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TBA Digital has released a wide selection of sports trivia games for mobile iOS and Android devices as well as iHockey Manager for iPad, which turns your iPad into a play board. Each trivia game is loaded with challenging multiple-choice questions that test your knowledge of leaders, jersey numbers, draft history, major award-winners and team firsts as well as player facts and figures. The easy-to-use interface features slick graphics, realistic sound effects and an instantly updated scoreboard that tracks your progress throughout the game. Read the rest of this entry »

A kids’ game created by B.C. moms to kick-start imagination and get families talking is getting scooped up by families with travel plans for the holidays. Spark Story Starters, sold in 60 locations across Canada from Vancouver Island to Quebec,  is getting accolades for entertaining and connecting families during long car rides and airplane trips. Read the rest of this entry »

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC®) Canada has launched Kidscape on iTunes, the first app made by kids to help kids. A special and innovative game, Kidscape is one of the first gaming apps to features images drawn by kids, with all artwork done by children staying at Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa based game developer RocketOwl Inc. has announced the full release of social game GreenSpace. The game is currently available for free on Facebook, with upcoming launches on Android and Apple’s iOS platforms (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch). “With GreenSpace, we set out to bring the best of competitive play to audiences around the world in a fun and social way,” said Graeme Barlow, CEO. “We want to provide a meaningful experience to all of our players through gaming,” added Barlow. Read the rest of this entry »

Four Canadian mobile game developers are taking part in 12 Indie Apps, a December fundraiser for Child’s Play and Doctors Without Borders. If you haven’t yet purchased Trainyard by Magicule, Smiles HD by Sykhronics Entertainment, Red Nova by Celsius Game Studios or Sword of Fargoal by Fargoal, now is your chance to get some great Canadian-made games and help support two great causes. It should also be noted that while Fargoal is based in Seattle, the studio’s primary dev is Ontario programmer Paul Pridham.

Chilliwack programmer Dan Carlson and teacher Dave Ellis have announced that their new word puzzle game Niwuzzles is now available exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch for $1.99. Niwuzzles, a word created from “nine-letter word puzzles,” is a unique and addictive word game using only nine-letter words centered around themes. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® Montreal is proud to announce that its real-time board game title Assassin’s Creed® Recollection is now available on the App Store, exclusively for iPad.  Designed and optimized to take full advantage of the large display and Multi-Touch interface of iPad, Assassin’s Creed Recollection allows players to live an entirely new experience in the world of Assassin’s Creed. Fans of the franchise are able to compete in political battles in a real-time board game, with key characters and locations from the original console game franchise. They can also discover and amass a wide variety of artwork created for the Assassin’s Creed games. Read the rest of this entry »

EA Mobile™ and The Tetris Company, LLC, have announced the launch of a re-imagined version of the globally popular puzzle game on the App Store^SM. The new Tetris® App, available now for the introductory price of $0.99, gives fans access to new features that give them revolutionary ways to play on their iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod touch®, including: Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. has announced the release of their latest iPad game, Fling a Thing HD, which is now available in the iTunes App Store. Fling a Thing HD allows the player to stretch and fling cute little ‘Things’ into the air trying to collect bubbles and clear the screen. The player progresses through levels, climbs higher, and interacts with a lot of bizarre objects. But beware, there’s a limited amount of shots the player can take so the more accurate they are the higher a score they will achieve. Read the rest of this entry »

We Are Kings, an independent development team whose origins cover North America from Alaska to Mexico is pleased to announce the release of their debut title, Forerunner. The team, who originally met as students, gained development experience working contract gigs at game studios such as Relic and Electronic Arts before coming back together to create their first game.  Read the rest of this entry »