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Ubisoft® has announced its diverse lineup for PAX East, including Assassin’s Creed® III, Far Cry® 3, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier™ and a number of acclaimed digital and iOS titles. Attendees can check out Ubisoft’s lineup at booths 824 and 836 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on April 6–8, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

N-able Technologies^® and MSPAlliance (MSPA) today announced an expanded relationship that includes a new series of joint webinars, seminars and enablement resources focused on empowering managed service providers (MSPs) to evolve their network operations and managed IT services best practices. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for FedNor, today delivered a speech on red tape reduction and Open Government to members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and other representatives of the Halifax business community. Read the rest of this entry »

For online retailers, cart abandonment is a frustrating reality. On average, 75% of shopping carts are abandoned and less than 4% of visits result in a sale. To solve this problem, Kibboko is launching Carrot, a subscription software service that helps online retailers increase conversion rates and turn more visitors into happy customers. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) is working with the Government of Canada, though its Canadian Trade Commissioner Service Office in San Francisco-Silicon Valley, to announce a prestigious development opportunity for Canadian companies working in Information and Communication Technology and Digital Media. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the company is heading to PAX EAST on April 6^th and will be bringing the upcoming, modern-day, massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’ to the show floor for public hands-on. For first time, fans of ‘The Secret World’ outside of the press and the closed beta get to play the game, and those heading to PAX can experience the full Templar starter experience in addition to the haunted town of Kingsmouth. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has today announced LittleBigPlanet^TM Karting, the newest adventure in the award-winning LittleBigPlanet^TM franchise, exclusively for PlayStation^®3. Developed by United Front Games, in conjunction with Media Molecule, LittleBigPlanet^TMKarting takes the ‘Play, Create, Share’ ethos of LittleBigPlanet and brings it to a fast-paced karting game set within an endlessly imaginative world. Read the rest of this entry »

As part of the provincial budget address, the Government of Saskatchewan announced the termination of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit program.  This decision leaves Saskatchewan as the only province in Canada without the tools in which to effectively compete nationally and internationally for film and television production.  The Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Association (SMPIA) believes this decision was based on poor information provided to the government. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced its factors weights for the
2012-2013 Performance Envelope calculations. This announcement reflects decisions made by the CMF’s Board of Directors following a series of
consultation sessions and working groups with members of the industry, and
aligns with the CMF’s objectives of rewarding success and driving
convergence across the industry. Read the rest of this entry »

Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have announced that the Standard Edition of the blockbuster action-RPG video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution™ is now available on Games on Demand for the Xbox 360® for $29.99. Read the rest of this entry »