New directory listing: Reverie World Studios, Smoking Gun Studios, WishboneX Creations

Reverie World Studios is based in Ontario. They are currently in development of Dawn of Fantasy, a real-time-strategy game set for release on PC and Xbox360.

Smoking Gun Studios is composed of industry veterans. Based in Vancouver, they are currently developing their first major console title.

WishboneX Creations is developing Pro Wrestling  X, a wrestling game for PC. They are located in Burnaby, BC.

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New French language video game law in Quebec

On April 1st a new law came into effect in the province of Quebec regarding the sale of video games. The law states that if a French-language version of a game exists, it must be made available to consumers. If a game has both a French and English version, only the French version will be sold in stores in Quebec.

The law does not prevent the sale of non-French language games. If a game does not have a French-language version (usually Parisian French), then whatever version has been developed be it in English, Japanese, or other, then it will still be available to Quebecers. If a French version is subsequently released, then it will replace the non-French product on store shelves.

The new law is meant to promote the French language in the province. It also forces retailers, distributers, and publishers to make French-language games accessible to the Francophone community. In many cases there are already localized versions (French included) of games developed, but their distribution in the province of Quebec has been neglected. Developers needn’t worry as their games will still be for sale in Quebec no matter what language their games have been developed in.

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