Episode 144 - Wholesome Games in Un-wholesome Times

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Overview:

This week we witnessed protests against police and riots all across Canada and the US, while at the same time we had the first every Wholesome Direct showcase of wholesome indie games. Quite the contrast but we do our best to keep covering the events, gaming jobs and new games and updates.

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Events:

• Dirty Rectangles ONLINE (Wednesday, June 10, 8:00 PM EST)

• Breakfast Game Audio Club (Wednesday, June 3, 9:00 AM EST) 

News:

• Kitten Cup Studio Reveals Debut Project 'Pekoe'

• Knight Squad Charges onto Switch Next Week

• SPECTACLE Out Now on itch.io

• Retro Adventure Game Boreal Tales Out Now on Steam

• Worse Than Death Getting a Sequel Comic Book

• Snacko Launches Kickstarter Campaign

• French Developer Dontnod Entertainment Opens Studio in Montréal

• Possession 1881 Coming to Steam Next Week

• Dépanneur Nocturne Out Now on Steam

Wishlist These Upcoming Canadian Games:

1. HARDSPACE: SHIPBREAKER coming Summer 2020 from BlackbirdInteractive (@InsideBBI) in Vancouver, BC. Wishlist on Steam. “Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!”

2. Project Witchstone from Spearhead Games (@SpearheadMtl) in Montreal. Wishlist on Steam. “In a living and reactive world, players will be offered unprecedented options to role play their character and influence their environment, capturing the fun and freedom of a pen & paper RPG campaign.”

3. Frequency Shift coming September 1 from Virtex Edge Design in Toronto. Wishlist on Steam. “Drive the world and make it dance as you piece together the geometric puzzles and build musical tracks that are intertwined.” 

Try These Vintage Canadian Indies:

@StephenLCrane’s Pick: Valley - PS4, Xbox One, Steam - “Valley is a First-Person adventure unlike any other. Hidden deep within a remote region of the Rocky Mountains, you find yourself bewildered within a secluded valley. With the power of a recently discovered L.E.A.F. suit (Leap Effortlessly though Air Functionality), run and jump your way through beautiful forests, dangerous ruins and vast environments all the while utilizing the power to control life and death to uncover the startling secrets of the mysterious valley.”

@StephanReilly’s Pick: Curses 'N Chaos - Initial release date: August 18, 2015 - “FIGHT OR DIE! Cursed by the evil Wizard King, bounty hunters Lea and Leo are chased by every monster in the kingdom and the Grim Reaper himself! There's only one way to get rid of the curse; the legendary Elixir of Life! But how to get the ingredients? FIGHT MONSTERS!” 

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