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7th December 2012

Writers’ Trust of Canada Announces New Executive Director

writers trustThe Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the appointment of Mary Osborne as the organization’s new Executive Director. She will replace Don Oravec, who announced his retirement earlier this year after nine years with the Writers’ Trust. Osborne assumes the role in January 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

EA Teams Up With Hip-Hop Icons Big Boi and B.o.B in the Co-Op Action Blockbuster Army of TWO The Devil’s Cartel

EA GamesElectronic Arts Inc. has announced that hip-hop megastars Big Boi and B.o.B are bringing their talents to the highly anticipated co-op action game, Army of TWO™ The Devil’s Cartel. The two stars are not only teaming up in the studio for the collaboration of the game’s official theme song “Double or Nothing” set for release in early 2013, but are also joining forces in the game. The duo will play the roles of T.W.O. operatives Charles “Chuy” Rendall (Big Boi) and Anthony “Baker” Barnes (B.o.B), helping players blast their way through Mexico’s most dangerous cartel. Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

Track Holiday 2012 Trends With Hootsuite Holiday Tracker

HootSuiteTurn on your Rudolph mp3, pour yourself a low-fat cocoa and curl up beside the faux fireplace with your cellphone: the winter holidays have entered the 21st century and are playing out before our eyes on social media. HootSuite has gotten into the holiday spirit with a dedicated Holiday social media command center, gathering together all the treats Twitter and Facebook have to offer this December. Anyone in the retail industry knows what a valuable time of year this is, but also how hectic and even frustrating it can be for customers. Understanding the real-time sentiment of seasonal shoppers will give businesses insight on how their clients are feeling about stores, products and the shopping experience in general. Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

Ubisoft Partners With New Regency For Splinter Cell Movie

ubisoft canadaUbisoft® and L.A. film company New Regency announced that they are partnering on the forthcoming Tom Clancy’s™ Splinter Cell® film. Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, will develop the Splinter Cell movie in close collaboration with New Regency. Ubisoft also recently announced it attached award-winning actor Tom Hardy and up-and-coming screenwriter Eric Warren Singer (“The International”) to the film.  Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

Independent Games Festival And Valve Strike Distribution Agreement For 2013 Awards

Independent Games FestivalThe organizers of the Independent Games Festival, the leading showcase for independent video games worldwide, have announced a new agreement with Valve for IGF 2013. All IGF Main Competition finalists for this year’s event will receive distribution agreements for Steam, a leading platform for distribution in today’s burgeoning independent gaming market. Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

Canada Media Fund Announces New English Regional Pre-Development Program

Canada Media FundThe Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced the launch of the English Regional Pre-Development Program (PDF 252KB), a new $1 million supplement to the existing development program.  Eligible producers will be able to apply to this first-come, first-served program as of Thursday, December 13.  Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

Kixeye Expanding To Victoria

kixeyeOnline combat strategy game developer Kixeye announced yesterday that it is expanding to Canada, and will be opening a new game development studio based in Victoria. This marks the third office for Kixeye, and second international studio opened this year, previously announcing its expansion to Brisbane, Australia. Kixeye Canada is actively staffing up to begin work on new special projects. Read the rest of this entry »

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7th December 2012

Night Whisper Lane Coming To Your Kindle Next Week

mini-orbyEPX Games has announced that Night Whisper Lane is coming to the Kindle Marketplace for the Kindle and Kindle HD on Monday December 10th 2012. In addition, the mobile horror title has been nominated for best Adventure Game, best Game Soundtrack and best Action Game for iOS over at Best App Ever. Night Whisper Lane is an authentic Survival Horror gaming experience specifically designed for iOS that merges classic “Point and Click” gameplay with a “Turn-Based Battle System” to help you fend off whatever evil awaits you in this seemingly endless labyrinth. Read the rest of this entry »

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6th December 2012

Game Design Expo 2013 Schedule Announced

Can a triple-A franchise adapt in an evolving industry? What does the future really hold for game design? Is there room in social games for the ‘core’ gamer? These are just a few of the tough questions industry leaders will tackle at Game Design Expo 2013 this January. Ticketholders at Industry Speaker Day (Saturday, January 19) will join in on an exclusive day of presentations and panels. Read the rest of this entry »

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6th December 2012

HootSuite App Directory bolstered with Vimeo, WordPress, Via.Me, Reachli and Scripted

HootSuiteSocial media management system HootSuite has expanded its App Directory and its appeal for the second time in just over a month. This, the tenth wave of #SocialApps, includes some of the most popular content creation tools on the web: Vimeo, self-hosted WordPress.org blogs, Via.Me, Reachli, and Scripted. Among HootSuite’s over 5 million international users are countless artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and other creative spirits who, along with all highly engaged users, will be able to draw significant value from these new apps. Read the rest of this entry »

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