Vortex 2007 - The Game Competition
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"The Vortex Competition has demonstrated the outstanding calibre of talent for the electronic entertainment industry within Ontario. This competition has raised the profile of Ontario video game companies and has cast a spotlight on the young emerging stars of tomorrow... My compliments to the organizers who have done a great job of highlighting the importance of this industry and the influence it has on the world."

Vikas Gupta
CEO & President
TransGaming Technologies

Latest News

March 25, 2008

The opening event for Vortex 2008 was a great success, and we'd like to thank all those who helped make it happen: Our sponsors, OMDC, Beyond Digital Imaging, Brandwork, and Digital Sugar and our tireless friends Angelika Lal, Anna Plugina, Stephanie Spada, Viktoria Tumasova, Ryan, Pamela Sethi, Kyle Anderson and John Foote for their efforts.

Of course, special thanks goes to Blake Lewin for giving his inspriational presentation, as well as Marc Saltzman and our panelists Vikas Gupta, Jason MacIssac, Jonathan Freedman, and Trevor Fencott.

Check back for details on Vortex 2008, as we gear up for the seminars and competition.

March 10, 2008

Vortex 2008 launches at the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto, on March 25th 2008. A unique opportunity for Ontario’s emerging videogame entrepreneurs to hear Blake Lewin, VP, Turner Broadcasting, Atlanta, talk about his brain-child GameTap.

This is a free seminar, but space is very limited and registration required: Click here to register before March 20th.

Click here for the press release

Update: Vortex is pleased to announce that Marc Saltzman will be moderating "Panel Perspectives: Industry Insights from the Experts" following the keynote presentation.

September 27, 2007

Joe Pirotta and his team at WASD Gameworks Inc. won the Vortex 2007 Videgame Competition with their game 'Attrition'. Congratulations!

September 7, 2007

The Finals for Vortex have been announced! They will take place on September 26th at 4 pm at the International Academy of Design and Technology. Don't miss this exciting event!
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