Thrive Games' Dragon of Legends Hits Steam Early Access December 15th

We've known about Dragon of Legends for a while now, but now that's all coming to a Steam Early release December 15th (tomorrow). The pixel action RPG will be in Early Access until "it is finished", and Thrive Games mentioned on their Steam page about why they did Early Access.

“Game development is largely an iterative process, and games that incorporate player feedback become something truly special. We understand and embrace this philosophy whenever possible, as we have planned to bring Dragon of Legends to the Early Access platform since its initial inception. Our private community of Kickstarter backers have provided a tremendous help in improving and shaping the game, and now we would like to invite the Steam Community to join us on our journey.”

⚔️Become Legendary⚔️#DragonOfLegends swoops onto #steam EA December 15, 2017. Add it to your wishlist now: https://t.co/QBxBUOilKb #gamedev pic.twitter.com/7vJDydEZbz

— Thrive Games (@Thrive905) December 7, 2017

Digital Leisure‏ Brings Dragon's Lair Trilogy To PlayStation 4

Want to relive 1980's arcade magic? Thanks to developer Digital Leisure you can now play the Dragon's Lair trilogy on PlayStation 4.

Now's your chance to own the definitive edition of the games that revolutionized the 1980s arcade. Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp and Space Ace are now available together in the Dragon's Lair Trilogy - available today on PlayStation 4! pic.twitter.com/LP9mOR0JyX

— Digital Leisure (@digitalleisure) December 12, 2017

In Dragon's Lair, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon!

Space Ace will have you take control of Ace - Defender of justice, truth, and the planet Earth! Ace is being attacked by the evil Commander Borf. Struggle with Dexter to regain his manhood. Destroy the Infanto-Ray. Defeat the evil Borf! Be valiant space warrior, the fate of Earth is in your hands!

Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp once again has you leading Dirk on a perilous quest! Spirited away to a wrinkle in time by the evil wizard Mordroc, Princess Daphne will be forced to marry the wicked Mordroc unless Dirk can save her. Once the casket of doom has opened, Mordroc will place the death ring upon Daphne’s finger in marriage, and she will be lost forever in the Time Warp.

Action Platformer 'Bleed' Hitting Nintendo Switch December 14th

Bleed is already out on Steam, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 and now it will be making the jump to Nintendo's console-portable hybrid December 14th (tomorrow !!!). Check out the details below:

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams – she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler – just you and your skills against seven levels of enemies, obstacles, breakneck set-pieces and inventive bosses!

Release date: 14 December 2017 Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams - she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

Full Metal Furies Coming Early Next Year To Steam And Xbox One

Rogue Legacy's developer Cellar Door Games announced their next game, Full Meal Furies, earlier this year, and we won't have to wait much longer to get our hands on the team-based brawler.  The developer annoucned that Full Metal Furies will be hitting Xbox One and Steam early next month on January 17th - you can check out the trailer below!

Full Metal Furies is coming January 17, 2018! Wishlist on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/416600/Full_Metal_Furies/ Check out the game at: http://www.fullmetalfuries.com Visit us at: http://www.cellardoorgames.com http://www.facebook.com/CellarDoorGames http://www.twitter.com/CellarDoorGames

New Guacamelee 2 Footage From PSX

With PSX happening this last weekend, we did get some new footage of Toronto games. First up is Guacamelee 2 from DrinkBox Studios. You can check out the PS4Pro footage below courtesy of IGN's Youtube page.

Guacamelee 2 is said to come soon-ish.

Check out brand new footage form Guacamelee! 2 running on the PlayStation 4 Pro running in 4K 60fps. Catch up on PSX 2017 here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDaK8UVTMA&list=PLraFbwCoisJAwtqdiGfBdB2jRz8EBYv-o&index=1 Watch more trailers here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2XGNySH0E&index=1&list=PLraFbwCoisJAvwhU-EjfZNFqj5jlAk8hk Subscribe to IGN for more! http://www.youtube.com/user/IGNentertainment?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------­---- Follow IGN for more!

Cuphead Wins Big At The Game Awards

As mentioned earlier in the week Cuphead was up for three nominations at The Game Awards, and took home three wins. They won:

• Best Art Direction
• Best Independent Game
• Best Debut Indie Game

It was even recongnized by Canada's Prime Minister:

Big night for the Canadians behind @StudioMDHR at @thegameawards last night – congratulations on taking home Best Debut Indie Game and Best Art Direction for Cuphead!

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 8, 2017

A big congratulations to all the nominations, and winners. While Warframe was nominated for Best Ongoing Game, last years Game of the Year Overwatch took home the prize for that.

News Byte! December 8th - Graceful Explosion Machine, Shwip, Far Cry 5, and Video Game Awards

Graceful Explosion Machine: https://t.co/nDFPGA678R Shwip Turbo Thumb: https://t.co/sVSX43jZEb Far Cry 5: https://t.co/l0i1JD5k1p The Game Awards: http://thegameawards.com/ Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

For Honor Getting Patched For Xbox One X

For Honor will join the growing list of Xbox One X compatible games, as the game got patched last week. You can download the free update right now, and check out the notes below.

4K Rendering

Xbox One X graphics are rendered at 4K. This will bring you a much sharper image on a 4K TV. We are using a real-time variable resolution (up to 4K-2160p) coupled with hardware scaling that output to TV resolution. With the scaling, even lower resolution HDTV's will notice a better overall definition.

Improved shadow resolution

Shadows on Xbox One X will have a better definition.

Improved level of detail distances

Far away environment objects will be rendered with a higher definition.

Improved water using Screen-Space Reflections

Many water surfaces will now show dynamic reflections.

For Honor is being enhanced for Xbox One X on December 5th! Experience improved water reflections, distance level of details, shadow resolution, texture filtering, and 4K resolution. Get the For Honor Season Pass Now: http://ubi.li/rf7tf #ForHonor SUBSCRIBE!

We're playing more For Honor, so check it out here. Remember to subscribe and leave a comment! Website: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/torontogamedevs Patreon: patreon.com/torontogamedevs Store: designbyhumans.com/shop/TorontoGameDevs/

Far Cry 5 Delayed

Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 5 has been delayed. Originally set for February 27th, 2018 the open world first person shooter will not be hitting PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC March 27th, 2018.

Ubisoft also delayed The Crew 2 in the same announcement and discussed the reason for the delay (from Gamespot):

"According to Ubisoft, this is because the publisher is "investing more time in the development" of these games. "This decision is in line with our strategic vision of developing even more engaging and higher quality experiences for gamers," said Christine Burgess-Quémard, Ubisoft's worldwide studios executive director. "Taking more time with Assassin's Creed Origins enabled our talented development team to fully express their creative vision. As expected, this had a very positive impact on the game’s quality and largely participated to its commercial success. Taking a similar approach, we have decided to invest additional development time in three upcoming games.”"

News Byte! December 5th - Cuphead, Polyball, and Dash Quest Heroes

Polyball: https://t.co/m41MpOPoGw Dash Quest Heroes: https://t.co/qdSo9h6r5D Cuphead Patch Notes: https://t.co/92G1OMVqgm Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

Shwip Turbo Thumb Out Now

Along with Dash Quest Heroes, another local game was released on mobile phones recently. Jamhammer Games released shoot-em up Shwip Turbo Thumb for free on iPhone and Android. 

"Survive an onslaught of increasingly difficult enemy waves and formations in this beautiful pixel-fest-destruction shoot-em-up. 

Literally render your enemies into pixel-dust with your trusty dual-shot cannon and arsenal of other insanely powerful power-ups. The better you play, the more power-ups you receive."

This is just a side treat while we wait for Shwip on Steam, which you can add to your wishlist here.

GET YOUR WISHLIST ON! #Shwip Steam page is LIVE LIVE LIVE!! https://t.co/MB33UiIR7X #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev @TorontoGameDevs pic.twitter.com/kFRdWZD9hw

— Jamhammer Games (@JamhammerGames) September 26, 2017

Vertex Pop Updates Graceful Explosion Machine On Switch To Allow Video Capture

Nintendo recently updated the Switch to allow video capturing, and slowly games have been patched to allow it. We can now add Vertex Pop's Graceful Explosion Machine to the list - the game has been patched to add functionality.

"We have a small (but pretty cool!) update out for Graceful Explosion Machine today which adds Video Capture support for Nintendo Switch. Now when you pull of a particularly gracefulrun, you can just hold down the capture button and share.

We’re excited to check out all the cool videos you post, so please make sure to share them with us on Twitter!"

Vertex Pop was kind enough to give me a code for Graceful Explosion Machine on Switch so I wanted to do a quick video on my thoughts - in short - I'm really digging it! There will be an actual review on www.torontogamedevs.com - so look forward to that!

Dash Quest Heroes Announced - Out Now In Canada

Tiny Titan Studios tweeted earlier last month they were looking for Beta testers, and looks like we know what they were (probably) testing. The studio announced Dash Quest Heroes today, a free to play follow up to Dash Quest.

"Become a Legendary Hero and explore a vast world of fantasy adventure in Dash Quest Heroes! The Kingdom of Solas has fallen prey to the fiendish Zaru and it's up to the Heroes of the world to defeat him. Collect incredible gear and forge new items as you set out on a journey through rolling hills, cryptic caves, shrouded forests and more! Only the mightiest of Heroes will become legend."

You can download the game for free on iOS here, or on Android here. Make sure to let them know what you think on Twitter!

The follow-up to our award-winning game Dash Quest has arrived - get ready for the ultimate endless runner RPG! Play Our Games Today! https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8964723379402809738&hl=en https://itunes.apple.com/ca/developer/tiny-titan-studios/id892108904

Guess what?! We're so excited to announce that our NEW GAME, Dash Quest Heroes, is now available in the App Store & Google Play Store in Canada! Check out the trailer below and stay tuned for the worldwide launch! #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev https://t.co/XpeH1OxrdF

— Tiny Titan Studios (@TinyTitanGames) December 4, 2017

Studio Monolith Launches Polyball On Steam

Though it was available in Steam Early Access before - Studio Monolith's Super Monkey Ball/Marble Madness inspired game has officially launched, and is enjoying a 20% discount on Steam right now.

"There's a lot to do in Polyball -- Challenge yourself or a friend to one of over 60 levels included in the initial release, with plans for many more levels via DLC. If you've got some friends over and are looking for something to play, Polyball's splitscreen multiplayer promises a good time. With classic modes like Battle and Trails, as well as a multiplayer version of the single-player experience, Polyball promises to be a must-have party game."

You can also check out the launch trailer, and some screenshots below:

We've hit v1.0.0! Check us out on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/368180

Cuphead Gets Patched

Cuphead got patched the other day to fix some bugs and exploits, and general gameplay balance. Cuphead has been in the news a lot lately, confirming that the characters will return, and being nominated for awards. You can check out the full patch notes below - which sadly gets rid of the duplication/army bug.

• Fixed various freezes caused by controller disconnection/reconnection
• Fixed infinite controller rumble bug
• Fixed various freezes and soft-locks and crashes
• Improvements to saving and loading
• No longer possible to create a Mugman army.
• Fixed rapid-weapon-swap damage glitch
• Slight charge weapon damage reduction
• Charge weapon charge is now maintained during parry
• It is now possible to unequip secondary weapon, Super, and Charm from equipment menu (Press “Y” to unequip)
• Mr. Chimes no longer gets stuck or goes off-screen
• King Dice’s Start Over square will now only trigger once per attempt
• Player 2 now appears in the King Dice board after being revived at the end of a mini-boss level
• Dice Palace score now properly resets when retrying the level
• Fixed improper hit boxes on the Devil’s snake attack
• Fixed Devil’s goat attack so it hits ducking players
• Elevator on Rugged Ridge no longer locks if Player 1 dies
• A+ grade now possible on Funfair Fever and Treetop Trouble
• No longer possible to damage bosses that are off-screen
• Fixed rare crash when parrying on Carnival Kerfuffle
• Fixed Roundabout shots not coming back on screen on select stages
• Baroness Von Bon Bon death results now properly displays progress on phase 3
• Dr. Kahl’s Robot death results now properly displays progress on phase 1
• Fixed various minor collision bugs
• Various art and animation polish
• Minor sound effect bug fixes and polish
• Added spooky Mausoleum announcer
• Touch fuzzy, get a little dizzy