Original Video: Guacamelee And Things We Liked About Nintendo Switch
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Tiny Titan Studios Brings 'Tiny Rails' To Steam - Vote On Greenlight
/Tiny Rails launched late last year on mobile, and now the London studio is looking to release the game on Steam, but they need our help with Steam Greenlight. Currnetly the game is going through the Steam Greenlight campaign, where users vote for the games they wish to see on Steam. Friends of the site can vote for the game right here.
"Set out on adventure in Tiny Titan's immersive, world-spanning train game Tiny Rails! Your grandfather has handed down his train company and it's up to you to expand your modest engine into a multi-car masterpiece! Upgrade and customize your train while unlocking new stations, delivering passengers and trading supplies all around the world! Become a railroad tycoon, or sit back and relax while you watch your train travel day and night through unique environments with weather and climate changes! Actively help your railway network grow or let your train travel at its own pace - your train will even make progress when you aren't playing!"
Tiny Titan Studios have stressed that the Steam version will have different design choices, since the mobile game is running on the free-to-play model. So make sure to check out their Greenlight page and help get this game released!
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Ubisoft Toronto Announces Ubisoft Indie Series Finalists
/Last year, Ubisoft Toronto announced the Ubisoft Indie Series, a competition that gave Indie studios the chance to win $50,000, and Ubisoft mentorship in releasing their games. Yesterday on Twitter, they announced the finalists. Congrats and best of luck to everyone in the final round!
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Original Video: A Lover Letter To Guacamelee
/I've mentioned on the podcast numerous times my love for Guacamelee and DrinkBox Studios. Chris and I decided to play a bit of the coop and discuss my love for it. Check it out below, and subscribe on Youtube!
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More News For Alone With You Coming Next Week
/Alone With You came out last year on PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4. It hit Number 7 on our Game of the Year voting, and was a personal favourite of mine as well. As hinted by Benjamin Rivers on Twitter, it looks like we'll be getting some news next week on the sci-fi adventure:
Could we be in for a rerelease on a new platform? Some DLC? Something else? We'll have to wait and see, but make sure to follow Ben on Twitter in the meantime.
Ian Campbell's Bleed 2 Out Next Month On Steam
/Announced last year, Ian Campbell's Bleed 2 will be avaliable on Steam next month on February 8th.
Bleed 2 has you playing as Wryn, the last hero as you shoot, dodge, reflect bullets through 7 levels featuring 25 bosses. The game will also feature 2-player local coop. You can add the game to your wishlist right here, but make sure to follow Ian on Twitter.
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Original Video: Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime And Talking Nintendo Switch
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TorontoGameDevs.com 2nd Annual Game Of The Year Voting - Results!!
/Well, it was a solid 2016, and there were a lot of great games that were created in Toronto and Southern Ontario. Just like last year, supporters and fans of local content took part in the 2nd Annual Game of the Year voting, and here are the results!
10) Maize - Finish Line Games
9) Kapsul Infinite - Luke O'Connor
8) Far Cry Primal - Ubisoft Toronto
7) Alone With You - Benjamin Rivers
6) Watch Dogs 2 - Ubisoft Toronto
5) Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander - Massive Damage Inc
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander had a huge Kickstarter. After a successful funding thank to Square Enix Collective, the game came out in Early Access, followed by a full release later in the year. The developers are still updating the game, so make sure you head over to Steam to pick it up.
4) Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure - 13AM Games
Back-to-back Years of placing 4th in voting, 13AM Games released a healthy chunk of DLC for its party platformer. Satura's Space Adventure gives players more single, and multiplayer content - while also releasing the game on Steam, and 3DS.
3) Severed - DrinkBox Studios
The first-person hack-n-slash found eventual homes on 3DS, iOS, and Wii U, but it was made from the ground up for the little Sony portable that could. Probably one of the last "exclusive" Vita games, Severed has you playing as a daughter trying to find out what happened to her family. Now I'll be praying for a Guacamelee 2.
2) Hard Vacuum Lullaby - One More Story Games
Friends of the site, One More Story Games claims our top two spots in this years Game of the Year voting, first with Hard Vacuum Lullaby. "After a savage battle in deep space, the 2nd Yagoshan Expeditionary Fleet Battlecruiser #6 retreats to the orbit of a gas giant with other damaged vessels to undergo repairs by the fleets logistics and repair corvettes."
1) Mandatory Upgrade X Marks The Spot - One More Story Games
Joining the ranks of N++, this years winner is Mandatory Upgrade: X Marks The Spot from One More Story Games. The story based game was written by Chris Tihor from Ironic Iconic Studios, and tells the tale of Special Agent Rachel Varley who has to investigate the death of a runaway cybernetic exosuit on her first day back to work. You can pick it up here for $3.99, which includes a demo as well.
Thanks to everyone for voting, and congratulations to everyone who released a game in 2016. Onwards to 2017!
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One More Story Games Releases Danielle's Inferno
/One More Story Games, released another story game for their Story Stylus platform late last year. Danielle's Inferno, which is based on the short store by Olivia Rivard of the same name, tells the tale of an ordinary woman who goes through the nine circles of hell:
Her tour guide through this out-of-body journey is sarcastic Siamese cat Pudding. Pudding manages to turn Hell into a hilarious ride while having all of the aloofness of a typical cat.
You can pick up Danielle's Inferno on the One More Store Games website for $6.66 CAD. Make sure to also follow the team on Twitter!
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Dash Quest Developer Tiny Titan Studios Release 'Tiny Rails' On Mobile
/Over the Christmas Break, our friends over at Tiny Titan Studios released Tiny Rails on iOS and Android, a free to play tapping game where you take over a train company.
Set out on adventure in Tiny Titan's immersive, world-spanning train game Tiny Rails! Your grandfather has handed down his train company and it's up to you to expand your modest engine into a multi-car masterpiece! Upgrade and customize your train while unlocking new stations, delivering passengers and trading supplies all around the world! Become a railroad tycoon, or sit back and relax while you watch your train travel day and night through unique environments with weather and climate changes! Actively help your railway network grow or let your train travel at its own pace - your train will even make progress when you aren't playing!
You can pick up Tiny Rails for free on iOS right here, and Android right here.
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2nd Annual TorontoGameDevs.com Game of the Year Voting!
/Last year, N++ won the Game of the Year voting. Who will be the winner this year? Vote below, and in the new year I'll post the winners!
Only one vote per person, but you can vote for as many games as you want. If I missed any there is a Write In feature at the bottom, or let me know on Twitter.
Note: Ports didn't count (sorry Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, and N++), but DLC, and extra episodes do. Feel free to use the search on the right hand side to find out more about that game.
Alto's Odyssey Announced - Coming 2017
/Snowman is probably one of the busiest developers out there right now. On top of everything else, they've now announced Alto's Odyseey which is scheduled to release in 2017. Not much is known about it, but Ryan Cash has stated that it was thought of long before Alto's Adventure release.
We'll have to wait a bit more to find out what it all means, so in the mean time download Alto's Adventure on iOS.
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Metanet Software Announces N++ Ultimate Edition
/Toronto developer Metanet Software have announced N++ Ultimate Edition, which is described as so large or an update "it might as well be a sequel."
We’ve been working on this since the PS4 version of N++ shipped in mid-2015, and the great news is that we’re almost done. N++ Ultimate Edition will be a HUGE addition to the game — roughly doubling the size of the original version, with new levels as well as new colour schemes to funlock — *and* N++ Ultimate Edition will feature a new singleplayer game mode designed for veteran players!
N++ is set to release early 2017 for both PlayStation 4 and Steam, though we'll have to wait a little bit longer on the finer details. On a possible Xbox One version, Metanet Software said "We’re trying to make that work"
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Deals: Caveman Cliff On Sale This Week
/Caveman Cliff, the puzzle game from Shiny Talisman, is currently on sale right now on the iOS store.
You can pick up the game right here! Enjoy!
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Snowman and Slingshot & Satchel Announce DISTANT
/Alto's Adventure's developer Snowman have announced another partnership (readers may remember they have Where Cards Fall in the works). They've announced a new partnership with Slingshot & Satchel and released a trailer for their first game: DISTANT.
DISTANT takes you on a wondrous voyage through pastel dreamscapes, to prevent a calamity from consuming the world you once knew. Along the way, you’ll confront an inescapable past, and learn how much you're willing to sacrifice in your search for solace.
DISTANT will be coming to PC, Mac, Consoles, and Apple TV, though we'll have to wait a little longer for a release timeframe, and price. In the meantime, you can check out the official Alto's Adventure Store and pick up some swag for the holidays.
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