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Certain Affinity Toronto Studio Wins Studio of the Year Award from the Canadian Game Awards 2021 News provided by Share this article Share this article AUSTIN, Texas, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Certain Affinity, one of the largest independent video game developers, today announced that its Toronto studio has just been awarded the 2021 Canadian Games Award for "Studio of the Year." The Toronto studio, which last week celebrated its second anniversary, was selected for this honor against co...

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Certain Affinity Celebrates Second Anniversary of Toronto Studio with New Executive Hire and "Studio of the Year" Award Nomination Dan Ayoub Joins Studio to Drive Growth and Educational Initiatives News provided by Share this article Share this article AUSTIN, Texas, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Certain Affinity, one of the largest independent video game developers, today announced that it is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its Toronto studio with the hiring of a general manager and a...

Certain Affinity hires Halo series veteran as vice president of Canadian operations The developer has also been nominated by the Canadian Game Awards for Studio of the Year Ayoub is best known for being  Halo developer 343 Industries’ former external studio head and has also held producer roles at major developers, including Electronic Arts, Disney and Ubisoft. “It’s a really amazing time to come on board at Certain Affinity. I’ve had the pleasure of workin...

Certain Affinity has appointed veteran Halo developer Dan Ayoub as its VP of Canadian operations and general manager of its Toronto studio.  Ayoub most recently served as general manager of education at Microsoft, and prior to that worked as a studio head at Halo developer 343 Industries. In his new role, Ayoub will be tasked with leading Certain Affinitys growth efforts in Canada. He joins the company at a time of rapid expansion, with the Texas-based developer recently passing 250 full-...

Industry veteran joins expansion studio as vice president and general manager

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Warframe developer insists nothing changes creatively after acquisition by Tencent Creatively independent Tencent, a stupidly massive Chinese conglomerate, got a little bigger recently. It added Leyous assets to its portfolio thanks to a new acquisition. Leyou likely isnt a name you recognize, but some of its studios will ring a bell. Most notable, Leyou is the parent company of Digital Extremes, which is the developer of Warframe. Thats right -- the free-to-play darling Warframe is now a Te...