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Toronto, ON, May 20, 2026. The XP Game Summit opens at the Hyatt Regency Toronto on Thursday morning for its fifth annual edition, bringing developers, publishers, investors, platform holders, and service providers into a single two-day room on King Street West. Last year’s edition drew more than 350 companies from 18 countries, according to organizers, and the 2026 show arrives at a moment when the Canadian games sector is openly rethinking how it builds.

Toronto, ON (January 27, 2025) — The Canadian Game Awards and XP Gaming Inc. have announced a strategic partnership that will see the Canadian Game Awards Gala held alongside XP Game Summit beginning in 2026, expanding the public celebration of Canadian-made games in Toronto.

On a clear winter day in West Hollywood, a quiet agreement brought two creative worlds together. CREE8, a cloud production studio platform built for editors, artists, and producers, announced the acquisition of PRODUCER – Maker Machina, a Swiss-born production management platform created by filmmaker and director Xaver Walser and technologist Paul-Emile Joëssel. On the surface, it is a straightforward acquisition.

Microsoft is making one of its largest country specific technology plays yet, announcing a 19 billion Canadian dollar investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in Canada between 2023 and 2027. More than 7.5 billion dollars of that is planned for the next two years. The plan, outlined by Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith, combines new data center capacity, a structured “digital sovereignty” framework, and a major expansion of AI skills programs across the country.

The 2025 edition is packed… long-awaited sequels finally out in the wild, “how is this not AAA” indies, mobile games pulling blockbuster numbers, and a genuinely eclectic esports and creator slate. Below is a read-through you can skim between meetings or enjoy in full while your build compiles. This year’s show hits on Thursday, December 11, streaming pretty much everywhere at once.

The Montréal International Game Summit opens its doors tomorrow at Grand Quay with a clear brief for the industry: build smarter, fund better, and compete globally. MIGS25 brings two concentrated days of programming on November 11–12 that examine how studios are navigating shifting economics, evolving production models, and new routes to market.

A new kind of gaming event is about to make its mark in Canada. VGLX (Video Game Live Expo) will debut at the Mississauga Convention Centre (October 25–26, 2025) with a clear mission: to deliver an immersive, community-driven experience built by fans, for fans. Unlike large-scale corporate expos that emphasize product reveals and spectacle, VGLX is rooted in authentic play, creativity, and connection.

The Montréal International Game Summit (MIGS) is back this November, and it’s bigger than ever. On November 11–12, 2025, the Grand Quay in Montréal’s Old Port will transform into a global crossroads for the gaming industry, welcoming developers, indies, publishers, investors, and service providers from over 25 countries.

Forget the race to build the biggest AI model. Forget the arms race to bolt AI into every Slack bot, coffee maker, and toothbrush. Canada’s AI companies are busy doing something different: asking whether we should even build the damn thing in the first place. And if you think that sounds boring, slow, or hopelessly polite, you’d be wrong. Responsible AI might just be Canada’s most badass innovation play yet.