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The first DLC content for Assassin’s Creed Revelations by Ubisoft® is now online. The Ancestors Character Pack, for the Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3 is available for the suggested downloadable price of 320 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE® and $4.00 on PlayStation Network. Read the rest of this entry »

As many of you already know, NORAD has special surveillance systems in place to track that jolly old man in the red suit as he makes his rounds on Christmas Eve. NORAD’s Santa site is now online and counting down the days until take-off, with plenty of activities to keep kids entertained as they wait by the tree, cookies and milk at the ready – in fact, NORAD even has a way to keep track of how many cookies Santa eats on Christmas Eve! Read the rest of this entry »

Ludia Inc. and FremantleMedia Enterprises have announced the launch of The Price Is Right^® Decades Game, now available on the App Store for iOS devices. The game, based on the longest-running game show in television history, offers new, stunning 3D graphics and hours of retro fun fueled by popular pricing games that span across all four decades of the television show – 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. will be launching a fun-filled holiday update for the popular cartoon style third-person shooter, MicroVolts beginning December 16^th.   Santa’s sleigh will bring a sack full of holiday accessories, weapons and a slew of holiday events for players who’ve made the naughty OR nice list this year.   Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

Ubisoft® has announced that it will debut the first official trailer for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6® Patriots during Spike TV’s 2011 “Video Game Awards” (#VGA) which telecast LIVE on Saturday December 10 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on Spike TV, MTV2 and Spike.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Big man in a furry red coat? Check. Special gifts for good boys and girls everywhere? Check. Spreading holiday cheer? More like raining holiday destruction on alien scum. Frima Studio announced today that its hit retro shoot’em up A Space Shooter for Free received an update for the holidays on the Android platform. Don’t let the furry red coat and hat fool you though – Commander Jefferson is more deadly than ever at the helm of the USS Eradicator. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions announced today that Brawl Busters, the hotly-anticipated free2play online multiplayer action game, will officially launch December 15^th.  In anticipation of the impending launch, Rock Hippo Productions has released the official launch trailer and new screenshots highlighting all of the cool new features and exciting gameplay in store for fans on December 15th.   Read the rest of this entry »

Pro athletes will not be the only ones cashing in on their highlight reel moves in 2012, as Electronic Arts Inc.  today announced the EA SPORTS™ Challenge Series, a sports video game tournament series that will determine the most skilled Madden NFL 12, NHL®12 and FIFA 12 gamers. Powered by Virgin Gaming and exclusive to the PlayStation^®3 (PS3^TM) computer entertainment system, participants will compete for over $1-million in cash and prizes – the largest prize money of any console-based sports gaming tournament ever. Available online at Virgin Gaming, new technology allows gamers to participate in the tournament online at their leisure by pairing up gamers playing on the site at the same time. 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 »