January’s New Game+ Newsletter
Well that year sucked. I’m kidding–obviously…kinda, but some great things happened despite the you know what. This year let’s do our best together to make sure this year was nothing like the last. 2020? I don’t know her! I’m so excited to see what this new year has in store for us!
We would love to welcome everyone to our official Hand Eye Society Discord channel! Join us! Hang out! Chat!
Stay safe and have a wonderful holiday season! ♥️
Note: Events may be cancelled, or change form, like a transformer, or like a popsicle in the sun.
Don’t forget, there’s Google Calendar, in which you can check out all of the events here in one handy, downloadable place!
You can also submit news about Toronto/GTA games and events to calendar@handeyesociety.com at any time before the month in which the event takes place (preferably with a week to spare), post to our Facebook Group (as long as it’s relevant to local games/playful media and doesn’t violate our Code of Conduct), or @ us on Twitter for a RT.
Where to Jaunt & Haunt
January 11
DMG is hosting their Unity Club!
January 19
The Liaison one Independent Filmmakers of Toronto is set to offer a new season of online courses in film, digital and interactive art. Registration for the Winter 2021 season will open on Tuesday, January 19th 2021 at 10:00AM EST.
January 20
First Game Workers Unite Toronto Meetup for the year!
#ICYMI
Deadlines for our call for offline games: adapting for online exhibition is on January 8th!
Missed Wordplay? Allow me to give you the recap! Also, we’d love if you gave us feedback!
Day 1 & Day 2!
📣Announcing the Pixelles BIPOC Creator Program!📣
If you’re a Canadian BIPOC making a game, and a little bit of cash would help you get to the next big milestone, apply here now for up to $10k and mentorship!https://t.co/LNHbTPT7FF
(RT’s appreciated) pic.twitter.com/EvHljO4Vp8— Pixelles Montréal (@PixellesMtl) January 5, 2021
We just hit 25% of our goal! Keep it coming, friends!#gamdev #kickstartergameshttps://t.co/t2qmC4PXZw pic.twitter.com/ypCUX2uuMl
— Clifton B 💉💉💉🪀🎮 (@CliftonB) December 28, 2020
— min 민 (@dirtcreaturr) January 4, 2021
Happy New Year everyone 🎉 Registration for the Writing Portfolio Program is now open! The program itself will kick off on January 15th. See you then! https://t.co/4O4BWq0OQp pic.twitter.com/PgKNsX28CQ
— Pixelles Montréal (@PixellesMtl) January 1, 2021
Me designing games: pic.twitter.com/oUktC4u9Y4
— Chris Wade 🌭🐸 (@chriswade__) January 2, 2021
Oooo this game looks cute!
It's a little hard to tell some of the differences in pixellation, so here's some screenshots
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.#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #gamedeveloper #IndieGameDev https://t.co/lbI8sxRU9Q pic.twitter.com/zoTbNH6nv0— Devon 💙 Bombing 2!! (@Devon_Wiersma) December 31, 2020
in 2020, i designed a trilogy of solo role-playing games about a princess, a tavern, and a holy grifter. you can get them all right now in a $5 bundle. feat. art by @smallsmallwitch #ttrpghttps://t.co/447P21mRNL pic.twitter.com/I5hdJyS5IL
— anna anne anthropy (@adult_witch) December 30, 2020
In 2019 I've decided to start a #gamedev journey and share it by creating videos and making all of my code available. I always try my best to help the community somehow – and I hope I can do even more in 2020!
Check out the videos here: https://t.co/rY6hZUglmP pic.twitter.com/eyZysO6oOR
— André Cardoso (@andre_mc) December 26, 2019
🍏Hey there, Apple fans! 🍎
Did you get a shiny new subscription to Apple Arcade or Apple One this holiday season? Neato!🕹️Be sure to check out the Arcade tab in the app store and find your new favorite. Maybe it'll be Grindstone!? pic.twitter.com/unBqtfRkFr
— CAPY (@CAPYGAMES) December 26, 2020
Our friends at Canadian Game Devs have this sick end of year thread featuring the best of, most anticipated and best ongoing Canadian-made games! Vote and support these amazing titles!
For the next category in our end of year polls: Most Anticipated Canadian Game! 🗓️🏆🇨🇦
🗳️ Vote here: https://t.co/xIhpBVJfWz
We've compiled all the nominees into a handy thread (listed A-Z) 🧵
So without further ado, the nominees for Most Anticipated Canadian Game are: pic.twitter.com/LItyYHH3tA
— Canadian Game Devs (@CanadaGameDevs) January 5, 2021
BREADWINNER – JOBS/GIGS/OPPORTUNITIES/DEADLINES
🚨Casting call🚨
We are a game studio looking for Ontario voice actors/actresses for our Cyberpunk themed puzzle-solving game Keyword. Following characters are needed:
Guo: Male, 42 years old. Private investigator.
Sala: Female, 18 years old. Teenage girl.
Little Sala: Female, 4 years old. A happy little girl.
Newscast: any
911 operator: any
Buddha: Male, 40 – 70 years old. Full of wisdom.
Abel: Male, 30-40 years old. Evil pharmaceutical researcher.
Seb: Male, 30-40 years old. A killer for hire.
Emerald: Female, 30 years old. Stressed pharmaceutical scientist.
We hope the actors/actress can start asap, preferably with their own equipment ready. Casting directors are also welcomed! If you are interested, please email us at info@cityfromnaught.com. The game can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1393320/Keyword/
I am looking for people that have experience actually building games that want to make a difference. We have something small out right now but I want to create an actual game we continue to get actual market feedback. We’re looking for someone proficient in game development, python, java, front end and back end uI UX development. I do not have any prior work but this is something meaningful to me that I really think we can make work. – Colby Sharma
Want top notch (and cost effective) original music and sound design for your Game or Animation? I´d love to help! Check me out! — Thiago Gobet
Where’s my French at? Are you a game developer whose game is about to launch and for which you want to do a multilingual release?
Are you now thinking of localizing to increase your market and revenue, now that your game has shipped?
Are you still in development, and feeling stuck because the grant you are applying for requires you to offer a French version?
I’d love to help! Hit me up! — Benoît Esmein
Hi, I’m Marcus Mowat, music producer at Point Nine Records and I’m looking to help fellow gamers/designers out by writing songs and providing audio ingenuity geared specifically for video games.
Ace of Wands is a Toronto based gothic rock band.
We are looking to collaborate on building a first-person adventure-game to present a digital album of music. The complexity and expanse of the setting will be determined by the number of songs on the album, with each song representing a different room/challenge/experience.
This project is being presented to the Canada Council for the Arts for funding up to $100,000.00. We are looking to collaborate with game designers/programmers/artists familiar with supernatural, horror and gothic imagery. We are looking to work with a primarily queer/gender non-conforming/female team.
Disclaimer: This is a monthly compilation of various Toronto game news and events in and around the city — many of which are not organized by Hand Eye Society — and is by no means comprehensive. Always check official links for accurate details and credits, and please send any corrections, additions, or submissions for future months to calendar@handeyesociety.com before the month in which the event takes place.
