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Published in ookpixels

·Apr 3, 2017

Cally and Her Caves

by Devon Wiersma With only two people on a team of game developers and no experience shipping games before, one might (naturally) think that getting started in development and shipping your first game could be a difficult skill to tackle. But this didn’t dissuade Jordan Pearson, a game developer based…

London

7 min read

Cally and Her Caves
Cally and Her Caves
London

7 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Dec 21, 2016

A Peaceful World

By Devon Wiersma Violence is a common thread in many games. In fact, anyone browsing through games this holiday season will likely be hard-pressed to find a title that doesn’t feature killing, fighting or shooting in some capacity. Beating and shooting things are as ubiquitous to games as the holidays…

Toronto

9 min read

A Peaceful World
A Peaceful World
Toronto

9 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Nov 29, 2016

BMC Studios: The Good in the Bad

By Devon Wiersma Indie games frequently struggle to find their place. Whether it’s attempting to appeal to browsing users on services like itch.io or developing content unique enough to stand out against the ever-expanding service that is Steam Greenlight, creating games that are one-of-a-kind and marketable is always an uphill…

Montreal

9 min read

BMC Studios: The Good in the Bad
BMC Studios: The Good in the Bad
Montreal

9 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Nov 8, 2016

The Strange in the Familiar

By Nicole Pacampara For Dietrich “Squinky” Squinkifer, their love affair for games was born out of a love for stories. As a kid, they relished becoming part of the stories themselves. …

Montreal

18 min read

The Strange in the Familiar
The Strange in the Familiar
Montreal

18 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Sep 16, 2016

A Band of Our Own

By Nicole Pacampara On a searing hot day in July, I trekked over to the Junction, a neighbourhood in Toronto’s west end, to find Axon Interactive. Started in 2010 by Tabby and Jeff Rose, the studio is housed in an unassuming red-bricked building once home to a rubber factory. Intrigued…

Toronto

9 min read

A Band of Our Own
A Band of Our Own
Toronto

9 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Jul 29, 2016

Take Your Joy

By Nicole Pacampara Nestled in a former gramophone factory in St-Henri, a neighbourhood just outside the rustle and bustle of Montreal’s downtown core, lies the studio of Compulsion Games. …

Montreal

12 min read

Take Your Joy
Take Your Joy
Montreal

12 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Jul 28, 2016

The Last Thing in the Box

By Alex Roberts It’s late summer 2015, and I’m at a beach house in New Jersey, about to play the most Canadian game ever made. I don’t know this yet; I just know it’s a freeform scenario called Hope was the Last Thing in the Box. Freeform is a style…

Canada

9 min read

The Last Thing in the Box
The Last Thing in the Box
Canada

9 min read


Published in ookpixels

·May 31, 2016

All About the Crew

By Nicole Pacampara The crowd screams. Anticipation rises. Two dancers pace up and down the screen. Finally, the music starts and the battle begins. In 2007, a short animated film about street dancers went viral. Set amidst Jonathan Ng’s entrancing hand-drawn 2D animations and the uptempo musical beats of Eric…

Montreal

10 min read

All About the Crew
All About the Crew
Montreal

10 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Apr 15, 2016

The Really Serious Game

By Nicole Pacampara It was an uncharacteristically cold day in San Francisco. …

Toronto

9 min read

The Really Serious Game
The Really Serious Game
Toronto

9 min read


Published in ookpixels

·Mar 1, 2016

Blind Gamer

If you were to meet me in real life, you’d no doubt see my bespectacled face and have a hard time picturing it any other way. With the exception of sleeping and bathing, I’m never without my glasses. …

Toronto

9 min read

Blind Gamer
Blind Gamer
Toronto

9 min read

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