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Cosmocat Games from Nova Scotia has partnered with Unruly Games to release Super Rocket Ride on Steam, and itch.io (which comes with an extra Steam Key). Described as a cross between old school lander games, and classic platformers with a look from the SNES era - Super Rocket Rides includes a simple control scheme, lush pixel art, and 33 “Hand-crafted” levels.
Read MoreSt. Catharines-based Rocketship Park (@Rocketship_Park) has released long-in-development indie puzzler LOVE - A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories on Steam with a launch discount.
Read MoreRun around as a blob attacking other players to knock pieces of them off, if you collect those pieces, you get bigger. The bigger you are, the more damage you can endure, but the slower you move. Play across a variety of modes from Last Blob Standing, to King of the Hill, on nine maps ranging from a lava covered apocalypse to a laser filled combat arena!
Read MoreMontréal-based indie game studio Kitfox Games (@KitfoxGames) have released player-directed, story-rich mystery game Lucifer Within Us on Steam and itch.io.
Read MoreVancouver-based independent game studios Redstone Interactive (@redstoneio) and Offworld Industries (@OffworldInd) have announced their upcoming large-scale multiplayer first-person shooter Beyond The Wire (@play_BTW) launches in Early Access on Steam next week.
Read MoreThe latest update for Phoenix Labs free-to-play Monster Hunter type game Dauntless is out now. Titled Untamed Wilds, the update includes new missions, a new monster, and “Terra Escalation”, a gauntlet-style challenge. Can check out the trailer below, and read the patch notes here.
Read MoreAhead of its release date of October 16th on PlayStation 4, and Xbox One - EA has announced new details on this year’s iteration of NHL21, developed over in EA’s Vancouver office. You can check out some of the highlights in the trailer below.
Read MoreToronto-based game developer Benjamin Rivers (@BenjaminRivers) has released Home: Postmortem Edition for Nintendo Switch.
Read MoreVagabond, the Toronto developer, best known for Always Sometimes Monsters, and Sometimes Always Monsters, released Karen: And Outrage Simulator on Steam last month, which is available for the low low price of $3.39, and lets you become the Ultimate Karen.
Read MoreThe fourth iteration of Maximum Football has a release date - Doug Flutie’s Maximum Football 2020 will be out on PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 25th.
Read MoreMarvel’s Avengers, the latest game from Crystal Dynamics and Eidos-Montreal is out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia.
Read MoreIndie studio Texel Raptor, which includes Vancouver-based dev Garret Randell (@GarretRandell) with support from Vancouver-based game audio studio A Shell in the Pit (@AShellinthePit), has released the second DLC pack for their 2018 theme park management sim Parkitect (@ParkitectGame).
Read MoreSt. Catharines-based indie studio Falling Squirrel (@FallingSquirrel) have released a PC demo for their eyes-closed action RPG The Vale: Shadow of the Crown on Steam and itch.io.
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The new studio founded by ex-BioWare devs Humanoid Origin is looking to fill multiple roles.