Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History
“The line between our myths and truth is fragile and blurry.” - Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is one of the longest ongoing media franchises in the gaming world. This action- adventure game was first developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive in 1994 and released in 1996 with Crystal Dynamics being it’s leading developer & Square Enix as their leading publisher. Lara Croft is a highly intelligent, tenacious English archeologist who explores precarious ruins and ancient tombs. 2021 you can expect to play as Lara Croft again in the newest game release that aims to unite both the original and reboot games. Netflix has also confirmed that their will be a Tomb Raider anime series in the not too distant future! (Release - 1996-2021)
THIS WEEK
Get lost and immerse yourself in the newest PS4 game creation system Dreams - developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Dreams is not just made for artists but is also an amazing creation tool for everyone offering several hours of content. Players can create their own personal games by accessing several different assets, mechanics, sculptures, art and music at their finger tips, which then can be shared to be used in players creations. A unique feature called “Dreamsurfing” allows players to browse other players A.K.A “Dreamers” Dreams that have been created and published to the "Dreamiverse". These Dreams can go from audiovisual experiences, music releases and interactive sculptured art pieces.
Check out the trailer & get ready for its February 14th release!
SPOTLIGHT
CEEK VR is a developer for cryptographically virtual-reality and augmented-reality experiences.
Headquartered in Sacramento, California CEEK was founded by Mary Spio (CEO), a digital pioneer born and raised in Ghana at the age of 6 followed her dreams to create cutting edge technology that’s now used by popular companies like XBOX, Microsoft, Lucas Films and more. She focuses on providing an endless avenue for artists to be able to sell digital merchandise and tickets without geographic limitations. New streams of revenue and markets are now opened through CEEK. CEEK coins are universal currency for digital media verification and acts as virtual tickets, merchandise, venue coins amongst other things. Mary shows true determination and leaves us with a powerful quote in her TED Talk by saying “ by embracing our difference that’s the only way we’re able to find what is truly unique, valuable and different to add to the world and contribute in a significant way”.
Some of the features we love: special protocol that makes it 10X less expensive than normal gas cost used by Ethereum, blockchain allows transactions to be more secure and reputable.
G.O.A.T OF THE WEEK
Li “Liooon” Xiaomeng
Homebase- Xinjiang, China
Games of choice - Hearthstone
Highlight - First woman to win Hearthstone Grandmasters Global Finals and BlizzCon Esports tournament.
Watch it HERE
OPEN ROLES
IronOak Games (Vancouver, BC) - Senior Game Programmer
Kabam (Vancouver, BC) - Lead Game Designer
Rockstar Games (Oakville, ON) - Environment Artist
Electronic Arts (Vancouver, BC) - Mobile Game Designer
Ubisoft (Montreal, QC) - Project Manager
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