J3 Gaming is owned by Justin James, and is based in Edmonton Alberta. J3G's history starts with an open source project in 2004. The project is named 'Open-Tibia' or 'OT' for short. In the beginning only small changes were made for personal satisfaction. These changes created a game titled ‘Goobers’. Over time when more players joined and created a community, bigger updates occurred. Eventually allowing the game to create a network of amusement for everyone playing across the world. More advanced hardware was required to handle the amount of requests per day; this built a strong foundation for a company. The game is still open for new players, you can create an account here then download the client here.

2009 started an interest for building 3D games with Unity. The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) offered a course named Digital Media and IT (DMIT). In this 2-year diploma class, our countless projects and games were graded according to industry standards. An honor’s mark was achieved by graduation in 2011. The competitive local and worldwide market keeps our technologies growing.

The mobile device market is a key area for more development. We recently completed a game published as ‘Free Candy’. The game first hit Android phones in late 2011, and will be completed for iOS products in early 2012.