Wednesday, November 3, 2010
By: Matthew Doucette
Xona Games, and specifically Jason Doucette and Matthew Doucette, congratulated by Nova Scotia House of Assembly, thanks to recognition by Zach Churchill, MLA of Yarmouth:
As mentioned, here's links to our $100,000 I-3 Innovacorp award and Decimation X. A few of you may notice the typo, Destination X should be spelled Decimation X! It's all good!
Here's how it went down:
The honourable member for Yarmouth.
RESOLUTION NO. 1872
MR. ZACH CHURCHILL: Mr. Speaker, I hereby give notice that on a future day I shall move the adoption of the following resolution:
Whereas Xona Games is owned and operated by Matthew Doucette and Jason Doucette, two young Nova Scotian entrepreneurs; and
Whereas Xona Games is the winner of the inNOVAcorp I-3 Technology Start Up Competition and one of Xona Games’ video games, Destination X, is the No. 1 ranked video game in Japan; and
Whereas Matthew Doucette and Jason Doucette have exemplified initiative, perseverance, and entrepreneurial spirit;
Therefore be it resolved that the members of this House of Assembly congratulate Xona Games on this impressive achievement.
Mr. Speaker, I request waiver of notice and passage without debate.
MR. SPEAKER: There has been a request for waiver.
Is it agreed?
It is agreed.
Would all those in favour of the motion please say Aye. Contrary minded, Nay.
The motion is carried.
Source: http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/proceedings/hansard/61-2/h37nov03.pdf (from http://nslegislature.ca/)
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That is all.
About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.