Escape from Area Fitty-Two is the sequel to a pair of great original graphic adventure games on YTV.com (YTV is like the Nickelodeon of Canada). The first two games, A Dark and Stormy Night and Miracle in the 34th Dimension, were featured Hallowe’en and Christmas games, respectively. They were created by Toronto-area game design phenom [...] Keep Reading

The IGDA (International Game Developers Association) is a global group with local chapters in various cities, including Toronto. The IGDA Toronto chapter has been running largely on life support for the past few years, by the admission of outgoing president Josh Druckman. It happens. Other commitments get in the way, and your passion dies down. [...] Keep Reading

i think i only missed one Toronto game community event last year. It was called GamerCamp, and it was on a Saturday. i skipped it because Saturdays are family days, and i wanted to spend some quality time with my wife and kids. i’ll never make that mistake again. GamerCamp : worth forsaking your family [...] Keep Reading

i’m tired of talking to students and people’s kids about their video game industry ambitions. i think from now on, i’ll just link them to this video and be done with it: (huge thanks to @cartoondutchie for helping me save my breath) Keep Reading

In 2009, the Vortex Game Competition used municipal and provincial Canadian funding to award its top prize to a Scottish game design team. We followed up on allegations made by CultureGET, a news blog that covered the event, and found that last year’s Vortex winners, Alex Quick and John Josephson, likely had nothing to do [...] Keep Reading