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“<<We>> had such a successful event for our 5-year landmark. Vortex has grown enormously since its inception as a generalist digital media competition and this is the best year yet. We anticipate growth in many areas for the future and look forward to the part we shall play in the development of the game industry in Canada. Canada is a rich videogame landscape and this competition is a testament to high quality of our training facilities and entrepreneurship. Our 2009 winning team is another brilliant example of the talent in our country”, said Sari Ruda, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Vortex. “We are proud of the successes generated by previous Vortex participants. This year we asked Hamed Abbasi to share his success story at Vortex.”

“Having competed in the Vortex competition, I was able to establish the necessary relationships with numerous industry leaders which in turn assisted me in starting my own video game company.” Hamed Abbasi - Finalist, Vortex 2007, launched his company in March 2008, has a staff of 16 and has already released 5 titles this year.
After careful review of the applications, 48 contenders were invited to pitch in front of their panel of industry experts over the two-day competition. The competition was stiff and 5 made it to the finals: Tribes of Mexica, Safe Break, Fallen Champions, Solar Chaos, and Colour-Coded.

Platform puzzler, Colour-Coded, led by John Josephson, Principle, Alex Quick, Creative Director, and Murray Sinclair, Creative, was unanimously named the winner by their panel of esteemed judges.

"...Vortex was a tremendous opportunity to learn and network with people in the gaming industry. I look forward to coming back next year and I can’t wait to launch our game at Vortex in the near future."  John Josephson - Winner of Vortex 2009.

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