News Byte! January 16th - Astalon, N++, and Blossom Tales

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Astalon: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/new-studio-labs-created-announces-astalon-tears-of-the-earth-for-this-year N++: ...

Blossom Tales Publisher Hits Milestone On Switch

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Thanks to the release of Blossom Tale last month, FDG Entertainment (the team that published Castle Pixel's Zelda inspired RPG on Switch) hit 100,000 units sold (across all of their games) on Nintendo's console.

The sales milestone is shared with two other games, Oceanhorn, and Monster Boy. Congrats to everyone involved!

Edit: Tyler Bud, one of the developers behind Blossom Tales let me know on Twitter that Monster Boy isn't actually out yet.

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LUNARK Physical Editions up for Pre-order, Coming to PS4/5, Xbox, PC/Mac Later This Year
LUNARK Physical Editions up for Pre-order, Coming to PS4/5, Xbox, PC/Mac Later This Year

Montréal-based game dev Johan Vinet has partnered with Limited Run Games to release physical copies of his upcoming 2D cinematic platformer LUNARK for PlayStation 4, 5 and Nintendo Switch- set to release later this week.

Inscryption Getting Physical Edition from Special Reserve Games
Inscryption Getting Physical Edition from Special Reserve Games

Vancouver-based Daniel Mullin Games is working with Special Reserve Games to release a physical edition of his 2021 roguelite deck-builder Inscryption for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

Always Sometimes Monsters Releasing Physical Version for Nintendo Switch
Always Sometimes Monsters Releasing Physical Version for Nintendo Switch

Toronto-based indie powerhouse Vagabond Dog is releasing a physical copy of their cult classic 2014 RPG maker title Always Sometimes Monsters in partnership with Limited Run Games.

Cuphead Getting Physical Edition for 5th Anniversary
Cuphead Getting Physical Edition for 5th Anniversary

Cuphead is celebrating its initial launch on PC and Xbox One 5 years ago today, September 29, with the announcement of a physical copy of the game coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch.

Tribes of Midgard Season 3 Announced - Also Coming to Xbox and Switch
Tribes of Midgard Season 3 Announced - Also Coming to Xbox and Switch

Tribes of Midgard Season 3 drops later this month which comes with a slew of free updates, including a new Saga Boss, a revamped survival mode, new weapons, enemies, armors, and more.

Sea of Stars Delayed Until 2023
Sea of Stars Delayed Until 2023

Sea of Stars, the Sabotage Studio follow-up to The Messenger has been delayed into 2023. Originally announced in 2020 with an extremely successful Kickstarter for a 2022 release date, the team has pushed it to next year citing two main priorities: quality of life for their team, and the quality of the finished product.

The Big Con: Grift of the Year Edition Out Now on Switch, Xbox and PC
The Big Con: Grift of the Year Edition Out Now on Switch, Xbox and PC

Toronto developer Mighty Yell (make sure to check out their amazing website) has released the Grift of the Year edition for their 2021 adventure game. This new update includes new puzzles, dialogue, collectibles. and quests - all free as well so previous owners of The Big Con don’t miss out.

Next Level Games and Nintendo Announce Mario Strikers: Battle League
Next Level Games and Nintendo Announce Mario Strikers: Battle League

It’s been less than three years since Next Level Games released Luigi’s Mansion 3 but they are at it again, with a sequel to one its earlier games, Mario Strikers: Battle League. The game is expected to hit Nintendo Switch later this year on June 10th.

Sea of Stars Announced For Nintendo Switch, Still Looks Beautiful
Sea of Stars Announced For Nintendo Switch, Still Looks Beautiful

Sabotage Studios announced late last year that their Chrono Trigger inspired RPG will be coming to Nintendo Switch when it launches later this year. The game smashed its Kickstarter goal from a few years ago and has even brought on Chrono Trigger/Cross composer Yasunori Mitsuda to work on the games soundtrack.

Grindstone Gets New Daily Mode, Comes To Epic Game Store May 20th
Grindstone Gets New Daily Mode, Comes To Epic Game Store May 20th

One of our favourites on iPhone, and Nintendo Switch is now heading to PC via the Epic Game Store. Grindstone, the Capybara Games hit also recently received a new Daily Grind mode and Fortune Grind on both Nintendo Switch and Apple Arcade, the Epic Game Store version is out tomorrow.

News Byte! November 14th - Cuphead, Cally's Cave 4, and Blossom Tale

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Enjoy another New's Bytes from our boy Jake.

Blossom Tales Announced for Switch: https://t.co/9ypIKHxaTK Cally's Cave 4 Out Now for iOS: https://t.co/tLNwyKhUjN Cuphead "Guaranteed" to return: http://www.torontogamedevs.com/blog/studio-mdhr-says-cuphead-guaranteed-to-return Follow Jake at: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakebutineau https://twitter.com/jakebutineau

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FDG Entertainment Bringing Blossom Tales To Switch This Winter

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Castle Pixel released their Zelda inspired game, Blossom Tales to Steam earlier this year, and now they are getting help from FDG Entertainment to port it to the Nintendo Switch.

"Explore a vast open game world in classic action-adventure fashion as Lily, Knight of the Rose! Slash your way through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom from eternal darkness. Collect unique weapons, spells, and more during your journey to take down powerful bosses and solve clever puzzles.Be part of a vivid, dynamic story passed down from grandfather to grandchildren by influencing the course of events yourself!"

The game will be console exclusive to the Switch and we can expect the game to hit this Winter, until then check out the trailer below!

Blossom Tales is coming This Winter as a console exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. Enjoy an awesome 10+ hours retro inspired Action RPG starring Lily, Knight of the Rose on her quest to save the king!

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Humanoid Origin Hiring Multiple Roles (Art, Design, Tech)
Humanoid Origin Hiring Multiple Roles (Art, Design, Tech)

The new studio founded by ex-BioWare devs Humanoid Origin is looking to fill multiple roles.

Castle Pixel Releasing Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King This Month

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Here's one that almost snuck by us, but the developer behind Rex Rocket will be releasing their next game, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King, later this month on Steam. The Zelda inspired game has players controlling Lily, Knight of the Rose:

Slash your way through monster-infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom from eternal darkness. Collect unique weapons, spells, and more during your journey to take down powerful bosses and solve clever puzzles.  Be part of a vivid, dynamic story passed down from grandfather to grandchildren by influencing the course of events yourself!

Explore a huge open game world in classic action-adventure fashion as Lily, Knight of the Rose! Slash your way through monster infested dungeons to save the Kingdom of Blossom from eternal darkness. Collect key items such as bow and boomerang on your journey to extend your fighting capabilities and solve dungeon puzzles.

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King releases on Steam on March 28th. You can check out the Steam page right here.

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Ep 238 - "Remake" the Industry lol (ft. Twinolli the Highlighters devs)
Ep 238 - "Remake" the Industry lol (ft. Twinolli the Highlighters devs)

We break down Baldur Gate 3's unprecedented success & the knock-on effects it'll have on the industry and how we make games moving forward. We also speak to Ontario-based indie game devs Twinolli about their upcoming action-puzzler Highlighters which just got a (Dad Deck-verified) Steam demo!

Interview w. Dragon Slumber (Tech Support, Aethernaut)
Interview w. Dragon Slumber (Tech Support, Aethernaut)

We speak to Québécois game dev Dragon Slumber, creator of Tech Support, Aethernaut and other games.

Ep 237 - Segaphen Saturn
Ep 237 - Segaphen Saturn

Steve spent his tax return on a Sega Saturn so you don’t have to!

Ep 236 - Gamer Dad Mindset
Ep 236 - Gamer Dad Mindset

Steve has entered Gamed Dad Mindset.

Ep 235 - Game Awarding, Spider-Manning & Final Fantasying
Ep 235 - Game Awarding, Spider-Manning & Final Fantasying

We reveal the winners of our ‘23 Community Awards poll and discuss Drinkbox’s latest teaser for their next project- and more!

Ep 234 - Don't Despise, Unionize!
Ep 234 - Don't Despise, Unionize!

This week thousands more game developers join Stephan in the "terminated by evil, stupid people" camp as layoffs hit tons of studios all over Canada and the world. We discuss Sonic as well. Sonic supports Unionizing your Workplace!

Ep 233 - The Demo Show and Life Update
Ep 233 - The Demo Show and Life Update

Stephan got terminated but that’s okay he just has more time to cover Canadian games now.

Ep 232 - We're So Back, Baby
Ep 232 - We're So Back, Baby

After a (ginormous) hiatus, Steve and Stephan are BACK to discuss some Canadian Games Industry news from the past few months but just catch up and talk about games and big game thoughts, man… and launch our end of 2023 Community Awards Polls! Nominate now!!

Ep 231 - Tears of the Steve (feat. Jake VanderHeide)
Ep 231 - Tears of the Steve (feat. Jake VanderHeide)

KEIGH THREEEEEE! New Compulsion Games’ game, Thunder Lotus goes multiplayer, age-old game development questions pondered and Zelda hierarchy debated.

Ep 230 - So Long & Thanks For All The Fish
Ep 230 - So Long & Thanks For All The Fish

In Stephan's last recorded and produced episode in Halifax, NS, we dive into a bunch of Canadian games from Fire Station to Super Animal Royale to Project Dark. We also talk new Canadian Nindies announcements and more news!