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Vancouver's Utherverse gets set to host Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention

Vancouver's Utherverse gets set to host Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention

By Blaine Kyllo | February 9, 2012
Vancouver’s Utherverse is hoping those who wouldn’t normally attend an adult entertainment trade show will do so virtually.
United Front Gamesâ Sleeping Dogs announced by Square Enix

United Front Games’ Sleeping Dogs announced by Square Enix

By Blaine Kyllo | February 8, 2012
It wasn’t too long ago that it was known as True Crime: Hong Kong.
Layoffs at EA Canada studio in Burnaby attributed to "digital transformation"

Layoffs at EA Canada studio in Burnaby attributed to "digital transformation"

By Blaine Kyllo | February 3, 2012
Electronic Arts is forging ahead with its transition to the online and digital space.
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Fan Expo Vancouver coming in April

Fan Expo Vancouver coming in April

By Blaine Kyllo | February 1, 2012
The producers of Toronto’s largest convention for genre fans are bringing the show to Vancouver.
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Behind the glory of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's Radiant Story

Behind the glory of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's Radiant Story

By Blaine Kyllo | January 18, 2012
Radiant Story is a new mechanic that enables Skyrim to create quests that are specific to the particular context of a player’s game.
Vancouver Film Schoolâs Game Design Expo mixes it up

Vancouver Film School’s Game Design Expo mixes it up

By Blaine Kyllo | January 18, 2012
In its sixth year, the Vancouver Film School’s Game Design Expo has changed to reflect the shifts in the video-game industry.
Fun games to load onto your new smartphone or tablet

Fun games to load onto your new smartphone or tablet

By Blaine Kyllo | January 6, 2012
Here are some recently released mobile games that you might want to consider.
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Bastion, Portal 2, Skyrim among multiple finalists for Game Developers Choice Awards

Bastion, Portal 2, Skyrim among multiple finalists for Game Developers Choice Awards

By Blaine Kyllo | January 5, 2012
An action brawler, a platform puzzler, and a fantasy role-playing game each received five nominations for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
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Vancouverâs Tiny Speck re-imagines Glitch

Vancouver’s Tiny Speck re-imagines Glitch

By Blaine Kyllo | January 3, 2012
It’s not every day that a video game gets released to market and then recalled. But that’s exactly what happened with Glitch.
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Keita Takahashi brings emotion to Tiny Speckâs Glitch

Keita Takahashi brings emotion to Tiny Speck’s Glitch

By Blaine Kyllo | January 3, 2012
Stewart Butterfield raised some eyebrows when he hired Keita Takahashi to join Tiny Speck.
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BioWare sets aim high with Star Wars: The Old Republic

BioWare sets aim high with Star Wars: The Old Republic

By Blaine Kyllo | December 14, 2011
Greg Zeschuk is confident about the new Star Wars video game.
Star Wars: The Old Republic lives up to its cinematic predecessors

Star Wars: The Old Republic lives up to its cinematic predecessors

By Blaine Kyllo | December 14, 2011
Set in the Star Wars universe, long before the events of the movies, The Old Republic features quests and involves the long-told tale of the battle between light and dark, between the Jedi and the Sith.
Itâs tough to choose between Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7

It’s tough to choose between Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7

By Blaine Kyllo | December 1, 2011
Owners of Nintendo 3DS handheld video-game systems have a hard choice to make this holiday season.
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Microsoft opening video game studio in Victoria

Microsoft opening video game studio in Victoria

By Blaine Kyllo | December 1, 2011
Edo De Martin and Chris Robertson will run Microsoft Studios Victoria, which opens in January 2012.
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When unwrapped, these video games leap into action

When unwrapped, these video games leap into action

By Blaine Kyllo | December 1, 2011
There’s been something of a bumper crop in the video-game industry this year, so you shouldn’t have difficulty finding the right title for the gamer in your life.
Engineering lab at Science World provides hands-on fun

Engineering lab at Science World provides hands-on fun

By Blaine Kyllo | November 29, 2011
A new permanent exhibit at Science World aims to give kids the chance to play and experiment with air flow, velocity, gravity, and other engineering principles.
Return of Zelda, Call of Duty, and Assassinâs Creed cause for joy

Return of Zelda, Call of Duty, and Assassin’s Creed cause for joy

By Blaine Kyllo | November 22, 2011
Skyward Sword isn’t the first Zelda title to make use of the Wii’s motion controls, but never before have swinging a sword, firing a slingshot, and raising a shield felt so natural.
Vancouver-made Kinect Sports: Season Two fun with friends

Vancouver-made Kinect Sports: Season Two fun with friends

By Blaine Kyllo | November 22, 2011
Two sports-themed games developed in Vancouver and recently released make use of the Kinect interface for the Xbox 360.
Professor Layton and the Last Specter adds quaint chapter to series

Professor Layton and the Last Specter adds quaint chapter to series

By Blaine Kyllo | November 17, 2011
This fourth game in the Professor Layton series takes place—chronologically—before the others.
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Skyrim's dragons send chills down your spine

Skyrim's dragons send chills down your spine

By Blaine Kyllo | November 10, 2011
The creatures are lifelike and the environments exquisite in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; fans will easily be able to play for a hundred hours
Uncharted 3: Drakeâs Deception will leave gamers breathless

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will leave gamers breathless

By Blaine Kyllo | October 28, 2011
You’ll be constantly surprised, ever amazed, and you won’t be able to put the controller down.
Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Dark Souls revisit familiar territory

Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Dark Souls revisit familiar territory

By Blaine Kyllo | October 28, 2011
This week is all about doing things over again.
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Off the Record extends Dead Rising 2's zombie apocalypse

Off the Record extends Dead Rising 2's zombie apocalypse

By Blaine Kyllo | October 27, 2011
If you played 2010’s Dead Rising 2, you’ll find much that is familiar in Capcom Vancouver’s Off the Record.
Canadian Game Development Talent Awards finalists announced

Canadian Game Development Talent Awards finalists announced

By Blaine Kyllo | October 13, 2011
Individual achievement in seven categories is being recognized for games ranging from blockbuster (Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mass Effect 2) to indie (Trainyard and Sword & Sworcery EP).
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Siri voice-recognition app for iPhone 4S will work in Canada, with one caveat

Siri voice-recognition app for iPhone 4S will work in Canada, with one caveat

By Blaine Kyllo | October 5, 2011
Confusion reigned when we realized that the Apple Canada Web site did not reference Siri, the name given to the digital assistant application.
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Fine fall video games from Rage to Resistance 3

Fine fall video games from Rage to Resistance 3

By Blaine Kyllo | October 5, 2011
You can make geography your major this week with the latest video-game releases.
Apple rolls out iOS 5, free iCloud service

Apple rolls out iOS 5, free iCloud service

By Blaine Kyllo | October 4, 2011
Apple had more to talk about than a new version of its iPhone.
No iPhone 5 yet, but iPhone 4S astounds with Siri voice-recognition feature

No iPhone 5 yet, but iPhone 4S astounds with Siri voice-recognition feature

By Blaine Kyllo | October 4, 2011
Despite the yearning by technologists, Apple did not reveal the iPhone 5 today (October 4).
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Think local: the year's best video games made in Vancouver

Think local: the year's best video games made in Vancouver

By Blaine Kyllo | September 22, 2011
Captain America: Super Soldier, Dead Rising 2, and FIFA 11 are among the best locally developed games this year.
Thereâs no escaping death in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

There’s no escaping death in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

By Blaine Kyllo | September 12, 2011
With Space Marine, Vancouver’s Relic Entertainment has delivered a spirited third-person shooter.
Gears of War 3 avoids planetary annihilation

Gears of War 3 avoids planetary annihilation

By Blaine Kyllo | September 12, 2011
If game designer Cliff Bleszinski had his way, Gears of War 3 would end a lot differently.
Vancouver gamers gear up for Gears of War 3

Vancouver gamers gear up for Gears of War 3

By Blaine Kyllo | September 12, 2011
About 500 fans got early hands-on access to Gears of War 3.
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Vancouver video-game industry in transition

Vancouver video-game industry in transition

By Blaine Kyllo | September 1, 2011
New studios are smaller, focusing on mobile and social games, and pioneering new business models in an uncertain economy.
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Fall video-game preview: lots of sequels and high expectations

Fall video-game preview: lots of sequels and high expectations

By Blaine Kyllo | September 1, 2011
Admittedly, many of the games coming this fall are sequels and new chapters in franchises with which we’re all familiar. But we’ve got high expectations of them.
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Panasonic innovates with DMC-GF3X mirrorless camera and lenses

Panasonic innovates with DMC-GF3X mirrorless camera and lenses

By Blaine Kyllo | August 26, 2011
This fall, the company is introducing a new line of lenses intended for its intermediate cameras.
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Eidos Montreal pushes the envelope with Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Eidos Montreal pushes the envelope with Deus Ex: Human Revolution

By Blaine Kyllo | August 10, 2011
Hybrids and games that claim to give players agency are commonplace today, but Deus Ex was one of the first such titles when it was released in 2000.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution deals with mature themes

Deus Ex: Human Revolution deals with mature themes

By Blaine Kyllo | August 10, 2011
The mature content in this game isn't spicy dialogue or naked women, but exploring more philosophical aspects, like the tension between biology and technology.
Interview: SIGGRAPH 2011 keynote speaker Cory Doctorow on copyright reform

Interview: SIGGRAPH 2011 keynote speaker Cory Doctorow on copyright reform

By Blaine Kyllo | August 3, 2011
As a vocal advocate of copyright reform, he’s got clear ideas about how copyright could work to the benefit of creators and publishers.
Cory Doctorow talks copyright ahead of SIGGRAPH 2011 keynote in Vancouver

Cory Doctorow talks copyright ahead of SIGGRAPH 2011 keynote in Vancouver

By Blaine Kyllo | August 2, 2011
The video-game sector is an example of what a copyright industry looks like when it doesn’t have any regulatory muscle, according to copyright-reform advocate Cory Doctorow.
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Vancouver hosts SIGGRAPH 2011 computer graphics conference

By Blaine Kyllo | August 2, 2011
Computer animators, artists, and researchers are descending on Vancouver for the 38th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
United Front Games finds new publisher for action title set in Hong Kong

United Front Games finds new publisher for action title set in Hong Kong

By Blaine Kyllo | August 2, 2011
Vancouver’s United Front Games had some good news to announce.
Wonderful summer video games include Bastion, Child of Eden, Shadows of the Damned

Wonderful summer video games include Bastion, Child of Eden, Shadows of the Damned

By Blaine Kyllo | July 26, 2011
This week, get to work constructing a safe haven in Bastion, save the world with the ethereal Child of Eden, and slip into something surreal with Shadows of the Damned.
Dungeon Siege easier on the eyes than Hunted: The Demonâs Forge

Dungeon Siege easier on the eyes than Hunted: The Demon’s Forge

By Blaine Kyllo | July 26, 2011
Both games have role-playing elements and were designed to be played with friends
Alice: Madness Returns finds compelling nightmares in Wonderland

Alice: Madness Returns finds compelling nightmares in Wonderland

By Blaine Kyllo | July 15, 2011
While most people think of Lewis Carroll’s stories about Alice as full of childhood wonder, game designer American McGee sees them as bursting with nightmares.
F.E.A.R. 3 not a scarily good shooter game

F.E.A.R. 3 not a scarily good shooter game

By Blaine Kyllo | July 15, 2011
Some may think of the F.E.A.R. games as survival horror, but they really are more first-person shooters than anything, and that’s especially true of the third game in the franchise.
Vancouverâs Next Level Games unleashes Captain America: Super Soldier

Vancouver’s Next Level Games unleashes Captain America: Super Soldier

By Blaine Kyllo | July 13, 2011
The video game Captain America: Super Soldier is technically a movie tie-in for the summer blockbuster film Captain America: The First Avenger.
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What's in the top secret bunker at Next Level Games in Vancouver?

By Blaine Kyllo | July 13, 2011
In the middle of one of the floors occupied by Next Level Games in downtown Vancouver is a bunker.
Indie game development scene grows in Vancouver

Indie game development scene grows in Vancouver

By Blaine Kyllo | June 28, 2011
A group calling themselves Full Indie are a bright spark in Vancouver’s video-game development scene.
Apple expands suite of free services, announces operating system upgrades

Apple expands suite of free services, announces operating system upgrades

By Blaine Kyllo | June 14, 2011
Apple keeps making itself more relevant, and making it difficult to avoid joining the club of iPhone, iPad, and Mac computer owners.
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Big games abound at E3 2011, but smaller games the most charming

Big games abound at E3 2011, but smaller games the most charming

By Blaine Kyllo | June 10, 2011
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this week, a number of blockbuster titles were revealed to video game players worldwide, but three games that are smaller in scope stood out.

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