OIGC Is Back For Third Year
For the third year in a row, the Ottawa International Game Conference (OIGC) is back! Game developers, artists and business leaders from around the region and the world will be converging at the National Arts Centre (NAC) from May 25th – 27th to experience over 40 sessions of best practices and case studies, networking events, […]
Parents Support Games, Study Shows
Sixty percent of parents say video games are a positive part of their child’s life, and more than 50 percent of families with children under 18 at home believe games help them spend time together, according to the 2014 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry. The annual report provides statistics on consumer […]
Georgia Makes Tax Breaks For Game Developers A Law
State of Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 958 into law this week, a move that provided a host of competitiveness initiatives aimed at bringing more development and businesses to the state. Bundled among the other initiatives was a measure that provides significant tax breaks for video game developers who choose to work within […]
E.T. finally phones home
News that the urban legend of Atari burying thousands of Atari 2600 copies of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial has been confirmed. This has led the lounge crew to think back on other terrible games that should have probably been tossed in as well.