Ontario heads to Gamescom 2025, VGLX event announced, Guardians of the Wild Sky playtests begin, and more!
TennoCon returns to London, Mighty Yell & 13AM Games launch Missile Command: Delta, Elsewhere Electric gets a release date, and more!
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!
Everything happening in the Ontario video games industry this week courtesy of Interactive Ontario and CONTINUE!
On the eve of TennoCon 2024, The Lodgge chats with Michael Schmalz, former president of London-based Digital Extremes, to reflect on his time in the industry, the evolution of game development in Ontario, and how his work helped move the Ontario video games and XR sector forward.
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.
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.
The Lodgge recently spoke with the Fūnké Joseph of Play Underground Games! – the 2024 Ubisoft Indie Series Grand Prize winner – and Alex Rushdy of 13AM Games – The National Bank Special Prize winner – this week about their big wins, how the teams are feeling, and what comes next.
