Village Gamer

Educational developer SpongeLab has released Tree Dazzler, a fun holiday browser game to help you get into the holiday spirit. Help Santa’s elves decorate the tree by matching three or more ornaments, getting the highest score in the shortest amount of time. The studio has also released a new set of holiday themed shared learning offerings, which includes Christmas Tree Cluster. Make a human Christmas tree with your family, then study a star cluster that’s shaped like one. You can also conduct a science experiment featuring all your leftover holiday decorations! Plus, learn the science of winter in the natural world.

Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. has launched its latest update – Naughty & Nice – for their popular free-to-play cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts.  New to the game are festive costumes as well as a brand new holiday arsenal and a new MicroVolts map!  Join the toy war, register for events and check out the newest “Academy” map – but be wary of what has landed in the gymnasium…the Micro World’s newest villains will be making their appearances soon!  Read the rest of this entry »

Amateur and veteran MechWarrior Online pilots have a new secret weapon in their arsenal today as Infinite Game Publishing (IGP) and Piranha Games published Pilot Safety Information, a brand-new Penny Arcade original comic guide  Inspired by those infamous “back of the airplane seat” safety instructions, this custom two-page guide reveals five crucial tips for MechWarrior pilots, including illustrated examples of how to avoid laser fire mishaps while properly managing the Mech’s heat levels, throttle controls and torso-twist maneuverability. Read the rest of this entry »

GREE has announced the release of Knights & Dragons: Rise of the Dark Prince, an all-new free-to-play game for iOS devices developed in collaboration with Vancouver developer IUGO Mobile Entertainment Inc. Knights & Dragons takes players on a medieval adventure to a fantastical kingdom, a once-peaceful place that has been overrun by the evil Dark Prince and his army. Knights & Dragons offers a suite of robust social features, including battling friends in weekly player-versus-player tournaments, hiring friends’ knights to use in battle, accessing leaderboards, and viewing players’ profiles and adding them as friends. Players will also able to check their in-game achievements and send game invites to other users. Read the rest of this entry »

Vouchr Ltd. today launched the Vouchr iPhone application, a free, fun, and simple way to make the best local recommendations for friends and family. Backed by notable investors such as Extreme Venture Partners towards a $1M seed round, the Vouchr app is available immediately in Canada on the iPhone App Store. Vouchr distinguishes itself from similar services through its novel approach to recommendations. Through the app, users ‘vouch’ for experiences they love at real-world locations by creating vouchers that only their Facebook friends can claim. The first friend to claim the voucher using the Vouchr app gets a gift of cash dedicated towards enjoying that experience. Why just recommend a great burger to your friends when you can give it to them as a gift? Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless has introduced its second generation of 4G LTE AirPrime™ embedded wireless modules for notebooks, ultraportable notebooks, and tablets. The six new additions to the AirPrime EM Series and MC Series support 4G LTE networks worldwide and are compatible with the Windows® 8 operating system. Read the rest of this entry »

Crowned the “Most Innovative Game” by the ‘Best App Ever’ awards 2012 for the Android Division, the blockbuster hit Cows vs. Aliens by XMG Studio Inc. finally get’s a sequel: Cows vs Aliens: Barnyard Blitz! The action-packed, fan-favorite with 3+ million downloads, impresses with a striking new art style, UI, and player progression flow, while sticking to the addictive push mechanic to save the cows from the aliens. The players’ fingers manipulate the cows and aliens the opposite of how a magnet would, and – if done right -– herd cute cows in the barn and push annoying aliens off the cliffs. Read the rest of this entry »

Funcom has announced that a subscription is no longer required to play the company’s modern-day massively multiplayer online game ‘The Secret World’. The game is now available online and in retail and starting today no subscription fee is required to enjoy any of the game’s content, features or storylines. There are no complicated rules or restrictions, no complex matrixes telling you what you can and cannot access. Pay Once, Play Forever – it’s that simple. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure digital media management company YANGAROO Inc. has announced the launch of the industry’s first fully automated Traffic Management System called “Reporter”, within its digital commercial distribution system. The new YANGAROO service now merges personalized traffic instructions with a signed and date-stamped confirmation that traffic instructions have been received, increasing the likelihood that spots will air correctly. The first of its kind, The Traffic Management System “Reporter” streamlines communication between major agencies and buying services to broadcasters. The fully automated solution eliminates time-consuming manual processes of call outs to broadcasters and alleviates concerns of lost instructions or non-compliance. Read the rest of this entry »

Hot on the heels of a wave of new apps released last week, HootSuite has brought together another great batch of tools into the App Directory for users to enjoy. Users on all plans will have access to these new apps, which include Nimble, StockTwits, and YUPIQ—all very useful plugins with a social business focus. The HootSuite App Directory has now grown to include 44 apps in just over a year. HootSuite users can add the various apps to their dashboard and use many of their favorites without ever leaving HootSuite. If you haven’t already, check them out and install some apps today! Once you start, you’ll get even more value out of the web’s favorite social media management system. Read the rest of this entry »