GCA News

The Great Canadian Appathon in the news:

  • Microsoft

    “The Appathon isn’t just about building a great game, but also doing so within a limited timeframe.”

  • Financial Post

    “Events such as the Great Canadian Appathon are key to Microsoft’s strategy of encouraging the next generation of application creators to look to the company’s platform as something they can build a business around.”

  • Ottawa Citizen

    “While 48 hours might not seem like a lot of time, Mr. Sharma (XMG Studio Founder) knows first hand that reputations in the mobile gaming world can be cemented in a two-day span.”

  • itbusiness.ca

    “Keep it simple and fun. That’s the key advice of mobile game experts to up and coming coders who are taking part in a 48-hour scramble to develop the next great mobile game and bring home a share of $45,000 in cash prizes.”

  • The Vancouver Sun

    “Earlier this year, XMG hosted its internal hackathon to challenge employees to come up with a new video game for the company over the course of a 48-hour time frame. When the weekend was over, one game emerged as the clear victor, Cows vs. Aliens.”

  • What's Your Tech

    “It’s an all-nighter of a different kind! Student developers across Canada will compete in a mad 48 hour scramble to create the next great mobile game – and share in like $45,000 worth of loot!”

  • Village Gamer

    “This is an awesome opportunity to learn more about app coding from the professionals, as well as a chance to win some major cash and other prizes, not to mention getting your app published.”

  • The Female Perspective of Computer Science

    According to the Appathon’s rules, you don’t even have to be on campus – you can work online if you want. I don’t know if it’s a gender thing or just because we’re getting older, but I personally really appreciate this flexibility.”

  • utGDDC

    “It should be perfectly clear that this is THE game-making competition to enter.”

  • CBC Radio

    “Some of Toronto’s and Canada’s most innovative and tech-savvy students will be furiously typing in computer code this weekend. The organizer is a Toronto company that makes mobile games, XMG Studio. We spoke with Andrew Kamondy, Vice President of busines

  • WMPowerUser

    “This weekend marks the ‘Great Canadian Appathon’, a contest sponsored by TELUS, XMG Studio and The National Post, looking for young Canadian programmers to produce a WP7 game in a mere 48 hours.”

  • Global Nerdy

    “Are you a Canadian post-secondary student? Do you think you (or better still, you and a team of your fellow students) whip up a mobile game in 48 hours?”

  • CTV

    “Hundreds of students from across the country competed in the Great Canadian Appathon last weekend, vying for a top prize of $25,000 for the team that created the best smartphone app.”

  • The Concordian

    “You have probably heard of a walkathon or a phoneathon, but an appathon? I never heard the term either until two weekends ago when Concordia University, along with six other venues across the country, hosted the first-ever Great Canadian Appathon.”