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Funcom is excited to release a pack of brand new Investigation Missions for The Secret World, called Sidestories: Further Analysis. Sidestories are a new type of downloadable content packs which will come in addition to the game’s regular content updates. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal indie studio Spearhead Games has announced that the studio will demo Project Cyber and host its first tournament at the Unreal Engine Epic Booth #1147 at PAX East. Project Cyber is a physics-based competitive game where champions compete in 3-vs-3 soccer-inspired battles in a cyberpunk world. Spearhead has opened up the entire development process to the community, and more than 50,000 players have already requested Steam keys to share their feedback and see the game progress. Read the rest of this entry »

TransGaming Inc., provider of on-demand family friendly and social games to the TV, has announced the continued massive growth of its product expansion that brings TransGaming’s GameTree™ TV platform to Sharp’s 2014 AQUOS LED Smart TVs. GameTree TV will be the featured games solution on Sharp’s SmartCentral 3.0 Smart TV platform. Read the rest of this entry »

Steven Universe premieres on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT in TELETOON Canada’s flagship Can’t Miss Thursdays programming block.  The new series is created by Emmy® and Annie Award-nominated writer and storyboard artist Rebecca Sugar (Adventure Time). Ian Jones-Quartey (The Venture Bros., Adventure Time) serves as supervising director. Sugar is the Cartoon Network Studio’s first solo female show creator in 21 years. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will hold a webcast to provide an overview of changes to the programs that were announced in March. The webcast will be hosted by Stéphane Cardin, Vice President, Industry and Public Affairs, and by Nathalie Clermont, Director of Program Management. You can register online for the webcast and test the page on your computer. Please note that Adobe Flash is required in order to view the webcast. You will be asked to provide your name and email address to access the broadcast page. You may need to sign in again on the day of the webcast. Read the rest of this entry »

It appears that we can officially look forward to welcoming the cast and crew of A&E Network‘s hit drama series Bates Motel back to the neighbourhood this Fall, as the show has been officially renewed for Season Three. Season two premiered on March 3rd with 4.6 million total viewers and delivered 2.6 million adults 18-49 and 2.2 million adults 25-54 (based on Live+7 viewing). Bates Motel continues to be A&E’s number one drama series of all time among adults 18-49. Read the rest of this entry »

Today a delegation of Canadian talent, content creators and business leaders in television and digital media will focus on the future of the industry at MIPTV 2014 in Cannes, France. MIPTV is the world’s most-established TV and digital content market and the biggest gathering of entertainment industry professionals. MIPTV will host a number of creative talents from the Canadian industry at notable events such as the MIPTV Red Carpet on Monday, April 7. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC^®) have announced that Bruce Lee, “The Father of Mixed Martial Arts”, will make his historic first step into the Octagon^® in EA Sports UFC, launching June 17, 2014. Fans can pre-order today to get instant day-one access to Bruce, or they can complete the game’s career mode at Pro difficulty to unlock him. Players can fight with the legend across four different weight classes and test his legacy against the best of the best in the UFC. Read the rest of this entry »

A year ago HootSuite showed just how much the company’s employees love Game of Thrones with their Social Media Winter is Coming infographic (see below). The infographic was a visual representation of the quiet battles being fought between many social networks, who were building walls and blocking access between their respective sites and apps. That graphic was a hit with the social media community, so HootSuite’s people knew they had to take things up a notch for this season’s premiere. Enter the Game of Social Thrones video. Read the rest of this entry »

In a presentation held at OpenText, Industry Minister James Moore has unveiled Digital Canada 150, an ambitious path forward for Canadians to take full advantage of the opportunities of the digital age. Digital Canada 150 encompasses 39 new initiatives that build on the Canadian government’s successful measures for a more connected Canada. It is based on 250 submissions that were received from more than 2,000 Canadians who registered to participate in online consultations held over three months in 2010. Hopefully it carries more weight and substance than the promise that the Conservatives would support the CBC by “maintaining or increasing” the network’s budget. Which it didn’t. Which meant the cancellation of shows we don’t want cancelled. But that’s another argument. In fact this announcement in and of itself raises new arguments. I feel a rant an editorial fighting to get out. Read the rest of this entry »