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The Karaoke Channel, a property of Stingray Music USA Inc., an affiliate of the innovative Montreal-based provider of multi-platform music services Stingray Digital Group Inc., has announced their collaboration on “Karaoke” for Xbox 360, an exciting new entertainment service that will be available for download through Xbox LIVE in time for the holidays. Read the rest of this entry »

FIFA Soccer 13 from EA Sports delivers the largest and deepest set of game-changing features in the history of the franchise. Five innovations revolutionize artificial intelligence, dribbling, ball control and physical play. The result is a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, delivering freedom and creativity in attack. FIFA Soccer 13 captures all the drama and unpredictability of real-world soccer with an infinite variety of natural and believable outcomes in every contact. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent game development team Big Round Eyes is launching their online strategy board game “Pop ‘n’ Spawn” today. The free-to-play browser game combines amusing and captivating gameplay with the challenge and depth inspired by classic strategy games like chess and Go. Read the rest of this entry »

Now on sale in Canada is the newest installment of the Paper Mario franchise, which flattens the mustached hero into a two dimensional, paper-thin character and nothing could be more fun. Paper Mario: Sticker Star for the portable Nintendo 3DS introduces a new way for players to solve puzzles and execute attacks using stickers, which are found throughout the game. The colourful game world looks like a shoebox diorama, and takes on a sense of depth in full 3D, without the need for special glasses. Read the rest of this entry »

IUGO Mobile Entertainment is proud to announce that Animal Academy: Fairy Tails is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Animal Academy: Fairy Tails, the third installment in the beloved Animal Academy series, is a social town building game set in a vivid and colorful fairy tale world. Players can build the fantasy town of their dreams, interact with all-time favorite storybook characters such as Robin Hood, Snow White, and Rapunzel and share their very own fairy tale world with their friends. Read the rest of this entry »

In recognition of Financial Literacy Month in Canada, Visa Canada has launched Peter Pig’s Money Counter, an online educational game designed to teach children aged 4-7 the value of money. Available for free on Visa’s financial literacy Web site, Practical Money Skills, the game encourages players to grow their bank account by completing counting and sorting challenges. Read the rest of this entry »

Mathable^®, the acclaimed game of logic, strategy and fun from Montreal’s Wooky Entertainment, is growing exponentially.  The recognized and incredible Mathable lineup expands its offerings with the all-new exciting Mathable^®game APP for IPad. Read the rest of this entry »

Autodesk Inc. has announced the release of “Starforce Battlement,” a new 2D mobile tower defense game developed by the Autodesk Gameware team using the Autodesk Scaleform Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) and Autodesk 3ds Max software. Created as a proof-of-concept game, “Starforce Battlement” is an engrossing mobile experience that demonstrates the latest capabilities of the Scaleform Mobile SDK. It is available today on iOS as a free iPad download and will be available on Android devices this year. The game and all its assets, including the FMOD sound engine, are also provided to customers who purchase a Scaleform Mobile SDK license. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot off its successful launch of “Spy vs Spy” for iOS, Robots and Pencils announced today that its ranch-management game “Heartland” is live on the App Store for $1.99. Based on the hit CBC show of the same name, “Heartland” allows horse lovers and fans of the TV series to indulge in hours of fun in eight original stable locations around the world. Players go hands-on with horses by taking control of Amy, the beloved horse hand from the TV show. From there, they set about building their dream stables: hiring assistants, building the ranch business, and creating the ultimate home for pampered horses.  Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, today announced the launch of the Family Feud & Friends^™ game for the Android platform. Now, through a cross-platform experience, Android and iOS users can challenge their friends to experience the Family Feud^® game and compete as they name the most popular answers to interactive survey questions, based on the widely-recognized television game show. Read the rest of this entry »