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Contest: Win a Gamercamp Conference Ticket!

Greetings dorks! We've got one final Gamercamp contest for you today! Enter for a chance to win one a pass to Toronto's Gamercamp Interactive and Game Conference on Friday, November 1 from 9 am - 5 pm, courtesy of Dork Shelf and our friends at Gamercamp!

Meet Bit Bazaar, TCAF’s Physical Digital Games Marketplace

Last year, the organizers of the Toronto Comics Arts Festival (TCAF) began carving out a space for video games with the inaugural Comics vs. Games display. It went so well that they’re continuing the trend in 2013, filling out Comics vs. Games 2 with new panels, new collaborations, and – perhaps most importantly – a new location for the inaugural Bit Bazaar.

PAX East: A Photoblog

There's no wrong way to do PAX. Dork Shelfer Wesley Fok details how he did it his way at Penny Arcade's gaming wonderland in Boston.

Guacamelee! Review

These days, most games billed as Metroidvania don’t live up to the moniker. Enter Guacamelee!, an excellent Mexican-themed brawler that oozes 2D authenticity. The latest offering from Toronto’s DrinkBox Studios maximizes the Metroidvania concept with tight combat, intricate level design, and a colourful aesthetic that reminds players that more is not necessarily better.

News Shelf: 11/01/13

And now, all the game news that’s fit to print. IGF announces finalists, Nvidia debuts a handheld device, Sony clamps down on used games, Zynga gets a TV show, THQ continues to have a hard time even in bankruptcy, and Toronto reveals itself as Raccoon City!

Gamercamp: Toronto’s Big 2013

Next year is shaping up to be massive for Toronto video games. Gamercamp turns the spotlight on the distinctive art styles of 2013’s big three: Guacamelee, Ubisoft Toronto’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and Capy’s Super TIME Force.