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Since 2004, the IMGA has been at the forefront of the mobile gaming industry and has become the most prestigious international competition for mobile games. The IMGA is calling all developers and studios from around the world to submit their games. Please see the quick facts about the awards show and schedule below for more information on entering your game for consideration. Read the rest of this entry »

With the new school year upon us, if your school is anything like the ones in our town, fundraising to support the PAC and other school activities are high priority. Vancouver-based creative platform Kibooco has built a “digital DIY” platform for kids to create their own designs, make them into custom products and share them for social good. Kibooco allows kids to design and make awesome personalized and custom products while raising awareness and money for causes and communities they care about.  The recently  launched Kibooco PAC Program is a fun, unique, and best of all – super simple – fundraising program that connects kids directly to helping raise money for their school. The team at Kibooco absolutely recognizes how busy parents and PAC members are, and the infograph shown below very quickly highlights the features of their low-maintenance, hassle-free program – with no cost to the PAC and tons of creative fun. This program will also work for daycares, community clubs, associations and even events. Read the rest of this entry »

Northumberland CFDC, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing financing and strategy for entrepreneurs, today announced that Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation (UCIC) is the winner of its inaugural N100 startup competition. UCIC has successfully secured an investment of $100,000 for the development of “Ubi” (the ubiquitous computer), a revolutionary new device that will change how people interact with computers. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) reminds all applicants that it is migrating its application process for its programs to the online service eTelefilm as of Monday, September 30th, 2013. As of this date, the CMF will no longer accept hardcopy (paper) applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the weekend Digital Extremes marked 6 months in open beta for Warframe with one of its biggest updates yet. Update 10: Shadows of the Dead, which appeared on Friday the 13th, celebrates over 4 million Tenno strong with new Warframes, new environments, new weapons, new game modes and more – including the introduction of The Conclaves.  Read on for the full list of new content and features coming in this update or view the highlights on Update 10 from the mouths of the Dev team: Read the rest of this entry »

The development team at BC’s Hinterland Games is sending out a huge THANK YOU for the interest in their studio and its first game. They are over the moon that you’re as excited about The Long Dark as they are and recognize that they wouldn’t be here without you. The team has launched their official KickStarter campaign, and it’s off to a great start as the staff at KickStarter have chosen it as a Staff Pick. The KickStarter campaign runs until October 16th 2013, and is looking for a total contribution goal of $200 000.00. Check out the studio’s informational video over on the KickStarter page. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the organization that manages the .CA domain, is pleased to announce the recent hire of Dave Chiswell as Vice President, Product Development. In this newly created role, Chiswell will help CIRA exceed the expectations of its customers in the increasingly competitive domain name market. Chiswell will lead CIRA in the pursuit of new product and service offerings that are complementary to its core .CA registration service, as set out in CIRA’s 2014-16 Strategic Plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Calgary-based Dissolve is a new stock video marketplace created to simplify the stock video purchase experience. Launching in beta, the venture is backed by $5 million in funding from several former co-founders of Veer and iStockphoto, with participation from iNovia Capital, Dissolve challenges leaders like Getty Images on quality and price. An average HD clip at Dissolve costs $5, where the exact same clip can sell for as much as $450 on Getty Images. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates the winners of the 28th prix Gémeaux who received awards on September 12 and 15. With these awards, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) recognizes the outstanding work of industry professionals in the French language market. The Academy nominated 77 CMF-funded projects that received a combined total of 273 nominations. Of those, 29 productions won a total of 60 Gémeaux Awards, including top winners such as Bye Bye 2012, 19-2, O’, and Tu m’aimes-tu and the People’s Choice Award winner Unité 9. Read the rest of this entry »

Paper Machete Games, an independent development studio located in Campbell River has just released a Windows demo for its upcoming title Attack Of The Gelatinous Blob, a real time strategy game mixed with some tower assault elements. In the game you play the mad scientist, Dr. Blob, who controls a horde of blobs set on taking over the world. The blobs have exciting abilities where they can change their attacks and skills based on what they eat. Combine them to create horrific slimy monstrosities, gelatinous cubes, and slime puddles. Read the rest of this entry »