Everything happening in the Ontario video games industry this week courtesy of Interactive Ontario and CONTINUE!

Hand-Eye Society SuperFESTival 2024 Submissions are OPEN!!

The Super FESTival is a week-long event dedicated to celebrating games and the people who make them, play them and anyone who is just curious. Hand Eye Society has opened up submissions and are looking for games, panels, workshops and more! Click here for more information.

Sticky Brain Studios Nominated for Best Export Plan Award at World Trade Centre Toronto’s Leaders in Export Excellence Event

Congratulations to Sasha Boersma and Ted Brunt, Co-Founders of Sticky Brain Studios, who have been nominated for the Best Export Plan Award at the World Trade Centre Toronto’s upcoming Leaders in Export Excellence event. The event takes place July 18th at The Quay in Toronto. More details here.

BancyCo has announced its new game: Neo Harbour Rescue Squad!

Experience the life of a rookie paramedic through fast-paced minigame action and a hilarious, engaging story. Manage waves of patients using a dynamic triage system, master a variety of treatment minigames, and earn the city’s admiration while competing with the rival fire department! Learn more here.

Game Documentary Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line

From the Toronto-based creators of the Prime Video docuseries Gamebreakers, our friends at CONTINUE, and award-winning game studio MidBoss comes Legends of Adventure, a new feature documentary that chronicles the story of video game pioneers Ken and Roberta Williams, the rise of Sierra On-Line, and the adventure game genre. The project surpassed its funding goal in less than 24 hours. Check it out here. 

Vote for the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2024

The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards aim to represent the key players right across the industry, from the games developers and publishers to the tools companies, service providers and recruiters that all make this sector the largest and most pervasive in gaming.

Voting closes at midnight on July 22nd, with the winners announced at the PG Mobile Games Awards ceremony held on August 20th. Vote here. 

ICYMI: VRTO Comes Wraps This Week!

The award-winning VRTO Spatial Media World Conference & Expo returned to Toronto for a special 2-day event taking place at OCADU, featuring industry leaders in media, arts, and technology. For 9 years, VRTO has catalyzed ethical ventures and opportunities, attracting C-suite executives, investors, developers, and experts from various fields in and around VR, XR, spatial computing, and beyond. See highlights from VRTO 2024 here.

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Stay tuned for bi-weekly updates on everything happening in the Ontario video game and immersive industries!