Episode 116 - A Surprisingly Concise Episode Without Stephen & Bret

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Episode 116 - A Surprisingly Concise Episode Without Stephen & Bret

With Stephen away raising his new child and Bret settling back in Ontario, Stephan recruits game developer Sebastian Scaini (@sebastianscaini) to join him. We talk about the new Medevil Remake, ZeMind's newly released RTS Versus: Unfriendly Frenzy, Capybara Games Co-founder Nathan Vella leaving the studio and the new stealth RPG Shadowy Contracts. We also discuss the upcoming events in the game dev scene and what we've been playing!

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Episode 115 - At Least One Canadian Is Working On The Last Of Us 2

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We found a Canadian working on The Last of Us Part 2! That gives us an excuse to talk about it, but we do talk about Canadian-made games as well, including Wandersong, Grindstone, Worse Than Death and more.

Remember to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Spotify. And Patron's at the $5+ level got this episode 2-3 days early.

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Indie Studio Nano Park Unveils Debut Game 'Petal Runner' During Day of the Devs
Indie Studio Nano Park Unveils Debut Game 'Petal Runner' During Day of the Devs

The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.

'A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars' DLC Announced at Day of the Devs
'A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars' DLC Announced at Day of the Devs

Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.

South of Midnight Gameplay Revealed at Xbox Games Showcase
South of Midnight Gameplay Revealed at Xbox Games Showcase

A year after being announced, Compulsion Games has shown some gameplay for their 3rd person, action-adventure game.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Officially Re-Revealed as Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Officially Re-Revealed as Dragon Age: The Veilguard

After severing ties with recently unionized QA studio Keywords and terminating 50 developers earlier this year, BioWare has rebranded their next game from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to Dragon Age: The Veilguard seemingly ruining years of perfectly good SEO.

Gears of War: E-Day Announced from Vancouver-based studio The Coalition
Gears of War: E-Day Announced from Vancouver-based studio The Coalition

Gears of War: E-Day was announced during Xbox’s Game Showcase, marking the second prequel in the Gears of War franchise.

Relic Lands Investment from UK Firm After Layoffs
Relic Lands Investment from UK Firm After Layoffs

Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.

Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure Out Now on iOS
Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure Out Now on iOS

Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.

NetEase Opens New Game Studio In Toronto and Montreal - Bad Brain Game Studios
NetEase Opens New Game Studio In Toronto and Montreal - Bad Brain Game Studios

NetEase Games has announced the opening of a new game studio in Canada, named Bad Brain Games, to work on an "ambitious new franchise," which will be a story-driven open-world action-adventure game.

LongStory 2 Demo Out Now On Steam
LongStory 2 Demo Out Now On Steam

Bloom Digital Media have released a demo for their upcoming visual novel game Long Story 2, which is a sequel to the 2017 game.

A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers DLC Available Now
A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers DLC Available Now

Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.

Episode 114 - New Way To Record + Apple Arcade Discussion

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Apple Arcade is out and players are already enjoying over 100 iOS games for a few bucks a month. We go over some of them including Where Cards Fall, Hot Lava, and Skate City while giving our overall impressions.

Remember to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Spotify. And Patron's at the $5+ level got this episode 2-3 days early.

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Cosmic Darkness Goo-pacalypse Update Comes to Grindstone
Cosmic Darkness Goo-pacalypse Update Comes to Grindstone

Toronto-based CAPY Games continues to release updates for their matching hit 5 years after its Apple Arcade debut.

Apple Arcade Exclusive Skate City Heading To PC And Consoles May 6th
Apple Arcade Exclusive Skate City Heading To PC And Consoles May 6th

Toronto-based developer Snowman will be releasing their currently Apple-Arcade-only Skate City to Steam, Epic Game Store, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox on May 6th.

'NUTS' Releasing on Apple Arcade This Week, Switch and Steam Next Month
'NUTS' Releasing on Apple Arcade This Week, Switch and Steam Next Month

Surveillance mystery game NUTS, partly developed by Pol (@polclarissou) in Montréal and published by Noodlecake (@NoodlecakeGames) in Saskatoon, is launching this week on Apple Arcade and next month on Switch and Steam.

Grindstone Coming to Switch this Autumn
Grindstone Coming to Switch this Autumn

Toronto-based indie powerhouse Capybara Games (@CAPYGAMES) announced their critical success mobile matching game (and biggest Game Awards snub in history) Grindstone is coming to Nintendo Switch this Autumn.

Grindstone Update Adds New Levels, Items and More
Grindstone Update Adds New Levels, Items and More

Toronto-based Capybara Games (@CAPYGAMES) has released an update to their 2019 sword-slashing puzzle battle game Grindstone adding new levels, bosses, items and more.

A Fold Apart is Coming to PS4 & Xbox One Next Week
A Fold Apart is Coming to PS4 & Xbox One Next Week

Lightning Rod Games (@LRGThunder) is bringing their heartfelt paper folding puzzle game A Fold Apart to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next week on May 19.

Winding Worlds Out Now on Apple Arcade
Winding Worlds Out Now on Apple Arcade

Montréal-based indie studio KO_OP (@KOOPMode) has released Winding Worlds today on Apple Arcade, a “finger-wiggling puzzle-adventure about a girl, a worm, and goodbyes.”

A Fold Apart Flips onto PC, Switch and Apple Arcade This Friday
A Fold Apart Flips onto PC, Switch and Apple Arcade This Friday

A Fold Apart is releasing Friday, April 17 on Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch and Steam from Toronto-based indie studio Lightning Rod Games (@LRGthunder).

Grindstone Available on Apple Arcade
Grindstone Available on Apple Arcade

The latest game from Toronto-based indie studio Capybara Games, known for critically acclaimed indie darlings BELOW and Super Time Force, is now available as a part of the Apple Arcade subscription service.

Skate City Releases on Apple Arcade
Skate City Releases on Apple Arcade

Where Cards Fall wasn’t the only Snowman-developed game to launch on Apple Arcade yesterday - their 2D Skateboarding game titled Skate City also launched alongside the subscription service.

Episode 113 - Borderlands 3 Talk

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Bret is missing, so Stephan and Stephen talk about Dauntless hitting 1.0 soon, Dune Sea, Rogue Star Rescue is on Kickstater, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey getting free DLC.

Remember to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Spotify. And Patron's at the $5+ level got this episode 2-3 days early.

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Indie Studio Nano Park Unveils Debut Game 'Petal Runner' During Day of the Devs
Indie Studio Nano Park Unveils Debut Game 'Petal Runner' During Day of the Devs

The debut game from a new Western Canada indie dev duo was revealed during Day of the Devs 2024.

'A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars' DLC Announced at Day of the Devs
'A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars' DLC Announced at Day of the Devs

Cat couple owner slash game dev studio Max Inferno announced a 2nd DLC pack for their tidy puzzler.

South of Midnight Gameplay Revealed at Xbox Games Showcase
South of Midnight Gameplay Revealed at Xbox Games Showcase

A year after being announced, Compulsion Games has shown some gameplay for their 3rd person, action-adventure game.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Officially Re-Revealed as Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Officially Re-Revealed as Dragon Age: The Veilguard

After severing ties with recently unionized QA studio Keywords and terminating 50 developers earlier this year, BioWare has rebranded their next game from Dragon Age: Dreadwolf to Dragon Age: The Veilguard seemingly ruining years of perfectly good SEO.

Gears of War: E-Day Announced from Vancouver-based studio The Coalition
Gears of War: E-Day Announced from Vancouver-based studio The Coalition

Gears of War: E-Day was announced during Xbox’s Game Showcase, marking the second prequel in the Gears of War franchise.

Relic Lands Investment from UK Firm After Layoffs
Relic Lands Investment from UK Firm After Layoffs

Vancouver-based Company of Heroes 3 developer Relic Entertainment has secured funding from UK investment firm Emona Capital after laying off almost 200 staff since May 2023.

Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure Out Now on iOS
Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure Out Now on iOS

Victoria-based indie devs Hololabs have released their mobile AR game Sky Haven: AR Merge Adventure for iOS.

NetEase Opens New Game Studio In Toronto and Montreal - Bad Brain Game Studios
NetEase Opens New Game Studio In Toronto and Montreal - Bad Brain Game Studios

NetEase Games has announced the opening of a new game studio in Canada, named Bad Brain Games, to work on an "ambitious new franchise," which will be a story-driven open-world action-adventure game.

LongStory 2 Demo Out Now On Steam
LongStory 2 Demo Out Now On Steam

Bloom Digital Media have released a demo for their upcoming visual novel game Long Story 2, which is a sequel to the 2017 game.

A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers DLC Available Now
A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers DLC Available Now

Halifax-based devs Max Inferno have released Cupboards & Drawers DLC for their 2022 puzzler A Little to the Left.