Top three finalists in Great Canadian Appathon² wowed judges with games they developed in 48 hours – makers of “Trace Racer” take home $25,000 grand prize Toronto, Ontario – November 8th, 2011 – Over the weekend of September 30th, more than 400 college and university students competed in the Great Canadian Appathon² to create aRead more
Fuelled by pizza & energy drinks, students in 21 HUBS across Canada worked non-stop for 48 hours to develop 85 mobile games that they hope will blow the judges’ socks off Toronto, Ontario – October 7th, 2011 – Mobile game developer XMG Studio and the National Post tested Canada’s students at the Great Canadian Appathon²Read more
XMG Studio and the National Post challenge Canadian students to create a mobile game over the weekend of September 30 and get their share of the $50,000 prize pool Toronto, Ontario – September 23rd 2011 – Mobile game developer XMG Studio and the National Post are calling all Canadian college and university students to bringRead more
A call for up-and-coming coders across Canada to create a mobile game within 48 hours over the weekend of September 30th to win a grand prize Toronto, Ontario – August 24th, 2011 – The National Post and mobile game developer XMG Studio Inc. are teaming up once again to challenge Canadian college and university studentsRead more
Top three finalists in Great Canadian Appathon show off the games they developed over 48 hours to panel of judges with Team Masheen, makers of Super Punch taking top prize Toronto, Ontario – April 7th, 2011 — Over the weekend of March 11, college and university students across Canada raced against the clock to createRead more
Canadian college and university students to create a mobile game in 48 hours for a chance to win a $25,000 grand prize provided by TELUS. Toronto, Ontario – March 1, 2011 – The National Post, Canadian game developer XMG Studio, TELUS, and KPMG have teamed up to launch the first ever Great Canadian Appathon (GCA), aRead more