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OVERVIEW:

This week we talk dumb PR ways not to say a game is cancelled, we celebrate Abhi's announcement they're leaving their job to do Venba development full-time, Phantom Compass' cool new game preservation move and more!

EVENTS:

• Submit for Hand Eye Society Super FESTival
• Games Writer Circle May [Online] by DMG (Thu. May 26 @ 6:30 pm est)
• Games Writing Working Group June [Online] by DMG (Thu. Jun 2 @ 6:30 pm est)

JOBS:

Here are all the game dev jobs we’re currently advertising on the site!

• Kixeye: Devs, Leads, VP & More (Canada remote or at office in Victoria, BC)
• A-Game Studios - Unity/C# Dev (Ontario remote)

LAUNCHES:

• Soundfall (@SoundfallGame) by Drastic Games (@DrasticGamesInc) in North Carolina and published by Noodlecake (@NoodlecakeGames) in Saskatoon, SK. Available on PlayStation, Steam, Switch & Xbox.

CANADIAN GAMING NEWS:

• Québec: Cradle Games Teases “Knowledge from a parallel dimension” in a Few Days
• Montréal, QC: PS4, Xbox One Versions of Gotham Knights Canceled
• Toronto & St. Catharine’s, ON: Phantom Compass Releases Sunset Edition of Auto Age: Standoff as Steam Version "effectively delisted"
• Toronto, ON: Abhi Leaves Day Job to work on Venba Full Time
• Vancouver, BC & Montréal, QC: Mossfield Origins to be published by Kitfox Games
• Vancouver, BC: Apex Legends Mobile will launch on May 17
• Vancouver, BC: art of rally getting free ‘Indonesia’ Update Later This Year

WISHLIST THIS:

1. Downpurr by Robin Fox (@giftyfox) in , and Studio Nevermore. Releasing June 13, 2022, Wishlist on Steam. “Mimi's platformer-shooter adventure through a land of magic, cats, and rain!”
2. Mossfield Origins by Studio Any Percent (@studioanyprcent) in Vancouver, BC, and published by Kitfox Games (@KitfoxGames) in Montréal, QC. Releasing “when the grass turns orange”; Wishlist on Steam. “A small cozy city builder style game, where all buildings are built from the same foundation and upgraded via tech tree! Take your time and build the best self sustaining community for your residents in this chill, relaxing builder, with no time pressure or external forces.”
3. The Last Taxi (@TheLastStand) by ZenFri Inc. (@ZenFri). Releasing May 31, 2022; Wishlist on Steam. “Conversations at the end of the world. You are the last human taxi driver in a desperate future where the last remains of civilization are propped up by surveillance, automation and human modification. The hours are long, and the pay is terrible – but hey, at least you have a job!”

CREDITS:

MUSIC:

• Intro Music by @jakebutineau
• art of rally original soundtrack ‘the art of rally’ by Tatreal
• Downpurr trailer song by +w+ (Vernal Edge) (@pluswplus)
• Outro Music by @Composingdan

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