3rd
November
2011
The first edition of MTL DGTL, held in Montreal from October 31 to November 2 has come and gone. The new festival, which was organized by Alliance numérique and sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, drew in nearly 2,100 digital industry professionals from Quebec as well as from other parts of Canada and from around the world. Quebec’s dynamic digital community seized the opportunity to discuss digital content and showcase their work while promoting their services and networking at this three-day festival which included four separate events on mobile technology, the Web, video games, and the development and research of partnerships for projects in media technologies. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Awards, Events, National News By: Tami | Print This Post
3rd
November
2011
Following the recent announcement of the upcoming launch of its new online and iOS game, Sky Pirates of Neo Terra, Day 21 Studios is pleased to reveal the original art that five lucky winners will receive for pre-registering for the game. Sky Pirates of Neo Terra is an original game by Day 21 Studios, with character designs by comic and pop surrealism artist Camilla d’Errico. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Casual, Everyone 10+, National News, New Releases By: Tami | Print This Post
3rd
November
2011
The all new Kobo Vox™ Colour eReader ($199) has made its retail debut at all Indigo, Chapters and Coles stores and is also available online. Indigo Books & Music Inc., majority shareholder of the 5 million member global eReading solution KOBO, is pleased to see the Company enter its most colourful chapter yet with the first colour device built on an open Android™ platform. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in National News, New Releases, Peripherals By: Tami | Print This Post
3rd
November
2011
Toon Boom Animation Inc. has announced that Garfield’s Comic Boom has been granted the prestigious Honours Award by the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA), in the software category. This NAPPA Award is a remarkable addition to Garfield’s Comic Boom impressive award-winning track record since its launch in August 2011. It has already received the 2011 Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval and the 2011 Preferred Choice Award granted by Creative Child Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in Animation, Awards, National News, Software By: Tami | Print This Post