Cuphead Gets Patched

Cuphead got patched the other day to fix some bugs and exploits, and general gameplay balance. Cuphead has been in the news a lot lately, confirming that the characters will return, and being nominated for awards. You can check out the full patch notes below - which sadly gets rid of the duplication/army bug.

• Fixed various freezes caused by controller disconnection/reconnection
• Fixed infinite controller rumble bug
• Fixed various freezes and soft-locks and crashes
• Improvements to saving and loading
• No longer possible to create a Mugman army.
• Fixed rapid-weapon-swap damage glitch
• Slight charge weapon damage reduction
• Charge weapon charge is now maintained during parry
• It is now possible to unequip secondary weapon, Super, and Charm from equipment menu (Press “Y” to unequip)
• Mr. Chimes no longer gets stuck or goes off-screen
• King Dice’s Start Over square will now only trigger once per attempt
• Player 2 now appears in the King Dice board after being revived at the end of a mini-boss level
• Dice Palace score now properly resets when retrying the level
• Fixed improper hit boxes on the Devil’s snake attack
• Fixed Devil’s goat attack so it hits ducking players
• Elevator on Rugged Ridge no longer locks if Player 1 dies
• A+ grade now possible on Funfair Fever and Treetop Trouble
• No longer possible to damage bosses that are off-screen
• Fixed rare crash when parrying on Carnival Kerfuffle
• Fixed Roundabout shots not coming back on screen on select stages
• Baroness Von Bon Bon death results now properly displays progress on phase 3
• Dr. Kahl’s Robot death results now properly displays progress on phase 1
• Fixed various minor collision bugs
• Various art and animation polish
• Minor sound effect bug fixes and polish
• Added spooky Mausoleum announcer
• Touch fuzzy, get a little dizzy

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.

Play Golfy Golf For Free Right Now

Our friends at Yah Man Games have released a beta version of Golfy Golf on Gamejolt which you can play for free right now.

"Golfy Golf is a fun, new, exciting take on the classic game of golf featuring, menacing enemies, stiff competition, beautifully laid our grounds, visually appealing graphics and innovative game play set up. Its is sure to get you on the greens. FORE!"

With the game in Beta, the developer is looking for feedback - so make sure to let them know on Twitter. You can check out the game right here.

Showcase of the first two levels of play, for Golfy Golf. Pre release version. Looking for feedback.

Reptoid Games Discusses Their Experience In Winning The Indie Series From Ubisoft

Last year Reptoid Games won the Ubisoft Toronto Indie Series for Fossil Hunters, which got them (amongst other things) a cash prize, and mentorship. Ubisoft posted a video going over their experience which you can check below:

Here is what Reptoid Games had to say about their experience in the 1st edition of the Ubisoft Indie Series presented by National Bank. https://toronto.ubisoft.com/indieseries/ Back for a second edition, the Ubisoft Indie Series presented by National Bank is an annual competition for independent game development studios, offering cash prizes, mentorship, and creative, marketing and financial tools to help local studios and their games reach new heights.

This year Ubisoft announced a round two of the competition, which you can check out here. We won't have to wait much longer for Fossil Hunters, which is expected to hit next year.

News Byte! November 24th - Longstory Games, SIM Expo, Steam Sale

LongStory: https://t.co/jseBLUH6Z8 2017 Sim Expo: https://t.co/9uGnelLwaz Patreon: https://t.co/T1a9w8JEwS Store: https://t.co/tDIU40dFAJ Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau

News Byte! November 21st - Frolic Labs, Russian Subway Dogs, and Gunhead

Frolic Labs Job Posting: https://t.co/xgNjQZoflV Russian Subway Dogs: https://t.co/63O3TD3JPG Gunhead: https://t.co/1BvZR4o0Pc Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau

Gunhead Announced - FPS Sequel To Cryptark

Talk about unexpected, despite announcing a game just a few weeks ago Alientrap is at it again, this time announcing Gunhead, a direct sequel to its rogue-like shooter Cryptark.  However Gunhead is a first-person shooter, where you'll still enter procedurally generated ships to neutralize them with the story taking place right after Cryptark. 

First trailer for our new game - GUNHEAD. A FPS sequel to Cryptark. Coming 2018 - Steam page: https://t.co/FIG7MKA4be pic.twitter.com/VDRgCcA3Nv

— Lee Vermeulen (@Alientrap) November 17, 2017

Gunhead will be out on Steam next year, so make sure to add the game to your Steam page. Cryptark also came out on PlayStation 4, so hopefully we'll see its sequel make the console jump as well. In the meantime, make sure to check out the developers on Twitter.

Please RT! We've been working on it for about a year now - Gunhead team is myself / @harley_obium / @banjoduarte / @berv_ / @JesseMcGibs / @dualryan

— Lee Vermeulen (@Alientrap) November 17, 2017

Voxel Dungeon Crawler Riverbond Coming To PlayStation 4

Announced last year, Riverbond was originally announced for "PC and consoles", and now we know at least one console. The voxel couch co-op dungeon crawler will be coming to PlayStation 4 next year, and is playable at PlayStation experience next month.

PS4 players, you're in luck! 🌟 #Riverbond is coming to PS4 in 2018! 🌟

Come play this #voxel couch co-op dungeon crawler at #PSX2017

▶️ https://t.co/X7tTsRWNxd pic.twitter.com/1H82YfoDXS

— Cococucumber (@cococucumberco) November 16, 2017

News Byte! November 17th - Tram Panic, Warframe, and Riverbond

Tram Panic: https://t.co/7VtqTxccyl Warframe - Plains of Eidolon: https://t.co/vpTe7darrp Riverbond: https://t.co/yf9ok0PQRX Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau

Blot Interactive Brings Us 'Oh No! Ninjas!' - Out Now On iOS and Android

It's a mobile heavy day today here at TorontoGameDevs as Blot Interactive released Oh No! Ninjas! on iTunes, and Android.  The game is a typing action game feature ninja' while you tackle 80+ missions unlocking upgrades along the way.

Are you faster than a ninja? Our new free mobile game Oh No! Ninjas! is now available on Google Play and iTunes! Play it!
itunes: https://t.co/Gs31HyRfgJ
google play: https://t.co/XAQgwFBTPS#ohnoninjas #indiegame #MobileGame #ninja #arcade #wordtyping #wordgame #indie #f2p pic.twitter.com/PgCnUDEu09

— Blot Interactive (@BlotInteractive) November 15, 2017

You can pick up the game for free on iOS and Android.

Warframe: Plains of Eidolon Available Now On Consoles

What came to PC last month is now available on consoles. Warframes latest patch, titled Plains of Eidolon, which includes an open-space landscape (called the Plains of Eidolon), new resources to collect and a day-night cycle.

"Welcome to the Plains of Eidolon. Sentients once fought on this battleground in an attempt to destroy a massive Orokin Tower that the Ostrons now call home. The Sentients' defeat is forever immortalized in the ancient graveyard that litters the Landscape.

Time in the Plains cycles the same for all Tenno. For every 100 minutes of beautiful sunshine, there are 50 minutes of haunted night"

You can download the free-to-play game on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

Available Now! For the first time in Warframe -- explore, fight, and fly through the open Landscape of Planet Earth. Visit the bustling town of Cetus to craft weapons, shop for fishing equipment, take on quests and learn the ways of the Ostrons.

Studio MDHR Says Cuphead "Guaranteed" To Return

Talking to IGN, the gang from Studio MDHR confirmed that it's "guaranteed" that we'll see Cuphead again at some point. Before you get to excited though, it might be a ways off:

"But as far as what are our plans, what are we distinctly doing next, there's been zero time to really breathe or think," Jared added before Chad chimed in to note they "would have had two 30-minute chats about the future."

Given that the game quickly sold a million copies, this isn't a surprise. Maybe the next one will come to PlayStation 4.

Tiny Titan Studios Looking For Beta Testers For New Game

London developer Tiny Titan Studios tweeted out today asking for beta testers for their new game, which at this time is unannounced. Those interested our asked to email support@tinytitanstudos.com.

Titan Titan Studios is the developer behind Tiny Rails, and recently released the mobile game on Steam. We'll have to wait and see what they're cooking up next.

We're accepting REMOTE BETA TESTERS for a NEW GAME! 👾

If you're interested, please email support@tinytitanstudios.com! More details to follow soon! pic.twitter.com/uP0rksLxML

— Tiny Titan Studios (@TinyTitanGames) November 13, 2017

Cuphead Devs Face Off With IGN

Cuphead came out last September, and IGN had the gang from Studio MDHR face each other off. Turns out even the developers have a difficult time with the game. Check it out below - Cuphead is out now on PC and Xbox One.

IGN's Ryan McCaffrey and Studio MDHR's Chad Moldenhauer face off in a timed Cuphead challenge against IGN's Lily Zaldivar and Studio MDHR's Jared Moldenhauer. Can Cuphead's Creators Defeat Their Own Game's Bosses?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5danTXIPdEY Cuphead Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBoPbdOaw7M Subscribe to IGN for more! http://www.youtube.com/user/IGNentertainment?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------­---- Follow IGN for more!

Ubisoft Toronto Announces Indie Series

Similar to last year, Ubisoft Toronto, and National Bank announced the Indie Series which gives independent developers a chance at some cash, mentorship, and helping with marketing. You can check out the full details on Ubisoft's website, as well as the eligible criteria.

A competition designed to drive leadership in the videogame industry

Back for a second edition, the Ubisoft Indie Series presented by National Bank is an annual competition for independent game development studios, offering cash prizes, mentorship, and creative, marketing and financial tools to help local studios and their games reach new heights.

Best of luck to everyone who enters, and make sure to check out the website for full details!