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As Halloween revelers get ready to don their masks and celebrate all things eerie, Nintendo Canada is introducing a spellbinding new tale that delivers mind-bending tricks and entertaining treats for fans of portable gaming. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask is now available for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL hand-held systems, adding a new installment to the fan-favourite Professor Layton series. Players can immerse themselves in a mystery-rich storyline that includes new characters, a shadowy masked villain and hundreds of fun puzzles that can be solved using the Nintendo 3DS touch screen. Whether they’re veterans to the Professor Layton series or first-time sleuths, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask will give all types of players an enthralling mystery to solve. What’s more, puzzle lovers can look forward to 365 additional downloadable puzzles starting this week – players will receive one per day via wireless internet, for a whole year at no additional cost. Read the rest of this entry »

From the developers behind Minnie Bow Maker and Dora’s Ballet Adventure, Budge Studios announces the launch of Chuggington Traintastic Adventures, a train set adventure app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, now available on the App Store. Based on the popular show Chuggington™ which airs weekdays on Disney Junior, Disney Channel’s programming block for kids ages 2 to 7 and their families, and daily on the new 24-hour Disney Junior cable and satellite channel, this virtual train set invites children ages 3 to 8 to explore Chuggington in an interactive adventure on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Read the rest of this entry »

Farm Jump! is a simple, fun game for all the family. The story goes that Farmer Will’s sheep are floating and for no particular reason, he wants to get up into the sky and join them.  Leaping from sheep to sheep, Farmer Will encounters a whole host of fun along the way, including piggies, donkeys, cows, eggs, bacon and some hilarious surprises. Kids will love that Farmer Will can be customized by a wide range of outfits, from Halloween pumpkin heads to space rockets, all included free of charge! Read the rest of this entry »

Last year, Renown Entertainment set out to create the best skeeball style game experience in the universe. With millions of combined downloads on mobile platforms and a steady stream of new and devoted players, that goal has been achieved. Android fans are responding positively with over ten thousand ratings and an average 4.3 out of 5 score on Google Play. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver indie developer Dingo Games has released its latest project into the game-o-sphere. In the Clumsy Cat iOS game, you control a mischievous cat wreaking havoc in his owners’ house. The cat’s owners will only be gone for a few minutes, so you’ll have to do as much damage as possible before they get back. How much destruction can one cat really do? Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble has announced that all new players for the studio’s iOS game My Singing Monsters will receive a free Bucket of Diamonds when they log on for the first time – that’s a $4.99 expansion for free, courtesy of Appoday. Populate an island and watch what happens. Create unique havens by landscaping and arranging your creatures. Name them, feed them, make them happy – each monster is loaded with personality. Read the rest of this entry »

Polara, the new color switching side-runner from Vancouver-based mobile game developer Hope This Works Games, is now available as a universal app for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Android devices running version 2.2 and up. The color-focused auto-runner can be purchased for the introductory price of $0.99 for a limited time. You’ll need lightning reflexes and a quick mind to survive Polara’s 50 challenging levels, and six different endless modes after completion, as you follow an immersive plot line to avenge the death of your father. Read the rest of this entry »

Oh, Great Pumpkin! Where are you? This Halloween, hang out with Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang to find out for yourself in the latest interactive title from Loud Crow – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown for iOS. While Linus and Sally wait for the Great Pumpkin, you can create your own Peanuts character and join Charlie Brown at his first-ever Halloween party! Choose from millions of hilarious costume combinations and dress up to trick-or-treat with Lucy, Pigpen and the rest of the gang. Carve your own pumpkin, play a little ditty on Schroeder’s piano and bob for apples with Snoopy — just watch out for dog germs, blech! Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver indie developer Dingo Games has announced the studio’s new game, Clumsy Cat. In this iOS game you’ll control a cat wreaking havoc on a house. The cat’s owners will only be gone for a few minutes, so you’ll have to do as much damage as possible before they get back. How much destruction can one cat really do? Read the rest of this entry »

The exciting racing game ‘Headlong‘ by Ottawa-based studio PsychicParrot Games is on a ‘Pay What You Want’ sale over at Indievania.com for the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  Headlong is an adrenaline-fuelled racing game where players drive more than 25 unlockable vehicles across 7 environments in 30 career mode events. From monster trucks to super-cars and semis, each vehicle has a unique driving style and handling capability meaning that no two races will ever be the same! The arcade driving physics are specially designed for exciting drifting, jumping, crashing and racing action! Read the rest of this entry »