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2nd October 2012

Buy Art Academy: Lessons For Everyone And Get A Special Version of Donkey Kong For Your 3DS

Nintendo CanadaNintendo Canada announced the launch of two new software titles yesterday that will have people broadening their artistic horizons and deepening their love of creative wordplay. Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! and Crosswords Plus are now available for the portable Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems, giving consumers a variety of fun ways to learn about how to draw and paint or challenge their puzzle-solving skills anytime, anywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

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27th September 2012

Polara Coming Soon To iOS And Android

hope this works games incVancouver-based mobile game developer Hope This Works Games has unveiled their newest game Polara, a side scrolling platform running game, coming to iOS and Android devices. Polara turns the popular free-running platform genre on its head by introducing a color switching strategy, challenging players to do more than just dash and jump, as well as a compelling and immersive story line that keeps players hooked for more. You’ll need a fast eye and even faster reflexes to make your way through all 50 levels. Read the rest of this entry »

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10th September 2012

PC Game Paper Monsters Now Available Through Digital Distribution At Strategy First

strategy firstMontreal game publisher Strategy First Inc. and Crescent Moon are bringing the hit ‘IOS’ platform game ‘Paper Monsters’ to PC, and to celebrate the release, they are offering a 20% discount to anyone who orders the game between September 10th to 17th. Paper Monsters is a side scrolling platform game that invites you to dive in and watch as a living world made out of paper, cardboard, and a few cotton balls unfold right before your eyes. Available for only $4.99, Paper Monsters takes all of the classic 2-D platforming elements and combines them with gorgeous 3-D graphics. Read the rest of this entry »

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22nd August 2012

Frima Studio Launching Five Original Games in Five Weeks

frima studioToday Frima Studio visits NYC to kick-off the Frimarathon, a month long flurry of game releases with a little something for everybody. The culmination of more than a year of effort by Frima’s original IP team, the Frimarathon will showcase five titles across multiple platforms set to be released in the next five weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

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20th August 2012

Mario Takes the Gold as the Big and Bold Nintendo 3DS XL Hits Stores

Nintendo CanadaNintendo has launched both an exciting new game and a cool new system to play it on. Canadian residents can now get their hands on two of the hottest video game products of the year: New Super Mario Bros. 2 and the new Nintendo 3DS XL portable system. Nintendo 3DS XL offers screens that are 90 per cent larger than the original Nintendo 3DS, and sells at a suggested retail price of $199.99. Read the rest of this entry »

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14th August 2012

Minority And SCEA Announce The Release Of Papo & Yo

minorityIndependent game development studio Minority Media and Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) have announced the official release of PlayStation®Network (PSN) exclusive puzzle-platformer Papo & Yo. As part of the second annual PSN PLAY promotion, this already award-winning adventure will be available for purchase with today’s scheduled PlayStation®Store Update for $14.99 ($11.99 for PS PLUS members), or from GameStop online. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th August 2012

Hothead Adds Pets With Sea Star Update

Hothead GamesHothead Games has launched an adorable update for their mobile swimming sensation, Sea Stars. With over 154 million swims started and 1 million characters mastered to date, they decided it was time players invited more nautical friends to their aquatic adventures. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th August 2012

Chicken Freedom Fighter Huge Monster Launches Wing It

Huge MonsterIndependent Toronto developer Huge Monster is proud to announce the release and availability of their platform game, ‘Wing It!’, now available on the App Store, and compatible with the Apple iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad®. With its visually stunning parallax-scrolling levels, hilarious animations, addicting gameplay, and plenty of in-app upgrades, ‘Wing It!’ breathes new life to a genre longing for refreshing new content. Read the rest of this entry »

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11th July 2012

Papo & Yo Announced as a PlayStation Network PLAY 2012 Title

minorityMinority, a Montreal-based independent game development studio, along with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), have announced that Papo & Yo will be coming to the PlayStation®Network on August 14, 2012 for $14.99 ($11.99 for PS PLUS members) as part of the second annual PlayStation Network (PSN) PLAY promotion. Read the rest of this entry »

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26th June 2012

The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game Swings Back to Manhattan And Into Retail Stores Nationwide

Other Ocean InteractiveBeenox StudiosIf 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 »

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