Xona Games announced a top 3 finalist in the $200,000 I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition.

An update to an earlier post, Xona Games has advanced to round 3 in InNOVAcorp's 2009 I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition.  In our zone, we are a top 3 finalist competing for $100,000 and $40,000 first and second place award packages.  Across all zones, we are a top 15 finalist competing for an additional $100,000 provincial award.  Wish us luck!

For some background history on InNOVAcorp's I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition, read our earlier post.

Also See:

• Duality ZF (official developer site)
• CBC News (TV, radio, website)
• Duality ZF Dream Build Play 2009 Finalist (2nd in Canada, 7th in the world)
• Interviews (Xona Games, Duality ZF)
• Duality ZF Promo Materials

External Links:

• Duality ZF (official game site)
• Duality ZF Forums (hosted on xbox.com)
• Xona Games (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo)
• Dream Build Play (Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Contest)
• Xbox LIVE Indie Games* (xbox.com, Xbox Forums)
• Imphenzia Music (creator of the Duality ZF soundtrack)
• InNOVAcorp (Twitter, Facebook)

*Xbox LIVE Indie Games formerly known as Xbox LIVE Community Games.

About the Author:  I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning, indie game studio I run with my twin brother. We concentrate on nostalgic game concepts with modern-day gameplay and intensity. Our company, our games, and our technology have all won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, as well as become #1 best sellers in multiple countries. Read about our story and our blog.