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Illinois-based WMS Gaming Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. has announced that the Company has entered into a multi-year online content licensing agreement with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (“BCLC”). Under the terms of the agreement, BCLC will have access to WMS’ online library of authentic slot games on their gambling website, PlayNow.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Crowned the “Most Innovative Game” by the ‘Best App Ever’ awards 2012 for the Android Division, the blockbuster hit Cows vs. Aliens by XMG Studio Inc. finally get’s a sequel: Cows vs Aliens: Barnyard Blitz! The action-packed, fan-favorite with 3+ million downloads, impresses with a striking new art style, UI, and player progression flow, while sticking to the addictive push mechanic to save the cows from the aliens. The players’ fingers manipulate the cows and aliens the opposite of how a magnet would, and – if done right -– herd cute cows in the barn and push annoying aliens off the cliffs. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom has announced that a subscription is no longer required to play the company’s modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. The game is now available online and in retail and starting today no subscription fee is required to enjoy any of the game’s content, features or storylines. There are no complicated rules or restrictions, no complex matrixes telling you what you can and cannot access. Pay Once, Play Forever – it’s that simple. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media management company YANGAROO Inc. has announced the launch of the industry’s first fully automated Traffic Management System called “Reporter”, within its digital commercial distribution system. The new YANGAROO service now merges personalized traffic instructions with a signed and date-stamped confirmation that traffic instructions have been received, increasing the likelihood that spots will air correctly. The first of its kind, The Traffic Management System “Reporter” streamlines communication between major agencies and buying services to broadcasters. The fully automated solution eliminates time-consuming manual processes of call outs to broadcasters and alleviates concerns of lost instructions or non-compliance. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the past year DARC Productions Inc. partners Ryan Cox and Troy Morrissey have been filming a documentary about the world of game jams. They have traveled to San Francisco, Sweden, Newfoundland, and Toronto to capture game jams of all types and have interviewed Jammers from Japan, China, Turkey, Canada, Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, America, Finland, England, Scotland, Germany, Poland, Italy, India, Scotland, England and many other places!  Read the rest of this entry »

Dominion Card Services is excited to announce their partnership with the premier hospitality industry association in the province. Since 1917, the British Columbia Hotel Association has been the advocate and spokesperson for the interests of the hotel industry throughout British Columbia.  With this partnership, DCS will be adding its unique approach to credit and debit processing to the approximately 650 hotel members and 200 associate members of the BCHA. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot on the heels of a wave of new apps released last week, HootSuite has brought together another great batch of tools into the App Directory for users to enjoy. Users on all plans will have access to these new apps, which include Nimble, StockTwits, and YUPIQ—all very useful plugins with a social business focus. The HootSuite App Directory has now grown to include 44 apps in just over a year. HootSuite users can add the various apps to their dashboard and use many of their favorites without ever leaving HootSuite. If you haven’t already, check them out and install some apps today! Once you start, you’ll get even more value out of the web’s favorite social media management system. Read the rest of this entry »

Historical wrongdoings, government apologies and one Canadian’s journey into his family’s past are the focus of the new documentary A Sorry State, a TVO commission making its world broadcast premiere Wednesday January 9 at 9 pm. As a Japanese-Canadian with an Aboriginal stepmother and a stepfather with Chinese ancestry, filmmaker Mitch Miyagawa’s family is perhaps one of the most apologized-to families in the country. His family has received three government apologies for past misdeeds. Wondering how he’ll pass on his family’s legacy to his young sons, Mitch is prompted to revisit history and investigate the meaning – and impact – of formal apologies. Read the rest of this entry »

Assassin’s Creed III’s Tyranny of King Washington – a three-part DLC series from Ubisoft that explores an alternate reality in which George Washington goes mad with unlimited power and foregoes Presidency to rule as tyrannical King. In this alternate world, Connor is and remains Ratonhnhaké:ton. Having never become an Assassin, he must endure new trials, acquiring the skills he’ll need to take down a possessed Washington and win freedom for his land once and for all. Read the rest of this entry »

Waterloo-based Avvasi Inc., vendor of QoE driven video management and monetization solutions, has announced the launch of Avvasi Q-SRV^TM Video Service Gateway. This announcement signals the creation of a new market category, in which mobile network operators put their subscriber’s video Quality of Experience at the heart of the traffic management process. As video now represents more than half of mobile network traffic, operators need to manage it as a separate service. Avvasi’s Q-SRV builds on the success of its Q-VUE product, currently used by Tier 1 operators to measure video experience, by allowing them to actively manage and improve subscriber video experience for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »