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2011 Fan Expo – Gaming Gurus and Celebrity Guests!
Fan Expo 2011 is fast approaching and Toronto’s Geek scene is abuzz with anticipation. While much of the FanExpo scene is content media related, focusing on comic books, cartoons and sci fi. This still a big event for gamers as well. Fan Expo GX is the Gaming Expo and some of the electronic and gaming industry’s [...]
Games for Hope – 28 April 2011 – Toronto
Event info: “Games for Hope” Location: The Garrison 1197 Dundas St. WDoors open at 7PM Cost: Donations of any amount are accepted at the door Webpage: http://on.fb.me/games4hope On April 28th, Toronto Gamers, Boris Pan (aka: Brainfire) and Julie Ford are hosting ”Games for Hope” at The Garrison in downtown Toronto. “Games for Hope” is a [...]
Apple iPad 2 Event Coverage
Apple’s Live iPad 2 event is only minutes away. Check here for updates. Apple is not providing a live video feed. Many eager fans are losing connections to the user streamed video and live blogs, if you are having trouble with any of the following live blogs, have no fear, we will be providing updates [...]
PlayStation Slashing Prices On Tons Of Great PS3, PSP And Minis
Get Prepped for the Holidays with the PlayStation Network’s ‘Stock Up for Winter’ Sale! It looks like Sony is giving gamers even more incentive to just curl up on the couch and stay out of the cold weather. With Thanksgiving and Christmas break approaching, the PlayStation Network team is celebrating the holiday season with some [...]
The Standout Games from Gamercamp Lvl 2
Toronto’s Gamercamp, a two-day celebration of games in Toronto, offered several live demos of indie games during its first day. Two standout titles for me were “Sword and Sworcery” and “Dyad.” “Sword and Sworcery,” coming out for iphone, ipad, and ipod Touch. A joint effort between Superbrothers and Capy “Sword and Sworcery” is a 2D [...]
Gamercamp Day 2: Talking Games
Day 2 of Gamercamp (Nov. 14) consisted of many talks about the games industry comprised of panelists that are all part of the world of gaming. There were talks on theoretical notions of the term “play,” talks on writing in games, talks on developing for the iphone, talks on how to get funding, and so [...]
Gamercamp Day 1: Highlighting the Indie Games of Toronto
Gamercamp 2.0 successfully launched and ran this past weekend showcasing the best of indie game design and game art in Toronto. Gamercamp is a must see for indie developers, those curious at looking at the gaming industry from the margins, and those wanting to learn about how games are made. The first day (Nov. 13th) [...]
Samsung “Fascinates” Toronto with new Galaxy S, Android Phone.
We were invited this week to Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square for the Samsung Mobile Gaming Expo. This was a launch event for the Samsung Fascinate™ Android Smartphone and featured live coverage on 102.1 The Edge, hourly phone give aways and the opportunity to meet with and game with World Cyber Game Champions from years past. We had [...]
3 Cool Things you can do at Gamercamp!
The gaming scene in Toronto continues to grow, and the latest reminder is just around the corner with Gamercamp Lv2. Happening Nov 13-14 at theToronto Underground Cinema and the George Brown School of Design, Gamercamp is a celebration of the art, creativity and fun of video games. Launched in 2009 by Jaime Woo and Mark Rabo, the [...]
