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BioWare and Electronic Arts have announced that Dragon Age™ 3: Inquisition, the next chapter in the award-winning role-playing game franchise, is in development at BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. Coming in late 2013, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition combines the storytelling legacy BioWare is known for, with deep RPG gameplay, all on a brand new RPG game engine underpinned by EA’s critically-acclaimed Frostbite™ 2 technology. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s KickStart Game Development has released a brand new puzzle game on iTunes. Available for $ 0.99, Bit Blast is an arcade-style title for iOS mobile devices that uses fluid and intuitive touch controls to blast away the puzzle bits as the gamer moves forward through the game. With quick pick up and play interaction, players can use their blasting finger players create links to and from adjacent bits of the same type – the more bits blasted the greater the reward. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that anticipation for EA SPORTS™ FIFA 13 has reached record levels – according to EA’s internal sales data as of September 13th, 1.99 million people in 73 countries around the world downloaded and played FIFA 13 in the three days following the game’s demo launch for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and PC. This is a 29 percent increase compared to the first three days after the FIFA 12 demo last year.  The data also shows that two weeks from launch, fans around the world have pre-ordered over 875,000 copies of FIFA 13—up 37 percent year over year in Europe and a 62 percent increase year over year in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow, September 13th, Funcom will be releasing the second major content update for its modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘. The update, called ‘Issue #2: Digging Deeper‘ includes lots of new content such as several new investigation missions, the rocket launcher auxiliary weapon, the looking-for-group system, as well as plastic surgery and the barbershop where you can alter your character’s looks.  Read the rest of this entry »

Companies across Canada who hire young people are being asked to try a free online employee training resource, and share their feedback about its effectiveness. In 2010, The Centre for Skills Development & Training in Ontario launched “Summer in Smallywood,” the online game-based training tool developed by Untold Entertainment that helps young employees enhance their workplace skills. Read the rest of this entry »

I first told you about the upcoming Survival Horror point and click adventure turn-based RPG game Night Whisper Lane last week. This iOS title, currently in development at EPX Games in Toronto, has a brand new trailer to go along with more details on its Rocket Hub and IndieGoGo campaigns. Read the rest of this entry »

Hothead Games has launched a huge content update to Zombie Ace, allowing iOS and Google Play users to deliver event more undead passengers and infection to all the cities in the game.  Also new to the title, Zombie Ace’s players now have also have  the ability to connect and compete with their friends around the world using GREE’s mobile social platform.  The new update is available to download from the iTunes and Google Play App Stores today. Read the rest of this entry »

EA SPORTS^TM NHL^®13 is now available at retail stores throughout North America. NHL 13 is available on the PlayStation^®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system. Headlined by all-new True Performance Skating and EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q., NHL 13 offers an innovative new gameplay experience that definitively captures the speed, creativity and strategy of NHL^® hockey. NHL 13 also delivers brand new experiences that connect hockey fans to their friends and the real world of hockey with the all-new GM Connected and NHL Moments Live modes. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has announced the launch of its latest update – Varsity Volts – for the popular cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.  Just in time for back-to-school, this new update will have MicroVolters geared up for school, and the battlefield, with all new weapons, parts and more.  Read the rest of this entry »

The release of the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 games for the Nintendo DS family of systems is quickly approaching, and Nintendo Canada is giving fans yet another reason to be excited about their Oct. 7 launch. Consumers who purchase either of the new games early will have the opportunity to connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (broadband Internet access required) before November 12th to receive the Mythical Pokémon Genesect for the first time ever through a free, limited-time distribution. In Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 – which are also playable in 2D on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems – players will return to the Unova region and embark on a new adventure set two years after the events of the Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games. Read the rest of this entry »