Video Games

• Global Game Jam held in Calgary

  Calgary’s tech scene is growing, with events like the Global Game Jam showcasing talent and collaboration in the city’s gaming industry.

  Canada

  Jan 27
  
• This former Edmonton reporter is using his news background to make video games

  Video game developer Ben Gelinas' game "Times and Galaxy" puts players in the shoe-analogues of a robo-intern for "the solar system’s most trusted holopaper."

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2024
  
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• Toronto Symphony Orchestra forgoes classics for video game music

  The Toronto Symphony Orchestra forgoes the usual classical staples by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven this weekend for a radically different repertoire drawn from video games.

  Entertainment

  May 25, 2024
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• Manitoba students find new ways to learn new skills, develop passions with eSports

  Schools across Manitoba are leaning into eSports as a way to help students learn and develop skills while keeping them engaged in through a pastime they enjoy.

  Canada

  May 23, 2024
• Winnipeg Game Jam: A race against time to create playable masterpieces in 3 days

  Game developers in Winnipeg are racing against time to create a playable masterpiece in just three days at an annual weekend event known as the Winnipeg Game Jam. 

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2024
• Big sales — and big layoffs. What’s roiling the video game industry?

  The video game industry had one of its best years, setting sales records, but also one of its worst as studios fired thousands of employees. What's behind the turmoil?

  Economy

  Feb 21, 2024
• Missing 16-year-old girl found with the help of World of Warcraft, police say

  Thomas Ebersole, 31, was arrested in connection with the teen girl's disappearance.

  U.S. News

  Jan 8, 2024
• PlayStation’s new controller a ‘game-changer’ for people with disabilities: Edmonton man

  Zach Weeks has cerebral palsy and playing sports growing up “wasn’t really in the question,” so he turned to virtual sports in the world of video games.

  Jul 24, 2023
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• Fortnite ‘as addictive as possible’ to kids, B.C. parent claims in proposed class-action

  In the lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday, the plaintiff says her son downloaded Fortnite in 2018 and "developed an adverse dependence on the game."

  Lifestyle

  Mar 20, 2023
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• UBC research draws new links between video game ‘loot boxes’ and gambling

  Loot boxes are mystery boxes within a game that, when opened, pay out a randomized prize which could, potentially, be a valuable in-game item.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2023