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Battle of the Boards

In the second annual Board Game Jam, participants faced a ticking timer as they created an original board game in two days.

By Carly Maga • Photos by Corbin SmithFeb. 28th, 9:00 am

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Send Us Back to GamerCamp

Like all good camps, this three-day festival gave gamers of all stripes a chance to learn, make new friends, and—most importantly—play.

By Matt Demers (Guest Contributor) Nov. 28th, 2:30 pm

TIFF Nexus Moves Beyond Film

TIFF Nexus works with next-gen digital storytellers. Because video games are movies too.

By Matthew Braga (Guest Contributor) Sep. 14th, 1:00 pm

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A Fan Expo Debriefing

Fan Expo is the largest sci-fi/horror/anime/gaming/comics convention in Canada. Torontoist sent Christopher Bird to it, because nerds are his people.

By Christopher Bird Sep. 1st, 9:00 am

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Seven Things to Do at Fan Expo

... that have nothing to do with this photo of a bunch of Japanese anime girl mousepads where the wrist protectors are their breasts

By Christopher Bird • Photo by Christopher BirdAug. 24th, 12:30 pm

New Toronto Initiative Supports First-Time Female Game Developers

By Jaime Woo Jul. 26th, 9:45 am

Gamers Celebrate as A&C Games Is Reborn as A&C World

By Zack Kotzer Jun. 29th, 2:45 pm

mesh Stays In the Moment

By Jaime Woo May. 27th, 9:00 am

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A Bit of Sworcery in Toronto

By Jaime Woo Mar. 25th, 10:15 am

Luminato: Protokoll in the Virtual World

By Carly Maga Jun. 17th, 3:00 pm

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We Gamed. We Saw. We…um…Camped?

By Lori Dance Nov. 26th, 12:30 pm

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What Do You Get When You Combine Gamers and Camp?

By Lori Dance Nov. 17th, 12:15 pm

Enter the Vortex

By Lori Dance Sep. 25th, 1:00 pm

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Cops Caught With Crops, Peeing In Shops, Comic Gets Props

By Maneesh Mohindra Jul. 4th, 8:25 am

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A Different Score For Problem Gamblers?

By Maneesh Mohindra Jun. 11th, 12:15 pm

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Better Ninja than Never

By Mathew Kumar Feb. 27th, 4:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

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