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Ubisoft® has announced its new line-up of digital titles, adding to the portfolio of games to be released in the coming months and expanding the Far Cry 3 world. Read the rest of this entry »

In anticipation of the July 31 release of Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D hybrid live-action/animated family comedy The Smurfs™ 2, Ubisoft® has announced that the company will develop and publish a video game based on the film. Developed by Ubisoft and WayForward, the game will be released as an action-adventure platformer game for the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, Wii™ and Wii U™, as well as an interactive storytelling book and collection of mini-games on Nintendo DS™. It will release on all consoles in July, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s time to dust off that singlet and don the luchador mask as Guacamelee!, the award-winning, action – platformer from DrinkBox Studios, makes its debut on the PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®Vita. Part of Sony Computer Entertainment’s “Pub Fund” initiative, Guacamelee! is available for $14.99 on the PS Network and PS Vita, and will feature cross-buy support, meaning potential luchadores only need to buy Guacamelee! once and the game will appear as a purchased title and can be downloaded for both systems. Guacamelee! is currently featured in Sony’s Spring Fever promotion, where PlayStation Plus members will receive a 20 percent discount when purchasing the game. Read the rest of this entry »

DrinkBox Studios has announced the launch date and pricing details for their latest title, Guacamelee! The game, which has been nominated for an IGF “Excellence in Visual Art” award will be released on April 9th in the Americas, and will support Cross-Buy for $14.99. This means you buy the game once and get both the PS3 and PS Vita versions. And that’s not all… there’s also a Platinum Trophy! Read the rest of this entry »

Now on sale in Canada is the newest installment of the Paper Mario franchise, which flattens the mustached hero into a two dimensional, paper-thin character and nothing could be more fun. Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the portable Nintendo 3DS introduces a new way for players to solve puzzles and execute attacks using stickers, which are found throughout the game. The colourful game world looks like a shoebox diorama, and takes on a sense of depth in full 3D, without the need for special glasses. Read the rest of this entry »

Polara, the new color switching side-runner from Vancouver-based mobile game developer Hope This Works Games, is now available as a universal app for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android devices running version 2.2 and up. The color-focused auto-runner can be purchased for the introductory price of $0.99 for a limited time. You’ll need lightning reflexes and a quick mind to survive Polara’s 50 challenging levels, and six different endless modes after completion, as you follow an immersive plot line to avenge the death of your father. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo Canada announced the launch of two new software titles yesterday that will have people broadening their artistic horizons and deepening their love of creative wordplay. Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! and Crosswords Plus are now available for the portable Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems, giving consumers a variety of fun ways to learn about how to draw and paint or challenge their puzzle-solving skills anytime, anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based mobile game developer Hope This Works Games has unveiled their newest game Polara, a side scrolling platform running game, coming to iOS and Android devices. Polara turns the popular free-running platform genre on its head by introducing a color switching strategy, challenging players to do more than just dash and jump, as well as a compelling and immersive story line that keeps players hooked for more. You’ll need a fast eye and even faster reflexes to make your way through all 50 levels. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal game publisher Strategy First Inc. and Crescent Moon are bringing the hit ‘IOS’ platform game ‘Paper Monsters’ to PC, and to celebrate the release, they are offering a 20% discount to anyone who orders the game between September 10th to 17th. Paper Monsters is a side scrolling platform game that invites you to dive in and watch as a living world made out of paper, cardboard, and a few cotton balls unfold right before your eyes. Available for only $4.99, Paper Monsters takes all of the classic 2-D platforming elements and combines them with gorgeous 3-D graphics. Read the rest of this entry »

Today Frima Studio visits NYC to kick-off the Frimarathon, a month long flurry of game releases with a little something for everybody. The culmination of more than a year of effort by Frima’s original IP team, the Frimarathon will showcase five titles across multiple platforms set to be released in the next five weeks. Read the rest of this entry »