Bilan annuel 2023-2024: La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec

Key insights

6 takeaways

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The Québec Steam sale 'Célébration des jeux du Québec' featured 211 games and attracted 1.6 million unique visitors over the weekend.See it on page 20
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The first Cercle des dirigeant.e.s, held November 7, 2023, included 14 thematic round tables and brought together nearly 160 industry leaders.See it on page 12
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MIGS 2023 was reformatted as an exclusive B2B event and recorded more than 1200 participants and 2200+ business meetings.See it on page 22
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The Caravane entrepreneuriale Ubisoft is a four-stage annual program, and its first stop in Quebec City welcomed 40 startups.See it on page 15
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The Parcours Innovation selected two cohorts of four studios each, with each selected studio receiving personalized support and activities valued at 12,000.See it on page 17
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The Lexique Ludique plugin offers more than 160 terminology sheets to help professionals find French alternatives to common English expressions.See it on page 23

Summary

La Guilde du jeu vidéo du Québec, a cooperative representing the province's video game industry, presents its annual report for fiscal 2023-2024. The report covers its public affairs work, events and projects, a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) action plan, communications, partners and new members. It states that the cooperative had more than 330 members at the time of the president's message.

On public affairs, the report describes a commissioned impact study by PwC after the provincial budget of March 2024, along with a Journée du jeu vidéo à Québec held on February 20, 2024, which included a cocktail at the Assemblée Nationale attended by 150 guests. A new study on the industry's points of differentiation was also produced with Behaviour Interactif and Habo studio stratégique, and the report says 87% of workers indicated high satisfaction and fulfillment at work, 91% feel included in the industry, and 95% would recommend their employer to their peers.

In projects, the Caravane took place in Saguenay from May 4 to 7, 2023, with 117 participants from more than 50 companies. The Caravane entrepreneuriale Ubisoft, presented by Banque Nationale, opened its first stop in Quebec City on March 20, with 40 startups attending. The Parcours Innovation selected two cohorts of four studios each. The MIGS 2023 event, held November 8-9, drew more than 1200 participants and recorded 2200+ business meetings.