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DrinkBox Studios has announced the launch date and pricing details for their latest title, Guacamelee! The game, which has been nominated for an IGF “Excellence in Visual Art” award will be released on April 9th in the Americas, and will support Cross-Buy for $14.99. This means you buy the game once and get both the PS3 and PS Vita versions. And that’s not all… there’s also a Platinum Trophy! Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has released a new Watch_Dogs video, in which viewers can witness the actions of Aiden Pearce in the city of Chicago through the eyes of the Central Operating System (ctOS). Watch_Dogs will be released on the PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, Xbox 360®, the Wii U™ system from Nintendo and Windows PC.

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The makers of Pipe Trouble, a game pulled from public broadcaster TVO‘s website under severe pressure by media and industry, say their game has been the victim of rampant misinformation and unfairly branded by critics as being an advocate for eco-terrorism. Pop Sandbox, which produced Pipe Trouble, says the game is clearly intended as over-the-top satire — and an engagement tool — that promotes a balanced approach to natural gas development. The game was created to drive awareness about the Six Island Productions documentary film Trouble in the Peace, and prompt a larger discussion surrounding natural gas production. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that Army of TWO™ The Devil’s Cartel is available today at retailers in North America and will be available Friday, March 29 in Europe. Building on the dynamic co-operative gameplay the franchise is known for, Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel ups the ante further with deep customization and an intense story with unexpected twists and turns. The game introduces an innovative co-op feature called “Overkill” that rewards players for working together, allowing them to unleash the power of ultimate destruction. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. announced late last week the launch of its latest update – Tracker Attackers – for their popular free-to-play cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.  The Micro World is under attack! Menacing machines have completely overwhelmed toy defences and invaded the Academy map. Thousands of innocent players have already been captured or destroyed by the enemy.  The Tracker Boss has installed a base camp at the Academy where their numbers seem to grow larger every day. So far, 4 weapons of micro destruction have been identified: TRK-01, TRK-02, TRK-03, and TRK-04. Each one makes use of different abilities to track and capture toy comrades for experimentation on battery power sources. Read the rest of this entry »

In the gameplay Reveal Trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag released today, Ubisoft invites you to embark on a treacherous journey as Captain Edward Kenway, a pirate trained by assassins, and relive the truly explosive events that defined the Golden Age of Pirates.  Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag will be released on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, Nintendo’s Wii U™ system, Windows PC and other next generation consoles. The game will be available on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system on October 29, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Sprightly Software has announced the release of Accordion Solitaire 1.0 for iPad, the latest in Sprightly’s series of solitaire games for iOS. Players work their way through a 52-card deck by matching cards of the same suit or same number. Cards can be matched if they are beside each other or three cards from each other. The goal of the game is to clear as many cards as possible. Although easy to play, it can be hard to win. Players must use their creativity and planning skills to master this game. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Nitrogen Studios is proud to announce the release of the first iPhone app from its own preschool property, Kodee’s Canoe. “Echo” is a premium storybook app based in the beautiful Canadian wilderness, starring a young Spirit Bear named Kodee. The new app focuses on telling a kid friendly mystery story whilst taking a ‘soft science’ approach in providing educational content that is wrapped up in a very entertaining story and presented with beautifully rendered graphics. Read the rest of this entry »

When there are ghosts that need capturing, puzzles that need solving and haunted mansions that need exploring, who is the best little brother for the job? Luigi, that’s who! Luigi may be afraid of, well, everything, but that fear isn’t going to stop him when the Dark Moon has shattered and he is the only one who can retrieve the missing pieces. Launching exclusively for Nintendo 3DS on March 24, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, developed by Next Level Games, is the sequel to 2001’s much-loved Luigi’s Mansion and features more mansions, more ghosts and more Luigi. I’ve been playing the game since last evening, and will have an in-depth preview for you this weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

InfoLogic has announced the release and immediate availability of MathMagic Personal Edition 8.5, their award-winning multi-purpose mathematical equation editor for Mac OS X. This version adds various Frame types, more Sigma symbol shapes, enhanded Fence drawing, faster typing of subscript and superscript values, and more. More than 10 new Frame types with commonly used corner decoration options are added in this released. More Sigma symbols such as LaTeX style classic shape and Eastern thin shape are added for personalized equation look. Vertical and horizontal Fences can be further customized by user. Default settings are optimized for improved equation quality. Read the rest of this entry »