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Electronic Arts Inc. in Guildford, UK sent out an announcement that EA SPORTS™ is offering an exclusive FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition that will supply fans with 24 FIFA Ultimate Team gold packs to kick-start their season, and its most extensive global pre-order incentive in the history of the FIFA franchise.
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After a successful showing at E3 that saw Ubisoft® take home more than 100 awards, the company has provided updated release dates for some of its biggest titles being launched during the 2012 holiday season. Along with these new release dates, Ubisoft also is reaffirming its previously communicated financial guidance for 2012-13. Read the rest of this entry »

Big Blue Bubble Inc. has announced that I, Oracle, the latest game from the makers of Burn the Rope, is now available for your iOS and Android devices. I, Oracle is a unique trivia game where the player answers questions on a daily basis but there’s a catch… the questions are about future events. Guess who’s going to win the Super Bowl, who’s going to be the next president or who will be voted off your favorite show. The more followers you bet the more you gain. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. and NHL.com announced yesterday during the live broadcast of the 2012 NHL Awards^TM that Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been selected by fans as the EA Sports NHL^®13 cover athlete. Giroux beat Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne in the final of the first ever EA Sports NHL^® Cover Vote campaign by less than a one percent margin, in what was the closest matchup of the entire campaign. NHL 13 will be available on September 11, 2012 in North America and September 14, 2012 in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

TVO has launched two free educational apps for kids, designed in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) to increase a child’s capacity to learn. OISE has conducted formal research into the effectiveness of the apps and found that Hop, Frog, Hop! and Ribbit, Frog, Ribbit!can help improve a child’s working memory – a brain function essential to learning across all subject areas and in particular math. Read the rest of this entry »

Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games have announced that the exclusive MechWarrior Online™ Founder’s Program goes on sale today, and the new Legendary tier option has been added for the hard-core MechWarrior fan. Read the rest of this entry »

On May 31st, 505 Games and Behaviour Interactive made a very quiet announcement, which I missed because we were busy moving the Village Gamer house and office. My favourite dastardly bruin will be making an appearance this Fall in a new title, Naughty Bear: Panic On Paradise Island. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom Montreal‘s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game of myths, legends and conspiracies The Secret World, draws ever closer to its July 3^rd release date. In preparation for launch, Funcom is excited to announce that the fourth and final Beta Weekend – titled ‘The Battle Begins’ – will be made open to all of the more than 1.3 million gamers who have signed up to beta test ‘The Secret World’. Guaranteed access to the final Beta Weekend will also be given to everyone registering via the game’s official website by June 22^nd (use the beta sign-up form on the right). Read the rest of this entry »

Brave: The Video Game, inspired by the Disney•Pixar movie “Brave” and developed by Behaviour Interactive, is now available for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360®, Nintendo Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Windows PC/ MAC. Brave: The Video Game offers fans the chance to continue the story of the film and relive highlights from Merida’s heroic journey to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late. Players can go on new adventures and experience non-stop action as they run, jump and battle their way through the rugged landscape of mythical and mysterious Scotland. Read the rest of this entry »

Light Byte, a game I first told you about in March has been released for iOS. Developed by Centre For Digital Media graduate student Steven Pastro of Abbotsford, Light Byte is an action-puzzle game designed to test your reflexes and memory. Read the rest of this entry »