Video Games News Time Daily - May 3rd 2017

Two student developed games from Toronto students got demos! Check out Disco is Dead, and Detective VR. I also give my quick thoughts on NBA Playground. Disco Is Dead Demo: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/disco-is-dead-now-available-on-itchio Detective VR Demo: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/detective-vr-now-available-on-itchio NBA Playground: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/05/03/nba-playgrounds-release-date-for-nintendo-switch-ps4-xbox-one-pc-announced TorontoGameDevs.com is partially fan funded, so check out www.patreon.com/torontogamedevs

Detective VR Now Available on itch.io

Detective VR by Sixty Forty Games, another award-winning game at LevelUP TO 2017, has just been released on itch.io.  Detective VR won second place in Technical Innovation and third place Best Overall design.  Check out a gameplay demo for Detective VR below.

“In this 80s themed, murder-mystery game on the HTC Vive, you can explore the crime scene, pick up objects and interact with them as well as interact with NPCs. Once you’ve collected all the evidence, you can move onto the interrogation phase and interrogate the suspect by piecing together the evidence that you found to contradict what the suspect is saying!

Put your detective skills to the test by keeping your eyes peeled for the tiniest piece of evidence. You’ll also need to pay attention to what the suspect is saying. With your journal, you can keep track of all the evidence you found and can look back on it when interrogating the suspect.”

Detective VR is my Capstone Project, required for graduation, from Sheridan College. It is a murder/mystery adventure game for HTC VIVE and was completed in March 2017. ​ My roles were Lead Game Designer, Lead Narrative Designer/Writer, Producer and Creative Director. ​ This game won two awards at the Level Up!