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Gaming
Cars 2 game races ahead with transmedia
Game producer Jonathan Warner talks to Playback during the Canadian stop of the Cars 2: The Video Game promo tour.
Report: Canada’s video game industry poised for growth
With 11% growth in the last two years, the industry’s pace is set to continue, says Secor Consulting.
Tascan launches new transmedia co
The gaming guru is looking to access the growing social gaming market with new venture, Sava Transmedia.
Mass Effect 2 cleans up at Canadian Videogame Awards
Mass Effect 2 dominated the Canadian Videogame Awards Thursday night in Vancouver, taking home four trophies, including Canadian game of the year.
Camelot: The Game launches on Facebook
Camelot: The Game will enable Starz to additionally monetize its investment in the Canadian TV co-production.
Gears of War 3 focuses on cinematic gameplay
Epic’s goal was to push the medium from a storytelling aspect, much of which is told through cutscenes – film-like sequences – during which the game takes on more of a cinematic feel. Many games offer players the option of skipping the cutscene, but Rod Fergusson says Gears doesn’t include that option, as it devalues the story.
Nerdscreen: Sworcery speaks cinematic language
Creator Craig D. Adams cites fellow Canucks Clive Holden (filmmaker, Trains of Winnipeg) and Quebec animator Frederic Back (Tout rien, Crac) as influences, along with Hayao Miyazaki, David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick.
Digital Extremes lands $2.5 million from Ontario government
The money will create 30 new jobs and protect 53 existing ones. More than 120 people currently work at the London, Ontario-based studio.
SMPIA launches AR game for Multi-Platforum event
The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association is kicking off its digital Multi-Platforum conference in Regina today with the launch of Multi-Platforum – The Game.
Making games make money
“Pitching a game without ever having played games is like pitching a TV show without watching TV.”
Gamification all about engaging users
You may not be familiar with the term “gamification” but it’s likely you’ve encountered it, as Gabe Zichermann explains at Interactive Ontario’s last iLunch of the season.
Do adversarial relationships remain between traditional and new medias?
“Film and TV is not a place for innovative storytelling,” stated Copperheart Entertainment founder and producer Steve Hoban, speaking on a convergence panel at Pinewood Toronto Studios on Friday.
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