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Burnaby’s Once Over Productions has launched a $10 000.00 KickStarter campaign to further the development of its PC/Mac title Minion March. As a Keeper of the Underworld, it is the Player’s objective to prevent minions from escaping. The minions may have the advantage of numbers, defensive powers and dimwitted determination but you have unlimited mobility, powerful attacks and support from sentient environments. Read the rest of this entry »

Enter and explore the Kingdom of Chima™ in three gameplay experiences, offering something for all types of LEGO® gamers! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and The LEGO Group have announced the LEGO® Legends of Chima™ videogames, scheduled to roar into 2013 for various platforms. The three videogames will each provide an entirely unique and exciting adventure that builds to the next experience and complement the just announced LEGO Legends of Chima™ universe of products, which includes construction sets, vehicles, TV content and more.  LEGO Legends of Chima™ is a fantasy adventure set in land inhabited by different magical animal tribes and tells the classic story of good and evil, friendship and family. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa-based indie mobile games company RocknRolla Games has launched a brand new update of their game Color-Shift. Initially released November 14, 2012, Color-Shift has quickly gained popularity in Apple’s App store, reaching #26 in the Strategy category, and #70 in the Arcade category. Moving forward with Color-Shift RocknRolla Games plans to bring their game to Google’s Android marketplace, Microsoft’s Mobile Game marketplace, and Rim’s App World. Read the rest of this entry »

A quick update from Big Blue Bubble before the holidays. The studio has announce that several of its titles are going free in iTunes as of today. Also starting today, get great savings in the currency store of their award-winning title My Singing Monsters! All three currency types – food, coins, and diamonds – will see their pack quantities increased by 33%. An irresistible offer just in time for the holidays – and now for a list of those free titles: Read the rest of this entry »

Educational developer SpongeLab has released Tree Dazzler, a fun holiday browser game to help you get into the holiday spirit. Help Santa’s elves decorate the tree by matching three or more ornaments, getting the highest score in the shortest amount of time. The studio has also released a new set of holiday themed shared learning offerings, which includes Christmas Tree Cluster. Make a human Christmas tree with your family, then study a star cluster that’s shaped like one. You can also conduct a science experiment featuring all your leftover holiday decorations! Plus, learn the science of winter in the natural world.

Crowned the “Most Innovative Game” by the ‘Best App Ever’ awards 2012 for the Android Division, the blockbuster hit Cows vs. Aliens by XMG Studio Inc. finally get’s a sequel: Cows vs Aliens: Barnyard Blitz! The action-packed, fan-favorite with 3+ million downloads, impresses with a striking new art style, UI, and player progression flow, while sticking to the addictive push mechanic to save the cows from the aliens. The players’ fingers manipulate the cows and aliens the opposite of how a magnet would, and – if done right -– herd cute cows in the barn and push annoying aliens off the cliffs. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal mobile game developer Gamerizon has seen all eight games in its portfolio reach top download positions in China’s App Store mere hours after running a free promotion. On Wednesday, Chop Chop Ninja™, Chop Chop Caveman™, Chop Chop Soccer™, Chop Chop Runner™, Chop Chop Tennis™, Chop Chop Hockey™, Chop Chop Slicer™ and Chop Chop Kicker™ reached positions #56, 60, 65, 68, 70, 73, 76 and 80 respectively and at the same time on the Top Free Games chart in China. Read the rest of this entry »

Montréal-based game developer Sava Transmedia, and Zynga have announced that Rubber Tacos, the critically acclaimed free-to-play game for Facebook and Zynga.com, is now available worldwide from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and coming soon to Google Play. Read the rest of this entry »

The Karaoke Channel, a property of Stingray Music USA Inc., an affiliate of the innovative Montreal-based provider of multi-platform music services Stingray Digital Group Inc., has announced their collaboration on “Karaoke” for Xbox 360, an exciting new entertainment service that will be available for download through Xbox LIVE in time for the holidays. Read the rest of this entry »

FIFA Soccer 13 from EA Sports delivers the largest and deepest set of game-changing features in the history of the franchise. Five innovations revolutionize artificial intelligence, dribbling, ball control and physical play. The result is a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, delivering freedom and creativity in attack. FIFA Soccer 13 captures all the drama and unpredictability of real-world soccer with an infinite variety of natural and believable outcomes in every contact. Read the rest of this entry »