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Snowed In Studios launched its first Kickstarter campaign on Wednesday, November 6 to raise $50,000 for the final leg in production of its first original title, WindForge. WindForge is a PC game that blends the fun of Minecraft and Terraria, with a RPG shooter. The 30-day campaign will help the studio complete the game and bring it to market in the first quarter of 2014. With 28 days to go in the Kickstarter campaign, WindForge has raised $ 5 897.00 of its $ 50 000.00 goal. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has revealed that an out of this world performance is crash landing in the Micro World! New weapons, parts, accessories, and game improvements are now available with the Rockstars free to download game update .  The war between action figures over battery resources surges on in the MicroVolts universe. Naomi and Pandora are ready for the opening act with Soft Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, and Garage Rock ensembles. Kai, the newcomer, has been recruited to lead the security team with the Forest Scout and Arctic Scout outfits. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Flying Helmet Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its cooperative role-playing adventure title Eon Altar, a project that blends the experience of classic tabletop gaming and modern video games into a Tabletop Video Game. Five friends fight through dungeons to uncover ancient secrets and compete for glory and wealth. Using personal handsets to control your character’s actions, with a tablet to adventure through dungeons as a group, players undertake a cinematic journey unlike anything ever before in a tabletop setting. The studio hopes to meet their goal of  $300 000.00 in 31 days; at press time, they had raised just over $12 000.00. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is thrilled to announce that a major new and innovative update for ‘The Secret World‘ has just been released! Issue #8: The Venetian Agenda introduces an all new type of content through Scenarios, where players fight in virtual challenges, and a fresh layer of character development with the powerful Augments, which let players choose how to enhance their Abilities. Catch the exclusive preview video of Issue #8 narrated by Game Director Joel Bylos, and see gameplay from the challenging Seek and Preserve Scenarios and the new tactical choices the deep Augment System offers. Read the rest of this entry »

Xbox continues to unlock the Xbox One experience for fans in the lead-up to the November 22^nd launch with the opening of Xbox One Headquarters in Toronto, giving fans the opportunity to try the new console and some of the most eagerly anticipated launch titles before they are available to take home. Read the rest of this entry »

Branded Entertainment is a lucrative $44 billion a year industry south of the border. But a new study released yesterday by the Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) at the Merging Media conference suggests that the production landscape is also ripe north of the border for Canadian content creators to forge greater collaborations and take better advantage of evolving financing models. “Branded Entertainment: A New Production Financing Paradigm” is a three-part study prepared by Duopoly’s Catherine Tait that explores the current trends in this arena and provides an introduction to the terminology and practices of the industry today. It is sponsored by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), the Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. Read the rest of this entry »

This holiday season, join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang around the table for a (very!) unique Thanksgiving dinner. From pilgrims to popcorn, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving comes to life in this beautifully re-mastered 40th anniversary edition from Loud Crow Interactive. Released in conjunction with the American Thanksgiving, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving magically marries a book-like feel with clever interactive elements, leaving your senses hungry for a second helping. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) continues to grow its interactive On Air Broadcasting capability from Google Hangouts with the addition of the new TechNOW show, a five minute live broadcast of what’s happening within CATA’s innovation and entrepreneurship umbrella. TechNOW will be delivered on line by CATA CEO & Host, John Reid, live every Tuesday at 11 am EST. John will give you a brief summary of technology headlines, including guest interviews with executives who have insights to share on topics affecting enterprise growth. Read the rest of this entry »

A majority of Canadians polled in a recent Accenture survey will use their personal computers, tablets and smartphones as shopping tools this holiday season. Nearly three-quarters of Canadian holiday shoppers plan to “webroom”, meaning they will research and review items online before purchasing them at a store. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) will also engage in “showrooming,” which means visiting a store to look for a gift and then buying it for the best price online. Read the rest of this entry »

PC Financial and TD have announced Ugo™, Canada’s first open mobile wallet to combine multiple payment and loyalty programs in one convenient and secure mobile solution. Canada’s largest retailer, Loblaw Companies Limited has joined as its first retail partner and also brings the PC Plus™ loyalty program into the wallet. Ugo™ will provide Canadians with a more convenient, value-add way to shop and transact with their favourite retailers by allowing users to replace cards from their physical wallet with a simple and secure mobile payment method that automatically links to loyalty programs. Read the rest of this entry »