Sarah Doyon and her partner Gabriel founded the video game company Misstic Studio, working from home in the small town of Richmond, nestled in the Eastern Townships. They leapt at the chance to present a prototype of the farming game they're preparing to launch at the first-ever video game week held in nearby Sherbrooke. Hub with unique assetsFaure has been working on growing the gaming industry in the Eastern Townships for years. "In Montreal the gaming industry is really saturated," said Isabelle Dery, the partnerships and projects director at Eidos-Sherbrooke. Dery says the city is well-placed to become a hub for the video game industry because it has a large pool of local talent and expertise to tap into.

Source: CBC News April 09, 2022 14:25 UTC