CanadianGameDevs.com Podcast

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Overview:

Circumstances prevented us from getting the episode up on time so we pushed it back a week!

We dive into all the Canadian indies at ID@Xbox's Indie Game Showcase, most notably Drinkbox Studio's hotly anticipated next title we now know is called Nobody Saves the World, as well as other new Canadian and Canadian-assisted games!

Jobs:

Bitwise Alchemy (Remote) - Senior Engineer

Dark Slope (Toronto) - Senior Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer - Senior Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer (different project than above) - Lead Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer

Furcula Inc (Toronto) - Lead Unity Developer

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 - LeadUnity 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):

- XP Game Dev Summit (April 8)

- 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:

- Anthem Director Leaves BioWare

- Operation:Tango Sneaks onto Consoles and PC this June

- All the Canadian Indies in ID@Xbox's Showcase

- Moonglow Bay Announced, Set on Canada's East Coast (with Canadian Devs on the Team)

- Drinkbox Announces 'Nobody Saves the World' for Xbox and Windows

Wishlist This:

1 - Plague Breaker by Wozzy Games Limited (@WozzyO) in Toronto, ON. Releasing September 14, 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Plague Breaker is a Retro rogue-lite platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and level up, or create new and unique characters by multiclassing across class skill trees, all while exploring a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors.”

2 - Evasive Maneuvers by SkyPyre Studios (@SkyPyre) in Ottawa, ON. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Evasive Maneuvers is a team-based online multiplayer spaceship arena. 2-8 players are split into 2 teams; runners & hunters. Runners attempt to pickup enough energy to power up the warp gate to allow their escape. Hunters attempt to prevent runners from escaping by using their ramming ships.”

3 - Tank Quest (@TankQuest) by David Eshuis in Ontario. Releasing April 12, 2021, Wishlist on Steam. "The Tank Lord has taken over the land. Assemble a team or tread solo to defeat his evil forces and take back what is rightfully ours. Take control of a cute animal in a tank and blast through your enemies with your bullets and bombs!"

Overview:

An exciting new classic beat-em-up from Tribute Games has our Discord in a tizzy, Blood Roots, Mighty Fight Federation, and Star Renegades make the jump to PS4 and more indie updates! In addition to oodles of new jobs, events, and more- let us know what you think <3

Jobs:

Sago Mini (Toronto)Data EngineerSenior Unity Game DeveloperSenior Unity Developer - LeadUnity Game DeveloperTalent Acquisition ManagerPlay Designer - Mobile Kids GameUnity Game Developer - Internship (Paid)Unity Technical Artist - Internship (Paid)

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

Sleeping Giant Interactive (Toronto)Character Animator Rigger

Stitch Media (Toronto)Unity Game Developer

Furcula Inc (Toronto)Lead Unity Developer

Bitwise Alchemy (Remote)Senior Engineer

Dark Slope (Toronto)Senior Unreal Engine 4 VR Game DeveloperSenior Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer (different project than above)Lead Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer

Events (all times in EST):

XP Game Dev Summit (April 8)

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:

Mighty Fight Federation Out Now On Switch - Includes Cross-Play

Rogue-lite Strategy RPG Star Renegades Now Out On PlayStation 4

Tribute Games, Dotemu, and Nickelodeon Announces TMNT: Shredder's Revenge for Steam

Blood Roots is out on Steam/PS4/Others

Super Animal Royale Update

Wishlist This:

Super Beersbee by Good Agreement Games (@GoodAgreeGames) in Edmonton, AB. Releasing TBD, follow on GameJolt or on itch.io. “Enjoy the famous backyard drinking game Beersbee from the comforts of your own home. Never again do you have to go outside to drink!!”

Triversal by Phantom Compass (@phantomcompass) in Toronto & St. Catharines, ON. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Find your chill with Triversal: a casual spatial puzzle experience to reward & relax the mind."

Necromancy Overload by GammaFoxTBG (@GammaFoxTBG) in Saskatchewan, Canada. Follow development on itch.io. “You are a necromancer attempting to perform the ritual of the damned at the royal graveyard. Heroes have arrived to stop you, so hold out as long as you can! Your power has become so great that if you destroy a weakened enemy with a powerful spell, the excess damage will cause an explosion! Use these to your advantage and destroy the incoming hordes!”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan

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!

Overview:

We're back after a week away to bring you all the Canadian gaming news, events, jobs and more you might've missed!

Jobs:

Bitwise Alchemy - Consulting Company - Senior Engineer

Dark Slope Jobs - Sr. & Lead UE4 VR Game Developers

Furcula - Lead Unity Developer (Toronto, ON - Remote)

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

Sago Mini - Data Engineer, Senior Unity Game Developer, Senior Unity Developer - Lead, Unity Game Developer, Unity Technical Artist (Internship), and Unity Game Developer (Internship) (Toronto, ON)

Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

Stitch Media - Unity Game Developer (Toronto, ON)

Events (all times in EST):

Dirty Rectangles (Wed Mar 10 @ 8 PM)

March Speaker Social (Sat Mar 13 @ 5:00 PM)

XP Game Dev Summit (April 8)

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

News:

Mighty Fight Federation Out Now On Steam, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5

Sokodice Comes to Switch March 12

Unbearable Studios Releases Procrasticube on Google Play

Toronto-based Sticky Brain Studios Releases Kimon‪o‬ on iOS

Just Like Everyone Else, BioWare Is Done With Anthem

Electronic Arts Removes Multiplayer Mode From Dragon Age Game in Big Pivot

Wishlist This:

Steel Assault (@SteelAssault) by Zenovia in NYC and published by Tribute Games Inc. in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.”

Fractured Veil with devs in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “Fractured Veil is a multiplayer survival game set on Maui 100 years from now after a global apocalypse wipes out civilization.”

Run Prop, Run! by PlayTogether Studio (@clemgamedev) in Montréal, QC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Run Prop, Run! is an 8-player prop hunt hide & seek game with platforming, skills, and crazy game rules! Join the hunters’ army to seek props, or disguise as random objects to deceive the others!”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan

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!

- Referenced Sea of Thieves meme 

Overview:

On this week's episode we discuss loads of open game dev jobs across Canada, some exciting upcoming digital Canadian game dev events as well as the week's news of ports, release dates and more!

Jobs:

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

- Sago Mini - Data Engineer, Senior Unity Game Developer, Senior Unity Developer - Lead, Unity Game Developer, Unity Technical Artist (Internship), and Unity Game Developer (Internship) (Toronto, ON)

- Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

- Stitch Media - Unity Game Developer (Toronto, ON)

Events:

- FIVARS - The Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories by VRTO (Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 1:59 AM AST)

- ipprenticeship: Career Fair for Emerging Black Professionals and Students by IO Interactive (February 25 @ 1:00 PM – February 26 @ 6:00 PM)

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

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

News:

- Rogue Legacy 2’s 2nd Early Access Update Out Now on Steam

- Cuphead is Coming to Fall Guys

- Hawkeye will be available on March 18

- Undermine Coming to PS4 Soon™

- Mad Devils Launching on Steam in March, Coming to Consoles This Summer

- Chicory A Colorful Tale Coming to PS4/5 in 2021

- Lemon Cake is out on Steam

Wishlist This:

1 - Galactic Thunderdome by Pansimula (@pansimula) in Montréal, QC. Releasing soon, Wishlist on Steam. “Galactic Thunderdome is a 2D sci-fi platform brawler with a focus on physics-based mayhem. Best your friends with a vast array of weapons and gadgets in a world rich with emergent gameplay, explosive antics, and bloody remains.”

2 - Time Bandit by Joel Jordon (@pumbertop) in Montréal, QC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “A Game That Takes Time. A dark life sim that unfolds slowly in real time. Solve puzzles and pull off stealthy heists to steal back from the evil corporation that is trying to take control of time and make you work for them forever. A story of life, death, fear, and revolution, told through lowpoly cutscenes.”

3 - King of the Hat (@kingofthehat) by Business Corp. Incorporated in Montréal, QC. Releasing mid 2021 on Steam. “King of the Hat is a chunky party game where you play as pixelated characters who throw hats at each other. Jump on your friends hats to win - and protect yours at all costs.”

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!

Overview:

Steve quit his job! We also talk Warframe's 8 year anniversary, big update to A Fold Apart, another Canadian studio acquisition and more!

Jobs:

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

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

- Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

- Stitch Media - Unity Game Developer (Toronto, ON)

Events:

- IO Marketplace @ Music Publishers Canada: Connecting Video Game Studios & Music Publishers & Composers by IO Interactive (February 18 @ 1:00 PM - February 19 @ 3:00 PM)

- ipprenticeship: Career Fair for Emerging Black Professionals and Students by IO Interactive (February 25 @ 1:00 PM - February 26 @ 6:00 PM)

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

News:

- Leaf Mobile graduates to TSX after completing $159m acquisition of East Side Games 2nd Acquisition of a Vancouver Studio in Less Than a Year

- To the Moon getting physical copy available for preorder today

- Warframe Turns 8 this Spring, New Event Revealed

- Chivalry II launches June 8, with a closed beta on March 26 - 29

- Noodlecake Published 'Summer Catchers' Releases on Switch February 11th

- Lightning Rod Games Updates A Fold Apart

Wishlist This:

1 - #CardfulPlanning by Walk Home Games (@WalkHomeGames) in PEI, Canada. Releasing April 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Take the role of a brave little playing card on a card flipping adventure to save your captured companion. Solve puzzles and outwit enemies with 4 suit abilities as you make your way through the dungeon!”

2 - Flowing Lights (@FlowingLights) by gFaUmNe in Montréal, QC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Flowing Lights is an Arcade Puzzle Shooter. Each combat is a puzzle that will challenge your reflexes and tickle your neurons. Improve with each try, improve until the perfect run, there is always a smarter way to win!”

3 - Paper Jam! by Tea Monster Games (@TeaMonsterGames) in Ottawa, ON. COMING SOON, Wishlist on Steam. “If you love word games and VR, you'll love playing Paper Jam! Can you make enough words in time? Can you solve anagrams in the bonus rounds? Unlock the story of the robots in career mode, or play a quick game for the high scores.”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan

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!

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

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!

Overview:

After much excitement over the reveal of Season, we were incredibly disappointed to learn about serious sexual assault and abuse allegedly took place over the past several years at the Montréal studio. Steve and I believe the allegations and have received several personal messages from other devs who confirmed what we read in the GamesIndustry.biz report. As such we're stopping coverage of the studio and Season going forward.

This week we also discuss several Canadian indies entering early access in February (including Stephan's), as well as another studio getting investment from Tencent, EA's new Vancouver studio taking over the Skate franchise and Google Stadia shutting down their Montréal office.

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:

- Game Breakfast Audio Club (Feb 3 @ 9:30 AM)

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

- Dirty Rectangles (Feb 10 @ 8 PM EST)

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

News:

- Scavengers Studio Accused of Sexist, Toxic Workplace - CEO Placed on Indefinite Leave, Lamarche Steps Down

- Tencent Acquires Minority Stake in French developer Dontnod, Who opened a Studio in Montréal in 2020

- Undermine Releases on Switch Feb 11

- Bravery Network Online Enters Early Access Feb 16

- Sentience Enters Early Access Feb 25

- EA opens new studio in Vancouver to develop ‘Skate 4’

- Google closes internal Stadia studios, including one in Montreal

Wishlist This:

1 - Deflection by Coreffect Interactive (@Coreffect) in Montréal, QC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Lasers, portals, mirrors... what could be more awesome? Destroy the enemy's king with your laser by moving and rotating mirrors and by strategically using the special abilities some pieces possess. Play against friends (local and online) or against the AI!”.

2 - Cheese Runner by one of our wonderful patrons Kai Hutchence and Massive Corporation (@Massive_CA) in Saskatchewan. Still aging, Wishlist on Steam. “Trade illicit cheese in a dystopian cyberpunk city filled with police killbots trying to hunt you down in this ASCII Art text-based early 80s retro trading game. Like a fine blue cheese, this isn't for everyone.”

3 - Bombing!! by another one of our awesome patrons Devon Wiersma (@Devon_Wiersma) in Toronto, ON. Releasing when it’s ready, Wishlist on Steam. “Bombing!! is a creative graffiti sandbox where every inch of the environment can be painted.”

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Overview:

After acquiring the Warframe dev's parent company in December, Tencent acquired yet another Canadian studio this week in Vancouver-based indie powerhouse Klei Entertainment, creators of beloved games like Don't Starve and Mark of the Ninja. Will we still be able to type "Free Hong Kong" in the chat in future Klei games? Yeah, probably. But Canadian studios are getting a little less Canadian...

We also discuss Interactive Ontario's #StayHomeON campaign, Curved Space's killer publishing partner and the new season of Apex Legends from Respawn's Vancouver studio!

Jobs:

- Achimostawinan Games - Intern Video Game Programmer (Toronto, ON)

- Canuck Play - Senior Unity Game Developer, Unity Game Developer & 3D Modeller (static objects) (Peterborough, ON)

- Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

- Stormy Shore - Lead 3D Artist (Paradise, Newfoundland)

Events:

- Global Game Jam Online (27 - 31 January 2021)

- Game Breakfast Audio Club (Feb 3 @ 9:30 AM)

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

- Dirty Rectangles (Feb 10 @ 8 PM EST)

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

News:

- Interactive Ontario Launches #StayHomeON Campaign, Encouraging People to Stay Home and Play Games Made in Ontario

- Tencent Buys Majority Stake in Vancouver Indie Studio Klei Entertainment

- Curved Space Lands Publishing Deal

- Apex Announces Season 8 Release Date

Wishlist This:

1 - Fire Tonight by Reptoid Games (@ReptoidGames) in Toronto, ON. Releasing Winter 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “A narrative puzzle game about two people trying to find their way back together in a city on fire.”

2 - Kaiju Wars by Foolish Mortals (@Foolish_M_Games) in Saskatoon, SK. Releasing “When it's done”, Wishlist on Steam. “Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.”

3 - Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator with art by Julia Minamata (@JuliaMinamata) in Canada. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Buy, sell, and trade organs in a strange and evolving universe. Dive into the quivering innards of alien capitalism in the sci-fi body horror market tycoon game you didn't know you needed.”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan

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!

Stephan’s Grindstone AMA Question: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/kxduup/were_capy_and_we_made_grindstone_ama/gj9qlm1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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Overview:

This week we talk about a duo of new Canadian indies hitting Steam as well as the exciting first cohort of the Damage Labs game dev fund. We talk about all the licensed games getting announced lately from IOI's James Bond to Machine Games' Indiana Jones- also where did game demos on console go?!

News:

- Rogue Star Rescue Leaves Steam Early Access Next Month

- Cold War Strategy Sim 'Doomsday Room' Out Now on Steam

- First Damage Labs Cohort Announced

Events:

- Global Game Jam Online (Jan 27 - 31)

- DMG Annual General Meeting (Sat Feb 27 @ 1 PM EST)

Jobs:

- Achimostawinan Games - Intern Video Game Programmer (Toronto, ON)

- Canuck Play - Senior Unity Game Developer, Unity Game Developer & 3D Modeller (static objects) (Peterborough, ON)

- Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

- Stormy Shore - Lead 3D Artist (Paradise, Newfoundland)

Wishlist This:

1 - Princess Farmer by Samobee Games (@SamobeeGames) in BC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Be the magical bunny farmer you've always wanted to be! Princess Farmer is a charming story meets match-3 gameplay, with a host of adorable characters to befriend, mysteries to solve, and fashion to collect. Smash rocks! Make combos! Win hearts!”

2 - Tribes of Midgard by Norsfell (@norsfell) in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “A new game in which players must resist the oncoming invasion of Giants during Ragnarök. Set in the world of Midgard, play solo or together to craft legendary equipment and defend your Viking village until the end!”

3 - Neon Blight (@Neon_Blight) by Bleeding Tapes in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “Neon Blight is a 2D cyberpunk rogue-lite/gun store management game. Collect and sell guns, customize and manage your own gun store, fight your way through dangerous levels and get closer to the ultimate weapon.”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan

Table of Contents: Jobs: 3:40 - News: 4:33 - Wishlist This: 11:16 - GOTY 2020 Winners Revealed: 25:38 - Events: 1:13:30 - What We've Been Playing: 1:14:30

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Overview:

Here it is! With thousands of votes cast, the results are in and we can confirm the winners of our End of Year polls. We had three categories this year:

1. Canadian Game of the Year;

2. Most Anticipated Canadian Game and;

3. Best Ongoing Canadian Game.

Check out all the winners on our site and stay tuned for our discussion of all the winners on this week's episode. We also breakdown the upcoming events, news, plug loads of jobs and more!

News:

- Mythic Acadian Adventure Game 'Clarevoyance' Out Now on Steam

- Project Winter comes to Xbox and Game Pass Later this Month

Events:

- Global Game Jam Online (Jan 27 - 31)

- Dirty Rectangles (Wed Jan 13 @ 8 PM EST)

- Annual General Meeting (Sat Feb 27 @ 1 PM EST)

Jobs:

- Achimostawinan Games - Intern Video Game Programmer (Toronto, ON)

- Canuck Play - Senior Unity Game Developer, Unity Game Developer & 3D Modeller (static objects) (Peterborough, ON)

- Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

- Stormy Shore - Lead 3D Artist (Paradise, Newfoundland)

Wishlist This:

1. Habroxia 2 by Lillymo Games (@LillymoGames) in Guelph, ON. Releasing February 3, 2021, Wishlist on Steam. ‘Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!’

2. Imposter Factory by Freebird Games (@Reives_Freebird) in Canada. Releasing 'End of 2020 but uhhh that could *technically* mean 2021..? (Spring!)', Wishlist on Steam. ‘A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon.’

3. Outlast Trials by Red Barrels in Montréal, QC. ‘Freedom Ends in 2021’, Wishlist on Steam. ‘The Outlast Trials is a survival horror game you can play by yourself or with other players online. You'll have to survive the twisted, sadistic and bizarre experiments of the Murkoff Corporation, alone or in a group up to 4 players.’