January

Interactive Arts Alberta opened the Walkthrough Collaborative Centre. A coworking space for game creators offering workspaces, events, networking, and mentorship.
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Bioware announced restructuring.
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Catboy Zoom (Ethan Vuong, Brae Stoltz) was released on January 7, 2025.

February

Caldera Interactive announced its debut game, The Rabbit Haul.
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A University of Alberta’s psychology professor is using games to research cognitive processes.
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Blood Running (Dead Unicorn) was released on February 21, 2025.

March

Plans to revive Alberta’s tax credit (related to video games) were officially scrapped.
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Botanica (Second Fiddle Studio) was released on March 21, 2025.

April

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May

Artificial Agency, a company building artificial intelligence tools for video game development, wins at YEG Startup Community Awards.
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Zugalu Entertainment acquires Crimson Herring Studios.
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University of Alberta assistant professor of Experimental Game Design wins Foundations of Digital Games Best Paper award.
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Snacko (Bluecurse Studios) was released on May 25, 2025.

June

Scaffold, a new development program providing instruction, mentorship, and workshops starting year two.
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Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown (Zugalu Entertainment) was released on June 18, 2025.

July

Just Keep Looting (Duck Forge) was released on July 11, 2025.

Spritz The Happy Onion (Teddykaboom) was released on July 15, 2025.

Sector Unknown (Creative Storm Entertainment) was released on July 16, 2025.

Ctrl Alt Deal (Only By Midnight) was released on July 22, 2025.

August

Interactive Arts Alberta launches Baby Ghosts Alberta, a new accelerator for marginalized game developers.
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September

Soul Rider (Room 322 Games) was released on September 19, 2025.

Command Deck (k-critical) was released on September 24, 2025.

Sounds Terrifying (pyrano studios) was released on September 24, 2025.

Dead Air (Blue Feather) was released on September 30, 2025.

October

An AI researcher creating a “behavior engine” with Artificial Agency was interviewed.
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Calgary Economic Development launches Calgary Game Kiln.
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Xsolla, a video game commerce company, announced a partnership with Scaffold.
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November

University of Calgary Kennedy Scholarship awarded to a student creating video games.
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Hunters Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure (Crimson Herring Studios) was released on November 24, 2025.

Smack Talk (Dedzix) was released on November 26, 2025.

December

Bow Valley College’s Indie Ignition Accelerator took place.
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Edmonton game designer incorporates tech into new card game
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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced. Edmonton-based Arcanaut Studios to develop.
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Kids develop video games through coding after-school program
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Knights In A Different SpaceTime (Destreon Games) was released on December 4, 2025.