Village Gamer

Radical Entertainment once again ramps up the studio’s signature over-the-top mayhem with the announcement of PROTOTYPE® 2’s RADNET Edition content.  Planned to launch on April 24, 2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., a limited number of the launch quantities of PROTOTYPE 2 on PlayStation®3 and Xbox® 360  will contain free access to RADNET via a one-time use code that gives fans 55 free pieces of additional content delivered for seven weeks following the game’s launch.  Read the rest of this entry »

While I am loathe to sell ad space on this site, our household income was cut in half several weeks ago, which has made keeping up with the bills and the rent a rather big challenge. We had hoped to have our new project launched by now, but there is just never enough time in the day or an end to the crises at my day job for the two of us to get everything working the way it needs to. We have thus made the decision to rent out some advertising space to keep a roof over our heads for another month or three. Read the rest of this entry »

There are only a couple of weeks left to get your nominations in for the 3rd Annual Canadian Video Game Awards.  The organizers are delighted to announce that this year’s show will be held on April 21st in conjunction with Fan Expo Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre.  Read the rest of this entry »

Belden Inc., an American-based provider of signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has announced that it currently intends to allow its offer to acquire Canadian company RuggedCom Inc. for C$22.00 per share to expire on February 9, 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

The strategic shift that Groupe Média TFO began nearly a year ago continues today with the launch of its new website. This launch is an integral part of TFO’s rebranding on the air, on the Web, and on all the other media platforms on which it delivers content. Read the rest of this entry »

Astral Media Inc. has announced that its Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Claude Gagnon, has advised the Company of his decision to leave the organization today, January 31, 2012 with the intent to retire, after a distinguished career of over 20 years at Astral. Read the rest of this entry »

Payfirma has announced the availability of the next version of its mobile payment app. The updated app brings a host of new features that make accepting credit cards on iPhones and iPads faster and easier than ever before. The app also boasts a sleeker design that doubles the speed to make transactions. Read the rest of this entry »

BMO Financial Group donated $500,000 to Science World’s Bridging the Science Gap capital campaign at a ceremony yesterday during the BMO Power of Blue Day. The donation will go towards the naming of the new “Our World: BMO Sustainability Gallery”, which explores how everyday choices concerning electricity, water consumption and waste can affect the world and impact the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Intertainment Media Inc. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Ortsbo Inc, in partnership with Variety, have wrapped up its coverage of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has produced a microsite with The Variety Studio video interviews and Live & Global programming complete with Ortsbo’s proprietary Language Captioning System, providing real-time subtitling in the user’s selected language.  Read the rest of this entry »

Every seven seconds in Canada, a child is bullied. This alarming statistic fuels the passion behind CKNW’s 5^th annual anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here! On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, CKNW are encouraging British Columbians to show their support by wearing pink to symbolize bullying will not be tolerated. Read the rest of this entry »