News Byte! December 1st - Embers of Mirrim, Game Awards, Podcast
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Cuphead and Warframe Represent Southern Ontario In Game Awards
/The Video Game Awards will be next week on December 7th, and a few local games are up for rewards - with Cuphead grabbing 10 nominations for the following:
Best Art Direction, Best Score/Music, Best Action Game, Best Independent Game, and Best Debut Indie Game
Warframe is also up for nomination for Best Ongoing and consider it just got the big Plains of Eidolon update, it has a decent change of winning.
Good luck to all nominee's, and tune in December 7th to see the winners.
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Embers of Mirrim Coming To Switch December 7th
/Released earlier this year on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam - Creative Byte Studios is now bringing their game Embers of Mirrim to Nintendo Switch. Embers of Mirrim is a 2D platformer where you play as a mystical fox-like creature that can split into light and dark embers. Players progress through the world saving their companions and solving puzzles using their splitting technique.
You can also check out some gameplay and thoughts I had on the game in the video below. Overall it's a solid addition to an already growing list of Toronto games on Switch. Also coming out December 7th is Longstory on Steam.
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Play Golfy Golf For Free Right Now
/Our friends at Yah Man Games have released a beta version of Golfy Golf on Gamejolt which you can play for free right now.
"Golfy Golf is a fun, new, exciting take on the classic game of golf featuring, menacing enemies, stiff competition, beautifully laid our grounds, visually appealing graphics and innovative game play set up. Its is sure to get you on the greens. FORE!"
With the game in Beta, the developer is looking for feedback - so make sure to let them know on Twitter. You can check out the game right here.
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Reptoid Games Discusses Their Experience In Winning The Indie Series From Ubisoft
/Last year Reptoid Games won the Ubisoft Toronto Indie Series for Fossil Hunters, which got them (amongst other things) a cash prize, and mentorship. Ubisoft posted a video going over their experience which you can check below:
This year Ubisoft announced a round two of the competition, which you can check out here. We won't have to wait much longer for Fossil Hunters, which is expected to hit next year.
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Rage Quest Out Now On iOS
/Rage Quest came out a few weeks ago on Steam, itch.io, and Google Play and now iOS owners can get it on the action. You can pick it up on iOS right here.
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Patreon Update
/Hey! So as you may or may not know, we are on Patreon. If you're unfamiliar with the platform, it's similar to Kickstarter but more of a subscription based service. You pay as long as you want, per month, and get rewards and perks, and then you can cancel anytime. It's a great way to financially help support what we're trying to do at TorontoGameDevs.
One thing I want to do more is engage with Patreon's more - I want them to have a say in how the site develops and evolves. The first thing being how we'll do Game of the Year voting this year. So if you're a Patreon, check out the page to help with the site - and if you're not a Patreon - consider it :)
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Romance Game Longstory Coming To Steam December 7th
/Longstory, the LGBTQ positive romance game that has been on mobile devices for a while will be making its way to Steam next month. Check out the Steam page and screenshots below - make sure to follow the game on Twitter as well.
"LongStory is a visual novel, dating sim about love, romance, relationships and mystery. The LGBTQ+ romance lets players choose their appearance and pronouns as well as who, or even if, they would like to date any of their 5 lovable friends. Honest and authentic, the game has a story for everyone."
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Gunhead Announced - FPS Sequel To Cryptark
/Talk about unexpected, despite announcing a game just a few weeks ago Alientrap is at it again, this time announcing Gunhead, a direct sequel to its rogue-like shooter Cryptark. However Gunhead is a first-person shooter, where you'll still enter procedurally generated ships to neutralize them with the story taking place right after Cryptark.
Gunhead will be out on Steam next year, so make sure to add the game to your Steam page. Cryptark also came out on PlayStation 4, so hopefully we'll see its sequel make the console jump as well. In the meantime, make sure to check out the developers on Twitter.
Jobs!
Russian Subway Dogs Announced For PS4 And Vita
/The Vita lives! And obviously the PlayStation 4 is doing great, but the Vita lives. Spooky Squid Games is bringing Russian Subway Dogs to PlayStation 4, and Vita next year, alongside a release on Steam and itch.io.
Russian Subway Dogs is a score attack game, featuring stray dogs of the Moscow Metro. You can check out some screenshots and the trailer below - last we heard they tried to get funded on Kickstarter, but sadly didn't make it.
Russian Subway Dogs is simple enough for a puppy to pick up but still packed with challenge. Run and jump along the subway platform. Bark behind people to scare up food and bounce vodka around the stage. Soon you’ll be discovering high level strategies like cooking and eating rival wildlife with vodka explosions!
The game will be playable at next month's PlayStation Experience, just like Guacamelee 2, and Riverbond, and we should see it in 2018.
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Voxel Dungeon Crawler Riverbond Coming To PlayStation 4
/Announced last year, Riverbond was originally announced for "PC and consoles", and now we know at least one console. The voxel couch co-op dungeon crawler will be coming to PlayStation 4 next year, and is playable at PlayStation experience next month.
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