Hamilton, ON. Releasing Summer 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Race your space pod through a procedurally generated gauntlet of space stations, asteroids, and debris in this single-player sci-fi endless runner. Test your limits, experience wild crashes, improve your distance, visit unique solar systems and unlock new space pods to pilot.”

The Tower of Wowers by NecroCatic Games (@necrocatic) in British Columbia. Releasing 31 May, 202, Wishlist now on Steam. “Battle your way up 60+ floors of hand-drawn enemies in this satirical RPG!”

Explory Story partly developed by and wholly published by Blue Pin Studio (@BluePinStudio1) in Toronto, ON. Releasing October 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Play as a world famous detective who is stuck inside one of his own works! Be careful and watch your step. The words on the page can come to life.”

Support Indigenous movements across this land: Land Back Lane in Ontario, Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia & Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. Watch Night of the Indigenous Devs up now on YouTube!

Watch our interview from last year with Meagan Byrne from Achimostawinan Games.

Overview:

The first-ever Edmonton Direct aired this past week showing off oodles of Edmonton-developed games! We take a look at the list, the Ubisoft Indie Series finalists, Sledgehammer's new Toronto studio & much more.

Jobs:

Bad Jump Games (Pickering) - 3D Unity Developer

Insert Coin Accounting (Toronto, Montreal, Remote) - Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Montreal/Remote) - Auditor and Tax Supervisor (Toronto/Remote)

Knowledgehook (Toronto/Remote) - Senior/Lead Web Game Engineer

Mikutech/Joydrop (London/Remote) - Unreal Engine Programmer - Unity Programmer - Intermediate Full Stack Developer - Senior Full Stack Developer - Lead Full Stack Developer

Star Fort Games (Ottawa) - Senior Game Developer

Snowed In Studios (Ottawa) - Full Stack Programmer - Rendering Programmer - Senior Generalist Programmer

Sheridan College (Oakville/Remote) - Professor, Game Design (Part-Time)

Events (all times in EST):

- Comics X Games 2021 by The Hand Eye Society (May 8 - 12)

- VRTO (Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM ADT)

- Edmonton eSports Event (May 15 & 16)

- TennoCon 2021 fan event dated for July

News:

- First Edmonton Direct

- Skate out now on PC and Consoles

- Rocket Rumble Shows Off New Gameplay

- Call of Duty Developer Sledgehammer Games Opens Toronto Office

- Super Animal Royale Coming to Consoles with Cross Play Soon

- art of rally Drifts onto PS4 & PS5 This Summer

- Benjamin Rivers Drops Game Maker Studio 2 Adventure Game Tutorial

- Ember Knights Gets New Demo

- Clan O'Conall Out Now on PC and Mac

- EA bought Metalhead (Super Mega Baseball)

- Ubisoft Indie Series Finalists Announced (Our statement on Ubisoft)

Wishlist This:

1 - Astalon: Tears of the Earth by LABS Works (@LABSworks) in Ontario. Releasing June 3, 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. “Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!”

2 - Mass Effect (@masseffect) Legendary Edition by BioWare (@bioware) in Edmonton, AB. Releasing May 14, 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. "The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD."

3 - Mayhem in Single Valley (@MayhemValley) by Fluxscopic Ltd. (@FluxscopicLtd) in Kitchener, ON. Releasing May 20, 2021, Wishlist now on Steam. "In this fast-paced, puzzle-loaded action-adventure, you’ll juggle housework, zombie hoards, family dinners and radioactive squirrels! Oh, and you have to prevent the end of the world while keeping everyone from finding out it was all your fault."

Support Indigenous movements across this land: Land Back Lane in Ontario, Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia & Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. Watch Night of the Indigenous Devs up now on YouTube!

Watch our interview from last year with Meagan Byrne from Achimostawinan Games.

Overview:

Vancouver-based Extremely OK Games, makers of Towerfall Ascension and Celeste, have revealed the vibes for their next project. We discuss the merits of revealing a games "vibes" and take an unexpected deep dive into the open-world genre.

Jobs:

Dark Slope (Toronto)Lead Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer (multiple postings)

Popreach (Vancouver)Lead Game ProgrammerSenior Game DesignerUser Acquisition ManagerDevOps Engineer

Sago Mini (Toronto)Data EngineerSenior Unity Game DeveloperSenior Unity Developer - LeadUnity Game DeveloperTalent Acquisition ManagerPlay Designer - Mobile Kids GameUnity Game Developer - Internship (Note: It is paid)Unity Technical Artist - Internship (Note: it is paid)

Star Fort Games (Ottawa)Senior Game Developer(and others)

Events (all times in EST):

Comics X Games 2021 by The Hand Eye Society (May 8 - 12)

VRTO (Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM ADT)

Edmonton Games Direct

TennoCon 2021 fan event dated for July

News:

Mad Devils Gets Release Date And New Trailer

Vancouver Publisher Graffiti Games Helps Bring Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion to Switch and Steam

Celeste Devs Reveal Vibes for Next Project

Wishlist This:

HOCKEY HEROES by TREEWOOD STUDIOS Inc. in Toronto, ON. Releasing Q4 2022, Wishlist now on Steam. “HOCKEY HEROES is a 3-on-3 arcade hockey role-playing party game. Play alone or with friends as you draft your team from a roster of diverse characters and travel across the country battling through tournaments to win all Original Six Cups and become hockey legends!”

Nobody Saves the World by Drinkbox Studios in Toronto, ON. Releasing Soon-ish, Wishlist Now on Steam. “Transform into a ranger, a knight, and a HORSE in this new twist on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee! Discover over a dozen forms, mix-and-match their abilities, complete quests and... SAVE THE WORLD??”

Worship by Chasing Rats Games in Montréal, QB. Releasing When the old gods awaken, Wishlist Now on Steam. “Blindly serve a dreadful god and lead its cult in a fresh take on the roguelike genre inspired by Pikmin. Put on the robe of a cultist and ready your ceremonial dagger to serve the old god of your choosing in the grim universe of Worship.”

Support Indigenous movements across this land: Land Back Lane in Ontario, Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia & Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. Watch Night of the Indigenous Devs up now on YouTube!

Watch our interview from last year with Meagan Byrne from Achimostawinan Games.

Overview:

Nindies from Canada are coming to Switch! FEZ, art of rally, ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights and the eagerly anticipated TMNT: Shredder's Revenge are all flipping the Switch presently. Some other Canadian indies are making the jump (or kickflip?) to new platforms and we break down a massive indie Kickstarter success in Worship, the Pikmin-esque cultist game. Steve and Stephan also place a gentleman's wager on the Resident Evil character coming to Dead By Daylight.

Jobs:

Bitwise Alchemy (Remote)Senior Engineer

Dark Slope (Toronto)Lead Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer (multiple postings)

Popreach (Vancouver)Lead Game ProgrammerSenior Game DesignerUser Acquisition ManagerDevOps Engineer

Sago Mini (Toronto)Data EngineerSenior Unity Game DeveloperSenior Unity Developer - LeadUnity Game DeveloperTalent Acquisition ManagerPlay Designer - Mobile Kids GameUnity Game Developer - Internship (Note: It is paid)Unity Technical Artist - Internship (Note: it is paid)

Star Fort Games (Ottawa)Senior Game Developer(and others)

Events (all times in EST):

Red Bull Campus Clutch - Valorant Post-Secondary Tournament by Red Bull Canada (Sat, April 24, 2021, @ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM)

Comics X Games 2021 by The Hand Eye Society (May 8 - 12)

VRTO (Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM ADT)

News:

Hand Eye Society Announces Games for Comics X Games 2021

Cultist Themed Multiplayer Roguelike 'Worship' Crushes Kickstarter Goal

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge Coming To Switch Later This Year

FEZ Out Now on Switch

art of rally Coming to Switch

Tank Quest Out Now On Steam

Skate City will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, EpicGames and Steam on May 6th

Beyond The Wire got a new update - Operation Two: For King and Country - new maps, weapons, factions

Other Nindies: ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Adglobe Canada)

Resident Evil Coming to Dead By Daylight

Wishlist This:

The Big Con by Mighty Yell (@MightyYell) in Toronto, ON. Releasing TBA, Wishlist on Steam. “THE BIG CON is an adventure game about being a con artist -- hustle your way across 90s america and try to save your family video store!”

HASTE by Hot Sauce Bread Studios (@HotSauceBread) in Ottawa, ON. Releasing March 2022, Wishlist on Steam. “Haste is a card battle game played in real time. Unlike turn based games, Haste is action-oriented so you have to think quick to make meaningful decisions.”

Mech Armada by Lioncode Games (@sergiogarces) in Vancouver, BC. Releasing Summer 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Command custom mechs and outmaneuver the Swarm in this post-apocalyptic turn-based tactics game. Leverage the terrain, your Mech's unique skills and your wits to survive a series of ever-changing strategic battles and give humanity hope.”

Support Indigenous movements across this land: Land Back Lane in Ontario, Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia & Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia. Watch Night of the Indigenous Devs up now on YouTube!

Watch our interview from last year with Meagan Byrne from Achimostawinan Games.

Overview:

This week Stephan's audio crapped out at 18 minutes and we didn't notice, so we switch to the Skype backup (sorry).

We go over all the results of the other Canadian Game Awards, as well as big updates to Canadian AAA projects Apex Legends, Dauntless, Age of Empires IV and the Mass Effect Legendary Edition. Then we dive into some sweet indie news, some upcoming Canadian indies to add to your wishlist now and more. Enjoy!

Jobs:

- Bitwise Alchemy (Remote)Senior Engineer

- Dark Slope (Toronto) - Lead Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer (multiple postings)

- Popreach (Vancouver) -Lead Game Programmer -Senior Game Designer - User Acquisition Manager - DevOps Engineer

- Sago Mini (Toronto) - Data Engineer - Senior Unity Game Developer - Senior Unity Developer Lead - Unity Game Developer - Talent Acquisition Manager - Play Designer - Mobile Kids Game - Unity Game Developer - Internship (Note: It is paid) - Unity Technical Artist - Internship (Note: it is paid)

Events (all times in EST):

- Unity Club (April 12 @ 6:30 PM) “Have a Unity project (or... many!) you're working through right now? Hang and chat with pals on challenges, techniques, learning paths and more.”

- Red Bull Campus Clutch - Valorant Post-Secondary Tournament by Red Bull Canada (Sat, April 24, 2021, @ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM)

News:

- Dauntless 1.6.0 Update (and roadmap)

- CD Projekt Red Acquires Vancouver Game Studio Digital Scapes

- Knight Squad 2 out April 14th

- Titanfall content coming to Apex Legends season 9

- Mongoose Announces Kickstarter for Next Project

- Streets of Rage 4 DLC

- New Mass Effect Legendary Edition details

- Age of Empires 4 Details Revealed

- Certain Affinity's new VP of Canadian operations is Halo veteran Dan Ayoub

- Canadian Game Awards Winners

Wishlist This:

1 - Last Soul by Wulum Ltd. (@WulumGames) in Calgary, AB. Wishlist on Steam, Releasing Spring 2022. “Shoot them all, jump, climb, use jetpack, shields, and platforms, slow time, and discover secrets on this hectic Sci-Fi adventure where you become the last hope of mankind in the shape of an awesome robot.”

2 - Operation: Harsh Doorstop Arvin and LD Murphy from Montréal. QB. Wishlist on Steam, Releasing soon. “Operation: Harsh Doorstop is a free, community developed, tactical shooter. Developed by the studio Drakeling Labs in partnership with MicroProse Software, Inc. Built using the OHDCore framework for Unreal Engine 4.”

3 - Space Boat - Episode 1 by Recombobulator Games (@RecombobulatorG) in Montréal, QB. Wishlist on Steam, Releasing “When the pizzas are ready!” “'Space Boat' is a humorous investigative narrative game set on an intergalactic cruise-ship inhabited by various carpet based lifeforms.”