Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Citizen archivist of Nova Scotia video game development history. Sometimes hobby game dev.
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Indie game developers band together after Ubisoft Halifax layoffs
This is *brutal*...
"There are no more juniors. There was a funeral for their passing in 2024. Nobody came. The machine does what they do now, but cheaper. Of course, juniors weren't valuable for what they produced, they were valuable for who they would become: the senior engineer who knows where the bodies are buried. We optimized for output, and abolished apprenticeship. A few years from now, we'll wonder where all the seniors are. We shot them. Nobody will remember."
https://www.stvn.sh/writing/programming-still-sucks-fqffhyp
ETA:
This is by @stevendotjs, who absolutely nails a bunch of things I've been feeling for a while now, but had no idea how to articulate...
Sorry Peter. — I'm at a birthday party, and while most people here also work in tech, there's always a Guy with a Real Job. You know, a physical job, building some or other thing people need. And this Guy always asks some variant of the same question: aren't you worried AI is taking your job? I glance around and see a few faces turning around toward us, rolling their eyes ever so slightly before returning to their previous conversation. Yes, this question again.
“The internet is not dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is dying.”
by @tg
2 days till the Atlantic Game Jam: Spring 2026 event begins!
Winners will be able to display their games at the XP Game Connect Atlantic event for industry attendees to see.
https://itch.io/jam/gm4cf-spring-game-jam-2026
#gamedev #videogame #NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PrinceEdwardIsland #NewfoundlandAndLabrador
From the Interactive Society of Nova Scotia, opportunity for studios to attend Gamescom 2026.
Apply here:
https://forms.gle/JVbwrzhA899LGp5w6
🌟The Atlantic Game Jam is coming to Halifax!🌟
GM4CF will be running this 10 day jam for Atlantic residents May 8th - 18th! Prizes for finalists inc' free table space to attend XP Game Connect Atlantic! Build a team, show off your game, and network with industry professionals!
(Copied from Bluesky)
Check out the "Littlelands" demo on Steam! The game has a Nova Scotia connection, the main programmer is Kyle Creamer who lives in Cape Breton.
The Littlelands region is brimming with strange characters and magical landscapes to discover if you know where to look, for a big-headed little youngster like you every moment exploring, growing berries, searching for buried treasures or walking through these lands can be an epic adventure.
Former Ubisoft Halifax workers launch independent video game studio - CTV News
RE: https://mastodon.social/@XenosNS/116471784074135858
The jam starts this Friday, May 8th!
Win a chance to exhibit your work at the upcoming XP Game Connect Atlantic in Halifax!
Lisa Lorenzin KR4LFE (she/her)
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