Toronto Games Highlight Latest Nindies Sale

Nintendo is celebrating the new year with a sale, and a couple of Toronto games are involved.

• Severed from Drinkbox Studios
• Graceful Explosion Machine from Vertex Pop
• Bleed from Ian Campbell
• Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime from Asteroid Base

It's the #NindiesNewYearSale and Severed is 33% off on Switch this week! Check out all nine indie Switch games on sale: https://t.co/JwcFiFZk6Z pic.twitter.com/5kjvx0xImu

— DrinkBox Studios (@DrinkBoxStudios) January 8, 2018

You can also check out an AMA where all the developers involved answered questions from the fans - including Vertex Pop saying they were thinking of a sequel or DLC on GEM, but are instead moving onto something new.

Happy New Year!
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is now 33% OFF ($9.99) on #NintendoSwitch along with a bunch of other cool games in the #NindiesNewYearSale

Check it out: https://t.co/5MPiKyawes pic.twitter.com/JezVMnFpvP

— Asteroid Base (@AsteroidBase) January 8, 2018

Skies of Fury DX Coming To Switch

The Toronto Switch games keep on coming - this time in a mobile-to-console port. Illumination Games will be releasing Skies of Fury DX to Switch sometime "soon" - the game was originally released on mobile earlier this year. The game will be the studios first console game.

Fight as both British and German pilots during WWI’s battle for the skies! Seed Interactive and Illumination Games are excited to announce Skies of Fury DX for Nintendo Switch™. Take to the skies and experience WWI as a fighter pilot! Skies of Fury DX offers players the chance to engage in epic, aerial combat in historic Bloody April, 1917, as both British and German pilots.

www.SkiesofFury.com Fight as both British and German pilots during WWI's battle for the skies! Seed Interactive and Illumination Games are excited to announce Skies of Fury DX for Nintendo Switch™. Take to the skies and experience WWI as a fighter pilot!

The trailer says the game is "coming soon" so we probably won't have to wait long to take to the sky on Switch.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Most Anticipated Game

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! This is for your most anticipated game.

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best Mobile Game

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! This is for your mobile game from this year.

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best Port

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! This is for your favourite port for a Toronto developed game!

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best PC Only Game

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! Here you can vote for your favourite PC only game!

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

Game of the Year 2017 Voting - Best Multi-Platform Release

Thanks to the feedback from Patrons, this years Game of the Year Voting is split into parts! Starting with Best multi-platform release. Vote away!

Remember to use the #TGDGOTY hashtag on Twitter and enter for a chance to win a 50 dollar Steam, Xbox, or PSN card.

Voting is over. Results will be posted January 10th.

DrinkBox Studios Character Featured In Smash Brothers-like Game 'Brawlout'

Though not developed in Toronto or the surrounding area, Brawlout does have a connection to the game development scene here in the GTA. Similar to Runbow, there are a few indie characters in the game and the Smash Brothers-like game includes Juan from Drinkbox Studios' Guacamelee series as a playable fighter.

A humble agave farmer turned legendary luchador, Juan is always prepared to piledrive evil.

Following his demise at the hands of the villainous Carlos Calaca, Juan was revived thanks to the mysterious powers of a magical wrestling mask. Transformed into the luchador he always dreamed of, Juan set out to defeat Calaca, save his beloved and bring peace to the worlds of the living and the dead.

With moves like the Rooster Uppercut, Frog Slam and Dashing Derpderp, Juan is one wrestler you don’t want to grapple with. If that’s not enough, Juan can transform himself into a chicken, should the mood strike him. It’s no poultry skill, I’ll tell you that!

Out now on Nintendo Switch: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/brawlout-switch Brawlout is the party fighting game, designed for couch play, online matches and competitive tournaments. A NEW CHALLENGER HAS APPEARED IN THE PLATFORM FIGHTER ARENA! For more details, follow @brawloutgame : https://twitter.com/brawloutgame

We'll have to wait a bit more to play Guacamelee 2, but until then gamers can get their Juan-action on in Brawlout which is out now on Switch and Steam, and coming Early 2018 on PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

News Byte! December 22nd! - Robo X, Steam Winter Sale, Game of the Year

Robo X: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/robo-x-2-the-lost-energy-coming-to-mobile-devices-december-24th Steam Winter Sale: http://store.steampowered.com/news/35783/ Toronto Game Devs GOTY: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/game-of-the-year-voting-starts-next-week Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

News Byte! December 19th - Colhex, Lucky VR, Far Cry 5

COLHEX: https://t.co/e5mkeNQ9m0 Lucky VR Job: https://t.co/GpA7GRYPpT Far Cry 5: https://t.co/jR2Lc0DNTx Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/

Game Of The Year Voting Starts Next Week

With this week being crazy, holidays and such, the 3rd Annual TorontoGameDevs Game of the Year voting will start sometime next week.

In the meantime, subscribe on Youtube, iTunes, and follow us on Twitter. What has your Game of the Year been?

'RoBox 2 - The Lost Energy' Coming To Mobile Devices December 24th

Friend of the site Galal Hassan will be releasing a new game later this month on Christmas Eve - puzzle game Robo X will be out for iOS, Google, and Windows.

"Join RoboX as he collects the data clusters to restore the energy back to RoBo City. 
RoBo City is out of energy and the robots are losing their mind. Take the challenge and solve the puzzles to restore the energy and save RoBo City."

Can’t be more excited! We just submitted #roboX to the #Apple #appstore the game will be available on the 24th of December! #madewithunity @madewithunity #gamedev #IndieGameDev @TorontoGameDevs #screenshotsaturday pic.twitter.com/saM6g00bbF

— The Pixel Crushers (@ThePixelCrusher) December 16, 2017

COLHEX Out Now On iOS

Last we heard from Alessandro Profenna we interviewed him for his game COLHEX, which is out now on iOS (iPhone, and iPad). You can play the multiplayer game for free, but make sure to bring some friends for the hectic finger tapper. You can check out some of the iPad screenshots below.

COLHEX is an iOS arcade game that can be played on an iPhone or iPad with up to 6 players locally! Each player chooses one of 6 colours to play as. The game field is a matrix of hexagons, where the goal is claim as many hexagons with your colour in 30 seconds!

Head over to the Apple Store to check out the game.

Far Cry 5: The Resistance Trailer

With Far Cry 5 coming out next year (despite a little delay), Ubisoft is in full swing promoting the game. The latest trailer shows how your activities in Hope County affects the world of Far Cry 5. Check it out below. Far Cry 5 is out on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One March 27th, 2018.

Learn more about how the world of Far Cry 5 reacts to your activities as you fight alongside your local allies, the Guns & Fangs for Hire, to take back Hope County.

News Bye! December 15th - Dragon of Legends, Dragon's Lair, Bleed

Dragon of Legends: https://t.co/gp2Um9P5d9 Dragon's Lair Trilogy: https://t.co/C1jxKFNntf Bleed: https://t.co/WuyyuORZYL Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau http://www.torontogamedevs.com/