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Visa Canada is launching a dynamic educational video game called Money Metropolis that teaches youth the basics of setting financial goals, earning, saving, and prudent spending. The game, which Visa will officially launch in both French and English during the Conference of Montreal for the International Economic Forum of the Americas, targets youth aged 7-12 and is a creative way to encourage kids to think about finances. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is thrilled to invite thousands of gamers from all over the world into the bowels of hell itself, in the third Beta Weekend for the company’s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. Starting on June 15^th at 9am PDT and ending on June 17^th at 11.59pm PDT, gamers will be able to explore a wealth of new content that was not available in the two previous Beta Weekends, including the Dragon and Illuminati starter experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

Snowed In Studios is excited to announce the release of their first title, Monster Chase. Monster Chase is an exciting and fun way for kids to increase concentration and memory as well as improve cognitive ability. Monster Chase is available for iOS through iTunes, Android through Google Play, and Windows Phone in the Marketplace for only $0.99. Read the rest of this entry »

Developed by the makers of the hit mobile game Drag Racer: Pro Tuner, the original franchise that created the drag racing genre, Drag Racer World is the next generation in mobile gaming. The revamped side-­scrolling racing game will allow players to create racer profiles in XMG’s proprietary cloud system and become part of the global Drag Racer World Community. Read the rest of this entry »

Games for mobile are much like music, they’re consumable ‘re-usables’. As with music, no one listens to just one song over and over, they have a library of albums from their favorite artists and genres that they consume and re-consume. But unlike a song or album, a game can keep evolving with new levels and new game play strongly enhanced by music. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario-based mobile game and application publisher Touch Village has announced that their acclaimed action-arcade game, Chin Up, is now available for download on the Amazon Appstore. Chin Up stars Mr. Chin, a nimble construction worker under siege by a torrential downpour of the most bizarre items to ever fall on a construction site, such as a variety of food products, living creatures (fish, dogs, cats, horses), along with a few more gruesome items. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Sports gives players more insight and a close up look at the next iteration of the NHL videogame franches. In the first video, join Andrew Johnson, Sean Ramjagsingh and Dean Richards at E3 2012 as they discuss a major innovation for EA SPORTS NHL 13 – Hockey IQ, designed to capture the true flow of today’s NHL. Read the rest of this entry »

Papo & Yo is a 3D Puzzle-Platforming Adventure for the PlayStation® Network (PSN) developed by Montreal studio Minority Media Inc. The game is about a young boy named Quico and his best friend Monster, a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth and a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs. The minute Monster sees one hop by, he scarfs it down and flies into a violent, frog-induced rage where no one is safe. And yet, Quico isn’t afraid… he loves his Monster and wants to save him. Read the rest of this entry »

Check out the cover of Max Payne 3 Issue #2: “Hoboken Blues” – the middle chapter of this three part comic series produced by Marvel – which will be available as a free download via the Max Payne 3 Official Site on Tuesday, June 12th (look for it at additional digital comic outlets shortly thereafter). Read the rest of this entry »

Step into the action like never before! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment have announced Batman: Arkham City™ Armored Edition for the Wii U™ system from Nintendo. Developed by WB Games Montréal, the game delivers the same impactful story and gameplay of the award-winning blockbuster created by Rocksteady Studios, now with enhanced gameplay features made possible with the Wii U and the new controller.  The game is scheduled for release holiday 2012. Read the rest of this entry »