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Cuphead is celebrating its initial launch on PC and Xbox One 5 years ago today, September 29, with the announcement of a physical copy of the game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch.
Read MoreLondon-based indie studio Big Blue Bubble (@BigBlueBubble) announced that their 2D action-platformer Foregone is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One on October 5, 2020.
Read MoreThe psychological co-op game Debris is out now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Read MoreAnnounced last year, we always know Starlink: Battle of Atlas would be coming in 2018, and now we have the exact date. Announced at E3, the Ubisoft Toronto space adventure game will be coming October 16th to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch.
Lead a group of interstellar pilots as you build your own starship, explore the Atlas Star System, and battle the vile Grax and his Forgotten Legion. Available October 16.
Nintendo Switch will also have an added bonus, as Fox McCloud from the StarFox series will be available on the Switch version of the game. You can check out the trailers and Press Release below. We'll have more on Starlink as I get through all the E3 news.
Lead a group of interstellar pilots as you build your own starship, explore the Atlas Star System, and battle the vile Grax and his Forgotten Legion. Featuring special guest pilot Fox McCloud and his Arwing. Battle in exclusive Add-on Star Wolf missions! Available October 16.
Our favorite moment for the #UbiE3 conference yesterday 😉 Congratulations to the entire team! #StarlinkGame pic.twitter.com/IYH2t2IR72
— Ubisoft Toronto (@UbisoftToronto) June 12, 2018
BLAST OFF WITH STARLINK: BATTLE FOR ATLAS™ ON OCTOBER 16
The Starlink Initiative Teams Up with Ace Pilot and Star Fox Leader Fox McCloud in Free Exclusive Nintendo Switch® Add-On Content
LOS ANGELES, CA – June 11, 2018 – Today, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft announced that Starlink: Battle for Atlas™, an all-new action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Toronto, will be available for Nintendo Switch®, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X on October 16, 2018. This open world space saga featuring modular toy technology empowers players to assemble and customize real-world physical starships. Each modular component and pilot attached to the starship appears instantly in-game and players can experiment with different pilot abilities, weapons and ships to unleash devastating combos upon their enemies. The Starlink: Battle for Atlas Retail Starter Pack includes the game, one starship, one pilot, a variety of weapons, the Starlink controller mount and a poster for the suggested retail price of $74.99 USD, Pre-orders for the Starter Pack begin today.
The Starlink diverse cast of characters will team up with ace pilot and leader of the Star Fox team, Fox McCloud, and his iconic Arwing ship in free exclusive add-on content for the Nintendo Switch. Players can play through the entire campaign as Fox McCloud and embark on exclusive missions in Atlas featuring other friends from the Star Fox universe.
“We are excited to give players a deeper look at Starlink: Battle for Atlas, the first all-new property from Ubisoft Toronto,” said Laurent Malville, Creative Director at Ubisoft Toronto. “Starlink is a project born from the passion of our collective team, and the opportunity to work directly with Nintendo to bring Star Fox to our universe is a dream come true. We believe the Atlas open star system is a perfect playground for Fox to explore and hope players will too.”
The modular toys and dynamic combat mechanics in Starlink: Battle for Atlas let players explore multiple ways to achieve objectives and approach any obstacle or enemy, driven by their own imagination and creativity. Alongside the innovative new way to play, Starlink: Battle for Atlas offers open-world gameplay, spanning a full star system that players can explore with total freedom. Built from the ground up in the Snowdrop engine, the game allows seamless travel through and around the exotic alien worlds of the Atlas Star System, teeming with life and unique challenges across seven different planets. Players’ actions and choices will impact their journey and no two player experiences will be alike. Enemies will react and fight back intelligently – taking over the star system if the player does nothing to stop them. The fate of Atlas rests in your hands.
All versions of the Starlink: Battle for Atlas Starter Pack include the game, the Starlink controller mount and a poster. Additionally, on PlayStation® 4 system and Xbox One the Starter Pack includes:
* Zenith Starship – includes modular hull and two Armor wings
* Mason Rana Pilot
* Shredder Weapon
* Flamethrower Weapon
* Frost Barrage Weapon
The Nintendo Switch Starter Pack includes:
* Arwing Starship – includes modular hull and two Arwing wings, with laser cannon weapons and charge shot built in
* Fox McCloud Pilot
* Mason Rana Pilot
* Flamethrower Weapon
* Frost Barrage Weapon
* Digital versions of Zenith Starship and Shredder weapon
* Exclusive Star Fox mission content
The team at Ubisoft Toronto collaborated closely with Virtuos on the Nintendo Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas. The partnership allowed Ubisoft to push the Nintendo Switch version to new heights, and fully support handheld, tabletop and docked play.
Players will be able to build their collection, and all pieces are compatible.* At launch, Starlink: Battle for Atlas will have additional ships, weapons and pilots available for purchase at the following suggested retail prices:
* Starship Pack (including one starship with modular hull and two wings, one pilot and one weapon): $24.99
* Weapon Pack (including two weapons): $9.99
* Pilot Pack (including one pilot): $7.99
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Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services, with a rich portfolio of world-renowned brands, including Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Tom Clancy’s video game series, Rayman, Far Cry and Watch Dogs. The teams throughout Ubisoft’s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms, including consoles, mobile phones, tablets and PCs. For the 2017–18 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,732 million. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoft.com
*The Arwing Starship and Fox McCloud Pilot will only be compatible with the Nintendo Switch version of the game.
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Do you want to give For Honor a try but don't want to straight up purchase the game? Ubisoft got your back as they'll be having a free weekend for the medieval pvp fighter next weekend from May 3rd - May 6th.
Details can be found on the website here with the timing below.
Xbox will start on May 3, 2018 at 1am PDT, and will end on May 7, 2018 at 12am PDT
PS4* will start on May 3, 2018 at 1am PDT, and will end on May 7, 2018 at 12am PDT
PC* will start on May 3, 2018 at 10am PDT, and will end on May 6, 2018 at 1pm PDT
*PS4 & PC pre-load available starting May 1, 2018 at 12am PDT
Become a Warrior during the For Honor Free Weekend happening May 3-6. Keep the progress of your adventures and save up to 67% on the game. Existing Warriors, if you train with your apprentice friends, you can both earn a bounty with the Warrior Training Program. Visit ForHonorGame.com/FreeWeekend to learn more!
Ubisoft has announced that Prince of Persia is returning…sort of. The series, which hasn’t seen a console game since 2010’s Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is coming as a limited-time event in For Honor. The update includes 30 pieces of Prince of Persia-inspired loot to unlock.
Ubisoft is having a special Halloween event for For Honor - live now until November 1st the “Fans of the Otherworld” in-game event is free for all players. It comes with a new game mode, exclusive Halloween-themed loot, and new executions
Ubisoft announced that Season 3 of their third year for For Honor on August 1st will introduce new Viking Hero ‘Jormungandr’, as well as a new Breach map, and various quality of life and balance changes. Check out the full trailer below.
Ubisoft announced today that Far Cry 5 has become the fastest selling Far Cry game in franchise history. Digital Distribution accounted for 50% of the games total sales, which is also the second biggest launch in Ubisoft history - trailing on 2016's The Division.
Along with the announcement, Ubisoft also provided some fun facts about the game such as the 5.1 million fish gamers have caught since the games launch last week. Check them out below and see you in Hope County.
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!
KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.
In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!
Big few weeks of releases for Canadian indie studios Behaviour Interactive, Cococucumber Co, Mighty Yell, Red Hook and Red Meat Games! (Red!) We also talk early access, the ideal platform release schedule for your indie game (including the Limited Run Games release) and giving everyone some freakin' menstruation days.
Ubisoft released a trailer for the season pass of Far Cry 5, which you can check out below.
Sign up for the season pass and get access to 3 upcoming DLCs: Dead Living Zombies, Hours of Darkness, Lost on Mars, plus Far Cry 3 Classic Edition! Learn more at farcry.com. Available March 27, 2018.
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!
KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.
In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!
Big few weeks of releases for Canadian indie studios Behaviour Interactive, Cococucumber Co, Mighty Yell, Red Hook and Red Meat Games! (Red!) We also talk early access, the ideal platform release schedule for your indie game (including the Limited Run Games release) and giving everyone some freakin' menstruation days.
We're back! This time we're looking at Lost Orbit from PixelNauts - you can pick up the game on PlayStation 4, and Steam. It's a twitch, speed "floater" in space - we did a recent video (and make sure to subscribe on Youtube).
We are back with another ThrowBack Thursday - this time, looking at Lost Orbit on PlayStation 4 from Pixelnaught over in St. Catharines. You should check it out! Remember to like and subscribe! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/T...
Lost Orbit did well with critics getting a 77% on Metacritic, and was reviewed by some of the bigger places out there.
“All in all, Lost Orbit is a winner.”
8/10 – Destructoid
“Lost Orbit could quite possibly be contender for indie game of the year.”
9/10 – Punk and Lizard
“If you like dodge ‘em ups then this is one of the best available"”
9/10 – The Sixth Axis
Building off of last week - we have round two of Throwback Thursday, and this time the first video/Let's Play which you can check out here (and below).
The Castle Game is a RTS-lite fantasy game from Neptune Interactive. Originally planned to also release on Wii U, and Steam, it only graced the PlayStation 4 but was one of my favourite games from 2015. I really enjoyed the colours, the sounds, and the kind of laid back approach it took to the genre. It's not hardcore, and the concepts are simple - which was perfect for someone who was never much of an RTS fan.
The first video for Throw Back Thursday is here! Every Thursday we're going to do a video on a game that may of fallen off gamers minds. If you have a suggestion, let me know on Twitter! Remember to like and subscribe! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/TorontoGameDevs/?irgwc=1&clickid=wjMwxixy2xsWUA6Ryy2xySgQUkmVIQ2twXp01A0&utm_campaign=301861&utm_medium=1190579&iradtype=ONLINE_TRACKING_LINK&utm_source=ImpactRadius
The Castle Game posted a respectable 68 on Metacritic, and was helped by our good friends at Clapfoot Studios, the makers of Fortified, and Foxhole. You can get it on PlayStation 4 right here (and btw it's a fairly easy platinum). Until next time!
Released earlier last year on Steam, indie developer Will O'Neill is brining his latest game Little Red Lie to PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita - better yet the game is releasing today (January 9th)
Little Red Lie is a narrative-focused, interactive fiction experience that reduces the traditional nine-verb adventure game structure down to a single, context-dependent interaction: lie.
Learn more at http://www.littleredlie.com
It is the truth: LITTLE RED LIE comes to PS4 and PS Vita on January 9th! https://t.co/ITG9I3Kq8h via @Playstation
— Will O'Neill (@willoneill) January 6, 2018
The new studio founded by ex-BioWare devs Humanoid Origin is looking to fill multiple roles.
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