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Seventeen year old Nicholas Schiefer of Pickering was one two students to receive the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award of $50,000 at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public. Ari Dyckovsky, 18, of Leesburg, Virginia was also awarded $50,000 for his project. Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty-five years after the Man In Motion toured the world, CTV joins the Rick Hansen Foundation in honouring today’s “Difference Makers” during the exclusive broadcast premiere of Rick Hansen: A Concert For Heroes, airing Sunday, June 24 at 7 p.m. ET on CTV. Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Electronics Canada has announced that construction has commenced on the first Samsung branded store in Burnaby.  Located in the Metropolis at Metrotown, the Samsung store is designed to help Canadians pursue their passions with an exciting new way to experience and interact with Samsung’s line up of mobile, personal computing, and consumer electronics products, in a standalone retail location. Read the rest of this entry »

G4BOX Inc., a Toronto-based publisher and distributor of interactive online entertainment media, released today an update for its free-to-play military shooter, Cross Fire. The free update features a brand new map for its exclusive Ghost Mode, Nightfall GM and a variety of new weapons and items. Current players can download the update automatically upon launching Cross Fire. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has announced the launch of its latest update “Rumpus Room Ruckus” for the popular cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.   The toys are getting rowdy in the new map, Rumpus Room, as they dodge bullets amidst blocks and toy trucks, proving this map is not for child’s play!
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Electronic Arts Inc. has announced a program to waive distribution fees on Origin™ for any developer that has a successfully crowd-funded, ready-to-publish downloadable PC game. Origin will provide distribution services free of charge for 90 days after the game’s launch, giving new crowd-funded games a chance to reach the growing Origin audience of more than 12 million registered users worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

PC Gamers in North America and Europe can now play Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City featuring NVIDIA 3D Vision support and stunning high resolution visual effects as they experience the hell that is Raccoon City in even more graphic detail on their Windows computers. Read the rest of this entry »

Ontario game development studio Digital Leisure Inc. has announced that arcade smash hit Dragon’s Lair is now available on Xbox Live Arcade. Published by Microsoft Studios, Dragon’s Lair supports both Kinect and the Xbox 360 controller. Now you can literally play as Dirk the Daring in this immersive gaming experience with Kinect. Wield your sword, grapple ropes and avoid all of the obstacles this enchanted castle throws your way! Read the rest of this entry »

Hallmark is making it easy to create Disney Parks memories. From now until June 17th, Canadians are invited to enter for the chance to win a Disney Parks vacation with every purchase of Hallmark products and send free Disney greetings to someone special via Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and SMS. Read the rest of this entry »

The key features that have thus been revealed for EA SPORTS NHL 13 are promising the biggest changes to the franchise since the introduction of the Skill Stick in NHL^® 07. Headlined by all-new True Performance Skating, and supported by an innovative new A.I. system dubbed EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q., NHL 13 will deliver a revamped gameplay experience that accurately captures the speed, creativity and strategy of NHL hockey. Read the rest of this entry »