Canada's a video game powerhouse. Why don't we ever talk about it?

About this episode

The episode discusses Canada's significant contributions to the video game industry and the lack of recognition it receives.

In any other entertainment medium, a Canadian-made product winning the equivalent of a Best Picture Oscar would be historic, headline-grabbing news. But when Canadian-made games win Game Of The Year—and they have, multiple times—the country barely bats an eye. Games are big business in Canada, and we have some of the world's premier talent, in both massive corporate studios and tiny indie development houses. Yet unless you're really, really into video games, you'd never know. Why? Jonathan Ore of the CBC hops on the show to talk about video games in Canada, how good they are, and why nobody even knows where the games they play are made.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jordan Heath-Rawlings, Laura Palmer, Mat Keselman

Guest: Jonathan Ore

Topics covered

• video games
• Canada
• entertainment industry
• Game of the Year
• indie development
• corporate studios

Keywords

• Canada
• video games
• Game of the Year
• Jonathan Ore
• CBC
• indie games
• gaming industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBC

Places: Canada

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