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22nd February 2013

Canada Media Fund Introduces New Gross Sales Recording Mechanism

Canada Media FundThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced a mechanism for officially recording data on gross sales for all television and digital media projects supported in the CMF Convergent and Experimental streams. As announced last April, when the new guidelines were published, each project funded by the CMF in 2012–2013 must provide a report on gross sales from now on. The purpose is to help the CMF compile statistics on sales concluded nationally and internationally in order to better promote the success of funded projects. The data will also serve for discussions on a potential incentive to stimulate international sales. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd February 2013

Goldtooth Creative Showcases A Sharp Dressed Crysis 3 For Global TV Audience

Goldtooth CreativeVancouver’s unique boutique creative/production house Goldtooth Creative Agency Inc. swaggered onto the screens of North American and European TV audiences on February 12 with a CG television trailer for the highly-anticipated sandbox shooter Crysis® 3. The 30-second spot was broadcast during the lead up to the game’s North American release on February 19. The trailer will be broadcast globally within a week of launch and also be featured online. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd February 2013

Nicholas Stratigopoulos Launches Soccer PE Educational App

mini-orbyNicholas Stratigopoulos, a physical and health education teacher in Montreal, has announced the launch of his third educational app, Soccer PE. It is designed to encourage physical activity through the sport of soccer and ultimately designed to encourage the adoption of an active and healthy lifestyle for children. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd February 2013

Layer 7 SecureSpan Gateway Now Available On Demand in AWS Marketplace

layer 7Layer 7 Technologies, a Vancouver-based provider of API management and mobilization tools for the new open enterprise, has announced that its SecureSpan Gateway for API Management is now available in AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace allows AWS customers to easily find, buy and start using software that they can run on the AWS Cloud. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd February 2013

UBC Award of Achievement In Social Media Online And In-Class Courses Start Soon

UBCSocial Media creates a place for community engagement and social interaction, and can aid organizations in building relationships, developing business opportunities, supporting marketing strategies and engaging their community. Develop your social media strategies and skills with the UBC Award of Achievement in Social Media program. Learn from our industry instructors and network with colleagues engaged in social media. Improve your knowledge in this emerging field by taking individual courses or an Award of Achievement program. Courses take place in downtown Vancouver at UBC Robson Square, with selected courses also offered online. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd February 2013

The Secret World Previews Issue 6: The Last Train to Cairo

funcomFuncom has revealed an exclusive preview of the next upcoming update for ‘The Secret World’ – Issue #6: The Last Train to Cairo. In this action filled update which is set to launch in early March, players will get to fight atop moving trains, travel back in time to ancient Egypt to secure powerful artifacts, fight with the awesome new Whip Auxiliary Weapon, reap great new rewards for Veterans and Recruiters and face down a new and terrible monster from another dimension in an epic raid size encounter! Read the rest of this entry »

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21st February 2013

BioWare Gives Fans One Final Sendoff for Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 3: Citadel

BiowareThe final chapter of Commander Shepard’s heroic saga draws near. BioWare has announced two new downloadable content packs for Mass Effect™ 3 – the single-player pack Mass Effect 3: Citadel and the multiplayer content Mass Effect 3: Reckoning. On February 26, Mass Effect 3: Reckoning will be free* to download, giving fans of the popular multiplayer mode in Mass Effect 3 access to new characters, weapons and upgrades. On March 5, Mass Effect 3: Citadel will be the last single player DLC pack for Mass Effect 3, giving fans one final, sentimental journey with Commander Shepard and their squad. Mass Effect 3: Citadel will be available for $14.99 or 1200 MS Points. Read the rest of this entry »

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21st February 2013

Star Trek The Video Game Pre-Order And Day One Purchase Special Offer For UK Gamers

digital extremesParamount Pictures and leading video game publisher and developer Namco Bandai Partners UK have announced a pre-order and day-one purchase opportunity with all UK Game stores. The partnership allows any purchaser of Star Trek The Video Game on any format an exclusive complimentary ticket to this year’s hottest movie Star Trek Into Darkness, which releases in cinemas everywhere in May 2013. Star Trek The Video Game is currently in development at Digital Extremes. Read the rest of this entry »

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21st February 2013

First LEGO League Teams Invent ‘Senior Solutions’ at Provincial Competitions

first roboticsMore than 80 First LEGO League teams brought their robots, inventions and innovations to the First LEGO League (FLL) Championships held in Oshawa and Waterloo. “Senior Solutions”, this year’s challenge, asked teams of nine to fourteen year old builders to develop innovative ways to help senior citizens maintain their independence and quality of life, with over 80 different innovations proposed by teams to the judges at the two separate events held at UOIT in Oshawa on January 12th and at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo on January 13th. Read the rest of this entry »

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21st February 2013

Ubisoft Reveals Watch_Dogs For PlayStation 4

ubisoft canadaFollowing last evening’s announcement of the PlayStation®4 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE), Ubisoft® revealed that its highly anticipated open world action-adventure game Watch_Dogs™ will be available for the launch of the new system. In Watch_Dogs, players will experience the realities of living in our fully connected society, where individuals and corporations are at risk of exposure by our ever-increasing reliance on networks and technology. Read the rest of this entry »

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