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Your Guide to Montreal’s Gaming Conventions, Events and Competitions

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·March 20, 2019

Montreal is not only home to many game studios, it also hosts a plethora of video game events. Here’s your handy lists to some of the biggest gaming conventions and esports events this city has to offer.

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Your Guide To: Surviving Montreal Comiccon

Alicia Alexandra·June 30, 2015

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Montreal Comiccon is back! In honor of the season, I’ve put together some convention floor tips and helpful advice for first time con-goers that will help make the experience as fun and stress-free as possible.

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Your Guide to: Montreal Comiccon 2015 surroundings and attactions

Your Guide to: Montreal Comiccon Surroundings and Attractions

Catherine Smith-Desbiens·June 28, 2015

We all know that Montreal Comiccon brings in quite a crowd and is now held during tourist season. This means traffic, waiting lines for almost everything inside the convention centre - food, bathrooms, ATMs - and a general lack of personal space. Being familiar with the con's surrounding area can save you a lot of time and trouble.

Conventions & Festivals Geek Culture

The right tools for the job: Choosing your monitor

Simon Marcoux·March 20, 2015

You’ve had it! You’re done! You have been using the same old 17 inch square monitor for over five years now and you want something else. You want big, you want beautiful, you want expensive… but the selection out there is huge and is kind of freaking you out? I've got you covered.

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