Finish Line's Robots at Midnight launches, VRTO brings the XR community together, and a Toronto Games Week recap!
Toronto Declares June as Video Game Month, XP Game Summit, The G.R.I.D. Giant Video Games, and Pixel Power Play take over, and more!
Ontario studios shine at PAX East, XP Game Summit & Toronto Games Week return this June, and Ubisoft Toronto & Brock team up for the future of game dev.
Ontario’s games and XR scene is booming! New games, big showcases, a $30M indie fund, and Gamescom prep.
Last week’s Level Up Showcase 2024 saw students from UofT and Centennial College take the prize for Best Overall Game, with Sheridan College, Brock University, and Niagara College taking top spots in multiple other categories!
Of the many talented teams in Ontario’s digital media community, Lofty Sky Entertainment is certainly one of the most versatile, dividing its time between three different primary mediums – film, games, and apps.
Snowed In Studios’ Jean-Sylvain Sormany on Helping Make Massive Games and Ottawa’s Development Scene
To coincide with the team’s recent 14th anniversary, The Lodgge sat down with Jean-Sylvain Sormany, the studio head of Snowed In, to learn more about how the team balances all of that, continues to land big-name titles and Ottawa’s robust gaming scene.
In recent years, Ontario has produced many noteworthy, award-winning, and bestselling XR experiences, one of them being Sinn Studio’s hugely successful ‘XR combat’ game Swordsman VR. The Lodgge had a chance to speak with Edil Hundubey, Marketing Manager at Sinn Studio, about Swordsman, the studio’s recent successes, and what they have in store for the future.
Happy International Women’s Day! The Lodgge is celebrating with a look back on some of the incredible conversations we’ve been able to have with the women who are making huge strides in Ontario’s video game industry.
In an undisputed testament to Ontario’s skills and depth in video game development, studios from the province nearly swept GDC Play’s coveted 2024 Best in Play Showcase at the Game Developers Conference, bagging a stunning seven spots out of eight!
