Ep 198 - Big Fan of the 'W' (feat. Gabriel from Bluish-Green Productions)

Overview:

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Overview: The gang is joined by Gabriel from Bluish-Green Productions, a Toronto-based indie dev whose latest project Worlds Within Worlds was featured at GameSlice 2021 so he tells us his experience from the show, what he learned from playtesters, and more!

We also go over all the news like the next episode in Vancouver-based Hinterland's The Long Dark (the first new episode in 2 years) to loads of new studio news out of Québec.

Bluish Green Games has a Discord, is on Twitter and Twitch - and you can play their games on itch.io.

Jobs:

• Jean Leggett will be looking for a part time producer around Oct/Nov

• Archipelago of Design

  • Game Designer

• Joydrop is looking for Unreal and Unity Developers

Events:

• Thu Sept 30 - 2021 GGaide Conference (Online - Quebec)

  • Welcome to GGaide, a day of conferences and virtual activities organized by Techaide and the Quebec video game industry to raise funds for Centraide of Greater Montreal, which collects and invests funds locally to fight poverty and social exclusion. GGaide is an unique opportunity for people in the video game industry to come together, help the community, learn, and, above all, to have a positive impact in the lives of those who need it most.

• Thu Sept 30 -2021 DMG Games Writer Circle September (Online - Toronto)

  • Join other game writers and narrative designers for a cozy, digital get together every month! We occasionally start with a specific topic to discuss, recommended by attendees, and then socialize and share stories and challenges we’ve faced in our recent works, our dreams for future projects, and just generally hang out.

• Fri OCT 22 - Gamedev Atlantic (Online - Halifax, NS) by NSIS

  • “A day-long conference, celebrates and fosters the growth of the game development industry in Atlantic Canada.”

Releases This Week (x2):

• Ontario/Halifax: Cube Samurai: Run Squared (Switch (new release), iOS, Android)

• Toronto, ON: Get In The Car, Loser! (Steam, itch.io)

• Vancouver, BC: Hack or Die! (Steam)

• Toronto, ON: Plague Breaker (Steam)

• Montréal, QC: Laser Chess: Deflection (Steam)

News and Announcements:

• Vancouver, BC: Inscryption Launches October 19 on PC, 3 years and 3 days after The Hex

• Vancouver, BC: Ikenfell Gets Physical Release with LimitedRunGames on PS4 and Switch

• Vancouver, BC: Hinterland Games releasing Episode 4 of The Long Dark October 6

• Montréal, QC: Alexandre Parizeau joins Amazon Games to lead Montréal studio

• Québec, QC: Ex-Ubisoft Devs Open New Studio, Immediately Diss Ubisoft

Wishlist This:

1. Human Apocalypse by Euphoric Brothers (@Euphoric_Bros) in Ottawa, ON. Releasing 2021 🦠, Wishlist on Steam. “A new virus is turning people into brain eating machines, etc. You know the rest. A cure has been found and all the infected people are now normal humans again. What is the problem then? Their skin color is still green. Play as an Ex-Zombie.”

2. The Crimson Diamond from Julia Minamata (@JuliaMinamata). Wishlist on Steam. “Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the fictional ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond in this retro-inspired, EGA text parser mystery adventure!”

3. Worlds Within Worlds by Bluish Green Games (@BluishGreenPro) in Toronto, ON. Follow on itch.io, try the demo on itch.io. “Collect Golden Leaves to restore Trees in this retro platformer. Play solo, or have a 2nd player join in as the Butterfly to lend a helping hand!”