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HootSuite, makers of the market-leading social media management system, releases beta version of HootSuite Conversations to keep users focused on the social discussion. This new product is built on top of HootSuite Teams functionality and is the first tool to empower teams to simplify communication around social media messages, have internal conversations with external engagement, and collaborate with everyone using real-time chat. HootSuite continues to develop and acquire tools and solutions to support the social business, allowing individuals and teams to discuss and analyze campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. HootSuite Conversations is now in free beta and available immediately to all users, including Free, Pro and Enterprise clients worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Get ready to brush up your web-shooting skills as The Amazing Spider-Man™ video game from Activision Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, is available digitally today in North America, and will be available in Europe on September 26^th.  As the official epilogue story to this summer’s feature film and marking Spidey’s return to a free-roaming Manhattan, The Amazing Spider-Man videogame is now available for 4800 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360, $59.99 on the PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation®3 and $49.99 on Steam, including complete integration with Steam achievements.  A Nintendo 3DS demo is also now available in the Nintendo eShop. Read the rest of this entry »

Integrated payment solutions provider AJB Software Design, Inc. has outlined its mobile strategy for merchants, which entails extending credit and debit card payment processing beyond legacy systems and into new mobile applications and POS environments. Over the coming months, AJB will be announcing products and partners that make it easier for merchants to deploy mobile payment solutions; increasing convenience and facilitating transactions, while maintaining the strictest levels of payment security. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto developer Reverie World Studios has announced that its MMORTS title Dawn of Fantasy is now available for a limited time at IndieBundle.org as part of the Get’em Greenlit Bundle. Dawn of Fantasy is joined in the bundle by two other games – The Sparkle 2: Evo and Depth Hunter. With a total retail value of $53 for all three games, the $5 price for the bundle is an absolute bargain. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa-based game developer PsychicParrot Games has announced that ‘Headlong’, a Unity3d-engine powered arcade racing game for PC and MAC, is available for purchase on Indievania for $3.99. From monster trucks to super-cars, each vehicle has a unique driving style and handling capability meaning that no two races will ever be the same! The arcade driving physics are specially designed for exciting drifting, jumping, crashing and racing action.  In career mode, players drive over 25 unlockable vehicles across 7 environments in 30 career mode events. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today a record-setting launch for EA SPORTS^TM NHL^®13. EA’s internal estimates show that worldwide sell through for NHL 13 in its first week is up 9 percent globally over last year’s previous franchise high, and fans are deeply engaged with the game’s new connected experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

Set your phasers to “love me” because it’s time to become the king of the galaxy! Frima Studio is happy to announce that A Space Shooter Blitz is now out for free on iOS, Android and Facebook. Challenge your friends to a hectic, retro-style “Bullet Hell” shoot ‘em up with Commander P. Jefferson at the helm of the mighty USS Eradicator. Make a quick stop at Jenna’s shop to gear up: pick from a series of cool power-ups and get ready to blast some aliens! In a crazy fast-paced one-minute blitz, shoot as many enemies as possible without getting hit to get your score rolling. Watch that multiplier index: the higher it goes, the more enemies there are, the harder the game gets, and the faster you rake in points. At the end of this survival challenge, take down a special boss in an epic battle to send your score through the roof! Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the second major content update for its modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’ is now live. The update, titled ‘Issue #2: Digging Deeper’, provides subscribers with a vast amount of new content and features, adding many more hours of fun and exploration to an already incredibly deep MMO. Read the rest of this entry »

The world’s first and only online marketplace solely dedicated to selling your used smartphones and tablets launched today. Founded and developed in Vancouver, Mobiopolis.com™ has been designed to be a powerful, yet simple-to-use tool. The website allows sellers to list their devices for free, suggests a sales price based on manufacturer/model sales trends, and even offers to showcase it in high-visibility areas for buyers to see. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s KickStart Game Development has released a brand new puzzle game on iTunes. Available for $ 0.99, Bit Blast is an arcade-style title for iOS mobile devices that uses fluid and intuitive touch controls to blast away the puzzle bits as the gamer moves forward through the game. With quick pick up and play interaction, players can use their blasting finger players create links to and from adjacent bits of the same type – the more bits blasted the greater the reward. Read the rest of this entry »