Blossom Tales Publisher Hits Milestone On Switch

Thanks to the release of Blossom Tale last month, FDG Entertainment (the team that published Castle Pixel's Zelda inspired RPG on Switch) hit 100,000 units sold (across all of their games) on Nintendo's console.

With the addition of our latest game #BlossomTales we surpassed 100,000 games sold on #NintendoSwitch alone! This is amazing! Thank you so much everyone <3 pic.twitter.com/iUdTXKDLhH

— FDG Entertainment (@FDG_Games) January 10, 2018

The sales milestone is shared with two other games, Oceanhorn, and Monster Boy. Congrats to everyone involved!

Edit: Tyler Bud, one of the developers behind Blossom Tales let me know on Twitter that Monster Boy isn't actually out yet.

T-Shirts, Tank Tops, Sweaters, and More Swag!

A friendly reminder that we do have an official shop that puts our neato logo on T-shirts, Tank Tops, Sweaters, Phone Cases, Mugs, and a few more things. You can see some samples of clothes below - and check out the official store here (Design by Humans has a lot of fan created swag)

Little Red Lie Releases On PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita Today

Released earlier last year on Steam, indie developer Will O'Neill is brining his latest game Little Red Lie to PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita - better yet the game is releasing today (January 9th)

Little Red Lie is a narrative-focused, interactive fiction experience that reduces the traditional nine-verb adventure game structure down to a single, context-dependent interaction: lie.

Learn more at http://www.littleredlie.com

It is the truth: LITTLE RED LIE comes to PS4 and PS Vita on January 9th! https://t.co/ITG9I3Kq8h via @Playstation

— Will O'Neill (@willoneill) January 6, 2018

Toronto Games Highlight Latest Nindies Sale

Nintendo is celebrating the new year with a sale, and a couple of Toronto games are involved.

• Severed from Drinkbox Studios
• Graceful Explosion Machine from Vertex Pop
• Bleed from Ian Campbell
• Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime from Asteroid Base

It's the #NindiesNewYearSale and Severed is 33% off on Switch this week! Check out all nine indie Switch games on sale: https://t.co/JwcFiFZk6Z pic.twitter.com/5kjvx0xImu

— DrinkBox Studios (@DrinkBoxStudios) January 8, 2018

You can also check out an AMA where all the developers involved answered questions from the fans - including Vertex Pop saying they were thinking of a sequel or DLC on GEM, but are instead moving onto something new.

Happy New Year!
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is now 33% OFF ($9.99) on #NintendoSwitch along with a bunch of other cool games in the #NindiesNewYearSale

Check it out: https://t.co/5MPiKyawes pic.twitter.com/JezVMnFpvP

— Asteroid Base (@AsteroidBase) January 8, 2018

Skies of Fury DX Coming To Switch

The Toronto Switch games keep on coming - this time in a mobile-to-console port. Illumination Games will be releasing Skies of Fury DX to Switch sometime "soon" - the game was originally released on mobile earlier this year. The game will be the studios first console game.

Fight as both British and German pilots during WWI’s battle for the skies! Seed Interactive and Illumination Games are excited to announce Skies of Fury DX for Nintendo Switch™. Take to the skies and experience WWI as a fighter pilot! Skies of Fury DX offers players the chance to engage in epic, aerial combat in historic Bloody April, 1917, as both British and German pilots.

www.SkiesofFury.com Fight as both British and German pilots during WWI's battle for the skies! Seed Interactive and Illumination Games are excited to announce Skies of Fury DX for Nintendo Switch™. Take to the skies and experience WWI as a fighter pilot!

The trailer says the game is "coming soon" so we probably won't have to wait long to take to the sky on Switch.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Most Anticipated Game

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! This is for your most anticipated game.

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best Mobile Game

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! This is for your mobile game from this year.

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best Port

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! This is for your favourite port for a Toronto developed game!

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best PC Only Game

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! Here you can vote for your favourite PC only game!

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best Multi-Platform Release

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! Starting with Best multi-platform release. Vote away!

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

DrinkBox Studios Character Featured In Smash Brothers-like Game 'Brawlout'

Though not developed in Toronto or the surrounding area, Brawlout does have a connection to the game development scene here in the GTA. Similar to Runbow, there are a few indie characters in the game and the Smash Brothers-like game includes Juan from Drinkbox Studios' Guacamelee series as a playable fighter.

A humble agave farmer turned legendary luchador, Juan is always prepared to piledrive evil.

Following his demise at the hands of the villainous Carlos Calaca, Juan was revived thanks to the mysterious powers of a magical wrestling mask. Transformed into the luchador he always dreamed of, Juan set out to defeat Calaca, save his beloved and bring peace to the worlds of the living and the dead.

With moves like the Rooster Uppercut, Frog Slam and Dashing Derpderp, Juan is one wrestler you don’t want to grapple with. If that’s not enough, Juan can transform himself into a chicken, should the mood strike him. It’s no poultry skill, I’ll tell you that!

Out now on Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/brawlout-switch Brawlout is the party fighting game, designed for couch play, online matches and competitive tournaments. A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED IN THE PLATFORM FIGHTER ARENA! For more details, follow @brawloutgame : https://twitter.com/brawloutgame

We'll have to wait a bit more to play Guacamelee 2, but until then gamers can get their Juan-action on in Brawlout which is out now on Switch and Steam, and coming Early 2018 on PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

'RoBox 2 - The Lost Energy' Coming To Mobile Devices December 24th

Friend of the site Galal Hassan will be releasing a new game later this month on Christmas Eve - puzzle game Robo X will be out for iOS, Google, and Windows.

"Join RoboX as he collects the data clusters to restore the energy back to RoBo City. 
RoBo City is out of energy and the robots are losing their mind. Take the challenge and solve the puzzles to restore the energy and save RoBo City."

Can’t be more excited! We just submitted #roboX to the #Apple #appstore the game will be available on the 24th of December! #madewithunity @madewithunity #gamedev #IndieGameDev @TorontoGameDevs #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/saM6g00bbF

— The Pixel Crushers (@ThePixelCrusher) December 16, 2017

News Bye! December 15th - Dragon of Legends, Dragon's Lair, Bleed

Dragon of Legends: https://t.co/gp2Um9P5d9 Dragon's Lair Trilogy: https://t.co/C1jxKFNntf Bleed: https://t.co/WuyyuORZYL Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

Thrive Games' Dragon of Legends Hits Steam Early Access December 15th

We've known about Dragon of Legends for a while now, but now that's all coming to a Steam Early release December 15th (tomorrow). The pixel action RPG will be in Early Access until "it is finished", and Thrive Games mentioned on their Steam page about why they did Early Access.

“Game development is largely an iterative process, and games that incorporate player feedback become something truly special. We understand and embrace this philosophy whenever possible, as we have planned to bring Dragon of Legends to the Early Access platform since its initial inception. Our private community of Kickstarter backers have provided a tremendous help in improving and shaping the game, and now we would like to invite the Steam Community to join us on our journey.”

⚔️Become Legendary⚔️#DragonOfLegends swoops onto #steam EA December 15, 2017. Add it to your wishlist now: https://t.co/QBxBUOilKb #gamedev pic.twitter.com/7vJDydEZbz

— Thrive Games (@Thrive905) December 7, 2017

Digital Leisure‏ Brings Dragon's Lair Trilogy To PlayStation 4

Want to relive 1980's arcade magic? Thanks to developer Digital Leisure you can now play the Dragon's Lair trilogy on PlayStation 4.

Now's your chance to own the definitive edition of the games that revolutionized the 1980s arcade. Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp and Space Ace are now available together in the Dragon's Lair Trilogy - available today on PlayStation 4! pic.twitter.com/LP9mOR0JyX

— Digital Leisure (@digitalleisure) December 12, 2017

In Dragon's Lair, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon!

Space Ace will have you take control of Ace - Defender of justice, truth, and the planet Earth! Ace is being attacked by the evil Commander Borf. Struggle with Dexter to regain his manhood. Destroy the Infanto-Ray. Defeat the evil Borf! Be valiant space warrior, the fate of Earth is in your hands!

Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp once again has you leading Dirk on a perilous quest! Spirited away to a wrinkle in time by the evil wizard Mordroc, Princess Daphne will be forced to marry the wicked Mordroc unless Dirk can save her. Once the casket of doom has opened, Mordroc will place the death ring upon Daphne’s finger in marriage, and she will be lost forever in the Time Warp.