From MCV (via Joystiq):
Once again, MCV has surveyed its fellow video game professionals about their annual salaries in order to come up with an average wage for each facet of the industry in 2010. The median average for all European and U.S. respondents is £31,509 (call it $51,331 and change), while the mean is [...]

Blue Planet Software, Inc., the company that manages the exclusive licensing rights to the Tetris(R) game, and EA Mobile(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc., today announced at a press conference at the EA Montreal studio that Tetris has reached over 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones since 2005, making it the pre-eminent [...]

Here is this week’s poll (also available in the sidebar).
 
Let’s try to learn a bit more about the readers of Games Montreal and maybe even the Montreal gaming community:
 
 
If there’s something you’d like to share, feel free to post a comment.

Trouvé sur Blog des Nerdz:
Jeudi prochain [21 Janvier], le créateur de Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov, sera à Montréal pour rencontrer les médias au studio d’EA Mobile (le principal éditeur/développeur de versions de Tetris depuis 5 ans).
J’ai bien l’intention d’y aller (surtout que l’invitation venait sous la forme d’un cupcake avec des pièces de Tetris [...]

From Touch Arcade:
Following the unexpected release and somewhat confusing removal of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, we managed to get producer Ben Mattes on the phone to discuss the game, but more importantly, the future of Ubisoft’s involvement in the App Store.
We were able to clarify what most people have been wondering about, [...]

From GameTrailers:
 
Here is the latest short trailer for A2M’s cute but violent game Naughty Bear.
Viewer discretion is advised!
Naughty Bear does not play nice with others.

 
Video after the break:

Video Games | Naughty Bear | Play Nice Trailer
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

 
Check out the previous trailer too.

Trouvé sur JeuxVideo.com:
Ceux qui, parmi vous, se souviennent de l’intro formidable de Thief : The Dark Project mais aussi – et surtout – de la gestion du son hallucinante (EAX à l’appui) proposée par le jeu, savent quelle importance revêt cet élément depuis le début de la série. Ceux-là seront enchantés de savoir qu’Eidos [...]

[ January 21, 2010; 4:00 pm; ] From Employee #1’s Facebook (and Twitter):   This week’s Guest Speaker will be: Patrick Redding (Game Director, Splinter Cell: Conviction Co-Op)! He’ll be here live to answer your questions this Thursday, January 21st, from 4-5PM EST.   Follow Employee #1’s Facebook profile for more details.