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Hot off the conference floor are the latest trailers from upcoming developed-in-BC games MechWarrior Online (Piranha Games), MechWarrior Tactics (Roadhouse Interactive and A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games) and Ironclad Game‘s Sins of a Dark Age. All three titles will be released by newly formed Montreal-based digital publisher Infinite Game Publishing. Read the rest of this entry »

In May, a new Scotia iTRADE® mobile trading app will give customers who manage their own investments the ability to make equity and option trades on the go from their mobile and smart phones. The Scotia iTRADE mobile applications run on a secure platform. Customer transactions and information linked to the Scotia iTRADE mobile applications are as secure as accessing the same account information from a desk or laptop. Read the rest of this entry »

With so many potential enemies lurking on the streets of New York Zero (NYZ) in Radical Entertainment‘s Prototype 2, it’s important to take every opportunity to stay protected. With the streets full of threats at every turn – whether it’s the infected on the ground or the Blackwatch strike teams in the air, the player must do whatever it takes to survive…even if it means grabbing a chopper out of the sky and using it as a weapon of defence and destruction. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto author Alexander Galant, who worked as historical researcher for the NY Times Best Seller Dracula the Un-Dead, will be publishing his first full length thriller novel The Depth of Deception, just in time for the centennial anniversary of the RMS Titanic. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) has announced that it will release the open beta version of PlayStation®Suite SDK to content developers in April 2012 and the official version later this year.  Through the introduction of these SDKs, SCE will offer a more streamlined content development environment for content developers — from large game development companies to small, independent shops — and further expand the world of PlayStation® to open operating system based portable devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed^® III will hit store shelves on October 30, 2012, encouraging gamers to experience the American Revolutionary War not written about in history books.  The largest project in Ubisoft’s history also introduces a new hero for the ages. Read the rest of this entry »

Capcom and Slant Six Games have confirmed that Steel Battalion Heavy Armor will be available exclusively for Xbox 360 on June 19 in North America and June 22 across European territories. Taking full advantage of Kinect for Xbox 360, players will experience war like never before.  Check out the new trailer which tells the story of Sgt. Powers, the game’s main protagonist, and his platoon. Read the rest of this entry »

Kobo has announced that the company will be one of the first eBook retailers to have an app featured in the Windows Store concurrent with the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Built using HTML and Java Script, Kobo’s app offers a personalized, secure and central destination where people can manage their entire Kobo reading experience. The new app was one of just a handful selected for release with the Consumer Preview of Windows 8. Read the rest of this entry »

Game of Thrones RPG has unveiled a new series of 6 exclusive screenshots for the upcoming PlayStation® 3, Xbox 360® and PC game.  Based on the epic series by George R.R. Martin and the popular HBO® TV series, the developers at Cyanide have revealed Castlewood, an original location in the Game of Thrones saga that players will get to explore first-hand in May 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto-based Untold Entertainment Inc. has officially announced its upcoming game Spellirium, a unique graphic adventure – word puzzle mash-up in the spirit of Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords and Bookworm Adventures. Equal parts LOOM and Boggle, Spellirium takes players to a post-apocalyptic world called The Land, where present-day civilization has been buried beneath a mile of earth, and reading and writing have been outlawed. Read the rest of this entry »