From fastcompany.com:
The national unemployment rate may be at its worst in over a decade, but there’s a world of opportunity out there beyond Wall Street. Some regions are holding up better than others–Montreal is proving to be a hot bed for the video game industry, while the UAE is fertile ground for the airline [...]

From montrealmirror.com:
It’s obvious upon entering Trapdoor Inc.’s downtown studio the nascent independent game developer and publisher will not be your typical office. Sporting a kitchen stocked with every employee’s favourite grub and an adorable dog scurrying about, Trapdoor was conceptualized by game designers tired of massive, impersonal studios working on AAA blockbusters.
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From google.com (The Canadian Press):
New technology being developed by Canadian firm Sensio Technologies Inc. that transforms 3-D into a smooth, digital experience and is soon to be available on consumers’ TVs was on display Saturday at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Consumers will be able to buy a TV set that is 3-D ready, stream [...]

From joystiq.com:
Following UK publisher Eidos Interactive’s announcement that sales of Tomb Raider Underworld didn’t hit its internal forecast, the publisher’s shares dropped 25% this morning (there’s been some slight recovery since). Eidos states that Lady Croft’s latest adventure, since its debut in November, sold 1.5 million copies by the end of 2008, which makes [...]

From gametrailers.com:
A video review of Ubisoft Montreal’s Naruto sequel.

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From computerandvideogames.com (via joystiq.com):
Ubisoft is to reveal new instalments in the acclaimed Tom Clancy shooting franchises, Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six this year, sources have told CVG.
According to our secret mouthpiece, both Clancy games will be announced by the French publisher later this year and there’s every chance they could even release this [...]

From pocketgamer.biz:
Gameloft was the publisher making the consistently highest quality mobile games in 2008, according to the PocketGamer.biz Quality Index.
The Index tracks ratings across major review websites, including Pocket Gamer, IGN Wireless, AirGamer, Mobile Game FAQs and Handy-Player.
Gameloft scored an average of 7.95 out of 10 across 145 reviews of its games. [...]

From 1up.com (via joystiq.com):
Back when we first got word of I Am Alive, a new disaster game from Ubisoft, the popular gossip was that the title would feature Jade Raymond (of Assassin’s Creed fame) as producer. Since then, Ubisoft hasn’t provided much info aside from the debut trailer above, but we’ve finally got new [...]