Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
Toronto game developer Necrophone Games announced late last year they were bringing their comedy adventure game Jazzpunk to PlayStation 4. Check out the trailer for the Director's Cut here!
Read MoreMetanet Software had just released N++ on Steam, and someone on Twitter asked if the game could come to Xbox One.
Read MoreHey everyone! It's another Week In Review! Our videos which basically summarizes what happened this week for Toronto developed games. Remember to subscribe on Youtube!
Another week in review! This week N++ , Alone With You, Valley released, and we know have a release date for Severed on Wii U.
N++ is out now on Steam. Check out the launch trailer here.
Read MoreHey there! Two Toronto developed games came out today. I've already told you my thoughts on Alone With You, so here are my thoughts on Valley from Blue Isle Studio - full review incoming.
Valley just came out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. I'll have the full review in a week or so, but figured I would give my impressions on the first person adventure.
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Quench looks to be coming along nicely, as Tabby from Axon Interactive posted some new screenshots for their game. You can check them out after the jump.
Read MoreAs previously announced, Spooky Squid's next game Russian Subway Dogs has hit Kickstarter. There is currently a $50,000 goal, and you can get a copy of a game for as low as $5.00. Some of the other rewards include Alpha access, a key to They Bleed Pixels, and Pixel Art packs.
"Welcome comrades! Meet Russian Subway Dogs, a fast-paced action-arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow Metro. We have done extensive, totally legal research in order to fine-tune this chaotic simulation of what it's like to scavenge for food from Russian commuters. Surviving isn't easy when you are dodging volatile vodka, rival dogs, and the rare and dangerous Subway Bear!"
Support our Kickstarter at www.russiansubwaydogs.com! A fast-paced arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs who ride the Moscow Metro. From the creators of They Bleed Pixels. Coming to Steam and Itch.io for PC and Mac sometime in 2017! Find out more at www.spookysquid.com/rsd
Make sure to check out the full Kickstarter and let's get this game funded. Make sure to also follow Miguel on Twitter and stay up to date. Russian Subway Dogs is expected to release early to mid 2017.
Phantom Compass delighted us on a Sunday evening with some more multiplayer footage, and developer commentary for their upcoming game Auto Age: Standoff.
Read MoreAnother video! With VR gaining momentum these days, I decided to do a quick video on local developers working on VR.
VR is becoming a bigger part of our industry. So I thought I would take some time to chat about the VR games coming out of Toronto, Kitchener, and London. Modbox from Alientrap: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/2015/12/11/alientrap-announces-modbox-for-htc-vive Bloxiq from Red Meat Games: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/red-meat-games-brining-bloxiq-to-vr Mervils from VitruviusVR: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/mervils-a-vr-adventure-out-now-on-steam-early-access
I was just mentioning on this weeks podcast that VR appears to just be full steam ahead right now, with Bloxiq VR shown last week, here comes Mervils, a fantasy VR game from London developer VitruviusVR.
"We told you BELOW would be out this summer. Our team worked hard to make that deadline a reality. But after a strong push, we’ve decided it isn’t ready."Read More
Two Toronto developers have announced they'll be taking to Kickstarter to help fund their indie video games.
Read MoreWith the Beta happening early this month, it was likely we would hear about a N++ Steam release date shortly. Thankfully it will be sooner than later as Metanet Software announced PC gamers can play the ninja platformer August 25th. Windows is the only supported platform at first, but it is coming to Mac and Linux. You can check out some footage of the level editor below:
Coming to Windows PC via Steam on 25 August, 2016! N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape. You can make and share your own levels using the built-in level editor. The possibilities are endless!
The game will be 15 dollars when it launches, but you might as well bookmark their Steam page right now.
While it is certainly fun for a while, it suffers from the same problem other mobile games on Steam do: Cube Samurai: RUN!’s price tag of $5:49 feels a little steep for the amount of time you might ultimately get from it, so I’d recommend installing the mobile version and giving it a go on the commute to work or on the toilet and see if it’s the sort of experience you’d enjoy on the PC. This aside, it certainly does seems like it would make for an equally fun mobile experience, but it doesn’t do anything exceptionally different than what most people have seen in an infinite runner before.
Overall, Kapsul Infinite’s $4.49 price point on Steam doesn’t quite feel worth it to me. There simply isn’t enough to keep me invested in the gameplay for very long, and without any integration of achievements or leaderboards of any kind it just falls a little flat. It is, however, a game that would be perfect for a mobile device where one play session consists of a few levels on the bus or while waiting out an unpleasant family reunion on the toilet. While the PC is not the platform to play it on, I’d definitely recommend giving it a try on mobile devices.
We live in an age where it’s easy to get bogged down in new features, and developers often seem to push for complex mechanic after complex mechanic. N++, however, sends itself off with a warm reminder that the series has always been created around one sole value: fun.
Despite flaws such as these, I honestly do myself blown away by the potential the game has down the road. It features a robust level editing tool that allows for the creation of scenarios and huge, complex maps. It has Steam Workshop support for user-generated content and (if the patch notes and Longbow Game's Facebook page are any indication) it's still being improved and updated tirelessly by the team at Longbow so many issues described here could very well be patched and improved in future updates.
Alone With You gives you an exceptional story about love, and loneliness, with gameplay that gives you a little more than your traditional visual novel.
There was once a girl named Cally, who was an ordinary girl who lived an ordinary life. One day she found her parents kidnapped by Herbert, a mad scientist seeking revenge for a tragic past. Cally, deciding it was in her best interests to not have her parents in distress and doing what any respectable young woman would do in this situation, grabbed her semi-automatic pistol and medieval bastard sword and made chase, filling anything that got in her way full of lead before tearing it asunder.
Lost Orbit is a 2D top down, action-arcade game with a focus on quick reflexes and the age-old struggle to beat a stage faster than you did two minutes ago. It features a time trial mode devoted to achieving exactly that speedy time as well as a campaign mode geared towards a more laid back experience for casual players.
Far Cry Primal has players controlling Takkar, a Wenja tribesman who is stranded in the fictitious world of Oros. The story comes down to pretty much "I hate that other tribe, so let's go kill them" but over the course of 20 or so hours players will hunt and control animals, craft and improve weapons, and gather your people to rebuild the Wenja tribe.
Developer Cococucumber have announced Riverbond, an action game that's coming out 2017 for PC and consoles.
Read MoreBleed 2 from indie developer Ian Campbell now has a shiny new trailer, and Steam page. You can check out both after the jump.
Read MoreAstro Miners, a education game for children is set to hit PC and Mac September 2016.
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