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Interactive Ontario and X-Summit invites game designers & enthusiasts to a free session on 3D gaming technology which will take place at The Carlu on Wednesday, October 26th. The session begins at 9:30a.m. and includes breakfast, but space is very limited so RSVP now to reserve your seat. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the inaugural Canadian Game Talent Awards, which will be presented in Montreal on November 2nd. A gala closing to the Montreal International Game Summit, the Canadian Game Talent Awards are designed to honour the very talented and creative artists and engineers who have a part in developing the great games our Canadian interactive entertainment studios are known for.

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Gener8 Digital Media Corp., a rapidly growing 3D production company, has raised $1.5M in private financing with investors Macquarie Private Wealth Inc., Haywood Securities Inc., Raymond James Ltd., and Leede Financial Markets. The funding will allow Gener8 to pursue new projects and will further development of the company’s proprietary 3D technology, which provides filmmakers with an entirely unique method for creating movies in stereoscopic 3D. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver Film School’s 2012 Game Design Expo organizers would like to remind you that the deadline for their Call For Speakers (PDF) for Industry Day on January 21st is this Sunday, October 16th. They are looking for experienced game industry professionals who want to share their expertise and passion with the greater community. The Game Design Expo Industry Speaker Day will take place at the Vancouver International Film Centre, which is located at 1181 Seymour Street.

According to the 2011 RBC Small Business Survey conducted by RBC and Ipsos Reid, Canadian entrepreneurs say the most important pieces of advice that they would give to other entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses are:

1) develop an effective business plan – 44%
2) manage your time well – 43%
3) engage in networking – 38% Read the rest of this entry »

D-Link Canada has announced the availability of the latest products in the Amplifi™ family of high-performance home networking solutions, the Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) and HD Media Router 2000 (DIR-827). Leveraging innovative new technologies for consumer routers, these products offer a range of features, such as SmartBeam™ smart antennas for whole home coverage, HD Fuel® for enhanced HD video streaming and USB 3.0 for blazing fast data transfers and media streaming. Read the rest of this entry »

One of history’s greatest inventors and artists is featured in a new exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre. Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop: The Exhibition, presented by Barilla Canada Inc., features unique models of Leonardo’s inventions, incredible technology that allows visitors to interact with his notebooks (codices) and digital versions of iconic pieces such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Making its Canadian premiere today, the exhibition runs until March 18, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent developer JoshOClock has released an updated version of ‘Burn The City’ for the Android™. In this physics-based action puzzler, currently ranking #27 in the Casual Games category, and #158 in paid games overall, you play the role an adorable creature born to an empty nest because the evil humans have kidnapped your family, and obviously, revenge must be taken! Similar in style, and combining the best of games such as Angry Birds™ and Worms™, this awesome action puzzler has previously been released on PC through Kongregate, and also exists for the iOS. Read the rest of this entry »

American corporation Zoo Entertainment, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary indiePub has formed a partnership with Connecticut-based 5381 Partners to support the release of its Android All-Stars prepaid retail card program, which will be distributed this holiday season to thousands of retail locations in United States and Canada, including Target, Toys R’ Us, Sam’s Club, Rogers Mobile and numerous others. Android All-Stars is being powered by indiePub’s proprietary digital delivery system which includes an Android client that also offers access to other All-Stars Android games. Read the rest of this entry »