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Creativeworks Productions, a Toronto-based agency wins three awards for their excellence in video animation work in this year’s Crystal Vision Awards competition.

Toronto – Creativeworks Productions Inc. is proud to announce that they have won two gold and one silver award for their excellence in video animation work in this year’s Crystal Vision Awards competition. This impressive win brings Creativeworks Productions award tally to six since 2005.

The Crystal Vision Awards, an International video contest honoring the best in television and film productions hosted annually in the U.S., gives thousands of creative artists from around the world the opportunity to receive recognition for their productions. The members of the CVA judging panel are selected from a vast cross-section of broadcasting, film and video disciplines. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal, Quebec, Canada – October 24, 2008 – The boys at Meridian4 are packing their bags and making their way to Lyon to attend the Game Connection event being held from November 5th to the 7th. They are seeking out developers with unique, fun and addictive titles to publish in North America and around the world.

“The Game Connection in Lyon last year helped us obtain several titles that may have never seen the light of day. We are always amazed at the amount of talent and imagination that exists around the world in the form of small and independent developers.” said Andy Sher, CEO at Meridian4. “It’s a shame that some really exciting games never get published and never get into gamers’ hands. We hope to seek out those titles and make them available to the gaming community.”

Leading Videogame Publisher Electronic Arts and Universal Pictures Join Forces to Bring EA’s Top-Selling New Franchise “ARMY OF TWO™” to the Big Screen

Scott Stuber to Produce Film With EA; Scott Z. Burns to Write Screenplay

Montreal – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that the company has closed a deal with Universal Pictures to bring EA’s new franchise and top-selling videogame, ARMY OF TWO™, to the big screen.

Scott Stuber, through his Stuber Productions shingle, will produce the film along with EA, and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who recently co-wrote the blockbuster THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, has signed on to adapt the game for the screen. Universal Pictures, Stuber Productions and EA are planning to begin production of the film in 2009.

ARMY OF TWO, which has grossed over $100 million(a) in sales since its release in March 2008, is the second film project that EA has set in motion as part of an aggressive strategy to move its IP across more entertainment platforms. The company is also currently developing THE SIMS at 20^th Century Fox with producer John Davis.

“ARMY OF TWO is a great project that has already attracted top name talent, and we’re glad to be working with Electronic Arts on making this hit game into a film franchise,” said Donna Langley, President of Production at Universal Pictures.

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