Toronto

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…

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…

The Really Serious Game

By Nicole Pacampara

It was an uncharacteristically cold day in San Francisco. A few blocks away from the commotion that is the annual Game Developer’s Conference, I sat down with Toronto-based game developer Yifat Shaik to chat about her life, her game making…

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. When people ask me about my vision, I make crudely hyperbolic statements like “I’m totally blind without…

GO Train to the Apocalypse

With its cramped quarters, unexpected delays, and lack of WiFi, one hour on the GO Train (twice daily) sounds downright nightmarish to most Canadians. But for those who live in the communities in and around Toronto, it’s the preferred alternative to driving and often the most…

The Flight of Art

By Eli Cymet

In his first day of kindergarten in 1991, a four-year old Ryan Cash walked with his mom to the mailbox at the end of his suburban street in Richmond Hill, Ontario. While waiting for the bus, she introduced him to Jordan Rosenberg, a neighbour boy who lived…

Changing Backgrounds

Some days it’s harder to adult than others.

“Adult” is a strange verb to begin with, and perhaps doubly so coming from someone who spends their days writing about video games. But today in particular, I’m having a hard time adulting. You see, today is September…

Hard Sell

Growing up in St. Catharines, it’s hard not to get excited about a game developer whose office is mere minutes away from my own. St. Catharines is just far enough from Toronto that we’re our own unique beast, and yet close enough to have a sizable cache of game developers who commute to the big city. Maybe…