Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Coming To PlayStation 4

Having just released Don't Starve: Shipwrecked on Steam late last month, Capybara Games and Klei are not done collaborating. They've announced that Don't Starve: Shipwrecked will be coming to PlayStation 4 this Spring.

"The expansion pack for Don't Starve introduces the ability to craft boats, and explore the open seas."

"Hop in a sailboat and chart new corners of the mysterious archipelago, paddle a raft through the crashing waves and shout “Land Ho!” when you spot a newly discovered jungle island, find treasure maps that lead to buried riches, or fire cannons at pursuing sea monsters or schools of surface-slicing fins. To us, the rich mythos of shipwreck and pirate castaway lore was a perfect fit for Don’t Starve’s survival gameplay, and the expansion into seafaring offers a new set of challenges to established players."

Don't Starve is currently out right now on PlayStation 4, with Shipwrecked coming this Spring.

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander Releases On Steam Early Access April 21st

It's a busy week for Toronto game developers this week, Massive Damage Inc has announced their space strategy RPG Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander will be hitting Steam Early Access later this month.  Halcyon 6 was a successful Kickstarter from last year that recently showed off some of the ground combat.  Check out the launch trailer below!

Halcyon 6 on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/371200 It's official! Halcyon 6 will launch on April 21st on STEAM Early Access.

You can download the game right here on April 21st, and follow the developer on Twitter.

Play The Latest Build Of Arrow Heads From Odd Bird Studio

This is a solid reminder that the winner for Artistic Achievement, and Best Overall Game at Level Up this month can be played right now by anyone.  Arrows Heads can be downloaded for free on the teams official page (it's near the bottom), and all the team asks for is your feedback:

Remember to also tweet and follow the gang on Twitter, and FaceBook.  We got to play an earlier version of the game a few weeks back and discussed it on our podcast, we were huge fans! Congrats to Odd Bird Studios, and keep on crushing it!

New Screenshots and Gifs for Quench

Friends of the site Axon Interactive have been a little quiet on the Quench front lately, but they did show off some new screenshots and gifs of their upcoming game, which you can check out below.  Quench puts players in control of "Shepherd, an avatar of nature, and you have the power to control the weather to guide herds of animals on a perilous journey."

You can follow along the developer on their official Twitter, and Tumblr feeds.

Award Winners At Student Game Showcase - LevelUpTO

Last night there was the 6th annual Level Up here in Toronto, which is a showcase event for local students to show off their games.  Pitfall Planet won last years, and this year had quite a few winners, including friend of the site Oddbird Studio.  This all came from Level Up's Facebook page.

Artistic Achievement - Sheridan College - Oddbird Studios -  Arrow Heads

People's Choice Award - OCAD and University of Toronto  - Plunder

Best Overall Game - Sheridan College - Oddbird Studios - Arrow Heads

Technical Innovation Award - UOIT - Ominous Games

Congrats to all the winners! Here are some tweets from the event.

Things are heating up at Level Up! #Toronto #gamedev pic.twitter.com/RFbWSCA0pi

— LevelUpTO (@LevelUpTO) April 6, 2016

If you're a #gamedev in Toronto, #LevelUp2016 at the Design Exchange is where you want to … https://t.co/U7IXyTQFer pic.twitter.com/bbJ1YZEFSN

— Big Viking Games (@BigVikingGames) April 6, 2016

Just got to @LevelUpTO and the place is stacked with great games projects! #Toronto #gaming pic.twitter.com/yWcSWXPx6l

— Lightning Rod Games (@LRGthunder) April 6, 2016

Loud On Planet X Launching On This Month On PS4, Steam, iOS And Android

Last we heard of Loud on Planet X, they had just completed a successful Kickstarter, having raised over $50,000 dollars towards making their game.  And now, the game will be out in a couple of weeks!

Loud on Planet X will launch on PlayStation 4 and Steam on April 19th, and on iOS and Android April 21st. You can check out the trailer and some screenshots below:

LOUD on Planet X is releasing April 19 on console (PS4™/Steam) and April 21 on mobile (iOS/Android)! - Defend your stage with music! LOUD on Planet X is an arcade-style indie music game featuring Tegan and Sara, Purity Ring, METZ, Metric, Lights, July Talk, F*cked Up, Cadence Weapon, Austra and more.

Choose from a cross-section of top current indie music artists, then defend your stage from hordes of quirky aliens by tapping to the music and using a fun assortment of makeshift weapons like speakers, strobe lights, fog machines, amplifiers, bouncers and custom special attacks! LOUD on Planet X is an exciting new indie alternative to Rock Band or Guitar Hero with a splash of Plants vs Zombies – a new hybrid of rhythm game and classic shooter with tower defence elements.

Before the games launch, you can follow them on Twitter. They've also promised to announce "3 top international artists" the week of the games launch.

Far Cry Primal Gets A Free "Survivor" Mode

Ubisoft has announced that their prehistoric first person shooter Far Cry Primal will be getting a free update, which includes a new difficulty "Survivor Mode".  This new difficulty will include permadeath (optional), less humans and animals to hunt, the minimap turned off, a stamina gauge, and more. You can check out the announcement trailer below:

The Stone Age is about to get even more brutal. Far Cry Primal will receive a FREE "Survivor Mode" update on April 12 for consoles and PC, which will make Oros and its inhabitants harsher and more dangerous than ever. You'll also have the option of enabling permadeath, if you're willing to risk extinction.

“The idea of doing this mode actually started from the team, saying they wanted to create this mode based on feedback they got from the community,” says Thomas Simon, Far Cry Primal’s game director. “The keystone of that survival mode is the change in the exploration, crafting, and difficulty of the game to make it even more realistic. After that, there are options the player can activate to go further.”

Far Cry Primal was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC earlier this year, and I quite enjoyed it.  The new update will be available April 12th for all platforms.

Modbox Out April 5th On Steam Early Access

Indie developer Alientrap had announced Modbox late last year, and it will now be available on Steam early access next week.  The HTC Vive sandbox physics game got one last big update before release that you can check out here.

• Create Rube Goldberg style large room scale creations with the Vive’s precise controllers

• Share your work on Steam workshop ingame, or try out others online

• Construct with primitives by just touching them together. Add in hinge joints, ropes, propellers, rockets, piston, balloons. Then control them by wiring them together with throttles and levers.

• Pick up and play with toys to interact with the world - including baseball bats, basketballs, crossbows, pistols, chainsaws...

Modbox is a VR physics sandbox game for room scale VR, coming early 2016. Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Alientrap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alientrap Blog: http://www.alientrap.org Killscreen interview with more information: https://killscreen.com/articles/modbox-expands-the-playful-possibilities-of-toys-with-virtual-reality/

Modbox will be out April 5th, and you can check out the steam page here, but make sure to give the developer a follow on Twitter as well.

Dwarrows Now On Steam Greenlight - New Trailer

Indie developer Lithic Entertainment are busy away working on Dwarrows, a town-building game coming to Steam later this year.  You can vote for the game on Stream Greenlight, but make sure to check out the trailer and screenshots below. Let's help them get this game on Steam!

NOW on Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=642051488 Official Sites: http://www.dwarrows.com http://www.lithicentertainment.com https://www.facebook.com/LithicEntertainment https://twitter.com/LithicEnt Dwarrows is a peaceful town-building game that borrows from the Action Adventure genre. Take control of three uniquely skilled characters to leave the confines of the town, explore the lush forest surrounding it, and work together to solve puzzles.

You can check out the full site for the game here, but make sure to follow the developer on Twitter and FaceBook.  Remember to vote for the game on Steam Greenlight.

Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Releasing March 31st On Steam

Vancouver based developer Klei have announced their expansion pack to Don't Starve, titled Shipwrecked, will be released March 31st on Steam. The game can currently be purchased on Steam Early Access, and is a collaboration with Toronto developer Capybara Games has helped them out with.

Our collabo with good friends @CAPYGAMES is ready to set sail! Don't Starve: Shipwrecked launches March 31st! pic.twitter.com/fnuieDjimN

— klei (@klei) March 23, 2016

Available Now on Steam Early-Access! http://store.steampowered.com/app/393010 ** Don't Starve: Shipwrecked is currently still in development, with plenty of features still to be added. There are some key features that we'd like to release (e.g. more characters, base game integration) before we officially exit Early Access.

We're all of course highly anticipating Below from Capybara Games, so we'll have lots of Capy love in the first half of this year.

Below Gets A New Trailer And Some Creepy Music

With GDC going on, some developers have used that time to make some announcements, and this included Capybara Games, developers of Super Time Force Ultra.  Below is their upcoming adventure coming to Steam and Xbox One, and a new trailer has been released with some creepy music from Jim Guthrie. Check it out below.

What lies BELOW? Find out this summer. http://www.whatliesbelow.com Coming to Xbox One & Steam.

Below was delayed late last year but this new trailer says coming this Summer, so we won't have much longer to wait.  Make sure to also check out the official website, and let us know in the comments if you plan on picking it up.

Check Out 4 New Minutes Of P.A.M.E.L.A

With GDC is full effect, I mentioned on the podcast that it might be a slow week. Apparently NVYVE wasn't listening, and they went ahead and put up new footage of their upcoming survival horror game P.A.M.E.L.A. You can check it out below!

Experience the first few minutes of survival in Eden, as the Sleeper awakens into the dangerous and unforgiving fallen Utopia. P.A.M.E.L.A. is an open-world, utopian survival horror game coming to PC in 2016. Get more info at http://www.pamelagame.com. Explore and survive in a Utopian future, ravaged by humanity's misguided pursuit of perfection.

Looks pretty incredible.  P.A.M.E.L.A is scheduled for a 2016 on Steam. Check out the full site for more screenshots, and follow them on Twitter.

Mirage: Arcane Warfare Gets Official Trailer

Toronto developer Torn Banner Studios had previous announced Mirage: Arcane Warfare earlier this month with a teaser trailer, and now we have a  full fledge trailer which you can check out below.  They've also released a Community Diary, which I've also posted below, but make sure to keep an eye on the website to stay up to date on the community videos.

Obliterate your enemies with powerful magic or silence them with a sword in Mirage: Arcane Warfare, a multiplayer FPS from the creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. Mirage is a skill-based multiplayer FPS that lets you tear your enemies limb from limb with destructive magic and melee combat.

In Mirage, the calm of a strange fantasy world is shattered by ruthless civil war. Warriors armed with steel and magic bring violence and death as they do battle across a fantastical Arabian and Persian-inspired setting of desert sands, market bazaars and grand palaces.

Mirage is a skill-based multiplayer FPS that lets you tear your enemies limb from limb with destructive magic and melee combat. Experiment and find your perfect playstyle between six diverse classes including stealthy assassins, hulking brutes, powerful mages and more. With an unparalleled focus on truly feeling in control of your magic and sword, Mirage demands combat creativity and will challenge you like never before.

Hyped for Mirage: Arcane Warfare? So are we! Check in with our first Community Diary, featuring Torn Banner Studios President / Game Designer Steve Piggott, and Senior Brand Manager Alex Hayter. Announce Trailer: https://youtu.be/0rBFSkJELuw Teaser Trailer: https://youtu.be/HZp54AnzcRE Mirage: Arcane Warfare is a magic and melee-focused multiplayer FPS from the creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, coming in 2016.

Make sure to also check out Chivalry on Steam, and follow the developer on Twitter.

Robo's World: The Zarnok Fortress Out Now - 10% Launch Week Discount

As discussed last week, Throw Away Games and Bluish Green Productions action platformer Robo's World: The Zarnok Fortress is out now.  You can check out the games Steam page here where you can buy for the discounted price of $9.89. Make sure to check out the trailer below!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/436360/ Robo's World: The Zarnok Fortress is a Free Roaming Tactical Action Platformer. Take on the vast, interconnected Fortress, and battle an ever learning foe who seeks to repair each zone you sabotage. Can you master your abilities to put an end to the dark reign of the Zarnok once and for all?

New World Interactive Announces Insurgency: Sandstorm

New World Interactive, a developer with roots in Hamilton, but other parts of the world, have announced Insurgency: Sandstorm coming in 2017 to PS4, Xbox One, Windows, OS X, and Linux.  They made the announcement last month, partnering with publisher Focus Home Interactive.  

“Considering our indie background, it was not easy finding a publisher we felt compatible with. We decided to work with Focus because they understand our game and they believe in our vision.” Jeremy Blum – Founder and Game Director of New World Interactive The decision to collaborate with a publisher is primarily for their expertise in console distribution and broader marketing reach. New World Interactive retains full ownership of the Insurgency brand and creative direction on the project.

Insurgency: Sandstorm will also have a story mode, as well as an eSports framework. "The game is being built from the ground up with competitive multiplayer, console split-screen, and singleplayer in mind. The story mode will focus on a squad of characters as they face increasingly challenging chapters, from the invasion of Iraq in 2003 through the insurrection period and leading to the present day."

You can check out the full story over on the official website, and follow the developer on Twitter.  There is also GameDev Drinks happening this month where you'll get the chance to meet Creative Director Andrew Spearin.