Episode 173 - The IPs Strike Back

CanadianGameDevs.com Podcast

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Overview:

This week we talk about a duo of new Canadian indies hitting Steam as well as the exciting first cohort of the Damage Labs game dev fund. We talk about all the licensed games getting announced lately from IOI's James Bond to Machine Games' Indiana Jones- also where did game demos on console go?!

News:

- Rogue Star Rescue Leaves Steam Early Access Next Month

- Cold War Strategy Sim 'Doomsday Room' Out Now on Steam

- First Damage Labs Cohort Announced

Events:

- Global Game Jam Online (Jan 27 - 31)

- DMG Annual General Meeting (Sat Feb 27 @ 1 PM EST)

Jobs:

- Achimostawinan Games - Intern Video Game Programmer (Toronto, ON)

- Canuck Play - Senior Unity Game Developer, Unity Game Developer & 3D Modeller (static objects) (Peterborough, ON)

- Sleeping Giant Interactive - Character Animator - Rigger (Toronto, ON)

- Stormy Shore - Lead 3D Artist (Paradise, Newfoundland)

Wishlist This:

1 - Princess Farmer by Samobee Games (@SamobeeGames) in BC. Releasing 2021, Wishlist on Steam. “Be the magical bunny farmer you've always wanted to be! Princess Farmer is a charming story meets match-3 gameplay, with a host of adorable characters to befriend, mysteries to solve, and fashion to collect. Smash rocks! Make combos! Win hearts!”

2 - Tribes of Midgard by Norsfell (@norsfell) in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “A new game in which players must resist the oncoming invasion of Giants during Ragnarök. Set in the world of Midgard, play solo or together to craft legendary equipment and defend your Viking village until the end!”

3 - Neon Blight (@Neon_Blight) by Bleeding Tapes in Montréal, QC. Releasing TBD, Wishlist on Steam. “Neon Blight is a 2D cyberpunk rogue-lite/gun store management game. Collect and sell guns, customize and manage your own gun store, fight your way through dangerous levels and get closer to the ultimate weapon.”

Credits:

Intro Music by @jakebutineau

Outro Music by @Composingdan