Jason Della Rocca Archives

MIGS 2017: Brain dump reveals the worries and hopes of game developers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 28, 2017
9 min

It’s below freezing in Montreal now, and I’m happy I’m not still there. But for the third year in a row, I enjoyed my...

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9 min

Why the Canadian government is OK with picking winners and losers among game startups

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 3, 2017
18 min

Canada has hit its stride in video games, with more than 20,400 direct and an additional 16,000 indirect jobs in the game industry. It...

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18 min

Canadian game accelerator Execution Labs to shut after investing all of its capital

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 10, 2017
1 min

Canadian game accelerator and investor Execution Labs is shutting down. Jason Della Rocca, cofounder of the Montreal-based company, announced on Facebook that the company...

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1 min

10 reasons your game studio will never get funding

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 8, 2017
5 min

Jason Della Rocca is a nice fellow who has been in the game industry for a long time. But as the cofounder of Execution...

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5 min

DeanBeat: A big brain dump on video games in Montreal

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 27, 2015
6 min

MONTREAL — It’s a wonderful and merciless exercise to force speakers to talk about something important in just five minutes. I saw that recently...

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6 min

How EA’s Star Wars video game developers are approaching the creative process

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 25, 2015
26 min

MONTREAL — Contrary to what you might think, the creators of upcoming Star Wars games are not just waiting to get the scripts handed...

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26 min

A deep dive into Canada’s micro climate for game investments

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 19, 2015
25 min

Canada has a unique place in the game industry. It has multiple hubs across several cities that have become strong in both traditional and new digital game development talent. But the nation is weaker than other centers of gaming when it comes to franchise ownership, marketing, and online gaming.