Sure, the Canada Day long weekend is right around the corner, which means patios, barbeques and fireworks for most, but that doesn’t mean the fun starts (or stops) there. There’s a couple of great events coming up over the next few days worth taking note of…
Read MoreWhen a major console or PC game racks up a million copies sold, it rarely registers as a blink in the market. A million sometimes doesn’t recoup the costs of a ‘Triple A” title. In comparison, not many indie games manage to get close to that number. Markus “Notch” Persson’s Minecraft is another story though. Sold online via the Minecraft website, not only did the game hit one million in sales, but it shows little evidence of slowing down.
Read MoreThe Start Show, being held at the Great Hall in the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) , is all about promoting and celebrating Toronto’s awesome indie game scene, with a special games-as-art focus. The Hand Eye Society will be there running a number of titles, and if you haven’t yet checked out the Hand Eye Society, I’d highly recommend it. The Start Show runs every day from 8am to 10pm, until Friday Sept 17th, with a special Gala event on Thursday night. I can’t recommend this highly enough. …
Read MoreGood news gaming fans! The Hand Eye Society Indie Arcade is going to be at Fan Expo this weekend. The Torontron arcade cabinet is going to be there and loaded up for your enjoyment. They’ll be set up in Room 201 on the main floor, so make sure you drop by. For more info, including details on the gaming party, read on…
Read MoreThe indie gaming scene in Toronto is exploding, and rgbFilter has covered one of local Hand Eye Society’s latest socials.
Read MoreThe Toronto Hand Eye Society, a “not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto’s videogame communities”, is holding their third social of 2010, at Unit Bar, 1198 Queen West. In addition to having a presentation by Brandon Boyer, founder of Offworld, contributing editor of Boing Boing & newly appointed IGF Chairman, the Society just announced that indie game artist Mark Essen will also be attending: Mark Essen Hoffman aka MESSHOF, a bona fide indie videogame rockstar & educator, will be rocking Unit Bar this Thursday alongside Mr. Boyer….
Read MoreThis, believe it or not, is a real game, coming from EricRuthGames early next year. The flagship title of the PixelForce NES de-makes is Valve’s Left 4 Dead. This game play footage gives you an idea of what the project looks like in action and how it plays. As you can see, it’s a standard top-down 4 directional action/shooter. Remade in the NES retro style, the resolution is at 256 x 240 and features 16 colors and a 4 sound channel soundtrack. Now, let’s just get this out of the…
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