Episode 166 - New Consoles, Baby!

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• Land Back Lane in Ontario

• Wet'suwet'en in British Columbia

• Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia

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Overview:

We’ve got the new consoles and we’ve got some thoughts. We also talk about the recently announced Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered and Mass Effect 4, GUNPIG blasting onto Switch and much more!

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Events:

• November Game Writers Circle + Social (Thur Nov 26 @ 6:30 PM):

  • “Join us for a digital edition of our Game Writers Circle + Social. No pressure to prep any writing to share (being creative is hard right now!). Come, hangout, and talk shop with other writers and designers.”

• Writing for Books, Comics, and Games with Sam Maggs by Edmonton Screen Industries Office (Wed Nov 25 @ 6:30 PM MST):

  • “Sam will give a presentation on how to write for different mediums and also have a moderated Q&A period after her presentation. Make sure to get your questions ready!”

Game Dev Jobs:

• Canuck Play (Peterborough, ON) is looking for Senior Unity Game Developer, Unity Game Developer, Character Technical Animator & 3D Modeller (static objects: https://canadiangamedevs.com/jobs/game-developer-jobs-canuck-play-unity-game-developer-unity-technical-animator-qa-tester-ld4pm

• Stormy Shore (Paradise, Newfoundland) is looking for a Designer: https://canadiangamedevs.com/jobs/game-developer-jobs-stormy-shore-designer

• Hardsuit Labs (Seattle, WA) is looking for Lead Game Designer and can support remote contracts/TN visas for the right candidate: https://careers.hardsuitlabs.com/jobs/978972-lead-game-designer

• Sleeping Giants (Toronto, ON) is looking for an Animator: https://canadiangamedevs.com/jobs/game-developer-jobs-sleeping-giant-animator-contract

News:

• Mass Effect Trilogy Announced for current and next-gen, Mass Effect 5 in development

• Rocket Rumble from St Catherines indie studio PixelNAUTS Games launching into Steam Early Access in 2021 sign up for closed beta: www.rocketrumblegame.com

• GUNPIG: Firepower for Hire Blasts onto Switch in December

• Sentience Announced from Oshawa/Halifax based Red Meat Games

• New Warframe Update

• Star Renegades is coming to the Switch and Xbox on November 19th, PS4 on November 25

• Last Year from Montreal Elastic Games Permanently Discounts Game to $5

• Steel Assault being co-developed by Montreal indie games studio Tribute Games, release set for 2021

• Radio General's soundtrack for free for Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) and the game is 50% off until 16 November (CDN$ 11.39)

• Cosmocat Games Releases Third Major Early Access Update for Rogue-lite Survival Horror TOXICANT

Wishlist This:

1 - Dum Dum Dinos by Studio Singing Crows (@SingingCrowsInc) based in Montréal, QC

2 - Flow Weaver (@FlowWeaverVR) by Stitch Media (@stitchmedia) in Toronto, ON, and Silverstring Media (@Slvrstrng) in Montréal, QC

3 - Blue Fire being published by Graffiti Games (@Graffiti_Games) in Vancouver, BC, with developer ROBI Studios in Argentina