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Big Blue Bubble Inc., creators of Burn The Rope, have announced the global release of My Singing Monsters, available now as a free download from the iTunes app store.  My Singing Monsters is a world-building game where the player collects and breeds cute monsters. However, there’s a big difference that sets this game far apart from others of the genre; these monsters sing, play and dance.  In the world of My Singing Monsters, each species has its own voice/instrument and personality.  Monsters groove along with the beat until it’s their turn to perform and then, away they go! The player has considerable control over the ensemble; monsters can be muted for silence or multiplied for greater volume. Creating different groupings adds further variety to the performance. Read the rest of this entry »

Di-O-Matic, a Montreal-based developer of user friendly character animation software, has announced the launch Voice-O-Matic v2 (Maya Edition). Di-O-Matic heard the call from animators. Spending hours creating lip synch animations for CG characters can be tiring and manually generating every single lip movement can be a long and tedious task. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s going to be the party of the year! Frima Studio is pleased to announce that Lights, Camera, Party! is now available on the PlayStation Network for PlayStation Move. Powered by the Unreal Engine, this unique, fast-paced PS Move party game will have friends and family jumping out of their seats to best each other in an array of zany mini-games. Read the rest of this entry »

The fight to save the galaxy continues! As unexplainable events begin to unfold, Commander Shepard and crew must travel to unexplored locations in order to piece together a shocking theory that could turn the tides of the war against the Reapers. Mass Effect™ 3: Leviathan is a new piece of single player DLC from Bioware which expands upon the events of Mass Effect™ 3 by adding a new chapter to Shepard’s legacy, emotionally engaging characters and powerful weapons and upgrades. Read the rest of this entry »

mDialog, a Toronto-based provider of video stream management on connected devices, and VisualOn, a California multimedia software company that enables high-quality video and audio across connected devices, have announced a partnership to bring dynamic ad insertion to Android devices. Read the rest of this entry »

East Side Games, makers of the fan-favourite Facebook game Pot Farm, wants players to do the work of the angels with their newly released Ruby Skies, a game of exploration and romance. In the words of Venus, “there is not enough love in the world. Get to work!” And with that, Cupid flies into a wondrous world of islands floating amidst pink fluffy clouds to do what he does best – make people fall in love. Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute® Software Corporation, a Vancouver-based provider of security and management for PC, Mac, iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices and data, announced today the release of Absolute Manage 6.1.2 which supports both Windows 8 and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based cloud accounting specialist FreshBooks has launched a new mobile app designed to fit the lifestyle of today’s small businesses owners, giving them the freedom to run their business anytime, anywhere. Following their recent re-positioning as cloud accounting, the free mobile app further demonstrates the FreshBooks commitment to being in the corner of service-based businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

A new wave of productivity-focused Social Apps, including SocialBro, GoPollGo, NeedTagger, and Videolicious have been added to HootSuite’s ever-expanding App Directory. As makers of one of the market-leading social media management systems, HootSuite is known for helping users engage with audiences and analyze campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Read the rest of this entry »

Now that my PC has been re-formatted (thank you Scott) and has a fully-functioning power supply with a hand-me-down graphics card from the CaveChild that is 4 times better than my old one, I can actually work online without wanting to toss my PC through the office window because of sluggishness followed by non-responsiveness on Thursday and Friday (hence the lack of news stories).

CRC Press announced earlier this week that Game Development for iOS with Unity3D by Jeff Murray is now available for Kindle, in addition to the already-released paperback and PDF versions. Purchasers of this eBook version will gain unlimited access to all chapters and extra content in PDF format. Read the rest of this entry »