Second-annual Ottawa International Game Conference Takes Place May 29 to 31
The Ottawa International Game Conference, which showcases the innovations and emerging trends in the Ottawa and Canadian gaming industry, starts on Wednesday, May 29.
HTML5 Gaming Workshop Comes to Vancouver on May 26
On Sunday, May 26, an HTML5 Gaming Workshop will be held in Vancouver.
The event, presented by Vancouver Polyglot {Un}conference, Startup Weekend Vancouver and Microsoft Canada, will show attendees how they can use HTML5 to build games and interactive experiences today. Then they will be shown how they can take those HTML5 games and migrate them to Windows 8 to take advantage of monetization opportunities with 60 million potential users.
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I was simultaneously thumb wrestling one-on-one with a bearded business executive and a group of fellow attendees during a keynote at Canada 3.0.
Assassin’s Creed Creator Patrice Désilets Fired from Ubisoft
Patrice Désilets, creator of the multi-award-winning videogame Assassin's Creed, was fired from Ubisoft this week.
Arkadium Hires Canadian Gaming Veteran David Elton as General Manager of Toronto Studio
New York City's Arkadium, developer of the largest library of casual games in the world, this week hired David Elton as general manager of the company's Toronto game development studio.
Electronic Arts Shuttering PopCap and Quicklime Studios in Vancouver, Sources Say
A report has surfaced suggesting that, following a round of organizational restructuring announced by Electronic Arts, PopCap Vancouver and Quicklime Studios will be closing.
Canadian Researchers Use Videogame to Improve Vision of Adults with Lazy Eye
A videogame is helping adults with amblyopia improve their vision.
East Met West at the Fourth-annual Canadian Video Game Awards
East met west at the Fourth Annual Canadian Video Game Awards, which were held at the Vancouver Convention Centre on Saturday, April 20.
Motivated Okanagan Gamers Support Free the Children Campaign with Gaming Marathon
Get ready to shift your perception of gamers—long portrayed as basement-dwelling outcasts fixated only on leveling up or unlocking achievements—to highly motivated social good-doers. Get ready for the Team Brocket Gaming Marathon.
DigiBC Town Hall Searches for Answers to the Questions Canada's Gaming Industry is Asking
The future of the video game industry is in a state of flux, and for those in the trenches, some discussion of that future is essential.
EA Lays Off Most of Montreal Staff in Disastrous Day for Developers
There will be a lot of game developers looking for work tomorrow morning.
Quebec's Gaming Industry a Major Job Creator in 2012, Poised to Grow 10% in 2013
This year, Quebec's electronic game industry is poised for growth of up to 10%, according to a report from Montreal's TECHNOCompétences.
Visual Effects, Animation and Gaming Career Fair Returns to Vancouver
The Vancouver Economic Commission, the Visual Effects Society, and the HR Screen Council Board are hosting their 2nd Annual VES Vancouver Career Fair on April 20.
Last year, the VES Vancouver Job Fair hosted 1,200 attendees and 20 exhibitors. For the 2013 edition, they have expanded the space to accommodate over 30 exhibitors and anticipate an even bigger job-seeking crowd.
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The importance of perseverance as an independent developer can’t be underestimated.
Canadian Videogame Pipe Trouble Hits A Nerve With Players
Videogame consumption may be on the rise in Canada, but it hasn't been a good week for the educational gaming sector. Amidst public outrage, TV Ontario has been forced to remove Pipe Trouble, a browser-based educational game, from its website.