Ep 226 - Pegging And Backboning CanadianGameDevs.com podcast

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OVERVIEW:

Oodles of news from Canada's 2nd and 8th biggest cities (Montréal/Vancouver) and fresh impressions of Red Nexus Games' delightful Peggle roguelike hybrid Peglin- as well as our first Wishlist This segment of 2023 featuring a Toronto sandwich of games (sandwiching a game about not dying in the cold from a studio in Winnipeg lol).

EVENTS:

Online: DemoNights and the Games from Quebec Steam Sale

DemoNights (Thu, Feb 2 - Sat, Feb 4)

Games from Quebec Steam Sale (Thu, Feb 2 - Mon, Feb 6)

Toronto, ON: XP Game Developer Summit 2023 (Thu, Apr 20 - Fri, Apr 21)

CANADIAN GAMING NEWS:

Montréal, QC: Solo Game Dev Studio BrightWorm Founded by Industry Veteran Bronson Zgeb

Montréal, QC: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Coming to Mobile Exclusively Through Netflix

Montréal, QC: EA Motive Drops Launch Trailer for Their Dead Space Remake NOT NEWS

Montréal, QC: Eidos-Montréal's Avengers Game Ends Support Later This Year

Toronto, ON: Nobody Saves the World Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary with Free Impossible Dungeon Update and Sale

Vancouver, BC: Industries of Titan Leaving Early Access This Month

Vancouver, BC: Tails: The Backbone Preludes Launching Next Month

Vancouver, BC: Minecraft Legends Launching in April

Vancouver, BC: Red Hook Partners With Make-A-Wish Foundation for Fan-Designed Monster and Items

WISHLIST THIS:

A Knight in the Attic by Mighty Yell (@MightyYell) in Toronto, ON. Wishlist on Steam, Releasing 2023. “Pull open the latch to a dusty old attic and find curiosity and adventure waiting for you on a table in the corner. What starts as playfully guiding Guinevere through a labyrinth board quickly turns into a sprawling, puzzle-solving, VR adventure.”

FRIGID by Celeritas Games (@CeleritasGames) in Winnipeg, MB. Wishlist on Steam, “Coming soon” and getting a Kickstarter. “Hunt, build, craft and survive an apocalyptic arctic environment and unravel the mystery of a strange virus that is infecting the local wildlife. Inspired by The Thing!”

Nebular Crush by Sunamico in Toronto, ON. Wishlist on Steam, In Early Access for “half a year” after July 2022. “Nebular Crush is 2D retro shooter that delivers non-stop arcade action. Armed with a magical surfboard and guitar, you must shred your way to victory through over 50 action-packed levels.”

MUSIC USED:

00:00 - Intro Music by @jakebutineau (Toronto, ON)

05:47 - 'Facility' from GoldenEye 007 by @grantkirkhope (Scotland)

30:05 - Darkest Dungeon II theme song by @chatwood (Vancouver, BC)

42:22 - Nebular Crush trailer audio by Sunamico (Toronto, ON)

59:28 - Outro Music by @Composingdan (Toronto, ON)

HOSTED BY: @StephanReilly (Halifax, NS) & @StephenLCrane (Owen Sound, ON)

PRODUCED BY: Stephan "just wants trains" Reilly

PODCAST ART BY: @Poltergust234 - support them on Ko-fi! (Alberta)

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