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The end of the world is nigh! Reverie World Studios is proud to announce the release of the “End of the World“ expansion event for its siege combat MMORTS game Dawn of Fantasy. This free massive expansion event unleashes the power of the dragons and has completely transformed the game world – cities lie in ruins and others are held by Dragon Kings and their minions. Players are invited to fight for survival and reclaim the online game world from the Dragons before it all burns down around them. Working alone or in co-op mode players will fight to overcome the greatest foe imaginable as they battle to liberate cities and push back the dragon threat. Read the rest of this entry »

FIFA Soccer 13 from EA Sports delivers the largest and deepest set of game-changing features in the history of the franchise. Five innovations revolutionize artificial intelligence, dribbling, ball control and physical play. The result is a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, delivering freedom and creativity in attack. FIFA Soccer 13 captures all the drama and unpredictability of real-world soccer with an infinite variety of natural and believable outcomes in every contact. Read the rest of this entry »

A year ago, Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter was released and while full of potential, it didn’t quite meet expectations, including those set by the developer and publisher. Since its release, the main focus from publisher and developer has been to serve all of those that purchased and believed in Sword of the Stars II. Paradox Interactive has financed and distributed updates, giving Kerberos Studios the opportunity to continue patching the game to get it into a state where everyone can be proud of the product. Read the rest of this entry »

Held at the Hilton Hotel, the Montreal International Games Summit took place over Tuesday and Wednesday (November 13-14) with jam-packed days of informative sessions spanning Business, Art and Visual Effects, Audio, Design, Production, and Technology.  Originally created to service the Quebec video game industry, speakers and participants hailed from far and wide outside the provincial borders. Here is part two of the event recap.

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Held at the Hilton Hotel, the Montreal International Games Summit took place over Tuesday and Wednesday (November 13-14) with jam-packed days of informative sessions spanning Business, Art and Visual Effects, Audio, Design, Production, and Technology.  Originally created to service the Quebec video game industry, speakers and participants hailed from far and wide outside the provincial borders. Read the rest of this entry »

BenQ Canada Corp. has announced that the W1070 home entertainment projector will be available in Canada before the end of November at an MSRP of $999 (CAD). With full 1080p and 3D projection for under $1,000, the W1070 projector brings premium cinematic and multimedia experiences to home entertainment rooms — all at an exceptional value.  Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced that Tom Hardy is attached to star as “Sam Fisher” in its forthcoming movie based on the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell video game universe, with Eric Singer attached to write the screenplay. Hardy is a highly-versatile actor whose recent work includes the critically-acclaimed roles of iconic villain “Bane” in The Dark Knight Rises and con man “Eames” in the Academy Award®-nominated Inception.  He recently starred in Lawless, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, the boxing drama Warrior, and the thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.  He will next be seen in the lead role of Mad Max: Fury Road.  Eric Warren Singer wrote the Black List script American Bullshit, which David O. Russell will direct with Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner set to star. Singer’s previous credits include the thriller The International. Read the rest of this entry »

SiteScout, a Toronto-based self-serve demand-side platform (DSP) for buying online advertising, has added significant mobile inventory and a number of new features to its ad-buying solution. Through integrations with MoPub, Nexage, Smaato and TapIt, SiteScout will provide its customers with more than 30 billion mobile impressions per month, making it the world’s largest self-serve mobile DSP. SiteScout is making mobile advertising intuitive and manageable, empowering advertisers to stretch their campaigns onto the devices consumers carry with them throughout the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game development team Big Round Eyes is launching their online strategy board game “Pop ‘n’ Spawn” today. The free-to-play browser game combines amusing and captivating gameplay with the challenge and depth inspired by classic strategy games like chess and Go. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced that six titles will be available to consumers in support of the Wii U™ system launch in North America on November 18, including Assassin’s Creed® III, ESPN Sports Connection, Just Dance® 4, Rabbids® Land, Your Shape®: Fitness Evolved 2013 and ZombiU™. The same lineup will be available when the console launches in EMEA territories on November 30. Ubisoft currently has the most Wii U titles announced among third-party developers, representing nearly 25% of the launch day titles for the console. Other Ubisoft games arriving soon for Wii U include Marvel Avengers Battle for Earth and Rayman® Legends. Read the rest of this entry »