Canada to invest in local video game business
16th Nov 2006, 10:51 GMT
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Grabbing a piece of the $20 billion video game industry, the Canadian government on Wednesday said it would invest CAN$2 million ($1.8 million) to develop homegrown video games.
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