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The Local Justice Pack, the first downloadable content pack for Max Payne 3, will be available on July 3rd for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the PC version launching on July 17th. This pack includes three new maps for Max Payne 3 Multiplayer featuring areas from the game’s intense final chapters, plus a new weapon, a new item, a new multiplayer faction and associated new Achievements, Trophies or Social Club accomplishments.
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The App Store faces a zombie infestation today as mobile game publisher Fuse Powered, in collaboration with UK development studio Rebellion, launches Zombie HQ as a free app for iOS devices. Players must fend off undead hordes and rescue survivors to earn relaxation time in Zombie HQ, as one of the few remaining humans in a city plagued with zombies. Read the rest of this entry »

THQ Inc. has announced that its upcoming strategy game Company of Heroes^® 2, currently in development at Relic Entertainment, has received critical acclaim coming out of E3 winning a number of awards. Company of Heroes 2 impressed E3 judges and secured seven Best of E3 2012 wins thanks to its cutting edge Essence™ 3 Engine. Notable achievements include Best PC Game from G4 X-Play and Machinima as well as a number of Best Strategy Game plaudits from other outlets. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s the wind-up, and the pitch! Hothead Games steps up to the plate and hits a homerun! Feel the excitement of going for the Big Win in Big Win Baseball, the newest game from the Big Win Sports series, available today on the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Read the rest of this entry »

Score Media Inc. has announced the launch of French, German and Portuguese editions of its dedicated soccer app, ScoreMobile FC for BlackBerry. The free app from the makers of ScoreMobile® already offers detailed soccer coverage for English and Spanish-speaking fans. And this latest expansion ensures even more fans globally will be able to stay up-to-date with the very latest soccer news, results and statistics. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver-based Intelimax Media Inc. has successfully launched its new Fantasy Sports platform on DraftTeam.com.  The DraftTeam.com.website offers daily and weekly fantasy sports games for the four major sports in North America, which includes NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB. Read the rest of this entry »

Who doesn’t love pizza? Orby certainly does.  With that in mind, up-and-coming Ottawa game designer Yves Tourigny developed Top This!, a strategic pizza-making board game that’s currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter in order to finance the game’s first print run. Read the rest of this entry »

BioWare announced today that the Mass Effect™ 3: Extended Cut, a piece of downloadable content available at no additional charge* that expands upon the ending to the Mass Effect trilogy, is available today. Featuring new cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes, the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut gives fans seeking further clarity into the final events of Mass Effect 3 deeper insights into how their personal journey concludes. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal-based Alina Digital has announced its newest MMO social gaming project: Rise of the Tycoon – American Dream. A revolutionary new intellectual MMO,  Rise of the Tycoon blends political and economic strategy with social networking in a “gamified” social network that will appeal to mature gamers. Read the rest of this entry »

If your spider-senses are tinglin’, it’s because The Amazing Spider-Man™ video game has web-slung its way onto retail store shelves today in North America, and will be available in Europe on June 29th.  From Activision Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, The Amazing Spider-Man video game serves as an epilogue story to this summer’s upcoming blockbuster feature film, heralding Spidey’s return to a free-roaming Manhattan as players take the role of a young Peter Parker discovering his newfound powers and Super Hero responsibilities.  Read the rest of this entry »