Let's Play - Apotheon (And Talk E3)

Two videos for playing Apotheon! Remember that Cryptark comes out on Tuesday for PS4.

More E3 Talk! What did we think of the conference? Meanwhile lets play some battle mode for Apotheon. We go back in time to Ancient Greece to play a little bit of Apotheon, and talk about the developers next game - Cryptark. Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...

Last E3 video! But we're still playing some Apotheon on PS4 (Steve is not good at teh game), and talking some final E3 thoughts. Remember to like and subscribe! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...

Let's Play - Apotheon

To celebrate Cryptark coming to PlayStation 4, and Steam this week Chris and I decided to play some Apotheon on PS4. Check it out below and remember to subscribe on Youtube.

We go back in time to Ancient Greece to play a little bit of Apotheon, and talk about the developers next game - Cryptark. Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...

Free Multiplayer Update to Apotheon

Apotheon, the 2D side scroller from Toronto developer Alientrap, now has a free multiplayer update.  The game, which was nominated 8 times at the Canadian Video Game Awards, sets players in a battle against the Greek Mythological Gods now lets players battle each other in a free update.

Apotheon Arena is the free online-multiplayer complement to the mythic Greek action RPG, Apotheon. Pit your skills with spear and shield against other players in brutal bronze-age combat. Battle across the statuesque arenas of Olympus, depicted with beautiful black-figure pottery artwork.

• Totally free! No microtransactions or ads! If you already own Apotheon no need to download, you can play online with the regular Apotheon game also
• Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Team Elimination game modes.
• Ten arenas to fight across; battle from the Grove of Artemis, to the Palace of Zeus
• Dozens of melee and ranged weaponry. Slay with spear, sword, arrow and axe.

Play on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/417890 Apotheon with a full single player campaign is 75% this week for it's release: http://store.steampowered.com/app/208750/ Apotheon Arena is the free online-multiplayer complement to the mythic Greek action RPG, Apotheon. Pit your skills with spear and shield against other players in brutal bronze-age combat.

s mentioned above, the update is free for anyone who owns Apotheon on Steam, so head over to their Steam page to download the game, which is actually currently on sale.

2015 Canadian Videogame Awards - Toronto Well Represented As The Finalists Have Been Announced

The Canadian Videogame Awards have announced their 2015 finalists, with a lot of developers from Toronto getting nods.  I've summarized the local developers below, but you can check out the full list here.

Game of the Year (local developers only)

• Alto’s Adventure (Snowman)
• Apotheon (Alientrap)
• Cryptark (Alientrap)
• Runbow (13AM Games)

Best Downloadable Game (local developers only)

• Apotheon (Alientrap)
• N++ (Metanet Software)
• Runbow (13AM Games)
• The Castle Game (Neptune Interactive Inc)

Best iOS Game (local developers only)

• Alto's Adventure (Snowman)

Best Animation (local developers only)

• Apotheon (Alientrap)

Best Audio (local developers only)

• Apotheon (Alientrap)

Best Indie Game (local developers only)

• Alto's Adventure (Snowman)
• Apotheon (Alientrap)
• Lost Orbit (PixelNAUTS Games)
• Planet of the Eyes (Cococucumber)
• Lastronaut (Darrin Henein & Stephan Leroux)

Best Original Music (local developers only)

• King of the Gods, Apotheon (Alientrap)
• The Castle Game Theme, The Castle Game (Neptune Interactive)

Best Writing (local developers only)

• Apotheon (Alientrap)

Fans’ Choice Award: Best Canadian-Made Game (local developers only)

• Apotheon (Alientrap)
• N++ (Metanet Software)

Congratulations to all the finalists and best of luck!

Deals: PlayStation Discounts Several Games

The PlayStation store has been updated, and alongside the launch of N++ are some sales for Toronto developed games.  Make sure to check them out on the PlayStation Store.

• Apotheon from Alientrap is $7.50
• Far Cry 4 from Ubisoft (Ubisoft Toronto helped with this one) is $35.99
• Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition from DrinkBox Studios is $6.00

Additional, Lost Orbit from PixelNauts has a 30% discount for PlayStation Plus users, the sale price is $8.39.  The sale will go on for a week until the store updates again next Tuesday, make sure to check out the PlayStation blog for the full store update.

Toronto Developed Games On Sale In the Summer Steam Sale

With the big steam summer sale well under way, Bret Measor suggested I do a News post about the games on sale that were developed in our area. I thought "what a great idea!"

Except Torn Banner Studios beat me to it.  So make sure to check out their awesome blog post (and check out Chivalry: Medieval Warfare which is on sale by 80%). Lots of great Toronto developed games are on sale this week.

Countdown To Bit Bazaar: Cryptark

Indie developer had just released Apotheon on PS4 and PC earlier this year, and they've been busy working on their next game Cryptark, which they'll be showing at Bit Bazaar.

Make sure to follow Alientrap on twitter, and check them out at this years Bit Bazaar.

Apotheon Now In Beta For Online Multiplayer On Steam

Developer Alientrap has announced their 2D Greek platformer Apotheon now has an Online Multiplayer component on Steam with five maps, and three modes (deathmatch, team deathmatch, elimination).

"While developing Apotheon's combat system we wanted to fight each other to really make sure it had a lot of depth - since we didn't live in the same city we added online support early on. The online game modes were one of our favorite parts of the game throughout development - but we decided to not release it with the main game because we didn't want to distract from the large single player adventure. 

We've are now planning to release the online modes as a free standalone game - Apotheon Arena, on Steam in the coming months (though this plan depends on how well the beta goes). We want to release it for free so we can have the largest user base possible - and help promote the main single player game. When we release it and with how much content will depend on how this beta goes. "

You can check out the full post on their Steam page here.  I asked if this sort of feature might make its way onto the PS4 version.

@TorontoGameDevs Dont know yet. Entirely depends on how well multiplayer works - if there is a lot of player interest then hopefully

— Lee Vermeulen (@Alientrap) April 15, 2015

So if you're interested, let them know! One more thing! Alientrap has been kind enough to provide some Steam codes for Autocraft. If you want a chance at a code you just need to comment on this article below. I'll dish them out later this week.