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Xenoblade Chronicles™, the new, highly-anticipated role-playing adventure for the Nintendo Wii™ console, will arrive on Canadian store shelves this Thursday, April 5^th  at 2pm ET– the day before the U.S. launch. Xenoblade Chronicles has already launched in Japan and Europe, receiving unanimously positive reviews and several perfect scores. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom and EA Partners have announced that the pre-order campaign for the upcoming modern-day massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, The Secret World is now live. Everyone who pre-orders the game will be guaranteed access to all Beta Weekends beginning May 11, 2012 running most weekends up until the game’s launch on June 19, 2012 on PC.  Read the rest of this entry »

THQ Inc. has announced that it has refocused Warhammer® 40,000®: Dark Millennium™ from a Massively Multiplayer Online game to an immersive single player and online multiplayer experience with robust digital content, and engaging community features. Further product details, platforms and release timing will be announced at a later date. Read the rest of this entry »

Game of Thrones, the role-playing game currently in development over at Cyanide Studios, has revealed its Epic Plot trailer, focusing on story and protagonists. The upcoming role playing game for PlayStation® 3, Xbox 360® and PC, is based on the famous universe from George R.R. Martin’s saga and the HBO television series, should please all RPG fans seeking perilous quests, compelling stories and epic battles. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that EA SPORTS™ will celebrate UEFA EURO 2012™ with the only officially licensed videogame of the 2012 European Football Championship which begins June 8 in Poland and Ukraine. EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2012™ will be available as a paid digital expansion pack to fans who own EA SPORTS FIFA 12 on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and PC. The videogame will be available to fans beginning April 24, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Light Byte is an action-puzzle game project currently being developed by Centre For Digital Media masters student Steven Pastro. The game is designed to test your reflexes and memory in a puzzle matching game that’s unlike anything you’ve seen before, and is very close to meeting its fundraising goal on IndieGoGo. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaftesbury and its award-winning digital media division, Smokebomb Entertainment, today announced casting and production details for State of Syn, a groundbreaking science fiction digital project. Read the rest of this entry »

IGLOO Software has partnered with MicroStrategy® Incorporated, a worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, to integrate reporting and analytics into IGLOO’s social business suite. The solution will allow IGLOO customers to track user participation, influence, activity and engagement in a social intranet or extranet. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed III, which sees the game’s story timeline fast forward to the 1700’s. Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft® has announced its diverse lineup for PAX East, including Assassin’s Creed® III, Far Cry® 3, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier™ and a number of acclaimed digital and iOS titles. Attendees can check out Ubisoft’s lineup at booths 824 and 836 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on April 6–8, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »