AltWeeklies Wire
Phil Fish Designs His Games the Indie Waynew
The former Ubisoft Montreal designer is part of a growing wave of independent game makers.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
01-04-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Tracking Down Looted Iraqi Artnew
Iraqi-born art historian Nada Shabout searches for her country's lost creative works.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
11-16-2007 |
Art
Ubisoft Montreal Goes In for the Killnew
The video game company makes history with the release of the groundbreaking Assassin's Creed.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
11-12-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
John Dugdale Speaks About AIDS & His Take on His Craftnew
The New York photographer hasn't let blindness get in the way of his art.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
11-02-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Mort Sahl Pulls No Political Punchesnew
The stand-up legend on presidential comedy, The Daily Show and why Hillary will be the last president of the United States.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-05-2007 |
Performance
'Halo 3': Hype Masternew
Halo 3 ends the trilogy with an understandably flashy conclusion designed for its devout fanatics; it also glorifies everything the game's detractors hate with gleeful schadenfreude.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
10-01-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
RoyalCon Gathers Analog Role-Players Under One Tentnew
In Montreal, where every fringe activity has a festival, it's hard to believe role-playing games, of the card and board variety, have been so, until last year, horribly neglected.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
09-14-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Montreal's Annual Battle of the Gross Returnsnew
Now in its sixth glorious year, Fear and Loathing in Montreal will feature evangelical Satanists, a "gnarly" eating contest, "ultra-violent" wrestling and the Excruciating Pain Endurance Contest.
Montreal Mirror |
Chris Barry |
08-30-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
'Boogie': Made for Five-minute Spurtsnew
It's unfortunate that the game doesn't entirely live up to its promise.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
08-27-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
In Casual Gaming, the Ad is Rightnew
Montreal developers Ludia push product placement to new heights with The Price Is Right.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
08-17-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Graffiti Festival is Under Real Pressurenew
The popular Under Pressure Graffiti Convention is feeling the heat as Montreal continues its war on graffiti.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Hazou |
08-14-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Get Ready for Canada's Fogey Boomnew
A lot of people fear this vision of an aging nation -- whether it's because they're overwhelmed by the crushing inevitability of their own mortality, or the fact that old people smell funny -- but personally, I can't wait to get older.
Montreal Mirror |
Raf Katigback |
07-19-2007 |
Commentary
Overloading at E3new
California's landmark gaming conference has scaled down, but its hot new games, awkward celebrity endorsements and all-out decadence remain in full force.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
07-19-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Googlin' Border Guardsnew
Online searches are new, and problematic, tools in country-crossing.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
07-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
War Gaming Decriednew
Some Montreal residents question Ubisoft's contracts with the U.S. military.
Montreal Mirror |
Jesse Rosenfeld |
07-02-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
