Village Gamer

Planning has begun for the 2014 Canadian Telecom Summit, which will take place in Toronto next June 16th through 18th. Now is the time to get in touch with the event’s organizers for speaker proposals and sponsorship inquiries. Write to Mark Goldberg: mark-at-mhgoldberg-dot-com or Michael Sone: msone-at-nbicanada-dot-com for more information. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans around the world are about to experience a major evolution to the Pokémon series of video games. On October 12, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the newest installments in the world-famous series, are launching for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, including the new Nintendo 2DS system, which also launches on October 12. In the games, players can discover new Pokémon, interact with them like never before, connect with Trainers around the world and explore an entirely new region that is brought to life with stunning new visuals. Read the rest of this entry »

Anti-spyware company Lavasoft has released Ad-Aware 11, a comprehensive redesign of its award-winning anti-malware software. Ad-Aware 11 gives consumers peace of mind while using their computers at work or at play by protecting their private data and securing their computer against all forms of online threats including viruses, spyware and adware. Read the rest of this entry »

SecureKey has announced that the company has completed the transfer of its hardware security token group to newly founded Kili Technology Corporation. Afshin Rezayee, formerly vice president of hardware engineering at SecureKey, will lead Kili Technology, and along with the rest of the hardware engineering team will form the core of the new company. Kili Technology was founded by SecureKey Chairman Greg Wolfond with funding from Toronto-based Blue Sky Capital. Read the rest of this entry »

A new report from Research And Markets takes a global look at the state of gaming on mobile platforms – ie. smartphones, tablets and handheld consoles – in terms of technology and device shipments, and in terms of usage which has been heavily influenced by innovations in interactivity and gameplay.  Nomad Gaming – A New Era for Video Games? also explores the market from an industrial standpoint, against a backdrop of OS and app store wars, and takes a look at its economics, detailing the latest trends, success stories and wining business models. Lastly, the insight provides market forecasts up to 2016. Read the rest of this entry »

On the verge of one of the most important announcements for Game Connection Europe, the press operations team is pleased to unveil who’s behind the Selected Projects evaluation process. After an outstanding number of applications – 20% up on last year, the new categories (Mobile – Tablet Handheld ; Console & PC Hardcore ; Social, Casual & Online) added for this year having established themselves successfully as a key to helping this program take off for good. Read the rest of this entry »