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For the July 3rd launch of the massively multiplayer online game The Secret World by Funcom, Montreal agency Human Equation led a viral campaign based on the theme of secret societies, generating more than 2.7 million in visibility on the web. The marketing offensive was deployed from May 22 to June 29, 2012 in five different languages and reached over 80 countries. Read the rest of this entry »

Following the first day of San Diego Comic-Con, Ubisoft is bringing Assassin’s Creed III to gamers everywhere with the release of the Assassin’s Creed III Boston walkthrough demo.  Narrated by creative director, Alex Hutchinson, the walkthrough gives gamers an extended look into bustling Boston and how Assassin’s Creed III looks in cities of Colonial America. Read the rest of this entry »

Apparently I’m a bit late with this news as well, but here it is all the same: The human race faces extinction as the war rages on in our backyard! Fight for humanity’s survival in the latest installment of downloadable content for Mass Effect™ 3 multiplayer from BioWare.  Available to download at no additional charge, Mass Effect 3: Earth adds three new maps based on three key cities in the galactic war – London, Vancouver and Rio De Janeiro. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile game publisher Fuse Powered, in collaboration with development studio Rebellion, today announced that Zombie HQ, a recently released iOS game, has surpassed the 1 million downloads mark in only 10 days. To celebrate the impressive milestone with players, Fuse Powered has discounted several premium packs for the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom has shared details about the content that will go into the first update for ‘The Secret World‘ coming July 31st. These content updates are called Issues, and the first Issue (titled ‘Unleashed’) will contain several exciting investigation missions, nightmare mode for two more dungeons, a marketplace feature and much more!
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Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed The Fall is now available for download exclusively on the iPad, starting at $.99. In Assassin’s Creed The Fall, comic book fans will seamlessly slide from one page to the next as they learn about new characters and a new storyline.  With features exclusive to the iPad, fans will also have a choice of navigation, view, and whether or not they want to read it in color or black and white. Read the rest of this entry »

After shenanigans and capers a-plenty, Robots and Pencils, together with First Star Software, Inc. and Warner Bros. announced today that the landmark hit “Spy vs Spy” will be sneaking onto iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads this summer featuring the Black and White spies from DC Entertainment’s MAD Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »

Minority, a Montreal-based independent game development studio, along with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), have announced that Papo & Yo will be coming to the PlayStation®Network on August 14, 2012 for $14.99 ($11.99 for PS PLUS members) as part of the second annual PlayStation Network (PSN) PLAY promotion. Read the rest of this entry »

Rollers of the Realm, an innovative combination of classic arcade pinball and fantasy role-playing games,  is now destined for iPad in addition to desktop computers and Xbox Live Indie Games through the support of the Canada Media Fund. Read the rest of this entry »

Sakura River Interactive has opened a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo for their next PC/Mac title “Don’t Save the World: An RPG” where players can say “no” to saving the world. With a target goal of $35 000 USD, the studio aims to be one of the first to create the next generation of interactive storylines. Read the rest of this entry »