Reporting on the games made in Canada and the creators behind them
Where Cards Fall wasn’t the only Snowman-developed game to launch on Apple Arcade yesterday - their 2D Skateboarding game titled Skate City also launched alongside the subscription service.
Read MoreApple has released its subscription service Apple Arcade on iOS this week and there are a few Canadian-developed games as part of the launch. First up is Where Cards Fall from Los Angeles developer The Game Band and published by Snowman, developers of Alto Adventure.
Read MoreA new management simulation game from indie publisher Kitfox Games and indie studio Viewport Games.
Read MoreLast month we got the first trailer for the upcoming football game Doug Flutie’s Maximum Football and now we have a release date, and thankfully it is not too far off. The game will hit PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 27th for $29.99 USD.
Read MoreIn Little Hellions, players don’t actually attack each other, instead they can “hex” on another and trade places instantly. “With enough spatial awareness and sharp timing, players can evade deadly traps while swapping opponents to their doom.”
Read MoreThe free-to-play “Monster Hunter” clone released by Vancouver-based Phoenix Labs Dauntless will have its 1.0 version launch September 26th across all platforms.
Read MoreFrolic Labs announces official release date of Dune Sea.
Read MoreUbisoft announced today that Operation Ember Rise, the latest season of Year 4 for Rainbow Six: Siege is now out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC
Read MoreUbisoft Quebec announced today their latest DLC for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, titled Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece.
Read MoreToronto developer 13AM Games is looking for a couple of artists to join the team for their upcoming game, Dawn of the Monsters. This is the indie team behind Runbow, and Double Cross and you can find all the details, including how to apply, below.
Please send the following to takashi@13amgames.com with the subject line of “The position you are applying for - Your Name” (Eg. 2D Puppet Animator - Jane Smith)
Your up-to-date resume (PDF preferred)
A cover letter
A link to your online portfolio or previous work
We appreciate all applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
10 month full time contract, in office
Start Date: September 30th, 2019
We are looking to contract a 2D Environmental Artist to produce environment concept art and game ready assets for a video game. The ideal candidate will be able to follow direction from the art director and execute on a established style to create concept art for cityscapes and other environments, and execute the approved concepts using digital painting, basic 3D modelling, texturing and normal mapping.
Working as part of Art Team, reporting to the Art Director
Producing concept art for various environments as well as other props, such as vehicles, structures and others.
Creating basic 3D assets
Creating normal maps
Creating backdrops/skyboxes
Executing deliverables under deadlines
Digital online portfolio of art
3+ years of artistic experience
Experience with producing digital environmental concept art
Skills in cityscapes, building, and prop design
Some experience with 3D modelling
Good communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team
Ability to work and execute pieces on an established art style
Ability to take feedback and iterate quickly
Vehicle design
Basic knowledge of Unity game engine
Previous experience in the games industry
10 month full time contract, in office
Start Date: September 30th, 2019
We’re looking for a 2D Puppet Animator to join our team to animate characters for a video game. The ideal candidate will be able to take a designed character, render it, rig it, and animate it according to an assigned animation list. There is also the potential for this position to include character design and/or VFX depending on skills and/or previous experience.
Working as part of Art Team, reporting to the Art Director
Rigging and animating 2D characters in Spine for implementation in Unity
Rendering and creating normal maps for characters
Creating VFX for characters (skill-dependent)
Executing deliverables under deadlines
Digital online portfolio of art
3+ years of artistic experience
Experience with 2D rigging
Experience with 2D puppet animation
Good communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team
Ability to take feedback and iterate quickly
Basic knowledge of Unity game engine an asset, but not a requirement
Experience with Spine
Creating VFX (particle systems or hand animated)
Character/Creature design
Basic knowledge of Unity game engine
Previous experience in the games industry
Windsor developer Chute Apps have released a kickstarter for their roguelike tower defense game - Rogue Star Rescue. The game was released on Steam in Early Access earlier this year, and they are looking to Kickstarter to finish development.
Read MoreThe DLC entitled “Farewell” will be releasing as a free game update on every platform next week.
Read MoreSome of the developers behind 2018’s critically acclaimed platformer Celeste have announced a new indie game studio Extremely OK Games (@exok_games).
Read MoreA team of Canadian indies are working on an exciting new project!
Read MoreThe Coalition - the Vancouver based studio has released a launch trailer for Gears 5 which comes to Xbox One and PC on September 10th, and September 5th for people who purchased the Ultimate edition, or who have Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
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