Top Stories for CanaidanGameDevs: April 2019
/ Stephen CraneHere are the top stories from the site this last month.
Way of the Passive Fist was announced and then released for Switch.
Block Droppin Blitz released on iOS.
Terrorarium Hits Early Access.
Google’s upcoming streaming service, Stadia has a Canadian connection.
Blazing Bit Games Reveals New Retro Shooter Nightmare Reaper.
Pitfall Planet is out on Switch.
Amateurs by Sleepy Tom Released as a Retro-Style arcade skateboarding game.
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s next DLC is out now.
Multiplayer tower offense Radio Violence out on Steam.
Rogue Star Rescue is also out now on Steam.
Golf Bitz releases world-wide on iOS and Android.
Crimson Moon DLC for Starlink: Batle for Atlas is out now
Jobs
We also had some job postings!
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
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.
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.