November 17th, 2021
CNE Extra Life 2021 

Welcome Back, Extra Life!

It's hard to believe that it's that time of the year again with how this year has flown by, but it's already time for Codename Entertainment Extra Life 2021! We're excited to bring back our day of streaming after a year of hiatus! We are also absolutely thrilled to say that this is our eighth year fundraising for Extra Life!

For those who may not know, Extra Life is a wonderful program set up to raise donations for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. The money raised is donated as unrestricted funds for hospitals to use as needed. But the best part? We can help by doing what we love to do: gaming!

For more information about the Extra Life program, check out their FAQ.

What's the Plan for 2021?

Last year we had to cancel our in-person ExtraLife festivities at the very last minute due to changing COVID restrictions. However, we were thrilled that we still managed to raise over $20,000 CAD for BC Children's Hospital in 2020.

We're hoping to do better in 2021!

This year we are delighted to bring back our 24-hour ExtraLife Stream. Starting at 9 AM Pacific Time (PT) on Friday, November 19th until 9 AM PT on Saturday, November 20th, we are excited to offer a jam-packed schedule of game programming. We've got shows based on Dungeons & Dragons, Dark Souls Speedruns, Beat Saber, Dalgona Challenge, Phasmaphobia, and much more. We will have both virtual and CNE HQ-based streams, and you can check out our full streaming schedule on the Codename Entertainment Extra Life Page. You can also donate in-game by purchasing our Extra Life 2021 DLC packs, or directly through the Extra Life pages for any of our currently-supported games. Check out the individual game pages for more details!


Bush Whacker 2
  • Extra Life DLC: Extra Life Charity Pack, the Extra Life PC Pack, and the Extra Life Kitty Pack.


    Crusaders of the Lost Idols
  • Extra Life DLC: Dr. Theo Taskmaster Pack


    Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
  • Extra Life DLC: Star the Displacer Beast Kitten Familiar Pack


    Also, you can check out the Codename Entertainment Extra Life page here.

  • December 10th, 2020
    CNE Extra Life 2020 - Thank You! 
    Posted in Codename News.

    Codename's Extra Life Streams are Cancelled

    We are cancelling the Codename Entertainment 24-hour Extra Life 2020 live stream due to new pandemic restrictions in British Columbia through early January.

    While we are sad to make this announcement, we are happy to do our part to help in the fight against COVID-19.

    But Here's the Good News!

    Additionally, we have some good news to report: Thanks to your collective generosity across all our games, we have raised over $18,000 CAD for BC Children's Hospital Foundation!

    Extra Life is one of the highlights for us every year, and despite everything that has happened in 2020 this year is no different. We are always happy to support a great cause.

    From all of us at Codename Entertainment, THANK YOU for helping make the world a better place -- we'll see you in 2021!
    November 16th, 2020
    CNE Extra Life 2020 
    Posted in Codename News.

    Welcome Back, Extra Life!

    It's hard to believe that it's that time of the year again with how this year has flown by, but it's already time for Codename Entertainment Extra Life 2020!

    For those who may not know, Extra Life is a wonderful program set up to raise donations for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. The money raised is donated as unrestricted funds for hospitals to use as needed. But the best part? We can help by doing what we love to do: gaming!

    For more information about the Extra Life program, check out their FAQ.

    What's the Plan for 2020?

    Like many events this year, we've had to shift from the typical plan and adapt to find solutions that allow us to stay safe and within our region's COVID-19 restrictions. The Codename Entertainment team will still be playing all kinds of games, but we will have more virtual games this year in addition to the socially distant in-office antics. As of new regulations issued at 3 PM PST on Thursday, November 19th, 2020, the Codename Entertainment 24 hour Extra Life live stream has been postponed until a later date.

    You can donate in-game by purchasing our Extra Life 2020 DLC packs, or directly through the Extra Life pages for any of our currently-supported games. Check out the individual game pages for more details! As of Thursday, November 19th 2020 we are thrilled to say that we've already raised over $11,000! Also, you can check out the Codename Entertainment Extra Life page here.

    What if I already donated to a specific stream?

    As of Thursday evening, we received donations to various streams campaigns and we are delighted to say that we will be matching those donations received up to this point.

    Once again, you can find all our info and more over on the Codename Entertainment Extra Life Team Page.

    We hope to have our new day of streaming scheduled soon!
    November 20th, 2019
    Codename Extra Life 2019 
    Posted in Codename News.

    Welcome Back, Extra Life!

    It's that time of the year again - and we're not talking about Christmas, though Christmas is pretty great - it's time for Codename Entertainment Extra Life 2019!

    For those who may not know, Extra Life is a wonderful program set up to raise donations for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. The money raised is donated as unrestricted funds for hospitals to use as needed. But the best part? We can help by doing what we love to do: gaming!

    For more information about the Extra Life program, check out their FAQ.

    What's the Plan for 2019?

    The Codename Entertainment team will be playing all kinds of games, including TRPG games, board games, card games, and of course, video games.

    You can donate in-game or from the Extra Life page of any of our currently supported games. Check out their pages for more details! Plus more! Also, you can check out the Codename Entertainment Extra Life page here.

    When do you Start?

    We have time-gated our stream to this coming weekend, starting on Friday, November 22nd, at 9am PST and running for 24 hours until Saturday, November 23rd at 9am PST. You'll be able to watch the event in all its glory over on the Codename Entertainment Twitch.

    Once again, you can find all our info and more over on the Codename Entertainment Extra Life Team Page.

    Wish us luck surviving again!
    June 17th, 2016
    Codename Entertainment CEO Joins DigiBC Board 
    Posted in Codename News.

    VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, June 17, 2016 — Codename Entertainment today announced that CEO Eric Jordan has joined the Board of Directors for DigiBC, the industry association for digital media and wireless companies in British Columbia.

    “Eric brings a wealth of proven business and technology leadership experience,” said Patrick Sauriol, Executive Director at DigiBC. “I've admired his passion and commitment towards growing Victoria's video gaming community, and believe he can increase awareness from Vancouver Island's growing tech community about DigiBC's initiatives. It will be great to have Eric on the DigiBC board.”

    “It's an honour to be appointed to the board,” said Eric Jordan. “I look forward to working together with the DigiBC board and management team to continue the momentum and growth of the interactive and video games industry here in B.C.”

    Previously, Jordan was the CEO and co-founder of PureEdge Solutions which was acquired by IBM. Eric was an Executive-In-Residence at UVic, the President of the Premier's Technology Council and angel investor in Indochino. Eric has served on many boards including Archipelago Marine Research (Chair), BCTIA and VIATeC (Chair).

    Since joining Codename Entertainment, Jordan led the launch of the international, award-winning game Crusaders of the Lost Idols. The game has stayed in the Top 2% Most Played Games on Steam and the Top 10 Most Played Games on Kongregate.com and Armorgames.com. On average, players spend almost 4 million hours a month playing Crusaders of the Lost Idols. As a result of the success of Crusaders, Codename has grown 8 to 16 people in the past year.

    ABOUT CODENAME ENTERTAINMENT: Codename Entertainment was founded in 2008 in Victoria, B.C. by David Whittaker and Justin Stocks. They started making games for Facebook and evolved into making games for platforms like Kongregate.com, ArmorGames, and Steam.

    Codename Entertainment and Crusaders of the Lost Idols are trademarks of Codename Entertainment Inc. All other products named herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

    About DigiBC: DigiBC is a member-supported, non-profit organization based in Vancouver but with a mandate to grow digital companies across the province. Its mission is to make B.C. a globally-recognized center for Digital Media and Wireless excellence. Members include world-class companies such as Electronic Arts, Disney Interactive, TELUS, Microsoft, Hootsuite and Sony Interactive. More than 1,300 companies in the Digital Media sector create innovative products in wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation, VFX, web, software, social media, interactive marketing and e-learning. Learn more at www.digibc.org