Ep. 212 - Highlighting Highlighters

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OVERVIEW:

In this (slightly late) episode we discuss exciting updates to retro puzzler Highlighters (including a sick listen to the trailer song). Then we break down several new releases from across Canada and a title announcement for the definitely real new Dragon Age game. Steve geeks out about all the Resident Evil news and feels vindicated by PlayStation 1 trophy support. Stephan humours.

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EVENTS:

• Game DEV Summer BBQ Meetup hosted by Vancouver Game Development (Eventbrite) - Sat. Jul 16 @ 2:00 pm pdt

  • “Meet up with fellow Vancouver Video Game Developers. Free Hotdogs. Free Prizes. ***Bring your own Food and Drinks.***”

• Super FESTival by Hand Eye Society (@HandEyeSociety) - Oct. 15 - 16

  • Volunteer, showcase your game or apply to be a speaker for the 10th festival showcase by the Toronto-based non-profit arts org.

JOBS:

Here are all the game dev jobs we’re currently advertising on the site!

• Kixeye: Devs, Leads, VP & More (Canada remote or at office in Victoria, BC)

• A-Game Studios - Unity/C#

• Crimson Herring Studio Job - Game Programmer (Unity)

LAUNCHES:

• Toronto, ON: The Big Con: GRIFT OF THE YEAR EDITION is NOW AVAILABLE as a FREE Update for PC & Xbox players, AND for the first time on Nintendo Switch!

• Toronto, ON: HYPER METEOR is being delivered to early Playdate owners today!

• Winnipeg, MB: The Last Taxi by ZenFri Inc. (@ZenFri) on Steam

• Vancouver, BC: Hardspace: Shipbreaker (@ShipbreakerGame) by BBI (@BBI) on Steam, Windows and GamePass

NEWS:

• Ottawa, ON: Highlighters Gets Composer and New Features

• Edmonton, AB: Definitely Real Dragon Age Game ;) now referred to as “Dragon Age: Dreadwolf”

WISHLIST THIS:

Cornucopia by Subconscious Games (@CornucopiaPC) in Vancouver, BC

Radio Free Europa with dev by Scott McClusky/published by Coffee Puck Games (@CoffeePuckGames) both in Burnaby, BC

In Retrospect by Paper Salamander Games (@PaperSalamander) in Toronto, ON

CREDITS:

MUSIC:

• 00:01:30 - Intro Music by @jakebutineau (Toronto, ON)

• 00:09:01 - 'Milo Takes Flight' by @torrybobs (Int'l) feat. in @twinolivg's (Ottawa) Highlighters

• 00:28:32 - 'Clip Joint Calamity' by @KrisMaddigan (Toronto, ON) feat. in @StudioMDHR's (Toronto-Nationwide) Cuphead

• 01:13:11 - Outro Music by @Composingdan (Toronto, ON)

PODCAST ART BY: @Poltergust234/Ko-fi (Alberta)

HOSTED BY: @StephenLCrane (Owen Sound, ON) & @StephanReilly

PRODUCED BY: @StephanReilly (Halifax, NS)