In 2021, Journey to the Savage Planet made its debut on Google Stadia with an exclusive “Employee of the Month Edition” for players that brought new content. After all, Google’s teams had been working on a sequel for that title. In 2020, though, that effort unceremoniously died, and left games like Journey to the Savage Planet, whose developers had worked for SG&E, without a clear future. It’s meant to be at once ridiculous, silly, gross and deadly.Journey to the Savage Planet went on a wild ride during Google Stadia’s brief life, and now that the game has escaped Google’s shutdown, the “Employee of the Month Edition” that first debuted on Stadia is headed to Xbox and PS5.ĭuring Stadia’s earlier years, Google was buying up talent to build out Stadia Games & Entertainment, a first-party studio that was aiming to build exclusive games that took advantage of the cloud. Published by 505 Games, this title is a tongue-in-cheek take on the open-world survival crafting genre. Plateau-based studio Raccoon Logic has released a major update on its flagship title Journey to the Savage Planet. Journey to the Savage Planet gets new and improved! The title offers dynamic combat combined with unique exploration opportunities that allow the player to bend space and time. CONV/RGENCE is a 2D action platformer that explores the LoL character Ekko. Right now they are developing CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story, published by Riot Forge. This Saint Henri-based studio is notorious for its button-mashing crossover titles plus self-published Speed Brawl ( Sonic the Hedgehog meets Streets of Rage in a dystopian Victorian England). Major kudos to Double Stallion for celebrating its 10th year in 2023. Located in Mile Ex, Indie Asylum houses nine indie dev studios and service providers under one roof, sharing office facilities and other resources. ![]() The Asylum Direct livestream highlighted the games coming this year, including standouts This Bed We Made (a noir-inspired mystery adventure that gives serious Hotel Dusk vibes) from Lowbirth Games, and Broken Edge (a VR multiplayer fantasy historical duelling game with a hand drawn, Moebius aesthetic) from Trebuchet. The Asylum DirectĪ different type of non-traditional co-op, Indie Asylum, held its own annual announcement event this year as a semi-ironic nod to annual events held by giant studios. ![]() The game will be ported to Steam, PS4 and PS5 on launch. ![]() Also, you are a highly stylish indie sleaze-inspired mythical beast. Goodbye Volcano High is an emo, story-driven, choice-based cinematic adventure game chock-full of teen angst, garage bands, yearbook committees and heart-wrenching drama. The highly anticipated title from the artist-owned cooperative KO_OP Studio, Goodbye Volcano High, finally gets a launch date (June 15, 2023) and new release trailer, announced as part of Sony’s State of Play event in February. The second place prize of $25K went to Montreal’s Lucid Dreams Studio, who are making Biomorph, a soulslike metroidvania game. This year’s $50K grand prize went to Astrolabe Interactive, a Montreal studio whose latest title, Aloft, is an “atmospheric soft survival” game that has you floating in the clouds. Running since 2017, this regional competition offers cash prizes, mentorship, creative and financial tools to help Quebec-based independent development studios and their games reach new heights. Ubisoft Indie SeriesĪ big event that kicks off the year is the Ubisoft Indie Series, presented by National Bank. This month’s column explores some of the very cool stuff happening in our own city. This includes lots of activity from video game studios here in Montreal. From GDC in March to MEGAMIGS in October, all of the games biz is in high gear, with developers watching to see what’s on the horizon while scoping out the competition. Springtime generally kicks off a round of hard games-release announcements and launches.
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