Dynasty Loop, an independent game development studio based in Montreal, is going through turbulent times. Dozens of workers haven’t been paid since the end of 2022, with some of them even locked out of the office.

WN Media Group has announced a new free event, WN Dev Day Canada’22. It will feature both lectures from games industry experts and a special contest for local game developers.

Anemone Hug has become the first full-service game development studio in Canada to form a union. The company joins several other unionization efforts in the industry this year.

miHoYo has announced its expansion into North America. The Chinese studio behind Genshin Impact selected Montreal as a location for a new office. The team will work on a new AAA open-world title.

Ubisoft has announced pay raises across its studios in Canada. It should prevent developers from leaving the company. The move, however, raised concerns among employees that it will only make inequalities more visible.

Eidos Montreal has announced its decision to shift to a four-day workweek. The company hopes that it will increase efficiency. The new schedule won’t affect the salaries or working conditions of employees.

Borderlands developer Gearbox is launching a new studio in Montreal aptly dubbed Gearbox Studio Montreal.

Dungeon crawler / dating sim Boyfriend Dungeon, in which you romance your weapons, came out on August 11 to immediately generate controversy over the sensitive themes it deals with. These include stalking, emotional manipulation and domestic abuse.

Vancouver-based Digital Scapes has officially joined CD Projekt, becoming the company’s first office in Canada. The studio previously assisted the Polish developer during the making of Cyberpunk 2077.

Casey Hudson, previously BioWare GM and Producer, not to mention Director of the Mass Effect Trilogy and Star Wars: KOTOR, has announced the launch of his own development company Humanoid Studios in Canada.

Canada is home to the third-largest game development workforce in the world, following the U.S. and Japan. We caught up with Pierre Moisan, Senior Advisor New Media, CEIM, to discuss the country’s gamedev scene and the opportunities and challenges it offers.

Xsolla’s XDC Contest Canada wrapped up during PC/Console Game Developer Day Canada on June 8. Windigo from Affordance Studio was named The Best Game by Xsolla.

Xsolla and WN Events announced the PC/Console Game Developer Day Canada that will take place on June 8, 2021. Canadian devs making PC and console games are invited to enter XDC Contest Canada.

Video games industry association IGEA has rolled out a report on the funding schemes or tax offsets available to video games developers across the globe.

Bandai Namco announced the acquisition of Montreal-based Reflector Entertainment, co-founded by ex-Creative Director at Ubisoft. The studio is now making its first game Unknown 9: Awakening.