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Upcoming Events

  • Dev Team Drink November

    ⏰ November 20th, 6:30pm
    📍 Le Trèfle Verdun
    🏭 DevTeamDrink

    Students, pros, let's share a drink, talk about gamedev and cry/laugh about our industry!

    Info & Signup

  • Cowork & Chill

    ⏰ November 21st, 1PM - 4PM
    📍 Esplanade Tranquille
    🏭 Montreal Game Dev Meetup (MGDM)

    Come get some work done on your project! You can ask questions if you are stuck or bring your partners along during this coworking session.

    Event Info

  • Boardgames! (Playtest)

    ⏰ November 23rd, 5:15 PM – 8:30 PM
    📍 LE CENTRAL
    🏭 Montreal Game Dev Meetup (MGDM)

    Let's hang and play physical games.
    If you are make 'em, bring 'em for playtest, feedback, or simply for a fun time and good memories!

    Event Info

  • Pixelles Make Games Showcase

    ⏰ December 4th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
    📍 Unity Technologies Montreal
    🏭 Pixelles

    Pixelles is excited to showcase our newest game makers from the Make Games Program. In just a few weeks, they have designed, coded, drew, and produced their very first video game!

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  • Portfolio Boost

    ⏰ December 4th, 3:00pm - 9:00pm
    📍 Centre NAD
    🏭 Creative Connect

    Portfolio reviews with industry professionals, CV clinics, conferences and networking to boost your portfolio and increase your chances of landing the dream job.

    Info & Tickets

  • IVGD - Indie Game Playtest

    ⏰ December 5th, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
    📍 Dawson College
    🏭 Independent Video Game Design

    Join us Thursday, November 20th from 6 PM to 9 PM to playtest games from your local indie developers! Try the games, chat with friendly devs and enjoy a few snacks. The event is free and open to the public, players of all ages are welcome!

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  • Game Dev Drinks at Meltdown

    ⏰ Every Thursday, 6:00pm
    📍Meltdown Montreal
    🏭 Montréal Game Development Meetup Group

    Hang out with other game developers in the Greater Montreal Area, whether you're a veteran developer, indie dev, or only touched a game engine for the first time yesterday.

    Info

  • Monthly Game Jam

    ⏰ Monthly
    📍 Online
    🏭 Montreal Game Development Meetup Group

    Each month will be a different game jam in which we'll meet on discord at the end of the month on a Friday, and the following Tuesday for our Meltdown events the teams will present their games to the group!

    Info & Signup

Game Dev MTL is a group of individuals working in the Montreal
games industry who have two missions:

  1. to offer a dedicated centralized place for finding all the local Montreal games industry events

  2. to create new and recurring events which bring the community together and encourage knowledge-sharing between all Montreal game developers

Past Events

We’ve featured tons of events on our website so far, too many to count! Here are some of the past organizers and the kinds of events they’ve run:

ADVUM — game jams
Autodesk — talks
Dawson College Independent Video Game Design Program — playtests
DevTeamDrink / DevTeamCoffee — social events
Écran Partagé — game presentations, social events
l’Extension Vidéoludique — talks, social events
Game Dev Drink Up MTL — social events
Game Dev MTL — talks, social events, roundtables
Gamerella — game jam, workshops
Indie Asylum — talks, social events
La Guilde — talks, workshops, DEI events, social events, dev support programs, marketing programs
Pixelles — workshops, social events
Montréal Game Development Meetup Group — social events, playtests
XP Gaming — conferences

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