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Nova Scotia GAMING & INTERACTIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY COMPANY PROFILES

1 Nova Scotia GAMING & INTERACTIVE MEDIA INDUSTRY

COMPANY PROFILES

Alpha Dog Games...... 2 Copernicus Studios Inc ...... 4 Current Studios...... 6 Fourth Monkey Media...... 8 Game Radiator Interactive Entertainment Inc ...... 10 Hard Chill Games...... 12 HB Studios...... 14 Huminah Huminah ...... 16 MediaSpark Inc ...... 18 Orpheus Interactive ...... 20 Silverback Productions Inc ...... 22 Smartfirm...... 24 theREDspace ...... 26 Think Animation Ltd ...... 28 Twisted Oak ...... 30 ...... 32 Vesuvius Media ...... 34 Xona Games ...... 36 ALPHA DOG GAMES

A game development studio focused on quality games for mobile . Alpha Dog’s founders have 35 years of combined experience, and shipped dozens of titles in the AAA, Web, Mobile and social space . The first release – Wraithborne – received accolades for high graphical quality and entertaining gameplay

SERVICES • Alpha Dog Specializes in mid-core/core games on tablet and smartphone platforms, in addition to AAA-quality console/PC contract support .

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 3 employees

PROJECT LIST Wraithborne - a visceral Whack-and-Smash experience in a dark fantasy world . Take control of a lone warrior to defeat fearsome monsters with a combination of fast-paced action combat, and strategic challenge in unlocking, upgrading and using powerful Rune Magic . Wraithborne – utilizing the power of Unreal Engine 3 – was released in Nov 2012 for iOS, and the Android version is coming soon . Other team member’s credits include Dawn of War II, Homefront, Space Marine, , Pirates of the Carribean, Wing Commander Arena, The Outfit + many more .

2 CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: info@alphadoggames .com alphadoggames.com

3 COPERNICUS STUDIOS INC.

Copernicus specializes in creating high quality animation for Gaming, and Television, e-Learning, Serious Gaming, and Internet platforms . A talented studio team provides high quality services ranging from concept development and artwork, storyboards, digital production and programming, thru to prototype and final product development .

SERVICES CLIENT LIST • 2D & 3D Digital animation • New Line Cinema • Concept development & design • DreamWorks Records • Writers • • Storyboards • Black’s Tenacious D • Artwork • Weird Al Yankovic • Full programming capabilities • Nelly Furtado • Audio services • John K Enterprises • Financing • Disney Television • Project Management • Cbeebies • PBS NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • Studio B Copernicus Studios Inc . has 50-full time animators • • TokyoPop • Berman Braun PROJECT LIST • Teletoon Copernicus is currently developing a number • of engaging games built for console, PC and i-Phone applications, including: • Sneaky Bear • Garth & Bev • The Timmy Game • The Girl With The Pinhead Parents

4 PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE: • Mission America [PBS] • Apollo’s Pad [Galleon Entertainment]

CURRENT PRODUCTION SLATE FOR FILM AND TELEVISION PROJECTS INCLUDE: • HomePlate Entertainment and Nick Toons (major new animated television series) • A new Trans-Media tween property for a major Australia broadcaster and Game publisher • A new adult action adventure development property for a major US Studio and US broadcaster

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mr . Paul Rigg, President

Tel: 001-902-474-5194 Email: paul@copernicus .ca

1226 Hollis St ,. suite 100 Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3J 1T6

copernicus.ca

5 CURRENT STUDIOS

Founded in 1999, Current Studios is a North American leader in Augmented Reality (#AR) . The company has evolved into an interactive content creation powerhouse, recognized globally for their unique ability to integrate augmented reality technology into the marketing mainstream without sacrificing creative campaign objectives .

SERVICES • Mobile augmented reality applications, web-based AR, Kiosk AR and are the pioneers of stadium AR .

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 19 employees

PROJECT LIST Atlantic Superstore, Q104 Radio, Empire Theatres, Hudson Bay Company, College of Physicians and Surgeons Nova Scotia .

CLIENT LIST • Chevrolet, Mercedes • Volvo, Sunlife • Atlantic Lottery • Transcontinental • Rogers • Home Depot

6 CONTACT INFORMATION

Jonathan Burns

Tel: 001-902-455-2584 ext . 201 Email: jburns@currentstudios .ca currentstudios.ca

7 FOURTH MONKEY MEDIA

Fourth Monkey Media is a fresh new multi-media company based in Nova Scotia, Canada . The company was founded by three of the region’s most senior and experienced talents combining their formidable skills to create the highest quality gaming experience possible . Fourth Monkey’s motto is “play no evil,” and that promise is fortified with knowledge, passion, and experience .

SERVICES PROJECT LIST • Flash HTML5 and Unity Experience • CBC Kids • 2D and 3D Animation Preproduction • Disney Imagineering and Production • Santa Quest • Original Concept Development • Cisco Sales Runner • Detailed Game Development Design • Kindergarten Kids • Character and Location Designs • Fairy in the Garden • Facebook/Social Game Design • Gator in the Elevator • Cross Platform Development and Porting • Cats and Dogs Match 3 • Match 3 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • Boggle • 12 employees • Flick to Toss • Find it CLIENT LIST • Various slot machines • Say Design • Goofy’s Paint n’ Playhouse • Disney (Theme park attraction Disney) • CBC Kids • Greenstreets (Unleash the • YTV Loot and Schmootz Happens) • Disney Imagineering • Animal Legends • Leapfrog • My Life Story • Spil • Horror Quiz • Tre Sensa • Football Quiz

8 CONTACT INFORMATION

Kirsten Tomilson, President

Tel: 001-902-212-2377 Email: kt@4thmm .com

4thmm.com

9 GAME RADIATOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.

Game Radiator is an indie development studio, specializing in 2D games with a retro feel & modern graphics .

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 3 employees

PROJECT LIST • ‘Mouse Bros’ • ‘Legacy of the Summoner’ in development • ‘Project Omega’ in development

10 CONTACT INFORMATION

Tel: 001-902-407-4150 Email: info@gameradiator .com gameradiator.com

11 HARD CHILL GAMES

Hard Chill Games is a newly formed independent game developer with plans to build adrenalizing gaming experiences in bite-size consumable chunks .

SERVICES • Internally developed games

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 1 employee

PROJECT • Trance Blast Master: Fuel

12 CONTACT INFORMATION

Shaun Mahoney

Email: shaun .mahoney@hardchillgames .com hardchillgames.com

13 HB STUDIOS

HB Studios is an electronic entertainment company specializing in developing console, handheld, PC, and DLC video games . The company is currently developing games on PS3, Xbox360, , DS, PS2, PC and PS platforms .

SERVICES • End-to-end

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES HB Studios has a team of 130 full time employees

PROJECT • FIFA 2011 (EA Sports): PSP, PS2 • 2010: Rookie Rush: 360, Wii, PCdownloadable • 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa: Developed the Wii™ and PSP® versions plus co-developed the PlayStation® 3 and ® versions with EA Canada • NBA Live 09 (EA Sports): PS2, PSP • NBA Live 09 All Play (EA Sports): Wii • Rugby 2008 (EA Sports): PS2, PC • NBA Live ’08 (EA Sports): PS2, PC • NHL ’08 (EA Sports): PS2, PC CLIENT LIST • NHL 09 (EA Sports): PS2, PC • (EA Sports) • Football Academy (EA Sports): DS • • Tiger Woods PGA Tour (EA Sports): PSP • Konami This does not represent the studio’s entire list . • THQ Please visit the website to view more projects . •

14 CONTACT INFORMATION

Craig Heffler CLIENT LIST • Electronic Arts (EA Sports) Tel: 001-902-634-8316 • Activision Email: craigh@hb-studios .com • Konami • THQ hb-studios.com • 505 Games

15 HUMINAH HUMINAH ANIMATION

Huminah Huminah Animation produces animated tv series for broadcast and interactive video games .

SERVICES • Video/film production (animation) • In-game cinematic production • Platform programming for: iPhone, PC, Mac, Nintendo Wii/DS, also browser & Flash AS2/AS3 game programming • Character design, modeling, rigging, game design writing, animation, etc . • Full life-cycle game production from start to finish

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Huminah Huminah Animation is made up of a team of 20 people

PROJECT LIST • FaceOff—iPhone • Marvel Ultimate Alliance with activision of the Xbox360 • Quantum Solace with activision for the Nintendo DS • Guitar Hero 4 with activision for the Nintendo Wii

CLIENT LIST • Disney • Jetix • Lifetime • • Activision • The NFL •

16 CONTACT INFORMATION

Adam Mimnagh, Executive Producer

Tel: 001-902-482-0752 Email: Mimmy@hhanimation .com

40 Pleasant Street Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada B2Y 3P2 hhanimation.com

17 MEDIASPARK INC.

MediaSpark is an award-winning software development, publishing, and consulting company that applies the power of educational games, simulations, and social networks to the subjects of business, money, health, and community economic development .

MediaSpark Inc . has been an industry pioneer for 15 years, designing, producing, and commercializing innovative solutions under its own brands or those of its clients .

SERVICES • Software development • Publishing • Consulting

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES MediaSpark Inc . is made up of a team of 17 people

PROJECT LIST • GoVenture Educational Games and Simulations • The Oasis Content and Social Networking Platform • Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) for business training

CLIENT LIST • Cisco • IBM • HP • Cengage Learning • US Federal Reserve • Thousands of schools

18 CONTACT INFORMATION

Tel: 001-902-562-0042 Email: info@mediaspark .com

PO Box 975 Sydney, Nova Scotia Canada B1P 6J4 mediaspark.com

19 ORPHEUS INTERACTIVE

Creators . AAA pedigree and casual leadership . Our team is made up of equal parts veterans of AAA console game studios and leaders in casual/mobile gaming . We know how to make games, and we know how to make them well . We’ve combined our extensive experience with the goal of treading new ground, creating unique experiences that resonate with players and redefine genres .

Gameplay is just the beginning . We aim to craft character-driven stories that go far beyond the cliches and tropes normally associated video games . Our creative team has a background making compelling stories for film and television, and we’re working with world-class professionals to bring our tales to life .

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • 19 employees

PROJECT LIST • Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect

CLIENT LIST • Fox Digital Entertainment • Limelight Interactive • Sandbox Strategies • Silverback Games

20 CONTACT INFORMATION

Adam Dionne

Tel: 001-902-880-4772 orpheusinteractive.com

21 SILVERBACK PRODUCTIONS INC.

Silverback Productions is an independent game developer focused on creating high-quality, original episodic IP for the PC platform .

SERVICES • Art direction • Television/film/game writing • E-commerce web design • Interactive/game marketing • Animation (3-D and flash) • High-level programming solutions in all languages (specializing in games) • Computer/console game design & production

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Silverback Productions Inc . has 15 full-time employees

PROJECT LIST • Quality Episodic PC downloadable action adventure series for kids . www .benandkranky .com • PC/Mac Casual games for online portal distribution . • Next Generation/PC Third Person Adventure series

CLIENT LIST • Licensing/marketing partnership with • Distribution/marketing partnership with Gogii Games • Production partnership with TeamSpace/RedSpace and Huminah Huminah Studios

22 CONTACT INFORMATION

Willie Stevenson, President

Tel: 001-902-444-3355 Cell: 001-902-877-4901 Email: willie@silverbackgames .com

5781 Charles Street Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3K 1K7 silverbackgames.com

23 SMARTFIRM

Smartfirm develops simulation-based training games used for corporate skills development . The company has developed custom simulations and games in areas such as saving a troubled project, assessing financial risk in a company, improving supply chain efficiency, ethics, health care, etc .

SERVICES • Serious games design and development, including simulations and casual learning games .

Number of employees • 7 employees

Project list • Game to enhance industry knowledge for consultants • Game to save time and money in a corporate supply chain • Simulation to enhance project management skills • Simulation to enhance financial audit skills • Simulation to enhance IT risk assessment skills

CLIENT LIST A Fortune 100 technology company, higher education institutes, large textbook publishers .

24 CONTACT INFORMATION

Andy Hill, CEO

Tel: 001-902-835-8882 Email: andy@smartfirm .com smartfirm.com

25 REDSPACE

For 14 years, REDspace has been pushing digital boundaries and uncovering innovative ways to tell our clients’ stories . With a focus on international media and entertainment brands and industry partners, the Bedford-based company is trusted by some of the biggest names in the business . From Emmy award-winning websites and mobile apps to fun, addictive games to secure business tools, REDspace’s design and development services are amongst the best in .

SERVICES • Game Design and Development • Live Event Streaming Tools and Support • Responsive Websites • Interactive Business Application • Adaptive E-learning Platforms Development • Applications Development • Virtual World Development • Video Delivery and Development • Product Development of Online Video Player Platforms • Strategic and Creative Concepting • Design and Art Production Services

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REDspace has over 110 employees, however is growing quickly – doubling in size over the last two years .

PROJECTS • Emmy Award-Winning Nick App Development • 60 HTML5 micro-games for the Cartoon Network Anything App, which was recently named one of Google Play’s Best Apps of 2014 and awarded the Kidscreen iKids Award for Best Smartphone Game App 2015 . • IBM Internal Business Applications with a focus on personalized learning to train their sales force and leaders • Live event streaming experiences for major events including MTV Movie and Music Awards and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards • Over 100 mobile, desktop, and web games, including Fright Heights and Contraption Max – REDspace’s IP games • The Dalhousie Cognitive Repair Kit built to assist therapists of stroke victims and the sufferers of Parkinson’s disease

26 CLIENT LIST • MTV • Nickelodeon • Bravo • Cartoon Network • Fox • CMT • BET • HarperCollins • IBM CONTACT INFORMATION • Dalhousie University • National Film Wes Gould, COO, REDspace Board of Canada • TWI Tel: 001-902-444-3493 • CBC Kids Email: wes .gould@redspace .com • AXS Maps Suite 168, 1595 Bedford Hwy . Bedford, Nova Scotia Canada B4A 3Y4

theredspace.com

27 THINK ANIMATION LTD.

Think Animation Ltd . is a full service, 2D and 3D animation and casual gaming studio based in Nova Scotia, Canada . Think Animation specializes in producing branded digital content for broadcast television, film, internet and wireless platforms .

SERVICES • 2D/3D animation • Concept art • Character, level and UI design • Script writing and storyboarding • Writing game design and technical design documents • Flash/OCODE/Unity programming

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEE • 15 employees

PROJECT LIST • Beat the Geek iPhone • Ghost Grab iPhone • Kickit! Casual Game PC/Mac • Home Room Run Casual Game PC/Mac • Wild Hogs Casual Game PC/Mac • Laser Mission Casual Game PC/Mac

CLIENT LIST • CBC • Ouat! • Bravo!

28 CONTACT INFORMATION

Chris Turner, Producer

Tel: 001-902-488-8258 Email: chris@thinkanimation .com thinkanimation.com

29 TWISTED OAK

Twisted Oak Studios game development and consulting studio specializing in developing high quality, mid-sized game projects . Twisted Oak places a strong emphasis on quality and polish, and has extensive experience with the Unity3D game engine .

SERVICES • Full-service game development released projects to the iPhone/iPad, Windows, Mac, and the Web • Project rescue quickly and efficiently push struggling projects through to successful release • Release polish give games the spit and shine treatment aggressively tune a game’s experience to multiply its impact • Consulting Unity3D and game architecture consulting to get development off on the right foot

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES • Twisted Oak is made up of a team of 6

PROJECT LIST CLIENT LIST • Zombie Wonderland top 10 iPhone • Dalhousie University /iPad zombie defence game . (Unity3D) • BlueLight Analytics • Reign of Steel Facebook integrated 3d real- • Yoone time networked tank-action game . (Unity3D) • Xoo • Illutia Graphics accelerated 2d MMO client . (Unity3D) • Gracie 360 Highly polished steaming-content iPhone app . (Objective-C) • AttentionShip Stimulus testing reaction time analytic tool . (OGRE/C++) • BlueLight MARC Support Vector Machine based resin-curing light analytic tool/ (C++/Objective-C/MATLAB)

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CLIENT LIST • Dalhousie University CONTACT INFORMATION • BlueLight Analytics • Yoone Matthew Jewkes, Partner • Xoo Devin Horsman, Partner

Tel: 001-902-830-7823 Email: contact@twistedoakgames .com

6082 Shirley St Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3H 2M8

twistedoakgames.com

31 UBISOFT

Ubisoft Studios is a for the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and the iPhone/iPod Touch that specializes in character-driven video games .

SERVICES • Game development

PROJECT LIST • Grey’s Anatomy : The video game – Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PC • Best Friends Tonight Nintendo DS • Imagine: Sweet 16 Nintendo DS • Dance on Broadway Wii & PS3

CLIENTS • Everyone

32 CONTACT INFORMATION

Estelle Jacquemard, Studio Manager

Email: Halifax@ubisoft .com ubisoft.com

33 VESUVIUS MEDIA

Vesuvius Media is an indie development company that creates and develops its own IP . Its current portfolio includes two mid-core browser-based RPG strategy games, which will be adapted into mobile and board games, graphic novels, and more .

Vesuvius Media is dedicated to providing high-quality games . To do this, our dev team interacts with our players continually . We value our player’s opinions and we openly discuss ideas . This enables us to develop relevant and engaging game content while creating a welcoming game environment and a loyal game community . Player input helps shape the future of our games .

SERVICES Vesuvius Media Ltd . was incorporated in Canada in 2014, but our international dev team has been together since 2010 . Our combined skills and experience include game design, development, story-telling, music composition, graphics (2 .5D with 3D models), public relations, marketing, crowdfunding and extreme mathematics .

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Xona Games consists of six employees

PROJECT LIST • Universe Online (apps .facebook .com/universeonline or www .universe-online .net) • Nocturion (apps .facebook .com/nocturion or www .nocturion .com) • In development: Atlantean World (www .atlanteanworld .com) Centauri Saga (board game)

34 CONTACT INFORMATION

Tel: 001-902-717–8019 Email: info@vesuviusmedia .com

98 Bedford Highway Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3M 2J4 vesuviusmedia.com

35 XONA GAMES

Xona Games is an award-winning indie game studio, focusing on intense retro games . Its games have been released on the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7 . Future plans include ports to Windows PC, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii .

SERVICES • Game development (xona .com/games)

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Xona Games consists of two employees

PROJECT LIST • Duality ZF (Xbox 360; XBLA) • Decimation X (Xbox 360; XBLIG) • Score Rush (Xbox 360; XBLIG) • Decimation X2 (Windows Phone 7) • Decimation X3 (Xbox 360; XBLIG) • Score Rush 2 (Windows Phone 7)

CLIENT LIST • Imphenzia Soundtrack (imphenzia .com)

36 CONTACT INFORMATION

Matthew Doucette Co-founder & Game Producer

Tel: 001-902-746-0758 Email: matt@xona .com

Pier 1 Complex 101 Water St . Box #5 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Canada B5A 4P4 xona.com

37 PLEASE CONTACT OUR INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALISTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES IN NOVA SCOTIA:

EVAN RADISIC LYNDA ARSENAULT Trade Development Executive Investment Attraction Nova Scotia Business Inc . Gaming & Interactive Media 001-902-722-1201 Nova Scotia Business Inc eradisic@nsbi .ca 001-902-424-4708 larsenault@nsbi .ca