November 9, 2021

Facing opportunity – Alberta’s potential in the booming video game sector

New study shows Alberta losing ground in a competitive industry November 9, 2021 — Today, the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) released the 2021 Canadian […]
June 30, 2021

Digital Alberta briefing — June 2021

As we close out the month of June, Digital Alberta continues to push forward on a number of initiatives.  We recruited new board members in the […]
June 2, 2021

2021 Canadian Video Game Industry Economic Impact survey now open

The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) has recently launched its 2021 Canadian Video Game Industry Economic Impact survey. This detailed, biannual study is seen by […]
April 12, 2021

Gaming tech used to simulate a real-world pandemic

Improbable’s origin story is very similar to other gaming companies. Founders Herman Narula and Rob Whitehead met while studying computer science at Cambridge University in the […]
March 15, 2021

Alberta family built a video game using…. Excel??

A father-daughter team in Calgary spent their COVID downtime doing what many people would have thought impossible: building a video game in Microsoft Excel. Colin Hamilton […]
February 17, 2021

Alberta’s newest multiplayer virtual reality is a real food fight

The launch of Alberta’s newest multiplayer virtual reality (VR) game is a real home-grown success story. One of the greatest things about the launch of Calgary-based […]