Canadians who have waiting 20 years to fight evil across the wicked world of Sanctuary can once again battle with the release of Diablo III at Future Shop. In celebration of the release of one of the world’s most successful Role Playing Game (RPG) series ever made, all Future Shop stores are opening early to satisfy gamer fixes for the third installment in the Diablo franchise by Blizzard Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »
HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, releases HootSuite Teams, tools aimed at serious business collaboration. With corporate social media exploding, businesses have been stuck using tools intended for the dorm room, not the boardroom. Until now. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday at the Hot Docs International Film Festival, TSN unveiled the slate of films in its ambitious original documentary series, Engraved on a Nation: Stories Of The Grey Cup, The CFL And Canada. Commissioned by Bell Media, Engraved on a Nation celebrates the 100th Grey Cup with eight original documentaries demonstrating how the Grey Cup has become such an intrinsic part of Canadian heritage. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, Canadian Online Gamers was invited to Ubisoft Montreal Studios to check out a single player hands off demo of Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3, which is slated to arrive September 4th of this year. At the end of the demo, I was impressed as Far Cry 3’s “branding of insanity” left a lasting impression. Not to mention, the game even in pre-alpha stage looked pretty darn good, the characters appeared crazy as hell and the gameplay on the surface looks like it will be a blast. Read the rest of this entry »
St. John’s-based indie developer Celsius Game Studios has opened a Kickstarter campaign to help move the production of its latest title towards completion. Drifter – A Space Trading Game is an open-world sandbox space trading game that takes place in a galaxy with thousands of stars and endless possibilities. Live the simple life of a merchant, become a bounty hunter, take on work for hire, become a fearsome pirate, or simply explore the galaxy around you, the choice is yours. Read the rest of this entry »
The Digital Alberta Awards, now in its second year, is a program designed to recognize leaders in innovation, creativity and the evolving digital sector in Alberta. This year’s categories include companies, individual entrepreneurs, student and education leaders, organizations in both the government and not for profit sector, and those whose industry sectors may not traditionally be considered in the realm of ‘digital media’, but are pioneering and raising the bar as they converge with technology. Read the rest of this entry »
The CRTC has approved an application made in October 2011 for a broadcasting license to operate a new specialty Category B service known as Bulb Television. All of the licensing and channel details are laid out below in the official CRTC approval notice: Read the rest of this entry »
The Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) joins forces with Skylar Entertainment PR to present a Live Music Night featuring an exciting and diverse line up of female vocalists. Heather Hill, Meredith Shaw, Amanda Davids and Patrizia will perform at Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla Cabaret and Lounge, on Thursday, May 24th, 2012. The night will be a fundraiser for The 10th Anniversary Female Eye Film Festival, June 20th – 24th, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian businesses are storing more and more personal information digitally, but many are not using the technological tools or implementing the recommended practices to protect this information, a new survey has found. In light of these findings, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada reminds businesses that when using technology to safeguard personal information, sometimes small steps can prevent a big loss. Read the rest of this entry »