At this year’s instalment of the annual event, programmers struggled to make video games from scratch in just one weekend.

Somewhere in the depths of east-end Toronto this past weekend, fish were flying over volcanoes, marionettes were fighting, and everything was exploding. One false move and you could have been blown to smithereens. Or, with a stroke of a key, you could have been home free. That’s right, it was the seventh annual TOJam. TOJam [...]

James Swirsky and Lisanne Pajot, directors of Indie Game: The Movie, which has its Canadian premiere as part of this year’s Hot Docs festival, recount the journey of their film.

Indie Game: The Movie Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor St. W.) May 3, 9:00PM $14.50 This year’s Hot Docs features a new innovation: Hot Docs Live!, a simulcast of two Canadian premieres to 35 Cineplex Entertainment theatres across Canada, complete with interactive discussions with the filmmakers and special guests. One of the selected films [...]

Check out five free games available this Easter for Windows, Android and iOS.

The move, if it materializes, could mean fewer new games on the market

SPOTTED BY: Torontoist contributor Stephen Michalowicz WHERE: Google Maps WHEN: March 31 WHAT: Getting a jump on April Fools’ Day: Google, which introduced an 8-bit version of the world into its regular Google Map interface today. To use it yourself go to Google Maps and click on the “Quest” button in the top right corner—right [...]

Video games have evolved quite a bit over the last few years.  Especially with the use of movement that cause people to need to move in order for things to move on screen.  With all of these “get up and move” video games on the market I wonder wh…

Game developers love the improved processing power and retina display

A rumour concerning the next Xbox suggests the console would ditch discs and only play games downloaded directly to the hardware. That could be a problem.

What would the seniors edition of Call of Duty look like?

Jennifer Hepler’s main fault is being an actual, normal woman

Ed Boon, co-creator of the hugely successful franchise of fighting games, discusses handheld gaming systems

Peter Nowak talks video games with Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America

Netflix has announced its 4th quarter results for 2011 and the news was better than expected. Despite having a rough year south of the border, Netflix managed to gain 220,000 new streaming customers bringing the total to 21.67 million with 1.9 million customers in Canada. The company was quick to point it made a significant [...]

Dear Readers; Just when ya thought you’ve heard it all. (I love these types of stories.) A new video game from Japan is about to hit our shores and it’s a real pisser! You play it in the toilet at your favourite bar. Users target their urine at a sensor inside the toilet which measures [...]

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure is a new innovative way to play a third person adventure. Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure takes us on a journey with the familiar face of Spyro the Dragon, and a large supporting cast to protect the Skylands fro…

Game culture is working on inclusivity and gender equality, to the benefit of the games it’s producing.

Earlier this month, TIFF held a one-day conference on women in film, games, and new media, the second in its Nexus series at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. (In total there will be four conferences, each with a unique theme.) The Nexus events are important for Toronto because they harness TIFF’s pan-industry reach to introduce the [...]

Debate resumed
on Monday on the copyright bill with the opposition parties citing
correspondence from Canadian after Canadian concerned with the digital
lock rules found in Bill C-11. Thousands of Canadians have called on
the government to adopt …

Like all good camps, this three-day festival gave gamers of all stripes a chance to learn, make new friends, and—most importantly—play.

Video game enthusiasts from around Toronto and beyond gathered this weekend for GamerCamp LV3, which took place at a number of venues downtown. Now in its third year, GamerCamp provides a variety of events such as workshops, competitions, socials, and movie screenings in an effort to celebrate and spread the word about the many wonders [...]