Episode 135 - Livin' La Vida Isolated
/Stephan and Steve have been self-isolated (with their significant others) for over 2 weeks now and things don't look like they'll get better anytime soon...
But Canadians are still making (and playing) games, and we're no exception! Tune in as we talk digital gaming events, gaming news, what you should add to your wishlist and highlight some classic Canadian gems to maybe pick up again! While you're sitting at home. Contemplating our impending doom...
Events:
Interactive Ontario - Get your game funding (Tuesday March 31 @ 12:30pm - 2:00pm)
News:
Wishlist These Upcoming Canadian-developed Games:
Vault: Tomb of the King (@BraveTheVault from Erich Preston @WhatNowErich in London/Toronto, ON) - Free Demo on itch.io & Steam, releasing on Steam TBD 2020. “Control three unique heroes and brave your way through deadly enemies, puzzles and traps in search of the fabled treasure locked inside King Allard's tomb.”
A Buttload of Free Games (from @sebastianscaini in Toronto, ON) Releasing on Steam April 2020. “A collection of over one hundred completely free small games wrapped into one convenient launcher! Slash slimes, shoot lemons, blow kisses, do art commissions, take blood and so much more in these wacky, weird and wild games!”
Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan (from @WeAreManavoid in Montréal, QC) Releasing on Steam when the Leviathan Arrives. “Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a creature capture, single-player, adventure-RPG in 2.5D inspired by classic cartoons in which you must defeat and capture strange monsters while bringing back colour to the world you once knew!”
Some Vintage Canadian Indies:
Super Motherload from XGen Studios in Edmonton, AB. Released November 15, 2013, for PS3, PS4 & PC. “Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.”
Child of Light from Ubisoft Montréal in Montréal, QC. Released April 30th, 2014 on PS3, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Switch & PC. “Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.”