Here is a short summary of last night’s Mount Royal Game Society Indie Game Developer meetup, at l’Amère à Boire.
This was their 4th monthly meetup, and even with the high Montreal heat, the 3rd floor was packed. Good thing we had beer!

 
Thanks to Nick and Stephen for planning the event!

Stephen demonstrated a [...]

[ September 1, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] From Mount Royal Game Society (@societeludique): Slowly but surely, September is creeping up on us, ready to sucker-punch the summer wind right out of out lungs. We say: to heck with that! Let’s ring the month in with awesome friends, good beer, and excellent indie games! Cranky ol’ September will [...]

From Gamasutra:

The editors of Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra invite readers to participate in the annual Game Developer Salary Survey, the only statistical study of game industry salaries and benefits across the years. The information provided will help inform the entire game development community.
Now, for the first time, the survey also includes indie and contract [...]

Any Montreal indie studios thinking of going to GDC this year?
 
From Gamasutra:
For its GDC 2010 edition in San Francisco, game business networking event Game Connection will introduce its Level Up promotion, granting free admission to five independent studios.
Game Connection, a "speed dating event for business-focused game makers," occurs every year in Lyon, France and [...]

From GameMaker Blog (via IndieGames):
Happy New Year everyone! I’ve spent the last few weeks putting this video together. It’s my take on Rinkuhero’s classic 100 Game Maker Games in 10 Minutes video. All the games included were either made or completed in 2009, and I’ve restricted it to a maximum of 2 games per [...]

Here is some good news for all you Montreal indie developers:
From BusinessWire:
Havok™, the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries, today announced that as part of the company’s expanding business model it has launched an Independent Developer Program. Designed to enable independent game studios [...]