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The next big gaming con to start up in Canada?

tekmosis | September 12, 2008 | News | Misc

From the organizers of Games Convention held in Leipzig, Germany have plans on creating a convention in North America. The logical choice, one would assume would be the US. Wrong! The organizers are pondering on a city in Canada.

If I had to take a guess it would have to be either Vancouver or Toronto. We all know west coast is the best coast ;) (PAX, E3, E For All, etc) so here's hoping it's Vancouver!

We'll decide about the place of the new event in cooperation with the games industry. It seems to become a city in Canada, not in the US. We'll inform you as soon as we arrived at a decision […], we are still in negotiation.

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Twisted | September 12, 2008

Really? That's awesome. =D

Hopefully it is in Toronto, only because I live really close and go their often. I bet it will be in Toronto, because it is something like over half of the population of Canada lives in that general area.

Nice news. =]
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tekmosis | September 12, 2008

Vancouver > Toronto
What gaming companies are in Toronto? I know for Vancouver we have 2 EA studios, Radical, Hothead Games and a few others.
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  Twisted | September 12, 2008
  
  I agree with you, Vancouver is by far a nicer city than Toronto. But I don't know if they would have it out there, chances are that they would get many more people coming if they hosted it in Toronto.
  
  I don't know any gaming companies in Toronto, I don't really pay attention to that.
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  Xenctuary | September 13, 2008
  
  It would totally be in Vancouver.
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Ray_Masamune | September 12, 2008

I live in Toronto so...
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Sonikkuza | September 13, 2008

Fuhk yeah! GC! Here I come! Or if you're not in Vancouver by 2010, a whooping of the ass will ensue.
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Shadow_Knight | September 13, 2008

Ah, a games convention. Well, I do not live in Canada, but if it was here, I would be going. I have never been to any type of game convention before.
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tallteen86 | September 13, 2008

Toronto FTW! I might actually go (if they let me in).....

@Twisted. Half the population of Canada in that general area? Much exaggeration, but it is (by Canadian standards) a pretty dense area, population wise.