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?
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'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."
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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.
Head over to the Apple Store to check out the game.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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:
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.
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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.
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