Episode 149 - The Inevitable Game Price Hike

Overview:This week Steve and Stephan discuss the next-gen price hike we learned about this past week, specifically regarding NBA 2K21's $10 higher price tag on PS5 and Xbox Series X. We also discuss Frolic Lab's flipping the Switch (snap) on Dune Sea, Ubisoft trying to announce a new game amidst ongoing sexual assault and harassment allegations against many of their employees and Terrorarium leaving Early Access at the end of the month.Remember to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Spotify. Patrons get the show 2 days early!Events:- Game Dev Atlantic (September 18 from 9 am - 9 pm AST)- Game Devs of Color Expo (September 19)News:- Frolic Labs Releases Dune Sea on Switch- Ubisoft Montréal Announces New Battle Royale 'Hyper Scape'- Terrorarium Launch Date AnnouncedWishlist These Upcoming Canadian Games:1 - Fault by @Strange__Matter in Montréal, QC. Wishlist on Steam, coming to Early Access on July 17, 2020. “A next-gen multiplayer online battle arena game.”2 - LOVE by @Rocketship_Park in Toronto, ON. Wishlist on Steam, releasing TBD 2020. “Every life has a story. Every story has regret. But what if you could change the past? LOVE is a puzzle game about finding the things we’ve lost in ourselves and the people who help us find them.”3 - Lucifer Within Us by @KitfoxGames in Montréal, QC. Wishlist on Steam, releasing when ‘daemons are purged’. “You are a digital exorcist, seeing beyond this reality into alternate timelines of the accused. Solve murders, purify the possessed, and purge their daemons in this non-linear mystery.”Check out the Jobs on our Site!