Story-telling is an ancient art form. Great story-tellers have the ability to connect us to real experiences and have a profound effect on our hearts and minds. This is especially important in today’s busy world, where consumers connect to stories, not product information. Join Canadian Women In Communication on Tuesday, November 19th for an engaging presentation from the masters of digital story telling featuring Gloo Studios‘ Cecilia Lu, VP Business Development. Read the rest of this entry »
Ubisoft® has announced that Assassin’s Creed® Liberation HD, the striking chapter in the pre–American Revolution Assassin’s Creed saga, will arrive for the first time as a digital title on PlayStation®Network on January 14th, Windows PC on January 15th and on Xbox Live in early 2014. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s time to RSVP for the best video game party ever. On October 25, the Wii Party U game launches for the Wii U console, bringing with it more than 80 mini-games, multiple party modes for people of all ages and unique game play that shows off the creative power of the Wii U GamePad controller. The game offers a party for every kind of player – from board games centred on the television to tabletop games that can be played exclusively on the GamePad (no TV required!). Wii Party U turns any living room into a party. Read the rest of this entry »
Ravenous Games, creators of the award winning platform title League of Evil, has announced that its popular iOS action platformer Random Heroes is now available on Android (99 cents) thanks to a partnership with Saskatoon studio Noodlecake Games. In this action platformer, players will engage with a group of unlikely heroes as they set out to save the world when monsters from another dimension try to take over Earth. Guide your heroes through battles, blasting your way through the invaders to collect coins, upgrade your weapons and develop your heroes to become stronger, faster and more lethal. Read the rest of this entry »
Social relationship platform Hootsuite has named Jean-Benoit Sorge as General Manager of Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Sorge will build out and lead HootSuite’s EMEA team to drive regional growth and rapid expansion with Enterprise customers. Sorge brings a wide range of enterprise sales and operations experience to HootSuite. Most recently, Sorge was the Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA and Asia Pacific (APAC) at Moxie Software, a customer centric enterprise social software company where he pioneered Moxie Software’s growth into local European markets. During his three year tenure, he achieved a 60% growth in revenue. Read the rest of this entry »
Nintendo is launching a new Wii U Deluxe Set that puts the focus on value, and highlights the two biggest names in video games: Mario and his brother, Luigi. Available in stores on November 1, the Wii U Deluxe model will come with two games – New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U – all on one disc. The new configuration will sell at the low suggested retail price of $299.99, and replaces the existing Wii U Deluxe Set, which included Nintendo Land. Read the rest of this entry »
With just two days left before the much-anticipated release of the Batman’s intense new adventure, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released the Batman: Arkham Origins – “Personal Mission” Launch Trailer. The launch trailer for this WB Games Montréal title sets the tone for visceral combat, an expansive Gotham City and action-packed story players can expect to see as they suit up as the young hero known as Batman to take on Black Mask and eight deadly assassins. Batman: Arkham Origins will be available on PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, Nintendo Wii U™ and Windows PC will be available beginning Friday, October 25th. Read the rest of this entry »
Popular social relationship platform Hootsuite achieved key milestones in the third quarter of 2013. New Enterprise customers added to HootSuite’s roster of top brands in Q3 include Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, Siemens PLC, and Australian Red Cross, as well as 133 other brands. This brings the total number of Enterprise customers at HootSuite to more than 1000, while the total number of global users increased to almost eight million. Read the rest of this entry »