Groove Media Inc  
SkillGround Ultimate Tour Golf Groove Games Bedlam
Home
Products
In The Media
Management
Affiliates
Careers
Contact

Groove Media Inc.’s mission is to revolutionize the video gaming industry by combining traditional video games, skill gaming and e-commerce. Since 2001, Groove Games has published more than 20 retail game titles on the PC, Xbox and PlayStation2 platforms. Recently, Groove Media Inc. launched a software platform, SkillGround, on skillground.com. A unique and ground-breaking endeavour, SkillGround.com is the first site to allow visitors to download retail-quality games absolutely free and play against competitors of similar skill levels for fun, or for cash. SkillGround.com currently hosts multiple genres including: first person shooter, racing, sports and fighting.
 



Jon Walsh,
Director

Jon Walsh founded Groove in September of 2001 and has more than eleven years of video game industry experience. Since inception, Groove has published more than 20 game titles that have been released globally, including Playboy: The Mansion, Pariah and Marine Sharpshooter. Prior to joining Groove, Mr. Walsh was the Canadian Sales Manager of Activision, a top-five global publisher of video games. Mr. Walsh received his Honours BA in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario and his
MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.



Trevor Fencott,

Director

Mr. Fencott brings seven years of game industry experience to the Groove team. Prior to joining Groove, he built the video game practice at the law firm Goodmans LLP and Goodmans Venture Group, where he advised developers, publishers and the investment community on licensing, game development and
financing. He currently sits on the business committee of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). Mr. Fencott received his Honours BA from Queen's University and his LLB from the University of Western Ontario.



Michael Haines,
Director

Mr. Haines has over eight years of experience in the video game industry and sixteen years of experience in marketing and communications. In July 2006, Mr. Haines moved to Dublin Ireland as the Managing Director of Groove's wholly-owned company, Groove Games Limited. He joined Groove as its Chief Operating Officer in January 2003. Previously, he was a founder and Executive Vice President of Publishing and Licensing for HIP Interactive Corp., a company that listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in December 1999. Earlier, Mr. Haines was an Associate and the Vice President of Marketing for Hill & Gertner Capital Corp. and the Manager of Marketing Services for the Ontario Lottery Corporation.



Harvey Solursh,
Director

Prior to joining Groove, Mr. Solursh, C.A., was the Chief Financial Officer of CryptoLogic Inc. Previously, Mr. Solursh was a founding partner at Solursh, Feldman & Partners, Chartered Accountants, where he practiced for 30 years. His arenas of expertise include financing emerging companies, commercial and venture capital financing, private placements, and asset and share purchases and sales.



UTOUR GOLF AND CALLAWAY GOLF PRESENT THE ULTIMATE ONLINE GOLFING TOURNAMENT
Beginning 12:00 a.m. EST on Friday December 21st, 2007, the Callaway Golf Invitational Sweepstakes is open to all registered UTour Golf players.

UTOUR GOLF AND SI.com (SPORTS ILLUSTRATED) JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT THE SI.com OPEN SWEEPSTAKES AND A TRIP FOR TWO TO MAUI, HAWAII
The SI.com Open Sweepstakes began at 12:01 AM EST on Monday, Dec 3, 2007, and is open to all registered UTour Golf players who are at least 21 years old and reside in the U.S.

UTOUR GOLF AND GOLF.COM TEAM UP TO OFFER A TRIP FOR TWO TO THE MICHAEL JORDAN CELEBRITY GOLF INVITATIONAL
The winner will receive a GOLF.com sponsored trip for two, including round trip airfare, accommodations, access to the Celebrity Invitational and charity party and one round of golf.

» View News Archive
Feature Product

In stores now.
Marine Sharpshooter 3

You are an elite Sniper/Spotter team deployed to infiltrate, investigate and eliminate the dark plots that exist in Iran's terrorist underground. Use stealth, precision strikes and deadly accuracy to cut out key targets in the ongoing fight against terrorism and international security.