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Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc. proudly presents Warhammer® 40,000®: Space Marine® – The Soundtrack featuring the original music score from Relic Entertainment’s critically acclaimed 3rd person action/shooter published by THQ Inc. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – The Soundtrack is scheduled for release on September 20th, 2011 to retail outlets through Sumthing Else Music Works, and for digital download, Amazon MP3, iTunes® and other digital music sites. Read the rest of this entry »

Gamerizon, a Montreal-based studio specialized in mobile games development and responsible for the very successful Chop Chop™ franchise on the iOS platform, announced this morning that it closed a five million dollars investment round with a prestigious syndicate led by Vanedge Capital and including iNovia Capital.

This private investment will allow Gamerizon to significantly expand its employee base with 100 new hires planned over the next 24 months and improve its product offering in both breadth and scope. Read the rest of this entry »

Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has launched its fall 2011 line-up with ground-breaking and informative programming targeted to people living with disabilities.   Airing on The Accessible Channel, also known as TACtv, two inspirational programs, Accessibility in Action and A Whole New Light, explore the latest technological options and opportunities for those with disabilities.   Both shows feature real-life stories and testimonials that show how new disability solutions that are making a difference and helping people’s lives.

“AMI is proud to announce the launch of these two illuminating programs,” says AMI President and CEO David Errington. “Both of these ground-breaking shows will connect with viewers on a very personal level supporting AMI’s aim to create, advocate, collaborate and enable accessibility to all media.” Read the rest of this entry »

Futurist and author Owen Greaves, along with special guest Rick Rake, will be presenting a Future of Business workshop at the Sandman Hotel & Suites in Abbotsford on September 26th. Cost to attend is $99.00 per person for those who register before September 23rd, and $149.00 per person thereafter. Please visit the web site for registration information.

Workshop Description:

The Future of Business Workshop is more than social media, the Internet or the world online; it’s about looking at business differently and fighting for your Businesses Survival. Together with Owen, you will see the Future Of Business and will apply that knowledge to create new ways of embracing the future in your business. A workbook will be provided to each participant in the 2 – 4 hour workshop to encourage home study and application of the concepts presented. Read the rest of this entry »

D-Link is now offering an IP Surveillance Technology Specialization through its Value in Partnership Channel Program. With the new specialization, D-Link provides channel partners with the technical background to develop and implement IP surveillance solutions, as well as resources designed to enrich the D-Link® business experience, making it seamless and rewarding. The IP Surveillance Technology Specialization is now available through D-Link’s Value in Partnership Program online partner portal. Read the rest of this entry »

The second annual ShesConnected Conference, taking place September 29 to 30, 2011 at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre, is expected to include digitally-savvy and influential Canadian women, as well as representatives from top national and international brands and agencies.

“The goal of the ShesConnected Conference is to bring digital women together with brands for networking, educational seminars and interactive forums,” says Donna Marie Antoniadis, co-founder of ShesConnected Multimedia. “The hope is that it’s a start for a long-term working relationship that benefits both the brand and the digital woman.” Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday MacLean’s published an article titled Grand Theft Tax Break, written by Jesse Brown. This article, as you can guess by the title, was a disparaging piece about the tax credits and incentives received by the video game industry in certain regions of Canada.

I am going to overlook for a moment the entire tax incentives debate, mainly because I am not a developer or studio owner and I’m not a policy wonk – there are simply too many areas of the incentives program that I don’t entirely understand, so it’s best to skirt around that issue for now and get to what really got my dander up in that article. I will also overlook the inherent problems within the industry itself, because like any other industry in this country, there are work-life balance issues that need to be dealt with, but they don’t really come fully into play here.

I have to wonder what Mr. Brown has against the game industry, or if he has any friends who work in game development. If that article had been about an ethnic group or any type of visible minority, it never would have been published containing the insults and general slurs it does. It is one thing to be angry about something the industry receives, it is another to wipe a wide brush of insult across those who work in the industry. If the article was in any way meant to be a satirical rebuttal of the New York Times article Mr. Brown uses as reference, in my opinion the author fell far short of his mark. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. today unveiled the complete music track listing for EA Sports™ FIFA 12, featuring 39 artists from 15 countries, to create the soundtrack of the season for football fans. Every year, EA’s FIFA franchise brings together an unprecedented mix of genre-spanning music gathered from around the globe to represent each country and its passion for the game.

The FIFA 12 soundtrack delivers new music from Kasabian, The Ting Tings and CSS and hot tracks by Chase & Status, TV On The Radio, Foster The People, The Strokes and Thievery Corporation. In addition, this year’s soundtrack includes such international breakthrough artists as Holland’s The Medics, Brazil’s Bloco Bleque, England’s The Vaccines, Monarchy and Graffiti6, New Zealand’s Naked & Famous, Sweden’s Little Dragon, and American indie rock bands GIVER, Grouplove and Portugal. The Man. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know incredible kids who do amazing things that go above and beyond our normal day-to-day status quo. We know those kids who think in wonderfully different ways than the rest of us. And we know those kids who see our world with their own unique perspective.

This weekend, on Saturday September 17th those brilliant kids, both young and old, will be speaking at TEDxKids@BC, a new event being held at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. This impressive roster of speakers will share their ingenuity and “out of the box” thinking through their inspiring stories. Audience members will hear motivating presentations and will have many opportunities to meet fellow attendees. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. has released a sequel to their smash hit iPhone game Burn the Rope, with over 6 million downloads. Burn the Rope: WORLDS, the hot new addition to the Burn the Rope franchise is finally available for an iDevice near you.

Burn the Rope: Worlds lights up your iPhone all over again with 100 brand-new levels, four different themed worlds including Jungle, Mechanical, Fantasy and Space; and an exciting brand new mini-game called Endless Burn. Read the rest of this entry »