Jonathan Ore
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Artists Tackle COVID-Era Racism Across the U.S.-Canada Border
What does it mean to be Black in a pandemic? → Read More
From TV to wrestling, Chris Jericho is the king of the comeback
Nearly five years after its original debut, wrestler Chris Jericho's streaming series But I'm Chris Jericho! returns with a second season on CBC. → Read More
Xbox One X is the super-powered gaming console for hardcore fans
The Xbox One X is the most powerful gaming console on the market. But is that reason enough to buy one? → Read More
A Mortician's Tale explores the poignant — and mundane — realities of death
The Toronto-made indie game A Mortician's Tale aims to open up frank discussions about death and dying by putting you in the role of a funeral home worker preparing corpses and consoling the bereaved. → Read More
Square-Enix's game lineup heavy on nostalgia, but future lies in casual mobile market
Japanese game developer Square-Enix shows off a variety of games that target longtime, nostalgia-fuelled fans and casual mobile gamers alike in a media preview event in Toronto. → Read More
Is playing video games on YouTube a copyright infringement? No one wants to find out
Are gamers who post videos of themselves playing on YouTube violating copyright laws? If this issue ever goes to court, it could change the landscape of YouTube and Let's Play culture forever, writes Jonathan Ore. → Read More
The Long Dark is a fiercely Canadian video game. Why aren't there more like it?
Canada is one of the world's largest hubs of video game development. So why aren't more Canadian-flavoured games like The Long Dark made here? → Read More
Madden NFL 18: Sports games chase their Friday Night Lights moment with cinematic stories
EA's Madden 18 is the latest big-budget sports video game to include a lavishly produced story mode, with the hopes of bringing in casual sports fans who may be intimidated by complex, competitive multiplayer games. → Read More
Ultra-rare Wonder Woman comics slated for auction on eBay
Three of the oldest and most historically important Wonder Woman comic books will soon be auctioned off on eBay. → Read More
Sci-fi mystery Tacoma goes where few video games have gone before
Set on an abandoned space station in 2088, Tacoma eschews high-octane action in favour of immersive storytelling filled with believable characters. → Read More
Raunchy sex comedy game House Party briefly removed from PC store Steam
A sex comedy video game called House Party was briefly removed from Steam, North America's largest online store for PC games, sparking debate over the platform's policies on nudity and sexual content. → Read More
The curious case of the 3DS, the device too successful for Nintendo to kill
To casual observers, the death knell for Nintendo's 3DS family of devices should have been the release of the Switch this past March. → Read More
Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aimé on Switch success and his life as a meme
Nintendo of America president and chief operating officer Reggie Fils-Aimé spoke with CBC News during the E3 video game conference to talk about the success of the Switch, and his status as a living meme among gamers. → Read More
E3 2017: Super Mario Odyssey makes a positive, wacky first impression
Mario games have always been weird, but Super Mario Odyssey manages to be even stranger than its predecessors. → Read More
No new titles as retooled Pokemon games dominate Nintendo announcement
Nintendo unveiled a fresh slate of Pokemon games in a Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday, but earned mixed reactions from fans for announcing retooled or upgraded versions of older titles, rather than brand new releases. → Read More
Is nostalgia enough to make Ultra Street Fighter 2 a success?
Ultra Street Fighter 2 brings back one of the most popular games of all time on Nintendo's Switch. But does this remastered version justify its $50 asking price? → Read More
Netflix to adapt The Witcher series
A series based on Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher novels is currently in the works, Netflix announced Wednesday. → Read More
Injustice 2: Super-powered fisticuffs with a story worth watching
Injustice 2 offer a hefty package of storytelling and brawling packed with enough content to satisfy button-mashing newcomers and obsessive competitive players alike. → Read More
Students compete for scholarships at Cineplex's college e-sports tournament in Toronto
This weekend, Toronto will host the finals of the Collegiate Starleague (CSL) e-sports circuit, with some of the top university and college teams playing for $100,000 US in scholarships. → Read More
Living the Game doc chronicles Street Fighter champions' guts, glory and anguish
Director Takao Gotsu chronicles the lives of five of the most prolific Street Fighter players in Living the Game, premiering at Toronto’s Hot Docs festival. → Read More