Interactive Ontario

IO President and CEO @lucielalumiere.bsky.social was amongst the sold out crowd of over 3000 people in London, ON as hundreds of thousands of fans online tuned in to see upcoming updates like “The Old Peace” and “Tau: 2026", alongside early access to “Soulframe: Preludes” 🎮

A big congratulations goes out to @digitalextremes.com for celebrating the 10th iteration of its wildly successful #Tennocon, the event celebrating their city, their players, and all things #Warframe 🎉

ICYMI - ESAC is asking: what’s YOUR favourite Canadian-made game?

You have until July 25th to cast your ballet in the first round of “The Great Canadian Game-Off”! Choose from a slate of iconic titles, including some from here in Ontario 🗳️🎮

VOTE: theesa.ca/made-in-cana...

How two Toronto indies brought back a 45-year-old Atari classic Acclaimed Canadian developers Mighty Yell and 13AM Games unpack the development of Missile Command Delta.

I had a great chat with @mightyyell.bsky.social's @positivelaser.bsky.social and @13amgames.com's Tom McCall about Missile Command Delta! 🇨🇦 🎮

Really cool to learn how these two talented Toronto indie studios have worked together to bring a modern spin to a 45-year-old @atari.com classic.

DAY 2 at VRTO

Invalid Symbol discussed “Kid Robot”, Games by Stitch & KRAK Fractured Media talked working in the XR industry, and Dark Slope talked Virtual Production 🙌.

Demoing at the IO booth were Games by Stitch and OK_XR Studio, showing off “Elsewhere Electric” and “Archer — Virtual Realms” 🥽

DAY 1 @vrto.bsky.social

Oleksii Koba and Judith Cheung share their expert insights during panels, with @loftyskygames.bsky.social and Invalid Symbol showcasing their respective games “Verse VR” and “Kid Robot”

Interactive Ontario congratulates VRTO founder Keram Malicki-Sanchez on VRTO year 10 🎉

MATCH: coproduction for video games. SpielFabrique. APPROVED. We are in! Selected. Connected. Ready. Match 2025, International Cohort. In partnership with Ontario Creates, Creative BC, spcine.

We are thrilled to say that we've been accepted into the MATCH program!

We can't wait to work with teams across the globe.

Special thanks to @cnc-fr.bsky.social, @interactiveontario.com, and @spielfabrique.bsky.social for making this happen.

#MATCH #Spielfabrique #coproduction

An invigorating conversation at #XPGAMESUMMIT highlighting how Canada became a global leader in video games, and where our bright future is headed. Featuring perspectives from ESAC’s Paul Fogolin, Ubisoft Toronto’s Julien Lavoie and MobileSyrup’s Bradly Shankar 🇨🇦

#XP25

@xpgaminginc.bsky.social

IO collaborator Victoria Evans (Digital Vic) moderated an insightful panel at #XPGAMESUMMIT about the many paths to funding, featuring advice from experts Shelley Coultish, Guha Bala, and Yiyu Jiang 💰

#XP25

@xpgaminginc.bsky.social

Attended the @interactiveontario.com marketing and discoverability workshop led by @breath0air.bsky.social and @kimchica.bsky.social today and it was awesome. Really thankful to be part of such a great community and have the chance to learn from two incredibly smart, strategic professionals.

And a special shoutout to IO’s ISB committee 🚀

Agusia (Agnieszka) Krzywinska, Trang Nguyen, Ryan Miller, and Tony Howard-Arias - who delivered a candid and insightful discussion about balancing the business and creative needs of an indie studio 🎨🧳

#XPGAMESUMMIT #XP25

@xpgaminginc.bsky.social

Day 1 of #XPGAMESUMMIT saw the first half of the ISB track: a curated line-up of talks geared specifically towards Ontario indies. Thank you to the fantastic group of speakers offering their expertise today

See you tomorrow for Day 2 and the rest of the ISB track 🚀

#XP25

@xpgaminginc.bsky.social

XP Game Summit 2025 (@xpgaminginc.bsky.social) is officially underway 🙌

IO President & CEO @lucielalumiere.bsky.social delivered opening remarks for the conference, encouraging attendees to take part in the many events happening throughout this first ever Toronto Video Game month 🕹️🗓️

#XP25

Tomorrow is XP Game Summit 2025 (@xpgaminginc.bsky.social) 🗓️

Want to connect 1:1? Request a meeting with us on Meet2Match!

Members of the IO team, including our President and CEO @lucielalumiere.bsky.social, will be available for meetings both days of the conference. See you there 👋

#XP25

Indie Superboost by @interactiveontario.com is built to equip Ontario indies, offering honest insight, practical tools, & actionable strategies. Including workshops, candid talks, & biz dev opportunities, to support the creative & business sides of making games. Learn more: interactiveontario.com

ISB Track at XP Game Summit
@interactiveontario.com brings Indie Superboost to #XP25 with their ISB Track. Over a dozen talks to equip and inspire Ontario’s indie devs. Real stories, authentic insights, and standout voices from the industry. Full lineup: xpgamesummit.com

All Systems Dance EARLY ACCESS coming August 20th!

WISHLIST NOW: bit.ly/AllSystemsDanceSteam

The expressive battle adventure #game where #DANCE is the answer!

Smaller price, HUGE Early Access Bonus:
support @allsystemsdance.bsky.social in EA & get 2 EXCLUSIVE dance moves for your repertoire!

Here's how you can support Ambrosia Sky:

📃 Wishlist the game on Steam!
🎮 Play the demo and leave us your feedback!
💛 Join our community Discord!
💌 Follow our socials and sign-up for our newsletter!

You can find links to all of these here: linktr.ee/softrains

Come celebrate the beginning of Toronto Games Week outdoors at the waterfront! Meet some new folks and get hyped for the big event at sundown: a massive playable projection of Toronto-related games on the historic Canada Malting Silos! #TGW25

🗓️ Thursday, June 12th 8-11pm
🎟️ FREE!

How to uplift Canadian game makers? We asked them Canadian AAA and indie developers, lobbyists, actors and entrepreneurs share how we can uplift our often-underappreciated gaming industry.

Thank you to @bradshankar.bsky.social for platforming some of these prominent industry voices from Ontario and beyond. Journalism like this is an important step towards providing the Canadian video game sector the recognition it deserves 🎮🇨🇦

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This week our president & CEO @lucielalumiere.bsky.social contributed her voice - along with many others from our industry - in discussing what makes the Canadian video game industry so amazing, and highlighting work that needs to be done to enable this industry to reach it’s full potential

The Canadian video game sector contributes $5.1 billion to our GDP - making it one of the largest video game industries in the world. Despite the incredible amount of talent and innovation already present here, there's much more we can do to bolster public awareness and growth 🚀

Thank you to @bradshankar.bsky.social for platforming some of these prominent industry voices from Ontario and beyond. Journalism like this is an important step towards providing the Canadian video game sector the recognition it deserves 🎮🇨🇦

This week our president & CEO @lucielalumiere.bsky.social contributed her voice - along with many others from our industry - in discussing what makes the Canadian video game industry so amazing, and highlighting work that needs to be done to enable this industry to reach it’s full potential

Anyone else headed to XP Game Summit? I'll be there repping @ontariogametesters.com and on a panel with the @interactiveontario.com Indie Superboost Committee, talking about the indie balance between creative and business realities. See you there ... ?

Toronto Games Week is almost here!

From June 12–18, explore a citywide celebration of playable arts and culture - with events organized by creators, curators, and communities across Toronto.

Explore the full @torontogamesweek.com‬ lineup: torontogamesweek.com

#TorontoGamesWeek #XP25

Be sure to also check out City Hall to find Torontoron, a retro arcade machine outfitted with games created by local developers! Brought to you by @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social

May 24th-25th is the @toronto.ca’s FREE annual Doors Open weekend!

In celebration of their 15th anniversary, Ubisoft Toronto will be opening up their studio to the public. Don’t miss this exclusive chance to see how famous Ubisoft games are brought to life 🎉

www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

🚨We’re less than one week away from our next online ISB talk with Scott, Adolfo and Matt from @playhilltop.bsky.social

Hear them discuss the ups and downs experienced while developing their hit indie game, Lil' Guardsman 🎮

IO/CIAIC Members attend FREE

🗓️ MAY 27 - bit.ly/isb-hilltop

ISB Marketing & Discoverability Bootcamp is a great opportunity to network in person with your industry peers here in Ontario🤝

Meet some of your fellow indie developers just before the beginning of @xpgaminginc.bsky.social and @torontogamesweek.com!

DEADLINE MAY 23: bit.ly/isb-bc