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Your Guide to Montreal’s Gaming Conventions, Events and Competitions

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·March 20, 2019

Montreal is not only home to many game studios, it also hosts a plethora of video game events. Here’s your handy lists to some of the biggest gaming conventions and esports events this city has to offer.

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Summertime Gaming Activities in Montreal – 2017

Leah Jewer·June 2, 2017

Here are a few of the video game activities in which you can take part in this summer, and don’t worry, not everything involves sunshine.

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The Gaming Room We All Deserve – Otakuthon 2016 Retrospective

Pierre-Olivier "GrahfShiro" Jourdenais·August 22, 2016

A look back on Otakuthon 2016, and in particular on its excellent video gaming room. You like conventions and video games? Then that room was for you.

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The Girls on Games Podcast 32 – Otakuthon wrapup, Gamescom news and too many gaming events?

Simon Marcoux, Pierre-Olivier "GrahfShiro" Jourdenais, Leah Jewer and Alicia Alexandra·August 12, 2015

We wrap up last week-ends Otakuthon, look over our favorite news from Gamescom and ask the hard questions! Is there...

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PHOTOS: Attack on Otakuthon 2015 – Cosplay Roundup!

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·August 10, 2015

This weekend was the 10th edition of Otakuthon, a three day celebration of anime, manga and games. We attended and we have to say that the cosplay was on point! Here are some of our favourite costumes from the convention.

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PHOTOS: Attack on Otakuthon 2015 – Events & Main Show Floor

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·August 10, 2015

The 10th edition of Montreal's Otakuthon 2015 just wrapped up and what a whirlwind it was! Three days of cosplay, panels, table top competitions, video game tournaments, live concerts, anime showings, parties, celebrities, the artist alley... Check out our photos from the show floor!

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Party Chat: Favorite Anime Series – Otakuthon 2015 Edition

Alicia Alexandra·August 7, 2015

Welcome to Party Chat, the question and answer post where the Girls on Games team address the pressing (and not...

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Attack on Otakuthon!: Interview Time Part Two W/ Spike Spencer

Catherine Ashley·September 11, 2014

Here's our second part of the Otakuthon interviews, this time it's with Neon Genesis Evangelion star, Spike Spencer.

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Attack on Otakuthon!: Interview with Shelley Calene-Black

Catherine Ashley·September 8, 2014

We also got to sit down and chat Shelley Calene-Black, the voice behind iconic characters like Mirielle in Noir, Captain Jonah in Starship Troopers and Cortana and Dr Halsey in Halo Legends.

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