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Montreal developer SixDead Entertainment has released its latest game title. Brain Lab is a puzzle game designed to help players improve short-term memory, logic, calculation and visual skills. This free game is available now on Google Play and iTunes, and allows players to share their progress and scores with friends on Facebook and Twitter as well as compete against them for brain power supremacy.
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The game development community knows him as McFunkyPants, but on the cover of his newly published book, he’s Christer Kaitila, B.Sc., from Victoria BC. As many of you know, Christer is one of the administrators for the very popular game jam group Ludum Dare, which, by the way, has a game jam event coming up on April 20th – 23rd. But, I digress – back to his new book, The Game Jam Survival Guide from Packt Publishing, available now for purchase. Read the rest of this entry »

Softchoice has announced that 12 employees are en route to Bali Indonesia for a two-week humanitarian mission in support of the Widhya Asih Foundation (WAF). The Softchoice team will be providing technology infrastructure to help ‘bridge the digital divide’ on behalf of the roughly 500 orphaned Balinese children that WAF supports. The mission was made possible by the fundraising efforts of Softchoice’s employees and the assistance of industry partners. Read the rest of this entry »

Acer, the number two PC provider in Canada according to Gartner’s 2011 Dataquest, has debuted the new Acer C120 ultra-portable pico projector that can be powered by a PC via USB connection. It’s ideal for business people, instructors and anyone who needs an incredibly portable projector to display clear, crisp images. Read the rest of this entry »

Online family history resource Ancestry.com (Ancestry.ca) has announced that it will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic by releasing the most comprehensive online collection of records relating to the passengers and crew aboard the legendary luxury liner. The collection will be available for free searching from April 9-15, in memory of the ship’s voyage and sinking. Read the rest of this entry »

eSCRIBE has announced the availability of the latest version of its featured packed native iOS dedicated iPad application for meeting participants. In keeping with their commitment to eliminate paper from the meeting process and creating efficiencies for administrators, eSCRIBE’s new iPad application will allow organizations to achieve virtually paperless meetings. Read the rest of this entry »

Bioware invites gamers to join the fight to save the galaxy with the first multiplayer downloadable content pack for Mass Effect™ 3. Available to download for owners of Mass Effect 3 for no additional charge (*please see below), the Mass Effect 3: Resurgence Pack adds two new maps to the game’s cooperative multiplayer experience, along with a variety of new playable characters, new weapons and new items that can be unlocked by acquiring reinforcement packs in the game’s multiplayer store. Read the rest of this entry »

Itzy Interactive has introduced a massive update to their debut title, Itzy3D.  Itzy3D is available for iOS and Android devices with free and paid versions. The new update brings several key features and gameplay tweaks that fans of the game had asked for, along with the ability to unlock the Cemetery level for free by sharing game achievements with their Facebook friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Slant Six Games and Capcom have announced new DLC for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Available on April 10th as a free download on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE, this first expansion offering will allow players to take on the role of Harley, Dee-Ay, Tweed, Willow, Shona or Party Girl and set out to recover evidence that reveals the truth behind the deadly virus outbreak. Read the rest of this entry »

Eran Bester, Founder/Director of the Montreal Israel Film Festival, is proud to announce the return of this annual celebration of award-winning Israeli films and internationally-acclaimed guests, from April 29 to May 7. Read the rest of this entry »