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13th March 2013

Slant Six Games Brings Cinematic Movie Innovation To Mobile Games With Galactic Reign

Slant Six GamesLaunching today for Windows 8 devices, Galactic Reign, a turn based space strategy game by Microsoft Game Studios and Slant Six Games, redefines the game experience through unique procedural cinematic rendering technology using the Slant Six Games Hexane™ game engine. The procedural rendering technology developed using the Hexane™ game engine, converts epic space battles within Galactic Reign into cinematic videos, using advanced rendering and special FX techniques. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th March 2013

Mike Holmes Celebrates Milestone 10th Anniversary On HGTV Canada

hgtv canadaOver the last 10 years HGTV Canada has drawn attention to Mike Holmes and his renowned ambition to “Make It Right” for homeowners, communities and individuals in need. Viewers have been informed, entertained and inspired by his inspections, renovations and reveals, but to celebrate this milestone Mike is giving fans a more personal glimpse in Behind The Overalls. This brand-new special premieres Tuesday April 9 at 9pm ET/PT on HGTV Canada, followed by new episodes of the hit series Holmes Makes It Right Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT beginning April 16. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th March 2013

New Indie Studio Spearhead Games Reveals Tiny Brains

mini-orbyMontreal’s Spearhead Games, a new independent game development studio founded by former EA, Ubisoft® and Eidos® team members Simon Darveau and Atul Mehra, is proud to announce its first game, Tiny Brains. Tiny Brains is a 3D co-op action puzzle game in which up to four players can take the role of tiny (but super-powered!) lab animals. Players must work together using complementary physics-based abilities to tackle the tests of a nefarious mad scientist. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th March 2013

New Leadership Heralds CWC Commitment to Women in the Digital Age

cwcCanadian Women in Communications (CWC) is pleased to announce two new appointments to the organization; Joanne Stanley as Executive Director, and Janice McDonald as new board Chair. Ms. Stanley brings more than a decade of experience leading not for profit organizations, most recently as Co-founder and Executive Director of Canadian Women in Technology. Prior to that, Ms. Stanley held senior positions at the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Bell. For the past six months, she has been working with the CWC as Special Advisor, Strategy and Technology Sectors, as the organization expands its focus in the technology and digital arena. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th March 2013

Your Invitation To Join The Dialogue On Building and Sustaining BC’s Technology Ecosystem

mini-orbyOn March 15, 2013, BCIC New Ventures invites you to play a role in building on the strengths of the tech industry in BC and creating a healthy technology community. Contribute to A Dialogue: Building and Sustaining BC’s Technology Ecosystem and win a free ticket to the GROW Conference (Aug 14-16) which will be given out to the event. But what is it? A Dialogue is an opportunity for tech companies to be heard by key decision makers including community builders, CEOs, venture capitalists and members of BC Government who together, are making BC a great place to start and grow technology companies. Read the rest of this entry »

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13th March 2013

Former Yammer Executive Joins HootSuite As Vice President Of Marketing

HootSuiteSocial media management system developer HootSuite has appointed Dee Anna McPherson as Vice President of Marketing. McPherson, a marketer with experience in social media and the freemium business model, will lead HootSuite’s marketing team, driving strategy and international expansion for the rapidly growing company. Most recently, McPherson was Vice President of Marketing at Yammer, one of HootSuite’s App Directory integration partners, where she established Enterprise Social Networking as a new category of business software and helped propel Yammer to a leading market position, 300% annual growth and a $1.2 billion acquisition by Microsoft. HootSuite saw McPherson as a natural fit for the role. Read the rest of this entry »

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