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Ubisoft Canada has launched a nation-wide program aimed at giving university students a well-deserved break from their studies, Crush Exam Stress and Just Dance. In the process, Ubisoft Canada will also seek to set a world record on Saturday April 6^th 2013, with students from university campuses across Canada all dancing simultaneously to Flo Rida’s Good Feeling (video). The program is based on the insight that exam periods are one of the most stressful times for students on campus, and as they cram for finals they are likely to be more reclusive and shy away from physical activity. In collaboration with Edelman and Redwood Strategic, Ubisoft Canada will offer students an escape from their textbooks and create an opportunity to connect through fun and high-energy activities. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian indie developer Phantom Compass takes its upcoming pinball puzzle role-playing game Rollers of the Realm on several side-quests in March. Rollers brings together the drama of RPGs with the fun and skill mastery of pinball, combining physics puzzle play with a unique nudge mechanic. Each character is a pinball, and each scene in the story is a new pinball board. Players can hot-swap characters during play to combat enemies on each board and protect their vulnerable flippers. A vertical slice of gameplay will debut in San Francisco this month. Read the rest of this entry »

Nicholas Stratigopoulos, a physical and health education teacher in Montreal, has announced the launch of his third educational app, Soccer PE. It is designed to encourage physical activity through the sport of soccer and ultimately designed to encourage the adoption of an active and healthy lifestyle for children. Read the rest of this entry »

Sprightly Software is excited to announce the release of 2 Turntables and a Microphone 1.0 for iPad. This all-new DJ app includes two fully scratchable turntables, a microphone, an effects unit, an equalizer, and a mixer! Playing with your music just got a whole lot more fun! Users can pull in music from their music library with the tap of a button, adjust the equalizer, apply an effect, then cut, scratch, and mix to their heart’s content. 2Turntables And A Microphone is available worldwide on iTunes for $4.99 USD. Read the rest of this entry »

Bonfab Technologies and Twilight Games have announced the worldwide release of Aargon Lasers for the iPad, available on the Apple App Store. Aargon Lasers is a modern version of the perennially popular puzzle game Aargon, now enhanced by a touch interface. Based on the science of optics and light, the seemingly simple goal of directing colored lasers using various play pieces such as mirrors, prisms, and refractors, belies the fiendish challenge to complete a difficult level. Read the rest of this entry »

Frima Studio and Moonscoop have announced a new partnership for the production of an animated children’s TV series based on Squids, the hit mobile game from The Game Bakers. The show will follow the exploits of four springy octopus adventurers as they travel between themed underwater kingdoms to hold the evil Baron and his infection at bay! Read the rest of this entry »

Following the recent test launch in Canada that propelled the game to the top three grossing spot in the Racing category, and into the Top 50 overall Free Apps on the App Store, Sky Pirates Racing by Vancouver’s Fathom Interactive is now available globally for the iPad, iPhone, Amazon Kindle Fire and on Facebook, while the Google Play for Android version will be available next week. Sky Pirates Racing is a 3D cross-platform multiplayer game where players compete in real time. Racers must speed through a three-lap, six-player race on their magic-powered Glidewings. The game is the latest addition to the Sky Pirates of Neo Terra franchise, featuring steampunk-inspired visuals designed by renowned pop surrealism artist Camilla d’Errico. Read the rest of this entry »

Firebase Industries Ltd. is proud to announce that their sophomore game, Arcadecraft, is now available on the Xbox Live Indie Games Marketplace for the price of 240 MS Points.  Arcadecraft puts the player in the role of a 1980 video game arcade entrepreneur, when video games were seen as nothing more than a passing fad to be capitalized on. Bank loan in hand, deep in debt, and tied to a lease, the player must use their finances to purchase arcade machines from the multiple manufacturers and then move and rotate them into position within their arcade. Attracting customers with the hottest new games, players start building a fortune one quarter at a time while navigating the financial rollercoaster ride that was the historic fast rise, immediate collapse, and glorious return of the arcade industry over six full years of accelerated time simulation. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble is proud to announce that their latest photo – physics based game, Pin Something, is now available on iTunes!  Pin Something is a simple but challenging game where you must pin flying photos to a cork board until it is completely covered, but be careful of bombs – they explode if touched. Photos fly faster and faster so be quick to pin because three strikes and you’re out! Read the rest of this entry »

Q8IS Mobile, Inc has announced that Gone Fish’In, one of the Top Paid Apps on the Nokia Store between May and June of 2012 is now available for Nokia Asha 305, 306, 308, 309 and 311 models. Available as a free download on the Nokia Store, Gone Fish’In challenges players to reel in the big one while avoiding rocks, weeds, wooden logs, currents and other obstacles. Read the rest of this entry »