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Ubisoft is giving gamers a one minute peek at Far Cry 3‘s E3 2012 trailer, with an invitation to watch the studio’s press conference live on June 4th at 3 pm Pacific Time, via YouTube as Far Cry 3 drags you into the depths of your psyche and the lawless jungle island. Read the rest of this entry »

BCIC – New Ventures BC Competition has named The Top 15 competitors who will advance to Round 3 automatically, along with the 26 companies  who will move to Round 2.5, where they will be assigned temporary mentors. These 26 companies will pitch in-person for a chance to be one of the additional 10 companies to advance to Round 3. Read the rest of this entry »

On May 29th 2012, Ottawa hosts its very first games conference. As expected, most Ottawa digital media companies along with a bunch coming in from Montreal, Toronto and beyond will have representatives there eager to fall in line to attend panels, pitch game ideas and look for beneficial partnerships to increase their business. Sylien Games will be doing much of the same. Read the rest of this entry »

With 100 industry professionals from over 20 attending organizations, and more than 60 students from colleges and universities from across Ontario, Mohawk College’s second annual AppsforHealth event was a much anticipated success. The two-day event provided students and professionals with the opportunity to interact and discuss varying perspectives on industry-related issues in relations to current technology. While participants were fully engaged in the panel sessions and open discussions, the heart of the event was the student challenge. Read the rest of this entry »

Subtle Technologies and Ryerson University co-host the 15th annual Subtle Technologies Festival, which began yesterday and runs until May 27th as international artists, innovators and scientists gather to explore ideas, experiments and cross-discipline collaborations from the worlds of art, technology & science. Read the rest of this entry »

During a CIO panel discussion on business intelligence yesterday at The Cable Show in Boston, Sandvine’s chief technology officer Don Bowman asserted Netflix has hit its peak and other video services are gaining traction.  As documented in Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena report, Bowman revealed that Netflix represents 33% of peak downstream traffic on US cable networks but projects a declining percentage as early as next year. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2012 E3 Expo is right around the corner, and fans from all over the world can look forward to accessing the latest Nintendo news right from the comfort of their homes. Nintendo will be using a mix of online, broadcast and social platforms to provide a steady stream of breaking news and announcements during the video game industry’s biggest annual trade show, taking place June 5-7 at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. Read the rest of this entry »

Via the Canadian Digital Media Network: Last month, CDMN’s fourth annual Canada 3.0 Digital Media Forum brought together nearly 2,000 delegates in Stratford to share their creativity, passion and technology expertise with Canadian entrepreneurs, industry thought leaders, academia and government representatives. Together, they reported on our nation’s progress towards what we call the Moonshot goal: To ensure that anyone can do anything online in Canada by 2017.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced the winners of the second annual .CA Impact Awards at the mesh conference in Toronto yesterday. The .CA Impact Awards celebrate the people and organizations in four categories that use their .CA website to make a difference. Read the rest of this entry »

After months of fevered preparations, C2-MTL, the new international business conference on commerce and creativity, officially opened yesterday in Montreal. From now through May 25th, more than 1,200 movers and shakers from some 40 countries will attend the unconventional immersive and collaborative event. Read the rest of this entry »