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Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. announced late last week the launch of its latest update – Tracker Attackers – for their popular free-to-play cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.  The Micro World is under attack! Menacing machines have completely overwhelmed toy defences and invaded the Academy map. Thousands of innocent players have already been captured or destroyed by the enemy.  The Tracker Boss has installed a base camp at the Academy where their numbers seem to grow larger every day. So far, 4 weapons of micro destruction have been identified: TRK-01, TRK-02, TRK-03, and TRK-04. Each one makes use of different abilities to track and capture toy comrades for experimentation on battery power sources. Read the rest of this entry »

For nearly three decades, the CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards program has been celebrating the best in Canadian innovation and outstanding achievement. This prestigious Awards Gala has become one of the most eagerly awaited events of Canada’s advanced technology community. Special guests from industry and government are invited to attend the celebration for an event highlighted by the awards ceremony, high-level networking, and a delicious four-course dinner catered by Ottawa’s award-winning Tulips and Maple. Read the rest of this entry »

In the gameplay Reveal Trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag released today, Ubisoft invites you to embark on a treacherous journey as Captain Edward Kenway, a pirate trained by assassins, and relive the truly explosive events that defined the Golden Age of Pirates.  Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag will be released on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, Nintendo’s Wii U™ system, Windows PC and other next generation consoles. The game will be available on the Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and Nintendo’s Wii U™ system on October 29, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Afternoons are about to get a lot more social, Canada! CTV announced today it has ordered The Social, an all-new, one-hour, daily Canadian talk series from Bell Media In-House Productions for the upcoming 2013/14 broadcast season. The original series was conceived and developed to deliver a unique Canadian voice to the CTV daytime schedule, in addition to providing custom opportunities for CTV’s advertising partners. Adding five new hours of original Canadian content each week (260 total hours/year) to CTV’s #1 daytime lineup, The Social brings a fresh perspective on the up-to-the-minute pop culture and lifestyle topics that matter most to Canadians. The Social also provides an innovative outlet for viewers who love a friendly debate through social media, e-mail, and text messaging – no topic is off limits! – as the only program of its kind on English Canadian conventional television. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada has announced its support for the production of eight English- and French-language feature films from all regions of the country through the Canada Feature Film Fund (CFFF). The total amount granted to produce the projects retained, for the third quarter of 2012-2013, is $6.2 million. Read the rest of this entry »

Grolux2 Productions Inc., in partnership with Mirego inc., have launched the free new version of their Moment Catcher application. This improved version offers incredible new functionalities such as integrated (in-app) purchases. Film your kids without their knowledge while they sing, dance and laugh while looking at their favourite videos. Play a trick on your friends. Propose to your girlfriend and immortalize her reaction. The options are infinite. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2013 Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards were held on Thursday, March 21 at the Kool Haus in Toronto as part of Canadian Music Week, celebrating the outstanding achievements of Canada’s music and broadcast industry in over 40 categories. Each category is judged based on a vote by the recipient’s peers in the industry. Read the rest of this entry »

While it was a revelation when Canada shot past the UK to become one of the world’s top three hotspots for video game development in 2010, in 2013 the Ontario Technology Corridor remains among the leaders and has a new revelation for global game development studios considering Canada. The hard-charging province of Ontario is the country’s number one jurisdiction in terms of concentration of companies and overall industry momentum within Canada’s $1.7 billion, 16,000-employee video game sector. Read the rest of this entry »

TELETOON viewers are in for a treat this April when the network will offer a sampling of top programming from the recently launched animation channel Cartoon Network. Viewers who have yet to tune in to this new channel will have the opportunity to check out hit Cartoon Network shows every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT in April during a special programming block that includes Cartoon Network-exclusive titles like Regular Show, Incredible Crew and MAD: The Animated Series. Read the rest of this entry »

Sprightly Software has announced the release of Accordion Solitaire 1.0 for iPad, the latest in Sprightly’s series of solitaire games for iOS. Players work their way through a 52-card deck by matching cards of the same suit or same number. Cards can be matched if they are beside each other or three cards from each other. The goal of the game is to clear as many cards as possible. Although easy to play, it can be hard to win. Players must use their creativity and planning skills to master this game. Read the rest of this entry »