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Le festival Arcadia en difficulté 2008-11-06 12:19:03 Technorati Tags: french,arcadia,montreal
From cyberpresse.ca:
“À deux jours de son ouverture, le festival de jeux vidéo Arcadia, qui a obtenu du gouvernement du Québec des commandites d’au moins 25 000$ l’année dernière, est dans la tourmente. Plusieurs de ses fournisseurs poursuivent le producteur pour non-paiement de factures datant de 2007.
Tennis Canada, propriétaire
New city logo fails to impress citizens 2008-11-03 14:25:15 Technorati Tags: montreal,city,logo
From canada.com/montrealgazette:
“At montrealgazette.com/soundoff, we asked you what do you thought of the logo, and the tax money being spent on it. The response has been lively. Here are some of the most recent posts:
From Diane Lee: “I sure hope there is ‘room to make a real logo,’ because this one is silly. [...]
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IGDA: November 5th: Spore Design Postmortem 2008-10-23 15:26:21 Technorati Tags: igda,montreal,spore
From igda.org:
“This presentation will be part postmortem and part design critique. Alex will step through the objectives and goals of the social features of Spore
, both from the in-game functionality and the “meta” game perspectives. Further, specific design challenges will be explored, along with Alex’s thoughts on what succeeded and Read more:November
Ubisoft, Gameloft Vets Form Independent Studio 2008-10-22 11:09:11 Technorati Tags: montreal,ubisoft,gameloft,independent,company
From gamasutra.com:
“Former employees of Ubisoft
and Gameloft are launching a new independent studio together in Montreal called Trapdoor Inc.
The studio hasn’t yet announced what its first title will be, but it is currently working on an original IP for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.”
Read more…
Relat Read more:Vets
GamersFirst Forms Partnership with A2M Studios 2008-10-18 15:33:51 Technorati Tags: montreal,games,gamersfirst,a2m
From gamezone.com:
“GamersFirst announces a development partnership for an original game with A2M, the largest independent game developer in Canada.
GamersFirst and A2M will be working together on an unannounced social gaming title. This new game will be available in late 2009 and continues the pledge of GamersFirst expanding its industry pres Read more:Forms
, Studios
Invitation: Launch of Boogie Superstar at EA Montreal 2008-10-16 13:20:42 Technorati Tags: ea,montreal,wii,boogie,superstar
From newswire.ca:
“Alain Tascan, vice-president and general manager of EA Montreal
’s studio, invites you to the launch of BoogieSuperstar
to be held on Wednesday, October 22 beginning at 4:00 p.m. Available for the Wii platform, this game has been available in stores since October 14. You will receive a copy of the [...]
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, Launch
Quebec Must Develop Niche Industries to Compete on World Stage, Experts Say 2008-10-09 07:55:06 Technorati Tags: quebec,montreal,game
From economicnews.ca:
“Hosted by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, ‘Le Québec dans 20 ans : une vision d’avenir’ invited Quebec
business leaders to debate the different issues the economy is currently facing and how it needs to progress to remain competitive 20 years from now.
While the discussion ranged from educati Read more:Compete
, Experts
, Industries
, Stage
, World
IGDA Montreal: October 15: Open Bar "Drinks Only" Night; PoP report 2008-10-06 10:32:06 Technorati Tags: igda,montreal,video games,prince of persia
From igda.org:
“When: Wednesday, October
15th, 6 - 9 pm What: IGDA-Montreal
Open Bar “Drinks
Only” Night
Where: Vinyl Lounge (2109 rue de bleury, between Sherbrooke and de Maisonneuve) Why: Some much needed mid crunch season relief… Who: All IGDA members Entry: free for IGDA members”
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Rumor: Ubisoft readies new Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six 2009-01-07 12:38:42 From computerandvideogames.com (via joystiq.com):
Ubisoft
is to reveal new instalments in the acclaimed Tom Clancy shooting franchises, GhostRecon
and Rainbow
Six this year, sources have told CVG.
According to our secret mouthpiece, both Clancy games will be announced by the French publisher later this year and there’s every chance they could even release this [...]
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, Rainbow Six
Gameloft was the best mobile games publisher of 2008 2009-01-07 10:24:01 From pocketgamer.biz:
Gameloft was the publisher making the consistently highest quality mobile games in 2008, according to the PocketGamer.biz Quality Index.
The Index tracks ratings across major review websites, including Pocket Gamer, IGN Wireless, AirGamer, Mobile Game FAQs and Handy-Player.
Gameloft scored an average of 7.95 out of 10 across 145 reviews of its games. [...]
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First Details on Ubisoft’s “I Am Alive” Unearthed 2009-01-07 07:38:28 From 1up.com (via joystiq.com):
Back when we first got word of I Am Alive
, a new disaster game from Ubisoft
, the popular gossip was that the title would feature Jade Raymond (of Assassin’s Creed fame) as producer. Since then, Ubisoft hasn’t provided much info aside from the debut trailer above, but we’ve finally got new [...]
Related posts:Ubisoft Montreal director Clint Hocki Read more:First
Job Board: Electronic Arts: Senior Environment Artist 2009-01-07 00:59:00 New on the Job Board
:
Location: QC - Montreal Role: Art Specialty: World/Environment
Modeler
EA was founded 25 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming industry—and the company—has expanded immensely, but we are still driven by the same passion for d Read more:Electronic
, Artist
, Electronic Arts
Job Board: EA Mobile: Directeur Artistique - Art Director 2009-01-07 00:43:58 New on the Job Board
:
EA Mobile
- Directeur Artistique - Art Director
Location: QC - Montreal Role: Art Specialty: Art Director Directeur Artistique :
Le Directeur Artistique est appelé à participer à la création de la vision et à superviser la qualité visuelle des projets, proposant des concepts innovateurs et des id
Job Board: Electronic Arts: Producer 2009-01-07 00:36:41 New on the Job Board
:
Producteur - Producer
Location: QC - Montreal Role: Producer Specialty: Producer
EA was founded 25 years ago by individuals with a deep passion for making games. Many things have changed over the years as the gaming industry—and the company—has expanded immensely, but we are still driven by the same pass Read more:Electronic
, Electronic Arts
Job Board: Electronic Arts: Directeur de la Création - Creative Director 2009-01-07 00:13:03 New on the Job Board
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(English follows)
Directeur de la Création - Creative Director
Location: QC - Montreal Role: Game Designer Specialty: Creative/Game Director
Fondée en 2003, Electronic
Arts Montréal est le studio responsable de jeux comme Army of Two, Boogie et SSX ainsi que de plusieurs autres franchises dont le nom n’a pas encore Read more:Electronic Arts
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