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Read More »Report – Tecmo Koei Canada to close later this month
Toronto-based studio Tecmo Koei Canada will reportedly be shut down at the end of March. Financial Post cites a company official who states Tecmo Koei’s only North American development branch will shut down by the end of the month. California-based Tecmo Koei America currently only handles publishing and associated duties. …
Read More »International Factfile: Canada
Canada is one of the world’s biggest video games markets and it continues to grow. 16,000 people already work in the Canadian video games industry, and 77 per cent of local games firms expect to hire new graduates this year, according to Entertainment Software Association Canada. Of course, most of …
Read More »Game incubator Execution Labs picks first five devs
Montreal and Toronto-based studios to get investment and development support
Read More »Poor Vancouver tax breaks ‘disheartening’ for devs
British Columbia struggling to compete as developers flock to neighbouring provinces
Read More »So what is the Wii Mini?
$99.99. It’s the magic price that all hardware eventually aspires to. And it’s exactly the price the Wii Mini will launch at. And that’s the point of the Wii Mini. Affordable gaming hardware for that ever alluring mass-market. "Yeah, of course it is," Nintendo of Canada’s community director Matt Ryan …
Read More »Frima honoured for ‘outstanding’ corporate culture
Quebec-based dev recognised as one of country's 'most promising growth companies'
Read More »Microsoft renames Vancouver dev Black Tusk Studios
New 55-strong Canada-based developer working on original IP
Read More »$99 Wii Mini is confirmed; Does not include internet connectivity; Is Canadian exclusive
Nintendo has officially unveiled the Wii Mini. The cut-sized console will retail for $99 in Canada. It has a manually operated top-loading disc drive and sports no internet connectivity whatsoever. It is also not compatible with GameCube titles. The system is designed to lay flat. In the box gamers will …
Read More »Layoffs at Tiny Speck as MMO Glitch closes
Developer blames industry trends such as move to mobile and the decline of Flash as reasons for game's closure
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