Winter Sales, Hiring, Studio Break and more!

It’s hard to believe 2021 is almost done already, but hey, we made it!

Here’s what is in our last newsletter for the year:

• Ultimate Chicken Horse Sales

• We’re hiring!

• Studio Holiday Break

• Charity Corner

Winter Sales

Ultimate Chicken Horse is in a whole bunch of winter sales this year, and two of them are live right now!

Grab it for 50% off in the following regions and platforms:

• Nintendo Switch [Japan] until December 26

• Nintendo Switch [Europe] until December 30

And there are more on the way! Keep an eye on our Twitter for sale news in more regions and more platforms.

Now Hiring: Unity Game Designer

We’re looking for someone to help develop Game 2!

If you have experience in Unity and designing games, learn more about the role and our team here: https://www.workwithindies.com/careers/clever-endeavour-unity-game-designer

Make sure to apply before the posting closes on January 7, 2022!

Studio Holiday Break

Our team will be taking some time off from December 18 until January 3, 2022 to celebrate the holidays and spend time with loved ones.

We’re still going to keep an eye on support tickets and social media, but responses may be slower during the break.

Charity Corner

Our October donation was picked by Steph who chose Hands Up Canada, a non-profit that helps to supply life necessities, learning skills and employment tools to help vulnerable and marginalized Canadians.

Elisabeth directed our employee donation of the month for November, and she chose Nature United which helps protect Canadian wildlife, lands, and waters.

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And that about wraps it up! All of us at the studio wish you a very happy and safe holiday season. See you in 2022!

<3

The Clever Endeavour team

Physical Edition Launch, Merchandise Update and More!

It’s finally cooling off and we’re settling into spooky season!

Here’s what to expect in this month’s newsletter:

• Various Ultimate Chicken Horse updates

• Game 2 progress

• Indie Games Make It Better

• Charity corner

Ultimate Chicken Horse Updates

The Ultimate Chicken Horse A-Neigh-Versary Edition is officially live and out in the wild! This physical edition is a Switch exclusive and can be found at various retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop. Can’t find it at your local games store? Our publishing partners at Merge are shipping it worldwide with an alternate cover.

Another fun physical development is that we’ve partnered with RobaRoba to provide Ultimate Chicken Horse t-shirts! If your preferred size and animal were out of stock at IndieBox, you should check out RobaRoba!

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As for what else to expect on the Ultimate Chicken Horse front, we have a small bug patch planned to fix some of the things that the Hippo-Party-Plus update broke. More on that soon! We’re still working away at the backend infrastructure stuff. Also, keep an eye on the in-game LevelNET for some Halloween-inspired levels throughout the month.

Game 2 Updates

We’re sure a lot of people are wondering about Game 2! We’re making slow, but steady progress on it and have a much better understanding of where it’s going. Still, nothing we can share publicly yet, but we’re still working away on it!

Industry Updates

The wonderful folks at Playtra Studios and Gayming Magazine have set up a donation campaign called Indie Games Make it Better. This campaign benefits the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit organization helps uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth throughout the world. If you have a couple of extra dollars to send their way, donate here or learn more about the cause here.

Charity Corner

Old Brewery Mission was Fabio’s choice for our monthly employee-led donation for the month. This non-profit provides several services to support homeless people here in Montreal. 

The Hippo-Party-Plus Update, Physical Edition Launch and Much More!

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.