Game Discovery Exhibition Returns!
The Game Discovery Exhibition is returning to Edmonton from July 22-24, 2022 at K-Days! Stay tuned for updates and more information as it becomes available on our social media. You’ll find us at @IAAlberta on all platforms.
Gamescom is Back
Canadian Trade Commission Services would like to tell you more about Canada’s presence at gamescom.
The biggest gaming event and Europe’s largest business platform for the games industry is returning as an in-person event in Cologne, Germany, and will run from August 24-26, 2022.
Learn more about the activities supported by the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) and their partners, including options for virtual or hybrid participation! If you have any questions, please write to [email protected]
1. UPCOMING WEBINAR
Topic: Opportunities for Canadian companies at gamescom 2022Summary: Overview of activities supported by the Trade Commissioner Service with your Q&ADate: Wednesday, June 15 at 8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CEST
Register for the webinar here.
2. MEET TO MATCH – THE COLOGNE EDITION
MeetToMatch is the most relevant and trusted B2B platform in the gaming industry. MeetToMatch - the Cologne Edition will be held August 24-26, 2022, coinciding with gamescom. This year’s hybrid edition will allow companies to meet with publishers, investors, and developers, from around the world, either on-site at gamescom or online on the MeetToMatch platform.
The Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) is offering Canadian gaming companies, associations, and partners, FREE accounts to the MeetToMatch platform. Registration is currently limited to one free account per company. Account requests will be verified. If your company or organization requires additional accounts, please write to [email protected].
Request your free MeetToMatch account here!
3. CANADA PITCH SESSIONS
The Trade Commissioner Service will be hosting three pitch sessions directly on the MeetToMatch platform. These sessions will be held one week prior to gamescom (August 17, 2022), allowing companies to schedule meetings with interested buyers at gamescom/MeetToMatch - Cologne. To participate in the pitch sessions, you must be registered for MeetToMatch – the Cologne Edition (see #2 above).
Each pitch session will focus on a different gaming platform and/or business model. Sessions will be moderated by a gaming industry veteran and include a jury of selected publishers. Pitches will be 5 minutes each and followed by a Q+A period. Selection will be made on the recommendation of our regional offices and partners (provincial governments and regional/national associations).
Express your interest in pitching here!Deadline to express your interest: 30 June 2022
4. CANADA PAVILION
With the support of partners including Heritage Canada, Ontario Creates, and the Government of Quebec, the Canada Pavilion on-site at gamescom will be a shared lounge space for Canadian companies to network, meet with buyers and contacts, and connect with industry players. There will be no reserved expo space for select companies, but tables for individual meetings can be reserved through MeetToMatch.
Community Updates
As we know, June is not only Pride Month, but also National Indigenous History Month. As such, we recommend you check out some of the following content produced by folks in the LGBTQ2IA+ and Indigenous communities.
Honour Water - Honour Water brings together Anishinaabemowin songs and water teachings in a singing game for healing water. The graphics were created by Elizabeth LaPensée (Anishinaabe/Métis), who uses writing, design, and art in games, comics, and animation as a form of self expression.
The songs featured were gifted by Sharon Day and the Oshkii Giizhik Singers. It is available for free on iOS, Android, and other platforms. (from CBC)
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) - Forty Iñupiat Elders, storytellers and community members collaborated with Upper One Games to develop the game Never Alone. Upper One Games is one of the first Indigenous owned commercial gaming company in the United States.
The adventure follows a young Iñupiat girl and an arctic fox, who set out to find the source of an eternal blizzard which threatens the survival of everything they have ever known. (from CBC)
GDX 2016 attendees will remember this game as we featured it and had a virtual presentation (back when those were new) from the creators of the game.
Celeste - Celeste received universal acclaim upon release, and was largely considered one of the best games of 2018. It received high praise for its gameplay, level design, soundtrack, themes, and emotional story, as well as for Madeline's characterization; it was also singled out for being demanding yet enjoyable for casual players, hardcore players, speedrunners, and completionists alike. It won the Best Independent Game and Games for Impact awards at The Game Awards 2018, where it was also nominated for Game of the Year. (from Wikipedia)
Hades - Hades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler in which you defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth. The bisexual polyamorous male protagonist as its lead sang out and won the readers' hearts at the Gayming Mag as well as the Gayming Awards. (from Forbes)
If you haven’t already then you can also register for the FREE, 12-lesson Indigenous Canada course presented by the University of Alberta Faculty of Native Studies!
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