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Xbox Video has launched on Windows Phone 8 everywhere Xbox Video is available (Japan not included), so now you can truly take your movies and TV shows with you wherever you go. Stream from the cloud or download your favorite movie or TV episodes to your phone to watch them offline. You can rent or buy the newest hit movies or search for classics from the massive catalog with the first video-on-demand app for Windows Phone 8. You’ll even get Rotten Tomatoes ratings and Metacritic scores right on your phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile security and data protection solutions developer Fixmo has announced the general availability of Fixmo SafeWatch, an innovative mobile privacy and security solution for consumers and business professionals using Android and iOS smartphones. As mobile devices become ubiquitous and powerful tools for both personal and business use, individuals are at an ever increasing risk to the loss or theft of important and confidential information. Read the rest of this entry »

BenQ Canada Corp. has introduced its new line of EW40 series monitors. Loaded with market-changing features aimed at turning mobile content into a full-on experience, the new vertical alignment (VA) displays feature mobile high-definition link (MHL) technology, an all-new Cinema Mode, and razor-sharp 3000:1 contrast ratios to allow for gaming, media streaming, and other external entertainment sources to be easily viewed on the 24-inch (EW2440L) and 27-inch (EW2740L) screens. Equipped with BenQ’s groundbreaking ZeroFlicker™ technology, the displays also eliminate traditional LED flicker issues, enabling seamless viewing sessions and increased user comfort.  Read the rest of this entry »

Bot Colony, the first game to use conversational English as the primary way to interact with characters, was launched today by Montreal game developer North Side Inc. An Open Alpha version is publicly available and can be downloaded from the Bot Colony site for $2.95. Bot Colony leverages a technological breakthrough in Natural Language Understanding (NLU), a problem scientists have been trying to solve for many years. Natural Language Understanding (NLU) is technical jargon for computer understanding of human language (English in the case of Bot Colony). The characters in Bot Colony understand what the player says, and are often able to respond in a cogent manner. North Side believes that the NLU capability of Bot Colony is superior to that of Apple’s Siri or IBM’s Watson. Read the rest of this entry »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the all-new “Hunter, Hunted” multiplayer mode available for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, which players can access by jumping into the Batman: Arkham Origins online multiplayer mode. The “Hunter, Hunted” multiplayer mode brings the excitement of “Last Man Standing” to Batman: Arkham Origins.  The new 3v3v1 mode pits three Bane thugs, three Joker thugs, and Batman against each other to be the last team standing. With no respawns, the new “Hunter, Hunted” mode takes Batman: Arkham Origins multiplayer to a whole new level of intensity with heightened tension, risk, and rewards. Read the rest of this entry »

Capcom Vancouver has unveiled Operation Eagle, the first “Dead Rising 3” DLC installment to the Untold Stories of Los Perdidos. This episode puts you in control of Spec Ops Commander Adam Kane on a mission that challenges everything he believes and sets him out to capture the missing President of the United States. Operation Eagle features a new mission, five new weapons, one new combo weapon, one new vehicle, a new clothing outfit, plus additional Gamerscore and the ability to carry experience points back to “Dead Rising 3.” Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver game developer Secret Bear World has announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaigns on KickStarter and PayPal Pledges to expand their PC-based virtual world game to include Minecraft™ and LEGO™ inspired Brick Building features. Secret Bear World has quickly become a popular destination for children aged 6-14, and is a virtual world in which players have fun engaging in cool games, fun activities, and buying virtual goodies for their bears. Children can chat with each other and play games such as Magic Lamp and Bear Racing, and even go shopping for a plasma TV or a beary comfy bed. Read the rest of this entry »

The chilly weather outside won’t be a problem for MicroVolts players cozying up with the holiday-themed update Frosty Frolickers!  Rock Hippo Productions has announced that new weapons, parts, accessories, and game features are now available with the latest game update free to download.  The war between action figures over battery resources surges on in the Microvolts universe. Read the rest of this entry »

Get ready to burn some rubber! Vancouver developer Hothead Games has announced that Big Win Racing, the latest installment in the studio’s popular Big Win Sports series, is now available for iOS and Android-enabled mobile devices. Big Win Racing has players go under the hood to upgrade their driver, engine, tires, steering, & transmission in order build the fastest race car on the track. Players can train a world-class driver & pit crew in order to stay in front of the pack. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver studio Renown EntertainmentRenown Entertainment has announced that Kindle Fire/HD/HDX owners now have a version of Ball-Hop Bowling to call their own, with platform exclusive features including razor-sharp HD graphics, GameCircle achievements, GameCircle leaderboards and Whispersync support to backup game data to Amazon’s cloud servers protecting player progress. Best of all, users can enjoy unlimited skee ball style game play without needing to pay for games, wait for timers, or refill gas-tanks. Read the rest of this entry »