Ubisoft® has announced its line-up of games for the 2012 edition of Fan Expo Canada™, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre August 23-26. This year marks Ubisoft’s most diverse presence at the show, featuring an amazing selection of the company’s most anticipated titles. Read the rest of this entry »
Southpaw Technology, a Toronto-based developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital content creators, announced today that it has released its technology under the Eclipse Public License, an OSI (Open Source Initiative) approved open source license. Read the rest of this entry »
Steep hills, lethal drop-offs, killer rockslides and wicked weather. These are a trucker’s worst nightmares. But with urgent delivery deadlines and millions of dollars in cargo on the line, the Coquihalla Highway – 100 treacherous kilometres cutting through the heart of British Columbia’s Cascade Mountains – is the only way to get the job done. And when something goes wrong, this highway needs heroes.
My two cents’ worth: What this press release and a lot of the show’s PR materials neglect to mention is that there is more than one tow company involved in this show. At the risk of sounding completely biased – one of those tow companies is owned by my parents, and my brother puts in some very long winter hours on the Coquihalla – not to mention the emergency response teams and highways crews who all work together to keep the roads open and safe. Read the rest of this entry »
Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has announced the launch of the new objective-based strategy mode “Bomb Battle” for the cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts. Together with a new map, new weapons and special events, Bomb Battle blasts into Micro World with a vengeance. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that EA SPORTS™ is developing its FIFA Soccer 13 for Nintendo Wii U™. Featuring award-winning gameplay, HD graphics and new ways to play, FIFA Soccer 13 promises to be one of the most incredibly innovative sports games on the Wii U, and it will be in stores around the world when the new console launches. Read the rest of this entry »
LightSpeed, a Montreal and Ottawa software company that helps retailers reinvent in-store shopping, was named the winner of the 5th Annual Innovative Solutions Award – Software Application for its LightSpeed for iPad product. The awards were announced at the RSPA Awards Dinner at RetailNOW 2012, which took place in Las Vegas from July 28 to August 1. Read the rest of this entry »
This fall, transmitBC will invite leaders in the TV, film, gaming, digital media and music sectors to become one of the 100 stakeholders that will define the BC Story for the province’s screen-based and creative industries. The summit will take place from September 19 – 21 in Vancouver. Read the rest of this entry »
Electronic Arts Inc. has officially announced Army of TWO™ The Devil’s Cartel, the gritty third installment to the blockbuster action franchise celebrated for its intense, two player co-operative gameplay. Developed by Visceral Games™ Montreal, Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel re-sets the series that pioneered the co-op experience with a more intense, mature and grittier tone. Read the rest of this entry »