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14th May 2012

Ludia and Mark Burnett Bring ‘Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?’ to the App Store

LudiaInteractive entertainment company Ludia and One Three Media (A Hearst/Mark Burnett Company) announced today the launch of the ‘Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?’ App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Based on the syndicated version of the wildly popular TV game show, the game lets users across North America find out if they are smarter than a 5th grader, experiencing the exciting competition by themselves or with friends. Read the rest of this entry »

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8th May 2012

Science Trivia Game Knowledge Mine Released By Spongelab

spongelabOnline science education company Spongelab Interactive has released a free online playable version of Knowledge Mine, a trivia game that combines puzzle genres to challenge and reward players’ knowledge of biology. Knowledge Mine is a science quiz title intended for high school and post secondary students. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd May 2012

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces Cartoon Universe

Warner Brothers Interactive EntertainmentWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced Cartoon Universe, a free-to-play, online world that will provide a safe, social environment for young kids to go on adventures, solve puzzles and play games with their favorite Looney Tunes and Scooby-Doo! Characters. Cartoon Universe, which went into closed beta today, is being developed by WB Games Montréal, a Warner Bros. – wholly owned studio devoted to developing games based on Warner Bros.’ key brands. Read the rest of this entry »

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2nd May 2012

Wilby.tv For Kids Launches In Canada

wilbyWith thousands of members from 20 different countries already signed up, Wilby.tv has officially launched its English version in the United States and Canada. “The Universe of WILBY™” is a fun, educational, 100% safe, free online social universe for children and their family. Read the rest of this entry »

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1st May 2012

CCA Develops First Virtual World Powered Exclusively by Kids’ Real World Activity

ccaConcerned Children’s Advertisers (CCA) today announced the development of a first-ever interactive experience that uses kids’ daily exercise as the sole energy source for playing an online game. The project, which involves equipping youth with a digital pedometer that tracks and uploads their every step, is being tested with a pilot group of 250 kids in communities across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

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30th April 2012

SpongeLab Launches Dragon Breeder

spongelabInteractive educational game developer SpongeLab has released a new game on its web site. Dragon Breederis a free to play game that gives players the opportunity to learn about genetic inheritance as they breed dragon species, complete phenotype missions and meet monstrous creatures in a cloud-hopping sky world. Become the dragon master by breeding all types of dragons. Read the rest of this entry »

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27th April 2012

Tribal Nova Launches Suite of Early Childhood Learning Apps for iPad

tribal novaTribal Nova, the developers behind the award winning PBS Kids Play! and CBC Wonderworld online learning programs have announced the launch of “i Learn With”, a suite of early childhood education apps designed exclusively for iPad. i Learn With is a curriculum-oriented, game-based school readiness program for children ages 3-6, developed and designed with experts in early childhood development to deliver a fun and truly educational experience. Read the rest of this entry »

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26th April 2012

SpongeLab Releases Full Version Of Knowledge Mine

spongelabSpongeLab is very pleased to let you all know that Knowledge Mine is now available in its full, out-of-beta version. Knowledge Mine is a biology trivia game intended for high school and post secondary students. Containing over 3,500 questions in such topics as biochemistry, human anatomy, genetics, ecology, zoology, science history, evolution and more, it’s got some scope – plus, like all SpongeLab games, it’s free to play. Read the rest of this entry »

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19th April 2012

Club Penguin Champions Real World Environmental Change Through Online Play

Club PenguinClub Penguin is celebrating Earth Month this year with the launch of new activities allowing players to learn through role play about endangered species and declining habitats. These in-world activities align with the real-world environmental efforts Club Penguin supports – allowing kids to impact social change through play. Read the rest of this entry »

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10th April 2012

New Brain Game From SixDead Entertainment

sixdead entertainmentMontreal developer SixDead Entertainment has released its latest game title. Brain Lab is a puzzle game designed to help players improve short-term memory, logic, calculation and visual skills. This free game is available now on Google Play and iTunes, and allows players to share their progress and scores with friends on Facebook and Twitter as well as compete against them for brain power supremacy.
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