Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
It's been a while since we've had a Bit Bazaar, the event held by out friends at Gamma Space that showcases some of the games developed in Toronto. This year, the 8th iteration of the event will be part of the CNE on August 25th to the 27th, and applications are open now. If you want to showcase your game, make sure to apply this month!
Applications for Bit Bazaar 8, happening Aug 25-27 at the #CNEGamingGarage, are open NOW! → https://t.co/RPKdYRUvrY pic.twitter.com/mC27RwPjsa
— Bit Bazaar (@TheBitBazaar) July 2, 2017
Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.
Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.
Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.
Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.
Cococucumber have released the third and final game in their self-described “Cococucumber Voxel Trilogy.” Ravenlok is now available for Xbox, PC, Game Pass and the Epic Games Store,
Vancouver-based indie powerhouse Brace Yourself Games (@BYG_Vancouver) announced their upcoming rhythm game spinoff will be released on Nintendo Switch as well as Steam.
Toronto-based CAPY Games continues to release updates for their matching hit 5 years after its Apple Arcade debut.
Toronto-based Mighty Yell Studios has released its first virtual reality game as a studio: Knight in the Attic for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest.
Autumn with the Shiba Inu, the next project from Toronto-based visual novel powerhouse Quill Studios, is coming to Kickstarter this week.
Toronto developer Lightning Rod Games is currently hard at work developing A Fold Apart, which is a platformer based around a long distance relationship. It looks like they are also looking for testers in the Toronto area to come play this game - if interested, you can fill out this survey.
p.s. we're also looking for testers! https://t.co/IfmHoPgWvp #games #videogames #Toronto #puzzlegames #gamers
— Lightning Rod Games (@LRGthunder) July 2, 2017
Chivalry 2, the hotly anticipated sequel which is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S has gone gold ahead of its June 8th release date. The game, which will feature crossplay across the board, is also currently having an open Beta from May 27th to June 1st, the Beta is also cross-play enabled.
Triversal, the puzzle game from Toronto developer Phantom Compass has a release date, and thankfully we won’t have to wait that long. The game comes out on July 13th, and you can wishlist it on Steam here.
Toronto-based developer Snowman will be releasing their currently Apple-Arcade-only Skate City to Steam, Epic Game Store, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox on May 6th.
Having just released Mighty Fight Federation on PlayStation/Steam late last month, Komi Games is not done and have released their 3D brawler on Switch - and have included Cross-Play with all versions. you can pick up the game on Switch right here for $39.89.
Massive Damages Star Renegades, the rogue-lite RPG that is available on Xbox, and Steam, is out now on PlayStation. Currently going for $24.74 CAD with a PlayStation Plus discount, you can pick it up here.
Sokodice is a puzzle game where you must navigate dice through mind boggling levels to match the number of the dice with the number on a designated tile.
Toronto developer MegaPhemeral announced their upcoming Japanese inspired RPG Emergent Fates will be coming to iOS on July 7th. Offered as a “free-to-start”, and then a 5.99 USD price tag to unlock the game is currently up for preorder on the App Store.
P.A.M.E.L.A the Bioshock-inspired first-person shooter from Toronto based NVYVE Studios gets a full release on PC.
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
It's Canada's big 150th birthday this weekend. What Canadian games will you be playing to celebrate?
Cryptark just came out on PS4, and on Steam. Embers of Mirrim is a fun game with a easy platinum I want to finish up. And I want to try to fix my Mass Effect Andromea save and continue that adventure. Of course there are a lot of games on sale going on right now with Steam.
Non-Canadian, I got Persona 5 calling my name, as well as Breath of the Wild DLC. What will you be playing?
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
In a pretty surprising announcement, 13AM Games' Runbow will be making the jump to Xbox One next month. It will also be part of the Games with Gold, so Xbox Live members will get it for free from July 16th - August 15th.
Play together with Xbox Live Gold. July's 2017 Games with Gold lineup for Xbox One includes: GROW UP and Runbow. For Xbox 360 owners (and through Xbox One backward compatibility), July kicks off with Kane & Lynch 2, followed by LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean.
Did you see the news?! Runbow in all its multi-coloured glory is coming to Xbox One this July16 on Games With Gold! #GWG #XBOX #Runbow pic.twitter.com/xmiMCO0TZx
— 13AM Games (@13amgames) June 27, 2017
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
Released last week on Steam, the sci-fi twin stick shooter was delayed for a week on PS4 and was released today. You can pick it up on the PlayStation store right now.
Available June 20th on Steam, June 27th on PS4 Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Two videos for playing Apotheon! Remember that Cryptark comes out on Tuesday for PS4.
More E3 Talk! What did we think of the conference? Meanwhile lets play some battle mode for Apotheon. We go back in time to Ancient Greece to play a little bit of Apotheon, and talk about the developers next game - Cryptark. Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...
Last E3 video! But we're still playing some Apotheon on PS4 (Steve is not good at teh game), and talking some final E3 thoughts. Remember to like and subscribe! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: https://patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: https://designbyhumans.com/shop/Toron...
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
Our friends over at Torn Banner Studios composed a list of the Toronto developed games that are on sales during the Steam summer sale.
It's a big list, some highlights include Torn Banner Studios own Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, and Mirage so check it out over on their website to see everything.
Friends of the site Henry Faber (from Gamma Space), and Jennie Robinson Faber (from Dames Making Games) will be speaking at the upcoming VRTO along with a bunch of other panelists. The event itself is this weekend, but this panel is on Sunday and can check out the full details here.
Titled: "SUPER SESSION: Artist-Run Media Art Centres and VR" - the event will look at non-profit's, and artist driven organizations and what they are doing with VR.
Artist-run media art centres typically provide access to production resources as well as training. The first equipment access centre for artists in Canada was founded 45 years ago. Trinity Square Video has been able to foster and support the birth of many other similar organisations which formed the foundation of our digital media culture of today. Their example has inspired a generation of artists, not only in Canada but internationally.
Media artists rise to the level of technology they can access. Media art centres make prohibitively expensive technology available to artists. Their art is driven by personal vision, not corporate interests or politics. Independent artists are a research engine for new media. They create content that demonstrates the range of possibilities for a particular technology. In short, artists contribute to the success of new technology, great content leads sales.
In Canada, we have cultivated a tried and true infrastructure for private industry to partner with artists by supporting artist-run media art centres with financial and/or equipment donations. Equipment manufacturers and software vendors can be certain their support will be made available to the maximum number of artists in an honest, reliable and democratic process.
Make sure to check out all the details here, and register for the event on Eventbrite.
Solo indie dev expert and longtime friend-of-the-site Devon Wiersma joins us to talk their latest release Centauri Dark, working across AAA, mid-sized and solo indie dev and how to fix this goshdarn industry.
David B joins us from the west coast best coast to talk about the upcoming Quiver Games Incubator!
Bizdev extraordinaire Eric Beer joins us to give his Hades II impressions and chat v-bucks subsidized game preservation.
We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and many more!
We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!
This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!
Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.
“Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi roguelike shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It’s up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.”
Available June 20th on Steam, June 27th on PS4 Cryptark is a 2D sci-fi shooter where you take on the role of a heavily armed privateer seeking to earn government contracts by boarding deadly alien space-hulks. It's up to you to strategize a plan of attack, pick an equipment loadout, and destroy the central core to be victorious.
Crpytark was also scedhuled for release on PlayStation 4, but was delayed until the 27th.
Unfortunately due to a mistake our on end the PS4 version of Cryptark will now be out on the 27th - Steam version still out today at 11am
— Lee Vermeulen (@Alientrap) June 20, 2017
The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.
Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.
A year after being announced, Compulsion Games has shown some gameplay for their 3rd person, action-adventure game.
After severing ties with recently unionized QA studio Keywords and terminating 50 developers earlier this year, BioWare has rebranded their next game from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to Dragon Age: The Veilguard seemingly ruining years of perfectly good SEO.
Gears of War: E-Day was announced during Xbox’s Game Showcase, marking the second prequel in the Gears of War franchise.
Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.
Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.
NetEase Games has announced the opening of a new game studio in Canada, named Bad Brain Games, to work on an "ambitious new franchise," which will be a story-driven open-world action-adventure game.
Bloom Digital Media have released a demo for their upcoming visual novel game Long Story 2, which is a sequel to the 2017 game.
Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.
Runbow Pocket by 13AM Games is now available for the new3DS, in stores and on the Nintendo e-shop. Check out the trailer below.
Runbow Pocket brings the Wii U game that you know and love to the New Nintendo 3DS™ via Nintendo eShop™. Runbow Pocket features over 145 single-player challenges, 4-player online multiplayer and of course, our biggest single player challenge... The Bowhemoth! Runbow Pocket Deluxe is now available at select retailers.
It's been a while since we've heard from Will O'Neill, who last released Actual Sunlight on Vita
(long live Vita). His next game, Little Red Lie was announced almost two years ago, and now we'll get a chance to play the story driven game next month on July 7th. The game is described as being "about debt, family, and the truth about honesty."
You'll play as Sarah Stone, a middle-age office administrator, and Arthur Fox, a wealthy motivational speaker. The two characters will never meet but are still deeply connected. Check out the trailer below, and full details on the website here.
Learn more at http://www.littleredlie.com
My next game, Little Red Lie, will release July 7th. Info: https://t.co/g1TxwaMMWU Please enjoy and RT this trailer! https://t.co/y8pHt1xRM3
— Will O'Neill (@willoneill) June 16, 2017
Although Ubisoft did not mention any news about Splinter Cell, in a YouTube Live at E3 video, the CEO of Ubisoft has said "We are not forgetting Splinter Cell". Ubisoft Toronto's Splinter Cell: Blacklist was the last Splinter Cell game from 2013.
"I can't say much about that. For sure, all the Clancy games are taken care of. It's just that we have a lot on our plate at the moment and The Division continues to be played and Rainbow Six too. I think yesterday was even one of the highest numbers of players playing...So all the Clancy games are coming along. We are not forgetting Splinter Cell."
Ubisoft did announce Starlink: Battle for Atlas which will be available in Fall of 2018 for Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.
Discover the Reveal Trailer of Starlink : Battle for Atlas Available Fall 2018 Join us now: http://starlinkgame.com
The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.
Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.
A year after being announced, Compulsion Games has shown some gameplay for their 3rd person, action-adventure game.
After severing ties with recently unionized QA studio Keywords and terminating 50 developers earlier this year, BioWare has rebranded their next game from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to Dragon Age: The Veilguard seemingly ruining years of perfectly good SEO.
Gears of War: E-Day was announced during Xbox’s Game Showcase, marking the second prequel in the Gears of War franchise.
Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.
Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.
NetEase Games has announced the opening of a new game studio in Canada, named Bad Brain Games, to work on an "ambitious new franchise," which will be a story-driven open-world action-adventure game.
Bloom Digital Media have released a demo for their upcoming visual novel game Long Story 2, which is a sequel to the 2017 game.
Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.
Ubisoft released some gameplay footage for Far Cry 5 from E3. The game is set for release next year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC - check it out below!
Save the land of the free. Watch the world gameplay premiere of Far Cry 5. Far Cry comes to America in the latest installment of the award-winning franchise. Welcome to Hope County, Montana. When your arrival incites the cult to violently seize control of the region, you must rise up and spark the fires of resistance to liberate a besieged community.
Ubisoft have officially revealed what Ubisoft Toronto have been up to all these years - not since Splinter Cell: Blacklist have they been the main developers on a game.
Enter Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a space open-world adventure game where you can use real life figurines to build your ship:
"As you explore the Atlas Star System, you’ll do so with a physical ship clipped to your controller. Using Smart Building Technology, you’ll be able to immediately swap out parts on the ship – including wings, weapons, pilots, and even the starship hull itself – and see them change in-game to meet the shifting demands of your situation as you experiment with different combinations, weapons, and status effects. It’ll all come in handy as you’re dealing with the evil forces of a warlord named Grax, while also searching for allies to help you survive in a hostile system."
Watch the world premiere of Starlink: Battle for Atlas and travel deep into space to protect the Atlas star system from enemies! Available Fall 2018! #Starlink Website - http://ubi.li/mthfr ABOUT Starlink: Battle for Atlas: In Starlink: Battle for Atlas, you're part of a group of heroic interstellar pilots, dedicated to free the Atlas star system from the Forgotten Legends, an evil robot force.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas will be coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 during Fall 2018.
Ubisoft Toronto (@UbisoftToronto) has announced that Vivid Foundry (@VividFoundry) has earned the Grand Prize and Kitten Cup Studio (@KittenCupStudio) has won the Special Prize in the 4th Indie Series, with Massive Damage (@massdmginc) getting an honourable distinction.
The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.