News Byte! December 8th - Graceful Explosion Machine, Shwip, Far Cry 5, and Video Game Awards

Graceful Explosion Machine: https://t.co/nDFPGA678R Shwip Turbo Thumb: https://t.co/sVSX43jZEb Far Cry 5: https://t.co/l0i1JD5k1p The Game Awards: http://thegameawards.com/ Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

News Byte! December 1st - Embers of Mirrim, Game Awards, Podcast

Embers of Mirrim: https://t.co/ExfKpZhpra The Game Awards: http://thegameawards.com/ Toronto Game Devs Podcast: https://t.co/lNdY6a5Bx0 Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

Cuphead and Warframe Represent Southern Ontario In Game Awards

The Video Game Awards will be next week on December 7th, and a few local games are up for rewards - with Cuphead grabbing 10 nominations for the following:

Best Art Direction, Best Score/Music, Best Action Game, Best Independent Game, and Best Debut Indie Game

Warframe is also up for nomination for Best Ongoing and consider it just got the big Plains of Eidolon update, it has a decent change of winning. 

Good luck to all nominee's, and tune in December 7th to see the winners.

Toronto Developed Severed and Modbox Win At The Canadian Video Game Awards

The Canadian Video Game Awards have come and gone, and the winners are in! There were a few Toronto developed games that were up for nominations and I've posted the winners below:

  • Best Mobile/Handheld Game: Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
  • Best Animation: Far Cry Primal (Ubisoft Montreal - Ubisoft Toronto helped)
  • Best Educational Game: Modbox (Alientrap)
  • Best Musical Score: Take My Hand by YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN & Pantayo - Severed (Drinkbox Studios)

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided took home Game of the Year, and you check out the full list of winners right here.