Game of Thrones, the Cyanide-developed role-playing game for PlayStation® 3, Xbox 360® and PC, based on the best-seller novels by George R.R. Martin and the popular HBO® TV series, revealed more of its epic battles that players will soon be able to take part in. Many opponents are eager to battle them as they explore the continent of Westeros to complete their Quest. Read the rest of this entry »
Today from its annual member summit in Vancouver, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) launched its Bluetooth Developer Portal. This new resource helps developers and engineers quickly learn the basics of Bluetooth device and application design, allowing them to tap into a huge new market for software applications that integrate with hardware running Bluetooth low energy technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Get ready to brave the icy cold glacial games in Ice Age: Continental Drift — Arctic Games, from Activision Publishing Inc. in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. Developed by Behavior Interactive, Ice Age: Continental Drift — Arctic Games is the video game extension of the upcoming fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise, Ice Age: Continental Drift. Read the rest of this entry »
Sandvine, a Waterloo-based provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled “Global Internet Phenomena Report 1H2012“, based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Read the rest of this entry »
At the recent Demo Spring 2012 event in California, Vancouver’s CrowdFanatic released a new addition to Facebook, the CrowdFanatic App. This ‘Groups-Connectivity Layer’ is a revolutionary application which directly connects groups and
pages on Facebook with each other. For example, by using the app, The Hunger Games fans can challenge Twilight fans, Apple aficionados can engage hard core Androiders and Romney supporters can try to convert Obama’s voters to win the election. Read the rest of this entry »
Vancouver Film School is pleased to present this year’s Women in Games Scholarship to Kristina Soltvedt Wiik of Norway. The first of its kind in the world, this scholarship provides full tuition for an aspiring female game designer to VFS’s acclaimed one-year Game Design program. Read the rest of this entry »
Legendary Canadian rock band Rush has made their highly anticipated album “Clockwork Angels” available for pre-order starting today April 24th on the iTunes Store. All pre-orders include an instant download of their new single “Headlong Flight” with the remainder of the album delivered on the June 12th release date. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Evanshen, CEO of WordLogic Corporation, a predictive intelligence technology company that markets patented solutions for the mobile, tablet, and computer industry, has appointed Mark Dostie as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. Mark Dostie is re-joining WordLogic where he led the original development and invention of WordLogic’s patented prediction technology which is part of the company’s current IP portfolio. Read the rest of this entry »
To help startup entrepreneurs access the mesh12 conference, mesh has created a scholarship opportunity so that bootstrapped entrepreneurs can join us this year. Calling it the mesh12 conference scholarship: A Hosted Startup Program, mesh strives to give startup entrepreneurs an opportunity to expand their connections, share ideas and be inspired. Read the rest of this entry »