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Innovative motion technology developer D-BOX Technologies Inc. has announced its first agreement with Marcus Theatres^®, a division of The Marcus Corporation, for the installation of 29 D-BOX MFX Systems in the exhibitor’s Duluth Cinema in Duluth, Minnesota. Read the rest of this entry »

Who doesn’t love pizza? Orby certainly does.  With that in mind, up-and-coming Ottawa game designer Yves Tourigny developed Top This!, a strategic pizza-making board game that’s currently being crowdfunded on Kickstarter in order to finance the game’s first print run. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s AudienceView is continuing to drive innovation with world-class mobile web ticketing integrated as a core component of its ticketing and customer relationship management (CRM) solution. The ability to sell and deliver tickets through a mobile-optimized web site versus a variety of device-specific apps provides significant benefits for ticket sellers and their end customers. Read the rest of this entry »

BioWare announced today that the Mass Effect™ 3: Extended Cut, a piece of downloadable content available at no additional charge* that expands upon the ending to the Mass Effect trilogy, is available today. Featuring new cinematic sequences and epilogue scenes, the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut gives fans seeking further clarity into the final events of Mass Effect 3 deeper insights into how their personal journey concludes. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal-based Alina Digital has announced its newest MMO social gaming project: Rise of the Tycoon – American Dream. A revolutionary new intellectual MMO,  Rise of the Tycoon blends political and economic strategy with social networking in a “gamified” social network that will appeal to mature gamers. Read the rest of this entry »

If your spider-senses are tinglin’, it’s because The Amazing Spider-Man™ video game has web-slung its way onto retail store shelves today in North America, and will be available in Europe on June 29th.  From Activision Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Entertainment, The Amazing Spider-Man video game serves as an epilogue story to this summer’s upcoming blockbuster feature film, heralding Spidey’s return to a free-roaming Manhattan as players take the role of a young Peter Parker discovering his newfound powers and Super Hero responsibilities.  Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. in Guildford, UK sent out an announcement that EA SPORTS™ is offering an exclusive FIFA 13 Ultimate Edition that will supply fans with 24 FIFA Ultimate Team gold packs to kick-start their season, and its most extensive global pre-order incentive in the history of the FIFA franchise.
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MediaSmarts (formerly known as Media Awareness Network) is pleased to announce it has partnered with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) for the third phase of its landmark research study, Young Canadians in a Wired World. Read the rest of this entry »

The board of directors of Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. announced late yesterday that its President and Executive Producer, Catherine Winder will leave the company effective June 30, 2012 in order to pursue other business opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

Southpaw Technology, a Toronto-area developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital content creation companies, announced today that it has signed a 100-seat licensing deal with the Korean visual effects studio, Dexter Digital. Southpaw’s production asset management system TACTIC will initially be used to support Dexter Digital on a 2,000-shot visual effects project for an ambitious, full-length stereoscopic 3D film called Mr. Go 3D. Read the rest of this entry »