Episode 152 - Game Pass is too Good

Overview:

This week Xbox streamed their Xbox Game Showcase and laid out why Xbox Game Pass is clearly the best deal in gaming. We cover the Canadian games shown during this showcase (as well as our thoughts on how Xbox's show compared to PlayStation's).

We also discuss LaPointe Joint's indie game debut, BioWare's work from home challenges, Star Renegades finally coming out, a new Toronto studio called Beans Team partnering with Devolver and more!

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Events:

• July Game Writers Circle + Social (July 30 @ 6:30 pm EST)

• Game Dev Atlantic (September 18 from 8 am - 8 pm EST)

• Game Devs of Color Expo (September 19)

Game Dev Jobs:

• PixelNauts (St. Catherines, ON): https://canadiangamedevs.com/jobs/game-developer-jobs-pixelnauts-3d-animator-community-manager

• Canuck Play (Peterborough, ON): https://canadiangamedevs.com/jobs/game-developer-jobs-canuck-play-unity-game-developer-unity-technical-animator-qa-tester 

News:

• GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire Out Now on Steam

• Panzer Paladin Blazes onto Steam and Switch

• Wrest VR Releasing Later This Month

• Echo Generation Announced during Xbox Showcase

• Star Renegades Release Date Announced

• Mark Darrah Confirms They're 'Making Progress' on Dragon Age 4

• Beans Team Indie Studio Founded in Toronto, Partnered with Devolver

Wishlist These Upcoming Canadian Games:

1 - Echo Generation by Cococucumber (@cococucumberco) in Toronto, ON.

2 - Quartet partly by Tyler Deren (@TylerDeren) in Edmonton, AB.

3 - Skully by Finish Line Games (@FinishLineGames) in Toronto, ON.