How good a deal you ask? How about a free conference pass worth $700?

GDC Canada has announced that they will be offering free passes to the Vancouver conference to those who have been laid off from their games industry job in the past 12 months. Potential devs who want to take advantage of it can’t be currently employed, and must present a Record of Employment at the show to be eligible.

It makes sense that GDC Canada would want to offer a deal like this: although being geographically close to GDC San Francisco, the Canadian conference usually draws less than half of the attendees of its Californian counterpart. Even with this deal, the current economy will give GDC Canada a hard time attracting developers out west for another series of parties and schmoozing.

For all the details see the GDC Canada page on the offer.

The big news for Brink is a new cinematic trailer released during GDC and we have it here for you. Get your first look at Container City, a Floating home to squatters and refugees just looking for a place to call home. Choose your side wisely, will it be the Resistance the Security, as you battle for control of the ARK, Humanities last place of refuge after total environmental catastrophe – the melting of the Polar Ice caps.

Fight alone or online with up to 16 player matches while completing team based and individual character goals. Game objectives, and missions will be dynamically generated based on a number of variable conditions; your character, your condition, your location, your squad-mates, and the overall status of the battle in all gameplay modes.

Rated M – May not be suitable for all viewers

No doubt you have been inundated with news of the Wii HD and Monkey Island: the sequel: the remake, but let’s be honest with ourselves: the only true news is that this is a totally sweet photoshop of a highway sign leading into Hoboken, NJ. No, nobody cares about the New Sam & Max season making it’s way to PS3, the winners of the Game Developer’s Choice Awards, or that Gabe Newell (head honcho at Valve) got a Portal-themed BSOD during his presentation. I am in serious doubt if anyone gives two shakes of a wiimote about the Indie game rant session, the new Deus Ex 3 trailer or Steamworks being integrated with Unreal Engine 3.

This image is so much more awesome.

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via: The Tanooki