Cryptic 3rd person speaking Craig D. Adams, aka Superbrothers, has announced that he is working on a super secret project (mentioned but not fully understood in a previous Hand Eye Society meeting post) with Jim Guthrie and Capybara Games (makers ...Read More
Dear Ubisoft Toronto: Fire this guy
I'm a fan of your games, for the most part. I LOVE that you're investing so heavily in Canadian production facilities like the new Toronto studio, and I look forward to playing the games that come from it, but fuck, ...Read More
Super-deformed Big Head Mode costume
Eric Testroete in Vancouver, B.C. went ahead and made himself a sweet costume this past Halloween that was " inspired by big-head mode seen in videogames." This kinda thing immediately brings back memories of reading about "SD" games that were coming out in ...Read More
Squids invade Indiecade 2009
Earlier this month game maker/novelist Jim Munroe and myself, Miguel Sternberg, attended Indiecade '09 in Culver City, California. He was there as a finalist for his interactive fiction game, Everybody Dies, while I was there to play independent games and enjoy ...Read More
Polytron and Infinite Ammo = Infinitron Polypharma
Phil "Fish" Poisson of Montreal-based studio Polytron recently debuted a new game that his company and Winnipeg-based Infinite Ammo are working on collaboratively titled "Power Pill", a multi-touch game for your iThing. You essentially play a pill that can modify ...Read More
Halifax fraggers PWN Cancer
Whenever someone gets married and a "no gifts, please" clause is attached to the invitation, my first thought is to make a donation to something like Child's Play on behalf of the nearly-newlyweds. As it turns out, there's another ...Read More
Capybara release Critter Crunch on PS3 for $6.99 Oct. 8
What the eff is it with Toronto developers releasing kooky and beautiful games for my beloved PS3 at great price points? First it was Jon Mak's Everyday Shooter, which set the originality-bar really high for PlayStation Network games, and now ...Read More
Edge puts spotlight on Ontario game devs
Prolific blogger, writer and Hand Eye Society member Mathew Kumar has written a lengthy feature on Ontario game developers for Edge Magazine. He talks to major and indie devs, highlights Ubisoft's new Toronto studio in detail, and sits in on ...Read More