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Japanese gaming company Bandai Namco closes Vancouver studio

Within a span of a few months, a second Japanese video-game developer has closed its Vancouver studio.

Japanese gaming developer Capcom shuts down its Metro Vancouver studio

A major Japanese video-game company has shut down its Burnaby studio.

Video game tournament draws tens of thousands to Rogers Arena with more than $30 million to battle over

In case you didn't know, video games have become a big deal.

Even if it's all complete bullshit, Red Dead Redemption II trailer depicts an old west world worth salivating over

Here are some interesting facts about the old west:

Fast-growing gaming studio Blackbird Interactive finds a new home at the new Great Northern Way Campus

Vancouver is making its mark as the go-to location for creative solutions.

Vancouver's first virtual-reality escape room launched at SmartyPantz

The game, named Space Station Tiberia, asks users to destroy an incoming meteor before the clock runs out.

This week in video games, October 30, 2017: EA closes Visceral Games and moves Star Wars game to Vancouver

This week, there's no way there's enough time in the day for you to play all the games that have just arrived.

This week in video games: Nine-year-old Chilliwacker in Nintendo World Championships, Shadow of War, and more

Chilliwack youngster Ausdyn Champ is in New York this weekend to compete in the Nintendo World Championships.

This week in video games, August 28, 2016: Two Chloes are back, bigger than ever

In Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Chloe Frazer assumes a much larger role, whereas in Life is Strange, Chloe Prices conversations can be manipulated.

EXP Bar hosts fighting-game night to help beat women’s poverty into submission

For the most part, PlayStation showdowns don’t involve stumbling home with a bloody nose

Virtual Reality pop-up in Vancouver offers immersive experiences

Local company DWOR rents out its "virtual reality booths", complete with games and mini-movies, for very affordable rates.

Vancouver’s United Front Games brings something new to Disney Infinity with Marvel Battlegrounds

Dan Sochan has helped make a lot of video games. But the most fun he’s had was making Marvel Battlegrounds, the new Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0.

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Japanese gaming company Bandai Namco closes Vancouver studio

Japanese gaming developer Capcom shuts down its Metro Vancouver studio

Video game tournament draws tens of thousands to Rogers Arena with more than $30 million to battle over

Even if it's all complete bullshit, Red Dead Redemption II trailer depicts an old west world worth salivating over

Fast-growing gaming studio Blackbird Interactive finds a new home at the new Great Northern Way Campus

Vancouver's first virtual-reality escape room launched at SmartyPantz

This week in video games, October 30, 2017: EA closes Visceral Games and moves Star Wars game to Vancouver

This week in video games: Nine-year-old Chilliwacker in Nintendo World Championships, Shadow of War, and more

This week in video games, August 28, 2016: Two Chloes are back, bigger than ever

EXP Bar hosts fighting-game night to help beat women’s poverty into submission

Virtual Reality pop-up in Vancouver offers immersive experiences

Vancouver’s United Front Games brings something new to Disney Infinity with Marvel Battlegrounds

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Speaker Darryl Plecas's report raises questions about travel and other expenditures of senior B.C. legislature staff

Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart says new report helps his efforts to extend SkyTrain to UBC

U.S. senator with a Canadian connection, Kamala Harris, announces that she's running for president

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China again urges Canada to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and demands withdrawal of U.S. arrest warrant

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