'Skully' Tumbles onto Steam and Consoles Later This Year
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Toronto-based Finish Line Games (@FinishLineGames) will be releasing indie adventure platformer Skully for Steam, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on August 4, 2020.
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Maize Now Available on PS4 and Xbox One
/“Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game.
Explore an abandoned farm and a not-so-abandoned underground research facility as you uncover the mysteries around Maize, and possibly learn a bit about yourself along the way. Or maybe not.
With a colourful cast of characters and an absolutely absurd world, Maize offers up a unique experience that keeps the surprises coming. Seriously, they’re everywhere.”
Maize From Finish Line Games Launches On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Next Month
/Maize released on Steam last year, and now we're getting an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 port that will be out next month. You can check out the announcement trailer below.
You'll be able to hang out with Sentient corn September 12th on console, or right now on Steam.
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TorontoGameDevs.com 2nd Annual Game Of The Year Voting - Results!!
/Well, it was a solid 2016, and there were a lot of great games that were created in Toronto and Southern Ontario. Just like last year, supporters and fans of local content took part in the 2nd Annual Game of the Year voting, and here are the results!
10) Maize - Finish Line Games
9) Kapsul Infinite - Luke O'Connor
8) Far Cry Primal - Ubisoft Toronto
7) Alone With You - Benjamin Rivers
6) Watch Dogs 2 - Ubisoft Toronto
5) Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander - Massive Damage Inc
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander had a huge Kickstarter. After a successful funding thank to Square Enix Collective, the game came out in Early Access, followed by a full release later in the year. The developers are still updating the game, so make sure you head over to Steam to pick it up.
4) Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure - 13AM Games
Back-to-back Years of placing 4th in voting, 13AM Games released a healthy chunk of DLC for its party platformer. Satura's Space Adventure gives players more single, and multiplayer content - while also releasing the game on Steam, and 3DS.
3) Severed - DrinkBox Studios
The first-person hack-n-slash found eventual homes on 3DS, iOS, and Wii U, but it was made from the ground up for the little Sony portable that could. Probably one of the last "exclusive" Vita games, Severed has you playing as a daughter trying to find out what happened to her family. Now I'll be praying for a Guacamelee 2.
2) Hard Vacuum Lullaby - One More Story Games
Friends of the site, One More Story Games claims our top two spots in this years Game of the Year voting, first with Hard Vacuum Lullaby. "After a savage battle in deep space, the 2nd Yagoshan Expeditionary Fleet Battlecruiser #6 retreats to the orbit of a gas giant with other damaged vessels to undergo repairs by the fleets logistics and repair corvettes."
1) Mandatory Upgrade X Marks The Spot - One More Story Games
Joining the ranks of N++, this years winner is Mandatory Upgrade: X Marks The Spot from One More Story Games. The story based game was written by Chris Tihor from Ironic Iconic Studios, and tells the tale of Special Agent Rachel Varley who has to investigate the death of a runaway cybernetic exosuit on her first day back to work. You can pick it up here for $3.99, which includes a demo as well.
Thanks to everyone for voting, and congratulations to everyone who released a game in 2016. Onwards to 2017!
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Maize Out Today On PC - Launch Trailer
/Announced earlier in the year, Maize is finally out as one of the last Toronto developed games to release this year (I think):
Maize is a first-person adventure game about what happens when two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn. And that last sentence is pretty much the least ridiculous thing about the game.
Explore an abandoned farm and a not-so-abandoned underground research facility as you uncover the mysteries around Maize, and possibly learn a bit about yourself along the way. Or maybe not.
With a colourful cast of characters and an absolutely absurd world, Maize offers up a unique experience that keeps the surprises coming. Seriously, they’re everywhere.
You can pick up the game on Steam, the Humble Store, and GOG.
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Release Date For Maize Announced
/Finish Line Games had announced Maize earlier in the year, and now we know when the first person adventure game that may or may not contain talking corn will be out December 1st.
They announced this via Youtube, where they released a trailer introducing Vladdy who apparently is never happy:
You can check out the official Steam page here, while also adding it to your wishlist. If you're in the San Francisco area, they'll also be showing the game at the Day of the Devs event.
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Finish Line Games Announces Maize For Steam - Coming This Fall
/Having just released Cel Damage HD on Xbox One, Toronto developer Finish Line Games have announced Maize, a new first person adventure coming to Steam this Fall. "Two scientists misinterpret a memo from the U.S. Government and create sentient corn."
Explore an abandoned farm and a not-so-abandoned underground research facility as you solve increasingly absurd environmental puzzles and uncover the mysteries around Maize, possibly learning a bit about yourself along the way. Or maybe not. You’ll definitely learn about talking corn, probably.
Make sure to check out the new website here, as well as follow Finish Line Games on Twitter and FaceBook. We'll have more on Maize as it becomes available.
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Cel Damage HD Out On Xbox One March 11th - Preorder Right Now
/Announced earlier this month, we now have a confirmed date for Cel Damage HD on Xbox One. Gamers can go to the Xbox Store to preorder the game at $8.99 and download it ahead of its March 11th release date.
"Take control of the world’s nuttiest cartoon drivers to demolish your friends with insane weapons and wacky arena hazards! Cel Damage HD is the definitive local multiplayer game, so just add a couch and have a blast with your friends and family. Master the single-player mode to get a leg up on the competition!"
The game is also available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita as a cross-buy game. You can follow the developer on Twitter while you're waiting for the game to come out.
Finish Line Games Bringing Cel Damage HD To Xbox One
/Toronto Indie developer Finish Line Games has announced they'll be bringing their HD rerelease of Cel Damage to Xbox One. The game is currently on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita.
Fourteen years after the crazed cartoon car combat extravaganza blazed a trail of mayhem across the Microsoft Xbox, Finish Line Games is proud to announce that Cel Damage HD is heading to the Xbox One!
Carve a path of cel-shaded destruction with Fowl Mouth, Violet, Sinder, and the rest of the Cel Damage cast, with updated graphics, enhanced gameplay and classic tried-and-true couch-based multiplayer action!
No release date was given yet, but you can follow the developer on FaceBook and Twitter to stay up to date. If you have any PlayStation console, you can pick the game up on the store as the game is cross-play.
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More Toronto Game Devs Coming To PlayStation Now
/Sony announced a huge increase to their PlayStation Now catalogue today, which includes a couple of Toronto, and surrounding area, developed games:
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack from DrinkBox Studios
'Take on the big round role of mutant Blob, who’s just arrived on Earth and wants to eat everything he sees. Gobble up whatever is loose to grow – you’ll need to get bigger and bigger to get past hurdles! Use physics to make your way through the obstacle courses, and see just how grumpy a hungry mutant Blob can be. (Rated Everyone)'
Cel Damage HD from Finish Line Games
'Take control of the world’s nuttiest cartoon drivers to demolish your friends with insane weapons and wacky arena hazards! Dish out damage with 30 cartoon weapons, like Giant Hammer, TNT Sheep and Shrink Ray across 13 different battle arenas. (Rated Teen).'
Starwhal from Breakfall
'Flop it out in a retro, epic narwhal battle in space! The heart-piercing action is furious and unrelenting. Starwhal is a simulation of dreams in an ocean of the mind that will change your life! (Rated Everyone)'
You can check out the full list over at the PlayStation Blog.
Deals: Assassins Creed Unity And Cel Damage HD
/With today's PlayStation store update, a couple of Toronto developed games are now on sale:
- Assassins Creed Unity from Ubisoft (Ubisoft Toronto helped with this one) is $31.99
- Cel Damage HD from Finish Line Games is $4.00 (PS4, PS3, PSVita - it's also cross-buy)
Make sure to hit up the PlayStation store today to get these two Toronto developed games!
Kitchener-based indie studio Fluxscopic have released their 2021 puzzle-loaded action adventure game Mayhem in Single Valley on consoles.