Panelist, Co-founder of Girls on Games

Catherine is a Digital Designer turned Game Dev who started gaming and dabbling with computers at the tender age of 5. She since traded DOS commands for HTML/CSS and NES games for RPGs. She also has a healthy love of cooking, cartoons, movies and music.

Catherine Smith-Desbiens

PHOTOS: Attack on Otakuthon 2015 – Events & Main Show Floor

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·August 10, 2015

The 10th edition of Montreal's Otakuthon 2015 just wrapped up and what a whirlwind it was! Three days of cosplay, panels, table top competitions, video game tournaments, live concerts, anime showings, parties, celebrities, the artist alley... Check out our photos from the show floor!

Conventions & Festivals Geek Culture Movies & TV Music

The Girls on Games Podcast Ep 31 – Esports Worthy Games and Should Streamers Ham It Up for the cam?

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·August 4, 2015

We talk about which games we like to see become the next big esport title and, following Pewdiepie's recent playthrough of Five Night's at Freddy's, should streamers and let's players ham it up for the camera?

GoGCast Podcast

Journey on PS4 - screenshot taken via PS Share

Journey (PS3/PS4) Review: A Journey Everyone Should Take

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·August 2, 2015

If I were to pick one title that proves that video game making is an Art form, worthy of that capital A, I’m pretty sure I would pick Journey. Will you take this journey with us?

PlayStation Reviews

The Girls on Games Podcast Ep 30 Ft. JustJesss – Nintendo’s Fall Line-up & Gaming on Vacay

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·July 31, 2015

Our friend JustJesss is back. As she is a Nintendo veteran, we chat Nintendo's upcoming releases. We also share our favourite games to play on vacation.

GoGCast Podcast

The Girls on Games Podcast 29 – ‘All Work All Play’, ‘Pixels’ & Realistic Body Types in Games

Catherine Smith-Desbiens and Leah Jewer·July 26, 2015

We went to the movies to see the e-sport documentary 'All Work All Play' and the Hollywood-made fiasco that is 'Pixels'. And would having more realistic body types in games affect our gameplay?

GoGCast Podcast

PHOTOS: ESWC 2015 Counter-Strike Global Offensive Finals

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·July 13, 2015

This weekend, Montreal hosted the ESWC Counter Strike Global Offensive Finals! 3 days of riveting matches and heavy competition. Check out our photos and videos from the event

eSport MTL News

The Girls on Games Podcast 28 – Mid-year game of the year, summer games and heartfelt goodbyes

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·July 13, 2015

As per usual in our weekly podcast, we talk about gamin news that matters to us, look at what our mid-year game of the year is, preview our summer gaming and we give our heartfelt goodbyes to Saturo Iwata.

GoGCast Podcast

The Girls on Games Podcast 27 – Live from Montreal Comiccon!

Simon Marcoux, Catherine Smith-Desbiens, Catherine Ashley, Alicia Alexandra, Nicholas MacDonald and Leah Jewer·July 7, 2015

This week’s podcast was recorded live during our conference at Montreal Comiccon last week-end! We talk about the origins of Girls on Games, where we’ve been and where we are going. Thanks to all who showed up and support us!

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PHOTOS: Montreal Comiccon 2015 events and main show floor

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·July 6, 2015

Montreal Comiccon has come and gone and it was a blast. The con is now held in July to take full advantage of what the city has to offer in the summer and the video game presence was bigger than ever! See it for yourself.

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Catherine Smith-Desbiens

PHOTOS: Attack on Otakuthon 2015 – Events & Main Show Floor

The Girls on Games Podcast Ep 31 – Esports Worthy Games and Should Streamers Ham It Up for the cam?

Journey (PS3/PS4) Review: A Journey Everyone Should Take

The Girls on Games Podcast Ep 30 Ft. JustJesss – Nintendo’s Fall Line-up & Gaming on Vacay

The Girls on Games Podcast 29 – ‘All Work All Play’, ‘Pixels’ & Realistic Body Types in Games

PHOTOS: ESWC 2015 Counter-Strike Global Offensive Finals

The Girls on Games Podcast 28 – Mid-year game of the year, summer games and heartfelt goodbyes

The Girls on Games Podcast 27 – Live from Montreal Comiccon!

PHOTOS: Montreal Comiccon 2015 events and main show floor