The Halo 4 live action web series announced earlier this week is already filming, on the campus of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
Cool stuff happens at TIFF Nexus, a collaboration and design space in Ontario. Right now, the space holds an exhibition that mashes together 14 artists and designers from comics and games with digital and physical work that draws inspiration from each medium.
On Friday, THQ’s Montreal Studio — the big, fancy, new setup that Patrice is running — spent part of the day locked down as students and riot police clashed on the street directly outside its offices.
News and notes from around the world of sports video gaming: • Here’s something I never really noticed before: Michigan State wore an incorrect green in NCAA Football. Their fans, as you might imagine, take that very seriously.
Two Canadian kids have sent a LEGO minifig boldly where few LEGO minifigs have gone before: into space.
The 3G edition of the PlayStation Vita will be delayed in Canada “due to extensive planning and testing with their 3G partner”.
An employee of Canada’s EB Games (read: GameStop) has let us know that, in one of the company’s shittier moves in recent years, the distinction between “new” and “used” games is apparently going to be all but removed.