A Thinking Ape Discontinues Two Popular Games Due to User Drop-Off
A Thinking Ape, a popular Vancouver-based indie gaming studio is discontinuing two of its popular mobile-based games, called Future Combat and Gangs at War. The…
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Ubisoft to Invest Heavily in Quebec City for Future Assassin’s Creed, Will Hire 100 More
Ubisoft will invest $4 million of a previously announced $28 million investment in a new workspace at 585 Boulevard Charest Est in Quebec City for…
TinyMob Games Wins Startup of the Year at the 2014 VIATeC Technology Awards
TinyMob Games, an independent gaming studio based in Victoria, was chosen as the winner for the Startup of the Year award at the 2014 VIATeC…
Player.Me Looks to Give the Gamers a Unified Social Network
With some estimates pegging the global video game industry at a valuation of $83 billion by 2016, its no surprise why we’re continually seeing…
Several Canadian CEOs Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
Several Canadian startup CEOs today were named to Forbes’ third annual 30 Under 30 rankings. Overall, 450 leaders mostly throughout North America were selected…
Two Canadian Gaming Studios Raise $180,000 for Philippines Disaster Relief
While Toronto grapples with the effects of one unfortunate weather-related event in the ice storm, a few Canadian gaming studios still haven’t forgotten another…
Microsoft Lays off 30 in Victoria Gaming Studio Closure
Unfortunate news in B.C this this morning, as the Times Colonist reported that Microsoft has closed its office in downtown Victoria less than two years after…
Blitztream Games Has Some Grand Visions…In a Non-Violent Kind of Way
Millions of Gen-Y’s have likely played one of the many Grand Theft Auto games, which alternately offer the gamer scenes of extreme violence and…
Execution Labs Creates Post-Graduation Program, But Devs Must Give up 70% Revenue
Execution Labs, the Montreal-based accelerator and incubator for independent, mobile game developers, today announced that it will be adding an “internal stream”, where developers can…
Xbox One and PS4 Joust in Canadian Pre-Launch Marketing Pushes
It’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
It’s been a few weeks since the Quebec government poured $1.5 million into the Montreal headquarters of Warner Bros Games, who in turn announced…
Virtual Reality Paperboy Homage Pedals Toronto’s Globacore Around the World
The year was 1988. Mulroney and Regan were signing the Canada-US free trade agreement, Jim Duggan was dominating at the first WWF Royal Rumble…
Disruptive Publishers Pioneered an Industry, And Now They Look to Take Mobile
Most gamers are familiar with the concept of the avatar, or the digital, customizable and personalized part of an online gaming community. But little…
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