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Available to download from today, the Year of The Snake add-on pack extends the story of Square Enix and United Front Games’ undercover cop drama, Sleeping Dogs, with a series of all-new, action-packed police missions set immediately after the main game. Year of the Snake features four new Achievements/Trophies and will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC from today, priced at 560MSP or $6.99. Year of the Snake sees Wei Shen’s story continue as he rejoins the ranks of the Hong Kong Police Department, only to be caught up in chaos. A vicious doomsday cult is taking root in the back streets of Hong Kong… the Cult of the Snake. Hell-bent on cleansing the city of its evils, they cannot be negotiated with as they pursue a murderous path to their righteous salvation. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft invites gamers to discover the new and devastating powers that Assassin’s Creed III hero Ratonhnhaké:ton will use as he faces a new enemy, King George Washington in Assassin’s Creed III’s “The Tyranny of King Washington” DLC.  Invoke the power of the wolf to stalk enemies invisibly, and call on wolf packs to take down your foes.  Use these special skills to defeat this new threat to freedom.  “The Tyranny of King Washington,” is an all-new single-player campaign told through three episodic content packs that lets gamers experience an alternate history of the events following the American Revolution. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent Montreal studio Red Barrels has announced that its first title – PC survival-horror experience Outlast – will be playable for the first time as part of the PAX East Indie MegaBooth in Boston, March 22-24. Attendees will be given a chance to walk the corridors of Mount Massive Asylum in the shoes of investigative reporter Miles Upshur as he tries to escape the evils that roam the complex’s halls. Red Barrels will be located in the Indie MegaBooth on the PAX East show floor, booth 776. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa-based indie mobile games company, RocknRolla Games has announced that it will be releasing a free version of its popular game Color-Shift. RocknRolla Games has also integrated new features for the free game. Some of the new features are Facebook and Twitter in app integration, and a new results screen to detail user’s game statistics. Color-Shift Free will be released to Apple’s App Store on March 17^th 2013 and will run on all Apple supported iOS devices (iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPad 2, iPad 3, and iPad Mini). Read the rest of this entry »

Eon Altar is a new cooperative role-playing adventure that blends the experience of classic tabletop gaming and modern video games in a Tabletop Video Game. We had a sit-down chat with Flying Helmet Games‘ Project Director Edward Douglas a couple of weeks ago, and found the game and its mechanics to be rather intriguing. Personally, I think that Eon Altar will be a great way to bring back family game night, as it bridges the gap between those of us who played Dungeons & Dragons in high school and our digital kids. The nature of Eon Altar’s game play could also open doors for connecting with kids and encouraging conversation as quests are undertaken, feats are attempted, treasure is uncovered and beasts are defeated. Read the rest of this entry »

Kerberos Productions, the makers of the Sword of the Stars series of 4X strategy titles, are pleased to announce the release of their first science fiction role-playing game, Sword of the Stars: The Pit on Steam. A fun, fast, light-hearted RPG in the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games, Sword of the Stars: The Pit is set in the popular Sword of the Stars universe. The game’s turn-based mechanics and playful art style are suitable to a wide audience and offers a rich science fiction backdrop and sharp modern gameplay. Read the rest of this entry »

Independent Vancouver developers Jeffrey Yim and Bernie Wong change the classic match three puzzle formula with their newest release, Buddy Blitz. Place gems anywhere on the board to match as many gems as possible in 60 seconds. Compete with your Facebook friends and maximize your score by selecting animal buddies with special powers, and equip up to three boosts to give you that extra edge. Read the rest of this entry »

Ubisoft^® has announced its lineup for PAX East, including Assassin’s Creed^® IV Black Flag™, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell^® Blacklist™, Watch Dogs™ and a number of acclaimed digital, PC and iOS titles. Attendees can check out Ubisoft’s lineup at booths 824 and 836 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on March 22-24, 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Tribal Nova, the developer behind the award winning PBS Kids Play! and Kids’ CBC WonderWorld online learning programs, are proud to announce their latest app, i Learn With Poko: Emotions and Colors!, is now available on the App Store. An important addition to their most awarded i Learn With suite of early childhood education apps, the new i Learn With Poko: Emotions and Colors! app is one of the very few app that teaches young children important social development skills such as emotions, feelings and problem solving with their favorite Kids’ CBC character Poko. Read the rest of this entry »

Take up your positions and prepare to annihilate the enemy in Hothead Games‘ newest mobile game Rivals at War, available now as a free downlaod on iOS and Android devices. Rivals at War invites players to assemble and train a team of elite combat soldiers and conquer enemy forces from around the world. Players recruit and equip their soldiers through a series of skill upgrades and tactics to ensure they have the best strategy for each battle. Taking a Command view of the battlefield, players can cycle through individual soldier cams as their crack team fights for victory in stunning 3D graphic simulations. Read the rest of this entry »