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French Bread Gaming's Fight for Edmonton Esports (ft. Ethan Horkulak)
Discover how French Bread Gaming is elevating Edmonton’s competitive Smash Bros. scene. Ethan Horkulak shares first-hand stories on the "Bread Basket" tournament series, Alberta’s elite esports talent, and the grit required to build a grassroots gaming organization in the City of Champions.
Star Wars, AI Reality Checks, Talent Training & Indie Wins (ft. CGDA, NAIT & Lucid Rain Studios)
A new Star Wars game being worked on in Edmonton, the Alberta Games Series pitch grind, and global market capture. We unpack Q4 2025 with CGDA, NAIT, and Lucid Rain Studios. Plus, Alberta Makes Games is back online.
From Juilliard to Games: Finding the Soul in Narrative Design (feat. Leif Oleson-Cormack)
Leif Olesen-Cormack (The Low Road) on finding the "soul" in narrative design. He debates AI's lack of connection, the challenge of comedy in games, and the Edmonton arts advantage.
PartyChat: Shipping, Scaling, and Industry Shakes (ft. VR Cave, Snowed In Studios & Digital Alberta)
Alberta game developers share insights on securing CMF funding and its impact, crushing Gamescom, and offering vital career advice amidst global industry shakeups.
Inside the Alberta Scholastic Esports League with Shadi Hanna
Shadi Hanna details the mission of the Alberta Scholastic Esports League (ASEL). Discover its impact on students and learn how your Alberta school can get involved.
PartyChat: Building with Less, Aiming for More (ft. Only By Midnight, Shifty Eye Games & Digital Alberta)
The first quarterly update highlighting what’s going on in Alberta's Interactive Digital Media (IDM) scene. A collaboration with Digital Alberta.
AI and Games (ft. James Dang)
We chat with James Dang (Amii) about AI in gaming, from NPC interactions to procedural storytelling, plus Upper Bound, Amii’s AI conference. Oh, and we battle it out in Mario Party—who wins? Tune in!
Vimy Esports Reloaded (ft. Travis Bouchard)
Hear how Vimy Esports is levelling up in its fourth year, plus take a deeper dive in scholastic esports in Alberta.
Horizons (ft. Jackie Nguyen and Carlo Martin)
From its humble beginnings to what’s over the horizon, discover the third instalment of the NorQuest Esports trilogy. 🎮
Unity Expedition Pt. 2 (ft. Andrew Knack)
When gaming meets governance with Edmonton City Councillor Andrew Knack while playing a few laps of Mario Kart.