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THQ Inc. has announced a number of pre-order incentives as well as a Digital Collector’s Edition for its upcoming strategy game from Relic Entertainment, Company of Heroes^® 2, sequel to the highest rated strategy game of all-time. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today a record-setting launch for EA SPORTS^TM NHL^®13. EA’s internal estimates show that worldwide sell through for NHL 13 in its first week is up 9 percent globally over last year’s previous franchise high, and fans are deeply engaged with the game’s new connected experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

Set your phasers to “love me” because it’s time to become the king of the galaxy! Frima Studio is happy to announce that A Space Shooter Blitz is now out for free on iOS, Android and Facebook. Challenge your friends to a hectic, retro-style “Bullet Hell” shoot ‘em up with Commander P. Jefferson at the helm of the mighty USS Eradicator. Make a quick stop at Jenna’s shop to gear up: pick from a series of cool power-ups and get ready to blast some aliens! In a crazy fast-paced one-minute blitz, shoot as many enemies as possible without getting hit to get your score rolling. Watch that multiplier index: the higher it goes, the more enemies there are, the harder the game gets, and the faster you rake in points. At the end of this survival challenge, take down a special boss in an epic battle to send your score through the roof! Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom is excited to announce that the second major content update for its modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’ is now live. The update, titled ‘Issue #2: Digging Deeper’, provides subscribers with a vast amount of new content and features, adding many more hours of fun and exploration to an already incredibly deep MMO. Read the rest of this entry »

BioWare and Electronic Arts have announced that Dragon Age™ 3: Inquisition, the next chapter in the award-winning role-playing game franchise, is in development at BioWare Edmonton and BioWare Montreal. Coming in late 2013, Dragon Age 3: Inquisition combines the storytelling legacy BioWare is known for, with deep RPG gameplay, all on a brand new RPG game engine underpinned by EA’s critically-acclaimed Frostbite™ 2 technology. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s KickStart Game Development has released a brand new puzzle game on iTunes. Available for $ 0.99, Bit Blast is an arcade-style title for iOS mobile devices that uses fluid and intuitive touch controls to blast away the puzzle bits as the gamer moves forward through the game. With quick pick up and play interaction, players can use their blasting finger players create links to and from adjacent bits of the same type – the more bits blasted the greater the reward. Read the rest of this entry »

Electronic Arts Inc. announced today that anticipation for EA SPORTS™ FIFA 13 has reached record levels – according to EA’s internal sales data as of September 13th, 1.99 million people in 73 countries around the world downloaded and played FIFA 13 in the three days following the game’s demo launch for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and PC. This is a 29 percent increase compared to the first three days after the FIFA 12 demo last year.  The data also shows that two weeks from launch, fans around the world have pre-ordered over 875,000 copies of FIFA 13—up 37 percent year over year in Europe and a 62 percent increase year over year in North America. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow, September 13th, Funcom will be releasing the second major content update for its modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World‘. The update, called ‘Issue #2: Digging Deeper‘ includes lots of new content such as several new investigation missions, the rocket launcher auxiliary weapon, the looking-for-group system, as well as plastic surgery and the barbershop where you can alter your character’s looks.  Read the rest of this entry »

Companies across Canada who hire young people are being asked to try a free online employee training resource, and share their feedback about its effectiveness. In 2010, The Centre for Skills Development & Training in Ontario launched “Summer in Smallywood,” the online game-based training tool developed by Untold Entertainment that helps young employees enhance their workplace skills. Read the rest of this entry »

I first told you about the upcoming Survival Horror point and click adventure turn-based RPG game Night Whisper Lane last week. This iOS title, currently in development at EPX Games in Toronto, has a brand new trailer to go along with more details on its Rocket Hub and IndieGoGo campaigns. Read the rest of this entry »