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Toronto game publisher Wicked Interactive has teamed with Bellevue, Washington’s Primordial Computers for a special Mission Against Terror holiday bundle. The bundle will include unique in-game items not available anywhere else as well as 10% off a limited-edition Mission Against Terror-branded Satyr Computer, which recently received 4.5 stars out of 5 from PCWorld as well as a top score in PCWorld’s WorldBench 6 benchmark tests.  Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. is excited to bring the 3rd Dimension to Android with the release of Dark Incursion, which is currently enjoying success on iOS, Dark Incursion is a side scrolling “Metroidvania” style game with a vivid steam punk art style using eye-popping pixel art combined with the stereoscopic 3D that will literally make the action jump off the screen. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Payfirma has announced a new milestone in its rapid growth. Having launched in early 2011, Payfirma is now processing more than $1 million per day across its thousands of merchants accepting credit cards through mobile, ecommerce and in-store payment solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

The team at Radical Entertainment dive into the functionality and details behind PROTOTYPE 2’s new hunting gameplay mechanic.  In PROTOTYPE 2, Sgt. James Heller can hunt down key Blackwatch and Gentek (the scientific arm of Blackwatch) personnel, consume them, obtain their memories, and drive the game’s side mission content forward. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. announced today the launch of their exciting Holiday Special update for the popular cartoon style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.   Santa’s sleigh brings a sack full of holiday accessories, weapons and holiday events for players who’ve made the naughty OR nice list this year.   Read the rest of this entry »

2012 is predicted to be another huge year in mobile payments, and Canada is at risk of being left behind. That’s why NetSecure Technologies, a developer of secure online and mobile sales technology, has launched the Kudos mobile credit card reader designed for Canadians to take payments with their smartphone or tablet. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based game studio Grey Alien Games has released its popular casual download game, Holiday Bonus for iPhone/iPad and Android in standard and HD versions. Holiday Bonus is a winter-themed puzzle game, features match-3 gameplay over 55 varied levels. Numerous special bonus items help you throughout the game, including exploding snowmen, Christmas crackers, and even Santa’s sack! Read the rest of this entry »

Got an idea for an animation project created with new technologies? For its eighth year, the National Film Board of Canada’s Hothouse program is issuing a call for submissions for emerging animators across Canada, one that will feature an emphasis on digital technologies and a Genie-winning animator as mentoring director. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions announced today that Brawl Busters, the hotly-anticipated free2play online multiplayer action game, has officially launched.  With the official launch, Rock Hippo Productions has released a brand new exciting trailer alongside scrumptious screenshots featuring festive new accessories and attire, a new City Hall Map and a new Boss Battle Mode.   Read the rest of this entry »

gShift Labs, the creator of a patent-pending Search Engine Optimization (SEO) software system has announced a solution for marketers struggling to interpret organic search results in the wake of recent Google security changes. While making search more secure for end users, the Google SSL search encryption prevents 8-20% of organic keyword phrases from showing up in analytics reports that marketers depend on for managing SEO strategy. Read the rest of this entry »