Hosts: Arthur Marris, Max Brown

We’re doing something a bit different today folks! Unfortunately, Troy Morrissey couldn’t make a guest appearance on the show last night; therefore we decided to record a quick episode at our local A&W restaurant. This is EP1 of the ‘Quick Cast’ series, where Arthur and Max have Matthew Sugrim, and Tim Nguyen on the show to talk Fez, Retro City Rampage, Honkra, Nidhogg, and numerous events COMING UP! This was recorded just after the Gamercamp Magazine launch, which was fantastic!

Here’s a short-list to all events listed:

Digifest (Discount code: 25GBC2012)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Gamercamp 2012
Classical Art Techniques for Video Game Design
DPAD 3
Mega Mortem
Playing For Keeps: Diversity In Video Games panel discussion

Date Recorded: 16/10/2012

Audio

Episode 28 of the Toronto Indie Guys includes special guest Chris Demelo, a games journalist for the website Bonus Level. Chris and I talk about his time at Bonus Level, and how he got involved within the Toronto game development community. We also discuss fermium, based on the upcoming IGDA Toronto event coming this Tuesday, September 25th – also a list of upcoming AAA, and independent games. The episodes finishes with us talking about Spy Party.

During the time of recording, we missed the post for the Toronto Skillswap this Friday – it’s called ‘Introduction to Rendering 3D Asssets for 2D Games’, and you can find it here.

Date Recorded: 23/09/2012

Persons Mentioned
Damian Sommers
Matthew Kumar
David Gallant
Jaime Woo
Shaun Hatton
Henry Faber
Adam Heinz
Cale Bradbury
Jennie Faber
Cecily Carver
Christine Kim
Renaud Bedard
Jim McGinley
Emilie McGinley
Shawn McGrath
Trevor Fencott
Rob Sandberg
Andy Smith
Nathan Vella
Chris Hecker
Ryan Creighton
Hideo Kojima

Organizations/Events/Companies Mentioned
Guys With Pencils
Bonus-Level
Penny Arcade Expo
Dames Making Games – Jeuly
Bento Miso
Bethesda
TOJam
ThatGameCompany
Hand Eye Society
George Brown College
IGN
Digifest 2012
Ubisoft
OMDC
Rockstar
IGDA Toronto
Bitheads
Playbrains
Fuse Powered
Get Set Games
Capybara Games
Untold Entertainment
Steam
EVO
BioWare
Indie Go Go
Gamercamp 2012

Games/Software/Books Mentioned
Bitmap
Skyrim
Dawnguard
Steam Workshop
Journey
Flower
Flow
Halo 1, 2, 3, 4, CE Anniversary
Skype
Dyad
Dota 2
League of Legends
Mega Jump
Team Fortress 2
Monday Night Combat
Starcraft
Tekken
Persona
Super Smash Bros
Street Fighter 4
Spy Party
Dead Space 2
Assassins Creed
Mass Effect 1, 2, 3
Final Fntasy 7
Metal Gear Solid 1, 2, 3, 4
Grand Theft Auto
Pure Pwnage

Audio

Music: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo OST

Episode 27 of the Toronto Indie Guys includes special guest Shawn McGrath from ][, and also the creator of 'Dyad' - a tunnel racing puzzle shooting PSN game. It was released on July 17 2012, and we were luckily to ask some questions about it. In this EP we discuss the various aspects of Dyad, and go into an in-depth discussion on interaction in game, and how it tells a good narrative/story.

Look out for Shawn at Gamercamp 2012! You can buy Dyad on the PSN, and look out for the PC release later this year, or next.

THE MACHINE!

Here’s the link to the Eventbrite for DMG night September 21 - http://dmgsocial.eventbrite.ca/?ebtv=C

Date Recorded: 20/09/2012

Persons Mentioned
Jon Mak
Cale Bradbury
Matthew Sugrim
Carol McPhee
Mary Jane McPhee
Sashka David
Aliya Pabani
Maggie McLean
Jennie Faber
Thadchayani Kupendiran
Mitchell Smallman
David Kanaga
Alex Bethke
Jason Rohrer
Damian Sommers

Organizations/Events/Companies Mentioned
Toronto Skillswap
Ubisoft Toronto
Dames Making Games (DMG)
Digifest
AMD-York U Game Development Camp
It’s a Start Contest
Sony (American, Japan, Europe)
OCAD
Pax East
PS Vita
TIFF
Discovery Channel
Maker Fair
GDC

Games/Software/Books Mentioned
Dyad
Photoshop
LifeTimes: The Game of Reminiscence
Euphrates
Journey
Flower
Scott Pilgrim
Passage
Shadow Of Colossus

Audio

Music:  Moonloop – Porcupine Tree / Sounds of Earth – High Skies / Clouds – No Sound

Episode 26 has Alex Bethke (@MrAlexBethke) on the show to talk everything TOJam 2012, Toronto After Darkcade, and Golden Gear Games. Over the years, he’s had a huge influence on the Toronto game development community – learn how it all started with Golden Gear Games! Unfortunately we couldn’t have the other half of Golden Gear – Andrew Traviss (@andrewtraviss) on the show. He was one of the core participants, and founders of TOJam. You’ll hear him on an episode soon! Golden Gear Games extended it’s programming services to two games released recently: Mr. Dreamer, and WorldAlpha Sniper.

Check out Alex Bethke at the next Toronto Skillswap event this Friday: Staying Afloat, Staying Alive, A Panel Discussion.

Date Recorded: 09/09/2012

Persons Mentioned
Andrew Traviss
Ryan Creighton
Troy Darc
Matthew Reed
Matthew Sugrim
Miguel Sternberg
Andrew Pilkiw
Matt Hammill
Samantha Fraser
Michael Todd
Lesley Phord-Toy
Cale Bradbury
Jim McGinley
Jaime Woo

Organizations/Events/Companies Mentioned
TOJam 2012
IGDA Toronto
Adventure Time Game Jam
Toronto Global Game Jam
Toronto Skillswap
Spooky Squid Games
Social Game Universe
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Bento Miso
Digifest
HRD Coffee Shop

Games Mentioned
Poppycock
They Bleed Pixels
Seraph
Night of the Cephalopods : Co-op Cottage Defence
Mr.Dreamer
WorldAlpha Sniper

Audio

Music:  Pixel Junk – Eden Original Soundtrack

Episode 25 of the Toronto Indie Guys Podcast is here! Co-hosts Arthur and Max talk  Toronto Skill Swap, and all the game development events happening in September, including the IGDA panel “Dr Gamelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Freemium” on the 25th. Also, a huge shout-out to Secret Twins Club, a new game design podcast from Toronto that feature previous guests on our show!

Don’t forget to check out two new releases from Toronto’s game development scene: Sound Shapes(Vita, & PS3), and They Bleed Pixels(Steam)!

Date Recorded: 29/08/2012

Persons Mentioned
Nicholas Jinchereau
Lesley Phord-Toy
Ryan Henson-Crieghton
Michael Todd
Alex Bethke
Mitchell Smallman
Trevor Fencott
Rob Sandberg
Andy Smith
Nathan Vella
Miguel Sternberg
Andrij Pilkiw
Damian Sommer
Cale Bradbury
Chris de Carteret
Alexander Martin

Organizations/Events/Companies Mentioned
Toronto Skillswap
IGDA Toronto
Spooky Squid Games
Get Set Games
Right Square Bracket Left Square Bracket
IndieCade 2012
Golden Joystick Games 2012
Fan Expo 2012
Gamercamp 2012
Digifest 2012
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2012
Hand Eye Society
TOJam
Secret Twins Club

Games Mentioned
Mega Jump
Mega Run
They Bleed Pixels
Dyad
Analogue : A Hate Story
Guacamelee
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Halo 4
Assassins Creed 4

Audio

Music: Jim Guthrie - “Sword & Sworcery LP – The Ballad of the Space Babies”.

Date Recorded: 19/07/2012

After a 4 month absence, Arthur & Max are back in episode 24. Did you remember the IGF awards we predicted in February? They talk about the results, Gamercamp 2012 (LV4), the IGDA Comedy Night, experiences at TOJam 7, and Girls/Ladies Learning Code. Dyad was released recently, a game made in Toronto – we’ll be talking more about that next episode! Special shout-out to Trios’ game development class from Arthur, over half their class attended TOJam 7!

The IGDA Toronto Comedy night is at 6:30pm on Thursday July 19th at the Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St. West – Toronto. It’s FREE but a $5 donation for the performers is encouraged.

Persons
BigPants Games (Jim & Em McGinley)

Organizations mentioned
IGDA Toronto (Comedy Night)
Girls Learning Code
Ladies Learning Code
Gamercamp 2012

Games mentioned
Spelunky
Dear Esther
Fez
Dyad

Audio

Music: Deadmau5 – “Hi Friend (feat. Mc Flipside (Instrumental Mix)”, “Bot”, and “Word Problems”.

Date Recorded: 02/08/2012

In episode 23, Arthur & Max bring Damian Sommer, Alexander Martin, & Chris De Carteret on the show to talk about the 2012 independent games festival finalists. We discuss nominations, predictions & the competition overall. For this episode, we have a short & a long version. The long version has much more discussion and in-depth knowledge on the games, while the short episode only has predictions.

If anyone has any Move controllers; we’re very interested in doing a Joust tournament at George Brown College.

Predictions

Persons
Damian Sommer (Twitter, Website)
Alexander Martin (Twitter, Website)
Chris De Carteret (Twitter)
Organizations mentioned
Games Developer Conference
Independent Games Festival
Games mentioned
IGF 2012 Finalists

Audio

Long:

Short:

Music: Mind.in.a.box – “R.E.T.R.O” & “Revelations”

Date Recorded: 02/03/2012

In this episode Arthur & Max interview Cale Bradbury & Zoë Quinn from ‘OMG Bee’s', a new indie games studio located in Toronto. Learn how they got involved within the community, and how their new studio came to “bee“. They’re in the process of creating a really neat game for mobile devices, something to do with mixing drinks. We also talk about Zoë’s involvement with Dames Making Games, and The Difference Engine Initiative. Have a listen & we hope you enjoy! Stay tuned for their upcoming kickstarter!!

Show Notes

OMG Bee’s

Persons mentioned
Zoë Quinn (Twitter, Website)
Cale Bradbury(Twitter,Website)
Cecily Carver (Twitter, Website)

Organizations mentioned
Dames Making Games
Hand Eye Society (Difference Engine Initiative)
Bento Miso
Site 3 coLaboratory

Games mentioned
Analogue: A Hate Story
Binding of Isaac
Edge
Iconoclasts

Music: Blocks That Matter OST by Morusque

P.S. Don’t forget about D-PAD & Inspiration from the Trash: The TRS-80′s Lost Game Designs (Toronto Skillswap) this Friday. Games from JAMuary will be shown at D-PAD.

Topic : Pt.1 of our special Gamercamp series. Mark Rabo (@markrabo) & Jaime Woo (@jaimewoo) answer our questions about the third installment of Gamercamp!

Music:  @GeeAndJamma & @Danier_Electric

In this episode, both Max & Arthur talk about the most recent events that happened in the city, as well as some upcoming ones. Check out the new HES Social on October 3rd called “The Difference Engine Games”. We also discuss some newly released titles: KULA BLOX from Trans Gaming, & Dirty Dancing from Social Game Universe & LionsGate ( including Alex Bethke, Andrew Traviss, and Miguel Sternberg).

If anyone is still interested in applying for the Gaming Incubator at George Brown, click here.

• Jaime Woo, writer for the Torontoist and co-founder of Gamer Camp.
• Mathew Kumar, writer/publisher of exp. magazine.
• David Gallant, freelance writer & newly established indie game developer ( Silver Maple Studios).

We have the developers behind the barn, Jason Kaplan, and Damian Sommer. Jason is the founder of Game Prototype Challenge, and Damian is an indie extraordinaire. Releasing their first collaborated iOS game together, we go in-depth on how it came to be, and some of the problems they experienced during development. If you’re planning to create an iOS game yourself, this EP is for you!

Show them some support, spread the word. Mom bloggers, you know what to do.

Actually both Max and Arthur talk about TCAF, the IGDA Gala, and the Trans Gaming’s – Game Tree Launch Party! Reminder that TOjam is happening this weekend; the TOIG will be recording a 3 part TOjam special (1 episode per night). Also Digifest’s Ziris Competition deadline has been extended to Mat 27th.

We are looking for guest speakers for future episodes, so if you want to talk about a new game, event, or experience, let us know and we’d be happy to arrange something! We’re available on iTunes, and if you don’t have that, you can download it here.

Note: GPC #5 will be running until the end of the week, so check out some cool indie games, and Might & Magic : Clash of Heroes was released for PSN and Xbox Live (developed by local devs Capybara).

This episode should be available on iTunes soon, we’re waiting for them to recognize that we’ve updated our feed.

Also, buy S&S if you have an iPad, iPhone, or iTouch.

Max and I had a great time at both events, and we definitely recommend you get involved with the IGDA and HES!

We also go into a more in-depth look at Max’s experience with “They Bleed Pixels”, in which he was able to test it for Spooky Squid games!