June was an exciting month for the Toronto indie video game scene, with lots of cool releases, excellent events, and lots of rad media coverage. Check out how busy everyone’s been! And don’t forget all of the events happening in July. Don’t forget to check out the Toronto Gaming Calendar, that will be updated as more events become announced throughout the month. (Remember, the calendar can also be added to your googlecal.) Note that these events are not Hand Eye events — we’re just signal boosting for this amazing community.

 

Toronto Video Game Events

Monday, July 8th: Games with Friends #37!

Thursday, July 18th: Kings Quest, Theaternia & The Johnson Report show over at Rancho Relaxo! (Kings Quest are members of the Ottawa gaming collective, Dirty Rectangles!)

Wednesday, July 20th: DMG Speaker Social, featuring the Junicorn participants (and the Junicorn Arcade!)

Saturday, July 27th: Queercade Reception is happening, over at Videofag (187 Augusta Ave), with the Queercade exhibit opening the next day.

Wednesday, July 31st: Since the fine people at Torontaru put on such a successful social, why not attend one every last Wednesday of the month?

 

Toronto Video Game Releases

Benjamin Rivers’ released an iOS mobile version of Home.

Pop Sandbox also released an iOS mobile version of Pipe Trouble.

You can find The Yawg over at Desura, as well!

Drinkbox Studios released some cool new DLC for Guacamelee!

Sound Shapes is now available on the Best of Playstation Vol 1 disc (collected with Tokyo Jungle!)

Two Torontonians’ Twine games are here! There’s John Axon’s  TTC Ride and Natalie Axon’s Sleep No More!

 

Toronto Games Folks Rocking It In The Media

Home’s iOS release has also been met with lots of good media coverage, from Dorkshelf, The Electric Playground to Joystiq and Polygon. Home was also nominated for a Touch Arcade Award!

Over at E3, Cappy announced more about their  upcoming release of the incredible Below, and Asteroid Base got to show off their chops with Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime.

Speaking of Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime, Secret Twins Club featured an interview with Asteroid Base’s rad Jame Tucker.

Pop Sandbox received their Independent Review back with positive results, just in time for Alex Jansen’s panel talk at Games For Change about social games and censorship, with Ian Bogost, Clay Ewing, Tomas Rawlings, and Brian Crecente.

The results for the Independent Review and iOS release of Pipe Trouble has also garnered some media attention, with coverage from First Person Scholar and Polygon.

DMG’s very own Cecily Carver talks on the Globe and Mail about all the amazing things the Dames are doing in Toronto.

Destructoid reviewed the ever challenging Starseed Pilgrim.

 

Toronto Games People Need YOU!

Needed: unity dev, level designer and 3d modeler (blender or alternative).

 

In the wise words of a famous cartoon pig, that’s all, folks! If there’s any August events or Toronto video games news, releases, and rad media coverage, don’t hesitate to pass it along to Kaitlin via email or on Twitter.