A Thinking Ape Discontinues Two Popular Games Due to User Drop-Off
byA Thinking Ape, a popular Vancouver-based indie gaming studio is discontinuing two of its popular mobile-based games, called Future…
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Ubisoft to Invest Heavily in Quebec City for Future Assassin’s Creed, Will Hire 100 More
byUbisoft will invest $4 million of a previously announced $28 million investment in a new workspace at 585 Boulevard Charest…
TinyMob Games Wins Startup of the Year at the 2014 VIATeC Technology Awards
byTinyMob Games, an independent gaming studio based in Victoria, was chosen as the winner for the Startup of the Year award…
Player.Me Looks to Give the Gamers a Unified Social Network
byWith some estimates pegging the global video game industry at a valuation of $83 billion by 2016, its no surprise why we’re…
Several Canadian CEOs Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
bySeveral Canadian startup CEOs today were named to Forbes’ third annual 30 Under 30 rankings. Overall, 450 leaders mostly…
Two Canadian Gaming Studios Raise $180,000 for Philippines Disaster Relief
byWhile Toronto grapples with the effects of one unfortunate weather-related event in the ice storm, a few Canadian gaming studios…
Microsoft Lays off 30 in Victoria Gaming Studio Closure
byUnfortunate news in B.C this this morning, as the Times Colonist reported that Microsoft has closed its office in downtown…
Blitztream Games Has Some Grand Visions…In a Non-Violent Kind of Way
byMillions of Gen-Y’s have likely played one of the many Grand Theft Auto games, which alternately offer the gamer scenes…
Execution Labs Creates Post-Graduation Program, But Devs Must Give up 70% Revenue
byExecution Labs, the Montreal-based accelerator and incubator for independent, mobile game developers, today announced that…
Xbox One and PS4 Joust in Canadian Pre-Launch Marketing Pushes
byIt’s just 17 days from the launch of Xbox One in Canada (and only ten days until PS4 is released) and Microsoft has set…
A Confident WB Games Montreal Team Unveils Batman: Arkham Origins
byIt’s been a few weeks since the Quebec government poured $1.5 million into the Montreal headquarters of Warner Bros Games,…
Virtual Reality Paperboy Homage Pedals Toronto’s Globacore Around the World
byThe year was 1988. Mulroney and Regan were signing the Canada-US free trade agreement, Jim Duggan was dominating at the first…
Disruptive Publishers Pioneered an Industry, And Now They Look to Take Mobile
byMost gamers are familiar with the concept of the avatar, or the digital, customizable and personalized part of an online gaming…
University of Waterloo Is Hosting the Gamification 2013 Conference This Week
byThe University of Waterloo is set to host the Gamification 2013 international gaming conference, Wednesday to Friday of this…
Ubisoft To Hire 500 in Montreal, Announces $373 Million Plan
byUbisoft is announcing today that it will hire 500 employees over the next seven years to work at its Montreal headquarters,…