The Vancouver-based entertainment co led by Catherine Winder is developing the mobile game as an animated TV series.
With more than $500,000, Secret Location walked away with the most coin to help finance three digital projects.
Secret Location’s VUSR platform received the largest chunk of change, with $1.1 million going to fund the VR distribution tool.
The Canadian entertainment co is establishing itself as a key player in the outdoor and sports toys category with the US$85-million purchase.
Projects from Secret Location and MinorityVR were among those selected to receive funding.
Lyndsey Gallant will provide creative direction to Guru Studios’ interactive division as it moves deeper into the original IP space.
The entertainment co has partnered with Sony Canada for the launch of the first-ever Cineplex WorldGaming Canadian Tournament.
Groupe PVP’s Illusion puzzle-adventure game was among the projects backed in the latest round of funding from the CMF’s Experimental Stream.
Canada’s video game sector is catching up to domestic film and TV in terms of annual production spend.
The mobile game is a copro from Canada’s Riftworld Productions Inc., the company behind the Riftworld: Chronicles web series, and Belgium’s Reed SPRL.
Ontario’s digital companies talk tax credits and shifting platforms at the annual GameON conference in Toronto.