Snowman's Five-Year Anniversary

Snowman's five year anniversary was celebrated last month, and they've re-released their first game, Circles Memory Game, to celebrate.  Version 1.5 has better performance, and some bugs have been fixed.

At its core, Circles is a digital take on a favourite physical toy from our childhood. It’s a memory challenge that asks you to pay attention to the glow of multicoloured rings, and repeat them in order with taps of your own.

For us, it’s more than that though. It’s an exploration of what can be done when physical play is unconstrained, and it represents the beginning of the aesthetic that’s guided all our projects.

As part of the update, we’ve spruced up performance, fixed a few lingering bugs, and optimized the game for all of Apple’s newest devices. We’ve also added Taptic Engine support. While it may sound like a subtle change, it’s been a total joy to feel as if we’re really pressing a button each time we tap out a solution.

Their game Alto's Adventure (on the App Store and Google Play) is also on sale until the end of the day.

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Shiny Talisman Sales and Launch of Caveman Cliff CRAZY

Shiny Talisman released their new game Caveman Cliff CRAZY on the App Store today, and the rest of their games will be on sale until June 14!  Caveman Cliff CRAZY is a spinoff of the regular Caveman Cliff, where your objective is to push as many boulders off the cliff as possible in a 90 second time period.  It's fast paced, uses multipliers, and free.

Here are some of their other games that are now on sale, with their App Store links.  Enjoy!

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Runbow Pocket Release Date Announced - Also Working On New IP For Switch

It's been a while since we've heard about Runbow Pocket, but 13AM Games always let me know it's coming. Now we know what day it will be available.

In a post on Nintendo LifeAlex Rushdy, CEO and Creative Director at 13AM Games, announced that Runbow Pocket will come to June 20th in North America, and Europe for the new Nintendo 3DS, and new Nintendo 2DS. Alex even went into some of the trouble they had in porting their multiplayer Wii U game:

As part of our company culture, we don’t like keeping our fans in the dark as to why a game has been delayed or changed in some way since reveal, so I’d like to answer some of the questions that you guys might have about the game. It was a very difficult process to squeeze a large Wii U game into the New 3DS, especially when the engine it is built in is not our own. Being a pilot project for Unity New 3DS meant we had to face a cavalcade of technical difficulties, creating a new networking system, creating an e-commerce plug-in, figuring out how to maximize performance with significantly smaller CPU, GPU and memory compared to Wii U, and reorganizing all the UI and UX to work on the lower resolution dual screens. 

Alex also mentioned some contests they are running on their Twitter, so check out the full Nintendo Life article for more.  

We also get a tease at 13AM Games next project, which will be a single player action game on Switch that is also "weird", and distinctly "13AM". With E3 a few weeks ago, maybe we'll find out more, but for now we'll have to sit tight and wait. 

Will you be picking up Runbow Pocket in June?

Far Cry 5 Launching on February 27

Ubisoft Toronto has announced that they will be working with Ubisoft Montreal in the creation of Far Cry 5, to be released on February 27.  The game takes place in Hope County, Montana, controlled by The Project at Eden’s Gate.

Far Cry 5 will be released for Xbox One, PS4, and PC.  We're looking forward to hearing more at their E3 conference this year.  Check out the announcement trailer below.

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Mirage: Arcane Warfare Out Now

Along with Embers of Mirrim, we have another Toronto developed game out this week. Mirage: Arcane Warfare is out on Steam as of this week (technically on Tuesday). Mirage is a skill based PVP game from the makers of Chivalry, and you can check out the Steam page for more, and trailer down below.

Sago Mini Combines Everything Into One App - Sago Mini World - The Complete Collection

Our friends over at Sago Mini made a big announcement today by combining all of their previous apps and games into one complete Sago Mini World - The Complete Collection.  The collection has 20+ Sago Mini games from over the years, and comes with a $4.99 monthly subscription. New features are expected to hit app regularly.

Join Sago Mini World and get unlimited access to our complete collection of 20+ award-winning games, all in one kid-friendly app!

Travel with Harvey, Jinja, Robin and Jack as you explore space, fly through a forest, build a robot, design a monster, drive a firetruck, deep-sea dive, become a superhero, visit your friends and more – all in one whimsical world.

Features:

  • Unlimited access to our complete collection of 20+ games
  • Play downloaded games without WiFi or internet
  • Exclusive content, updated monthly
  • Use one subscription across multiple devices
  • Get three of our popular games, including Friends, Forest Flyer and Babies Dress Up, free forever
  • Members get early first access to all new games and releases
  • Commitment-free – subscribe for just 4.99 CAD or 4.49 USD/month and cancel anytime, with no cancellation fees
  • No third-party advertising or in-app purchases for members

You can pick up the game on the App Store right here, and start your 7-day trial.

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Let's Play - Embers of Mirrim - Out Today On PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC

The gang over at Creative Bytes Studios hooked my up with a Embers of Mirrim code, so here is my quick video review/impressions on it. The game is out today on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Let's Play NBA Playgrounds - Patreon Bonus Video

This video was a bonus one for Patreon's. NBA Playgrounds is pretty fun, but needs a few tweaks.

Mirage: Arcane Warfare Announces Release Date

Mirage: Arcane Warfare will be released on Steam on May 23, 2017.  Torn Banner Studios is offering a 10% discount on the game and preorder perks if you already own Chivalry: Medieval Warfare.  They will also be releasing a new trailer at release.

Mirage Arcane Warfare by Torn Banner Studios
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Video Game News Time Daily - May 18th, 2017

Jeopardy and Destiny 2 talk!

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Jeopardy! World Tour From Uken Games and Sony Pictures Out Now On Mobile

Hot off the heels of releasing Kings of Pool earlier this year, Uken Games had their newest title released today. In partnership with Sony Pictures, Jeopardy! World Tour is a free download on iOS and Android based off the popular TV game show. You can check out the trailer below, while picking up the game on the App Store, or Google Play Store.

GameDev Cafe Streams Some TOJam12 Games

Our friends over at GameDev Cafe got a couple of the games from the 12th Annual Toronto Gamejam and streamed them over on their Youtube channel. Make sure to check it out below:

Vertex Pop Updates GraceFul ExplosionMachine With Highly Requested "Upload Score Later"

We were big fans of Vertex Pop's Graceful Explosion Machine when it launched on Nintendo Switch back in April. We talked about it on the podcast, and did a few Youtube videos playing it.

One of the biggest criticisms with the game was you couldn't uploaded scores if you weren't online, even at a later date. With the Switch being a very portable system, it was kind of a bummer.

Vertex Pop has changed that with Graceful Explosion Machine v1.0.2 which adds the ability to add a high score later, as well as reducing the screenshaking.

"We’ve heard from people playing GEM on trains, buses, at work, etc. who get really great high scores, but can’t upload them because they aren’t online. This breaks our collective developer hearts, so for v1.0.2 we’ve added Upload Score Later.

From the Score Screen, choose “Later” instead of “Submit Score” to save your score for uploading later. Then, when you’re back online, go to the main menu and select “Upload Scores” (by pressing X) to upload all the pending scores. (And don’t worry, if it fails to upload you can retry later!)

We also added the option to reduce or disable the Screenshake effect. If you have motion sickness related concerns, this should really help. It may not be perfect (our options are limited given what a fast-paced game GEM is), but it’s definitely an improvement!"

They also mentioned they snuck in some "smaller" fixes as well. You can check out Graceful Explosion Machine on Switch.

Video Game News Time Daily - May 17th, 2017

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