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Launching today for Windows 8 devices, Galactic Reign, a turn based space strategy game by Microsoft Game Studios and Slant Six Games, redefines the game experience through unique procedural cinematic rendering technology using the Slant Six Games Hexane™ game engine. The procedural rendering technology developed using the Hexane™ game engine, converts epic space battles within Galactic Reign into cinematic videos, using advanced rendering and special FX techniques. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last 10 years HGTV Canada has drawn attention to Mike Holmes and his renowned ambition to “Make It Right” for homeowners, communities and individuals in need. Viewers have been informed, entertained and inspired by his inspections, renovations and reveals, but to celebrate this milestone Mike is giving fans a more personal glimpse in Behind The Overalls. This brand-new special premieres Tuesday April 9 at 9pm ET/PT on HGTV Canada, followed by new episodes of the hit series Holmes Makes It Right Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT beginning April 16. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal’s Spearhead Games, a new independent game development studio founded by former EA, Ubisoft® and Eidos® team members Simon Darveau and Atul Mehra, is proud to announce its first game, Tiny Brains. Tiny Brains is a 3D co-op action puzzle game in which up to four players can take the role of tiny (but super-powered!) lab animals. Players must work together using complementary physics-based abilities to tackle the tests of a nefarious mad scientist. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian Women in Communications (CWC) is pleased to announce two new appointments to the organization; Joanne Stanley as Executive Director, and Janice McDonald as new board Chair. Ms. Stanley brings more than a decade of experience leading not for profit organizations, most recently as Co-founder and Executive Director of Canadian Women in Technology. Prior to that, Ms. Stanley held senior positions at the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Bell. For the past six months, she has been working with the CWC as Special Advisor, Strategy and Technology Sectors, as the organization expands its focus in the technology and digital arena. Read the rest of this entry »

On March 15, 2013, BCIC New Ventures invites you to play a role in building on the strengths of the tech industry in BC and creating a healthy technology community. Contribute to A Dialogue: Building and Sustaining BC’s Technology Ecosystem and win a free ticket to the GROW Conference (Aug 14-16) which will be given out to the event. But what is it? A Dialogue is an opportunity for tech companies to be heard by key decision makers including community builders, CEOs, venture capitalists and members of BC Government who together, are making BC a great place to start and grow technology companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Social media management system developer HootSuite has appointed Dee Anna McPherson as Vice President of Marketing. McPherson, a marketer with experience in social media and the freemium business model, will lead HootSuite’s marketing team, driving strategy and international expansion for the rapidly growing company. Most recently, McPherson was Vice President of Marketing at Yammer, one of HootSuite’s App Directory integration partners, where she established Enterprise Social Networking as a new category of business software and helped propel Yammer to a leading market position, 300% annual growth and a $1.2 billion acquisition by Microsoft. HootSuite saw McPherson as a natural fit for the role. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft^® announced details of five different options for Tom Clancy’s™ Splinter Cell^® Blacklist Collectors Editions, available exclusively in EMEA territories for the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Windows PC. Read the rest of this entry »

Two of the hottest stars in hip-hop, Big Boi and B.o.B, have teamed up to drop “Double or Nothing”, the official theme song for the upcoming video game, Army of TWO™ The Devil’s Cartel. Also available today on Xbox®LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation®Network is the Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel demo, complete with epic explosions, massive destruction and plenty of dynamic co-operative action for you to enjoy with a friend. In “Double or Nothing”, Big Boi and B.o.B step into their in-game roles as T.W.O. operatives Charles “Chuy” Rendall (Big Boi) and Anthony “Baker” Barnes (B.o.B) and blast their way through Mexico’s most dangerous cartel. The video features live-action heroics of Big Boi and B.o.B and gives a sneak peek of the explosive, blockbuster action with in-game footage from Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel. Read the rest of this entry »

Available to download from today, the Year of The Snake add-on pack extends the story of Square Enix and United Front Games’ undercover cop drama, Sleeping Dogs, with a series of all-new, action-packed police missions set immediately after the main game. Year of the Snake features four new Achievements/Trophies and will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC from today, priced at 560MSP or $6.99. Year of the Snake sees Wei Shen’s story continue as he rejoins the ranks of the Hong Kong Police Department, only to be caught up in chaos. A vicious doomsday cult is taking root in the back streets of Hong Kong… the Cult of the Snake. Hell-bent on cleansing the city of its evils, they cannot be negotiated with as they pursue a murderous path to their righteous salvation. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft invites gamers to discover the new and devastating powers that Assassin’s Creed III hero Ratonhnhaké:ton will use as he faces a new enemy, King George Washington in Assassin’s Creed III’s “The Tyranny of King Washington” DLC.  Invoke the power of the wolf to stalk enemies invisibly, and call on wolf packs to take down your foes.  Use these special skills to defeat this new threat to freedom.  “The Tyranny of King Washington,” is an all-new single-player campaign told through three episodic content packs that lets gamers experience an alternate history of the events following the American Revolution. Read the rest of this entry »