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Vblank Entertainment has announced that the critically acclaimed 8-bit open world action parody Retro City Rampage will be available for download from WiiWare in North America and Europe tomorrow, February 28th. As a special bonus, both the WiiWare and PC/Steam (via a free update on the same day) versions will include the “ROM City Rampage” Prototype. Experience what Retro City Rampage could’ve been like if it were actually released in the ’80s, as a 100% hardware-accurate ROM. If you have not yet tried Retro City Rampage on your PC, the Steam version is on sale for 50% off today only.

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Prepare to tear up the streets of Hong Kong in the next explosive, mission-based add-on pack for Sleeping Dogs. Unleash the firepower of the game’s first weaponised vehicle: an upgradeable supercar with roof-mounted machine guns, four-wheel steering and an EMP pulse weapon. Drug smuggling is big business for Hong Kong’s triad gangs and Wei Shen’s long-time friend Dr Tang has created the ultimate vehicle to turn the tide of the turf wars: a fully weaponised supercar. Uprated and upgradeable, the DZS-90 will give Wei Shen enough armour and firepower to take control of business and seize the streets back from the rival 18K gang. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless has introduced the industry’s most advanced architecture for embedded wireless communications, designed to vastly simplify and accelerate the development and deployment of M2M solutions. The architecture will be available across 2G to 4G technologies in the next generation of AirPrime™ embedded wireless modules, which are the world’s first to be equipped with: Read the rest of this entry »

Nicholas Stratigopoulos, a physical and health education teacher in Montreal, has announced the launch of his third educational app, Soccer PE. It is designed to encourage physical activity through the sport of soccer and ultimately designed to encourage the adoption of an active and healthy lifestyle for children. Read the rest of this entry »

Layer 7 Technologies, a Vancouver-based provider of API management and mobilization tools for the new open enterprise, has announced that its SecureSpan Gateway for API Management is now available in AWS Marketplace. AWS Marketplace allows AWS customers to easily find, buy and start using software that they can run on the AWS Cloud. Read the rest of this entry »

HootSuite has announced the next wave of new apps to be added to the social media manager’s App Directory, taking the total to 49 apps. This latest batch of applications is part of a plan for a major expansion of the App Directory in 2013, making it even easier to manage all of your social media needs from the comfort and familiarity of the HootSuite dashboard. These four apps are available to all users. Read the rest of this entry »

Unleash the power of Twitter Advertising directly from your dashboard with HootSuite and Twitter’s Promoted Products Integration, a newly announced bringing together the power of Twitter’s Promoted Products with HootSuite. For the first time, both social media buyers and social media practitioners can now work together to simplify the workflow associated with buying Promoted Tweets – and quickly amplify these messages in real-time from HootSuite’s dashboard. HootSuite customers can find more information and get started now. Read the rest of this entry »

Infinite Game Publishing and Piranha Games’ latest update to MechWarrior Online drops a metric ton of Mech goodness on you today as the colossal Alpine Peaks map is now live and ready for the taking. Sporting miles between bases, Alpine Peaks offers rising majestic ragged mountains and hills to vertical and horizontal firefights and a chance to really put those long-range weapons to use. Cover is sporadic and flanking opportunities are abundant: Secure the higher ground early or face devastation in the completely new battle environment. Read the rest of this entry »

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) company OpenText™ has announced the immediate availability of StreamServe 5.6, OpenText’s new Customer Communications Management (CCM) solution that extends the value of EIM by tightly integrating with other OpenText EIM solutions, such as OpenText Business Process Management (BPM), OpenText Archiving and OpenText Media Management. Business users of OpenText StreamServe 5.6 will also now experience a stronger integration with Microsoft Word^® documents and HTML, delivering the power of marketing capabilities to non-technical document authors, insuring greater responsiveness and business impact. Read the rest of this entry »

Telus has announced the launch of the Telus Network Experience (TNE) application – a free and easy-to-use mobile app, which gives customers the opportunity to provide real time, on-the-go feedback about wireless service on the Telus 4G wireless network, which includes 4G HSPA+, 4G DC-HSPA+ and 4G LTE. Telus will use customer feedback and submitted Reports to make network enhancements and to influence its future network build. Resolutions and updates regarding network improvements will be communicated to app users through a News section. Read the rest of this entry »