800 attend GDC Canada

Think Services Game Group and Reboot Communications announced that the Game Developers Conference Canada (GDC Canada) saw more than 800 game industry professionals attend the event last week at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center. Building on  the 2008 Vancouver International Game Summit (VIGS), GDC Canada (a replacement for that event) doubled attendance numbers from the previous year’s event. GDC Canada returns to the VCEC May 6-7, 2010.

For complete information on future Game Developers Conferences including, GDC Europe, GDC Austin, GDC China, and GDC 2010 visit www.gdconf.com.

GDC Canada Opens Today

The Game Developers Conference Canada kicked off today at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center (VCEC). Our own Scott Jones is giving a panel there - which I suspect he’ll talk about at some point - and he should be occasionally blogging about other highlights from the event. GDC Canada is a bit more low key than its North American counterpart, which is a good thing, because it means more face time with actual developers, movers and shakers for those fortunate enough to be able to attend.

Building on the success of the Vancouver International Games Summit, GDC Canada is a two day forum for Canadian developers to share knowledge, and engage in sessions with leaders of Canada’s game development community. Don Mattrick, senior vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business, Microsoft, kicked off GDC Canada with a keynote address entitled The Evolution of the Canadian Game Industry: A Conversation with Don Mattrick.

For a full list of all the activities, check out www.gdc-canada.com.

BioWare Founders Keynote GDC Canada

BioWare founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk will deliver a keynote address at the 2009 Game Developers Conference Canada (GDC Canada), organizer Think Services announced. The keynote, “Emotionally Engaging Narrative: Gaming’s New Frontier,” will take place on the morning of May 13, 2009. GDC Canada will take at the place Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre May 12-13, 2009.

Having the good doctors keynote the event makes sense, given that they run one of the most influential studios in the country. The company is currently working on Dragon Age: Origins, a fantasy RPG set for release on the PC and consoles.

You can learn more about this two day event by visiting www.gdc-canada.com.

The Rundown: Jan. 29, 2009

As I ponder new and exciting ways to kill Lord British and every other NPC in Ultima VII, you can ponder today’s bullet points in The Rundown. Today we detail Cross Fire going “open beta,”  the launch date for Evasive Space, the release of SARPBC in PAL territories, a new PvP tournament for Grand Chase and a whole lot more. Check it out after the jump.

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