MONTRÉAL, Nov. 9, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - MEGAMIGS, Canada's leading video game industry event, innovates with a virtual format to be held on November 12-13. International and independent video game development studios, industry professionals, investors and foreign delegates will be present during this major global gaming trade show, an annual event that cannot be ignored.
This international event, which attracts participants from all over the world, will offer high-level programming on current topics in the gaming industry, including: panels on leadership, creativity and innovation, conferences on team management, game marketing, and round tables with renowned experts.
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The general public is invited to the Showcase of Quebec's videogame industry. They will be able to try out more than 75 games from Quebec as well as from studios in Ontario, Chile, Italy and the Czech Republic.
Among the new video game releases from Quebec studios in the spotlight this year:
Legends of Ethernal from independent studio Lucid Dreams
Save Your Nuts from Triple Scale Games Studio
Mad Experiments (scheduled for release on November 11th): Escape Room from independent PlayTogether Studio
Shishi: Ballad of the Oracle
For more game produced in Quebec, visit http://www.gamesfromquebec.com.
On Saturday, November 14th, from 11am to 5pm (Quebec time) and from 6pm to midnight (France time), three professional players from Quebec invite three Frenchmen to an eSport competition... en français, in the language of Molière!
Attend the Combat des cousins live from the MEGAMIGS Twitch channel, on MEGAMIGS' Facebook live. Hosted by Stéphanie Harvey, Quebec's leading figure, this competition is organized in collaboration with the Consulat général de France à Québec.
MEGAMIGS is:
- The number one event in the video game industry in Canada, and a reference for the industry for more than 15 years.
- More than 100 exhibitors and 75 online playable games during the event
- More than 50 presentations, conferences, and exchanges with participants
Quebec's video game industry in a few figures:
- 230 active studios located throughout Quebec, a 66% increase since 2015
- More than 13,000 video game professionals
- More than 2,000 jobs to be filled in Quebec in the next two years
- More than $1 billion in contributions to the Canadian economy
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