Cash and Burn

How a self-styled venture capitalist sold Hollywood on a made-in-Nova Scotia video game.

Two Waddell Avenue in Dartmouth, NS, where James Drage maintained offices for several companies. This story explores how he burned through more than a million dollars in public money, leaving a trail of jilted investors in his wake.

The project, once touted as a revolutionary piece of interactive media, quickly devolved into a case study of failed promises and regulatory oversight gaps within the Atlantic Canada opportunities landscape.