Ep 238 - "Remake" the Industry lol (ft. Twinolli the Highlighters devs)
Highlighters on Steam | Twinolli on Twitter | Highlighters Composer Tori Roberts on Twitter
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We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!
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NEWS:
iii-initiative “the digital showcase for triple-i games (April 10th @ 10 am PT) “tune in for 45 minutes of bangers, world premieres // exclusive gameplay // demos // drops”
Montréal, QC: Thunder Lotus’ new game 33 Immortals getting mid-May closed PC beta
Vancouver, BC: Undermine 2 Announced
Vancouver, BC: Darkest Dungeon II teases “Kingdom” update for later this year (also coming to PS5)
Québec: Baldur's Gate III cleans up BAFTAs, Venba wins Best Debut game
Montréal: Report: EA Canned Dead Space 2 Remake, Team Working On Battlefield Now [Update: EA Denies Report]
SCOOP - Toronto: Knight in the Attic TRYING to come to PSVR2 (according to Dave's reply to Steve on Tik Tok lol)
WISHLIST THIS:
Alphageddon by Andre Lima in Montréal, QC
Fera: The Sundered Tribes by @massive_damage in Toronto, ON
Highlighters: Cosmic Puzzle Action by Twinolli in Ontario
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro Music by @jakebutineau (Toronto, ON), 00:13 - Intro, 09:27 - Theme from Russian Subway Dogs by @CoinsElectro (Toronto, ON), 09:50 - News!, 34:15 - theme from A Knight in the Attic by Neil Quillen, 34:40 - Dad Deck Update, 36:16 - Wishlist This, 44:40 - 'Soba' from Highlighters by @torrybobs, 44:53 - Twinolli Interview, 56:07 - 'Hasen' from Highlighters by @torrybobs, 56:34 - Twinolli Interview Cont'd, 1:11:51 - 'Done Tutorial' from Highlighters by @torrybobs, 1:12:14 - What We've Been Playing, 1:36:22 - Wrap Up, 1:38:10 - Outro Music by @Composingdan (Toronto, ON)
CREDITS:
HOSTED BY: @StephanReilly (London, ON) & @StephenLCrane (Owen Sound, ON)
PRODUCED BY: Stephan "Rephan Steilly" Reilly
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