Tenant News

Raccoon stars in new game

Somewhere in the forest there lies a sleepy raccoon. Just days after this raccoon’s iPhone game was released, however, he was quickly leaping into action against an army of enemy robots, and had Raccoon Rising leaping up the charts to become one of the iPad’s top-30 adventure games.

Friday November 25, 2011 - Scott Rosts - Niagara This Week
 

Apps raccoon game scratches out early success

Raccoon Rising's premise is surreal, in classic computer gaming style. Its raccoon hero is an ninja in an quest to save his forest world from robots. Level by level, the masked bandit blasts, jumps and evades his way to an ultimate goal. This is a first co-release for PixelNAUTS of St. Catharines— a tenant at nGen, the Niagara Interactive Media Generator.

Monday November 21, 2011 - St. Catharines Standard
 

Just Released: PixelNauts Raccoon Rising Game

PixelNAUTS is pleased to announce the release of Raccoon Rising, an iPhone and iPad game jointly developed by Romper Games and PixelNAUTS. Raccoon Rising is now available for download on the App Store. 

Friday November 18, 2011 -
 

Game Development Gets Easier

Technological advancements are making it easier -- and cheaper -- for smaller gaming companies to get that human character experience.

Thursday November 17, 2011 - The London Free Press
 

Animating Niagara

morro images is a young digital media company that is winning new customers with a combination of talent, skill and leading edge technology .

Monday October 17, 2011 - Ontario Business Report
 

From Garden City to gaming city

St. Catharines rebounds from GM layoffs to transform from an automaker town into a video game and digital media hub.

Thursday September 01, 2011 - itbusiness.ca
 

Brock Students step into gaming world with two new releases

The year is 2060. The world is dark and gloomy. There’s a technological depression and even worse, there’s been a murder and the killer is at large.

Tuesday April 26, 2011 - The Brock News
 

Interacting with Immersive Worlds Conference Organizers Announce Newly Reduced Registration Fees

Interacting with Immersive Worlds: Third Brock University Conference on the Interactive Arts & Sciences BROCK UNIVERSITY, ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO JUNE 13th - 14th, 2011

Wednesday March 02, 2011 - nGen
 

Final Call for Papers - Interacting with Immersive Worlds Conference

This biennial conference explores the growing cultural importance of interactive media. Confirmed keynote speakers for the conference so far include Professor David Benyon, Director of the Centre for Interaction Design, Edinburgh Napier University, U.K. and Jon-Paul Dyson, Director of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games at the Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, NY.

Tuesday March 01, 2011 - nGen
 

Interacting with Immersive Worlds conference announces Guest Appearance by Dejan Momcilovic of WETA Studios, New Zealand

Interacting with Immersive Worlds: Third Brock University Conference on the Interactive Arts & SciencesBROCK UNIVERSITY, ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO JUNE 13th - 14th, 2011

Friday February 18, 2011 - nGen
 

Game company makes strategic move to video

Imagine a game of chess brought to life in 3-D. Inside a castle courtyard, a scowling bishop readies to take out a growling dragon. The tile squares displaying his possible moves are dramatically lit up.

Tuesday August 24, 2010 - The St. Catharines Standard
 
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