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Contest aims to help grow region’s indie scene, devs will retain full rights and revenues from their games
Read More »Submissions open for Google’s inaugural Indie Games Festival
US and Canadian studios with fewer than 16 members and a 2016 release under their belts invited to take part
Read More »NA LCS Summer Split final heads to Canada
Riot has announced that the finals of the NA LCS Summer Split will be held in Toronto, Canada on August 27th and 28th. The Air Canada Centre will host the event that will see the top teams from the NA LCS Summer Split battle it out to become split champions, …
Read More »CyberConnect2 to open Montreal studio, self-publish next game
‘I believe there are still many foreigners that would like to have a shot at Japanese-style creativity, says president and CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama
Read More »UPDATED: Gumi closes Canadian office after 18 months
Mobile developer of Brave Frontier moved into Vancouver to strengthen Western output
Read More »Valhalla Game Studios moves to Canada
Devil’s Third studio set up by Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki and former Team Ninja devs
Read More »Gearbox opens new studio in Quebec
Gearbox Software has opened a new studio in Quebec, Canada. Ina post on its website, the studio announced Gearbox Studio Quebec is already developing its first title, aiming to grow it into full triple-A production capability through 2016.” The location is Gearbox’s first outside of Texas. We have already successfully …
Read More »Licence to thrill: Behind the scenes at Beenox
It may not be Activision’s most well-know studio, but Beenox has worked on the publisher’s most important franchises. Craig Chapple finds out more about the dev's role in these multi-billion dollar operations
Read More »Canada’s game industry sees significant growth over past two years – ESA
Game development studios in Canada are on the rise, according to new data published by the country’s ESA chapter. The Entertainment Software Association of Canada’s research shows the industry has risen 24 per cent over 2013, growing to 20,400 people employed by 472 individual studios throughout the region. Though it’s …
Read More »143 studios opened in Canada last year
Growing Canadian games industry employs more than 20,000 people
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