After a fairly slow August, September has been a big month for our studio! We finally announced and officially launched the Ultimate Chicken Horse update that we’ve been working on! And that’s far from the only cool thing happening!

Here’s what’s included in this month’s newsletter:

The Hippo-Party-Plus Update for Ultimate Chicken Horse launch
The A-Neigh-Versary Physical Edition is launching soon
The Game Devs of Color Expo (Sep 23 - 27th)
Studio plans for Truth and Reconciliation Day
Our monthly donations

Hippo-Party-Plus Update

Earlier this month we announced the Hippo-Party-Plus update for Ultimate Chicken Horse! It introduces our new character, Hippo, an alternate skin, Triceratops, a new level, rollercoaster, and much more.

The Hippo-Party-Plus update launched on all platforms this week, so check it out!

For more details on what is in the update and a note about the future of Ultimate Chicken Horse, mosey on over to our update page here.

We’d also like to thank the streamers who participated in our second ever sponsored tournament! Check them out and catch the VODs on their channels: HCJustin, MathasGames, McLaffyTaffy, itsonlyJill, citRa, Empyre, JOJOsaysbreee, Octopimp, Strippin, TieTuesday, Lythero, The_Meez, GoonGalaxie, TiffanyWitcher, JustWulfGaming...

And our tournament winner, Coestar!

A-Neigh-Versary Edition

The physical edition of Ultimate Chicken Horse, the A-Neigh-Versary Edition, is launching on September 28. We’re also excited to announce that the Hippo-Party-Plus update is pre-loaded onto the cartridges!

This Switch exclusive is available directly through Merge Games or at multiple retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop.

GDoC Expo

The wonderful Game Devs of Color Expo started on Thursday, the 23rd and goes through until Monday, September 27.

It started off strong with an indie games showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3ehCSmbfRE

They’re keeping the ball rolling with plenty of talks and panels throughout the next couple of days, including ones on entering the gaming industry. Check out the schedule and grab a ticket here.

Truth and Reconciliation Day

On September 30, 2021 our studio will be recognizing the first national Truth and Reconciliation Day by dedicating our workday to learning.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report highlights the actions recommended to address the immeasurable harm caused by the colonization of Canada and the Residential School Systems.

We highly recommend that others, especially our fellow Canadians, also spend some time to learn and reflect on this day! Here’s a place to get started: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html

We’ll also be reflecting on actions that we can take as both individuals and as a studio on how we can contribute to these causes. As part of this learning, we’ll be choosing a related charity to donate to - more on that soon.

Charity Corner

For August’s employee-led donation, Rich chose to split the donation between the SPCA and P10, a charity that helps support the LGBTQ+ community here in Montreal.