Ep 183 - Pikmin Cults & So Many Nindies

CanadianGameDevs.com Podcast

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Overview:

Nindies from Canada are coming to Switch! FEZ, art of rally, ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights and the eagerly anticipated TMNT: Shredder's Revenge are all flipping the Switch presently. Some other Canadian indies are making the jump (or kickflip?) to new platforms and we break down a massive indie Kickstarter success in Worship, the Pikmin-esque cultist game. Steve and Stephan also place a gentleman's wager on the Resident Evil character coming to Dead By Daylight.

Jobs:

Bitwise Alchemy (Remote)Senior Engineer

Dark Slope (Toronto)Lead Unreal Engine 4 VR Game Developer (multiple postings)

Popreach (Vancouver)Lead Game ProgrammerSenior Game DesignerUser Acquisition ManagerDevOps Engineer

Sago Mini (Toronto)Data EngineerSenior Unity Game DeveloperSenior Unity Developer - LeadUnity Game DeveloperTalent Acquisition ManagerPlay Designer - Mobile Kids GameUnity Game Developer - Internship (Note: It is paid)Unity Technical Artist - Internship (Note: it is paid)

Star Fort Games (Ottawa)Senior Game Developer(and others)

Events (all times in EST):

Red Bull Campus Clutch - Valorant Post-Secondary Tournament by Red Bull Canada (Sat, April 24, 2021, @ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM)

Comics X Games 2021 by The Hand Eye Society (May 8 - 12)

VRTO (Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 11:00 AM – Tue, Jun 8, 2021, 8:00 PM ADT)

News:

Hand Eye Society Announces Games for Comics X Games 2021

Cultist Themed Multiplayer Roguelike 'Worship' Crushes Kickstarter Goal

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge Coming To Switch Later This Year

FEZ Out Now on Switch

art of rally Coming to Switch

Tank Quest Out Now On Steam

Skate City will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, EpicGames and Steam on May 6th

Beyond The Wire got a new update - Operation Two: For King and Country - new maps, weapons, factions

Other Nindies: ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Adglobe Canada)

Resident Evil Coming to Dead By Daylight

Wishlist This:

The Big Con by Mighty Yell (@MightyYell) in Toronto, ON. Releasing TBA, Wishlist on Steam. “THE BIG CON is an adventure game about being a con artist -- hustle your way across 90s america and try to save your family video store!”

HASTE by Hot Sauce Bread Studios (@HotSauceBread) in Ottawa, ON. Releasing March 2022, Wishlist on Steam. “Haste is a card battle game played in real time. Unlike turn based games, Haste is action-oriented so you have to think quick to make meaningful decisions.”

Mech Armada by Lioncode Games (@sergiogarces) in Vancouver, BC. Releasing Summer 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Command custom mechs and outmaneuver the Swarm in this post-apocalyptic turn-based tactics game. Leverage the terrain, your Mech's unique skills and your wits to survive a series of ever-changing strategic battles and give humanity hope.”