Big Viking Games is extremely proud to announce that we have been named one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers for 2015 by The Globe and Mail for the second year in a row!
We are very excited and extremely grateful to be granted this award, and are proud of being acknowledged for all the hard work that every Viking has put in to build an amazing work culture. Thank you to every person who has supported us since day one — we would not be here without you! Here’s to many more!
Canada is one of the fastest-growing hotbeds for game development, and on a per capita basis, it is the largest gaming industry in the world, with more than 329 gaming companies employing more than 16,500 people. This is no accident, as substantial government support and access to great technical and creative talent makes Canada one of the best places to build a gaming company. Read More
We had such an amazing time last night in Toronto attending TechFest 2015 hosted by TechVibes! 750 people were in attendance checking out a range of awesome tech companies who are all offering some pretty amazing opportunities. Read More
This past weekend, Big Viking Games had the honour of attending the HTML500 event with many other talented companies and organizations in London. The event was created by Lighthouse Labs – a Vancouver based Development Bootcamp which dedicates itself to teaching individuals everything they need to know about coding and programming to become wizards at their craft – all in 8 intensive weeks. The event itself is a short snippet of that, where one of the instructors teaches a group of 500 how to build a basic website from scratch (all for free), and the participants work closely with developers to accomplish this task. Read More
We sat down with three lovely lady Vikings to ask them some questions regarding their experience in the gaming world and in the Viking world. Often times, we’re asked about where all the women are in our industry and why there aren’t more of them, but realistically this particular industry is made up of many talented and inspiring women.
Nora L., Graphic Designer, Vanessa T., Artist/Animator, and Angela O., Illustrator gave their own answers to how they believe women are represented in the gaming world in Canada, read below: Read More
