Burn the Rope Lands on WiiWare
July 26, 2011
Big Blue Bubble Inc. announced today that Burn the Rope, the smash hit iPhone game with over 5 million downloads, will be setting Nintendo's WiiWare service ablaze.

Playbrains reveals Sideway trailer and gameplay footage
July 25, 2011
Our first glimpse of Sideway: New York, Playbrains' new PlayStation Network game and unique take on side-scrolling platformers, came at the San Diego Comic-Con.

SIPA and Embassy of Canada in Thailand to host Thai‐Canadian Collaborative Forum
July 25, 2011

Thailand's Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA), in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada in Thailand, is hosting a business partnership program entitled the Thai-Canadian Collaborative Forum in the interests of promoting business opportunities and collaborations among Thai and Canadian companies within the creative and digital content industries.



TransGaming Announces Winner of the $50,000 GameTree Developer Competition
July 21, 2011
TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V:TNG), the global leader in the multiplatform deployment of games, today announced the winner of TransGaming's GameTree Developer Competition; Yo Deshi by Proper Games.


QuickPlay Expands U.S. Footprint with Purchase of Select FLO TV Assets
July 20, 2011
QuickPlay Media, Inc., the leading provider of solutions for the distribution of premium video to portable wireless devices, today announced it will acquire a variety of network operations center assets of FLO TV Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, further expanding its U.S. presence. As a result of the acquisition, QuickPlay will take over FLO TV's 30,000-square-foot data and network operations center in San Diego, and will use the facility to manage the capture and distribution of both live and on-demand content for a broad range of IP-enabled devices.



X-Summit Announces Canadian Interactive Showcase Presented by CMF
July 19, 2011
X-Summit has partnered with the Canada Media Fund (CMF) to create an exclusive opportunity to showcase Canadian cross-media projects. The Canadian Interactive Showcase presented by CMF will provide Canadian companies with a chance to share their cross-media project, product or service with an audience of investors, potential partners and peers. Each five-minute rapid-fire presentation will be followed by five minutes of Q+A.

Supreme Ruler: Cold War Released Today
July 19, 2011
Paradox Interactive together with allies Battlegoat Studios are proud to announce that Supreme Ruler: Cold War has released today. The future of the world is at stake. We need You.

New Jobs to be Created in the Ontario Gaming Industry: Government Helps Global Firm Establish Local Production Studio
July 15, 2011
Ontario is helping Gameloft Inc - a leading international publisher and developer of downloadable video games - open a new state-of-the-art digital gaming studio in Toronto which will create up to 205 jobs.



XMG and Spin Master Partnership will Blast the App World
July 14, 2011
Toronto based mobile gaming company, XMG Studio, has joined forces with globally renowned toy manufacturer Spin Master Ltd. to deliver innovative mobile gaming to the newly announced App Blaster. The collaboration is bringing a new dimension of realism to shooter games everywhere, giving users a truly unique way to interact with their favorite XMG sniper game, Marine Sharpshooter.



CRTC releases 2010 financial results for Canadian broadcasting distributors
July 14, 2011
Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released statistical and financial information on Canadian broadcasting distribution companies. For the year ending on August 31, 2010, this sector of the broadcasting industry experienced strong growth as the combined revenues for cable, satellite and multipoint distribution companies rose from $11.4 billion to $12.5 billion.



McGuinty Government Helps Expand Gaming Company in St. Catharines
July 14, 2011
Ontario is helping Silicon Knights  - a St. Catharines-based video game company - expand its production capabilities, create 80 new jobs and protect 97 existing positions.

PadWorx Digital Media and Canada Media Fund Uncover 'Sports Monsters'
July 14, 2011
PadWorx Digital Media Inc., a leader in innovative book/apps, announced today that it has been selected to receive generous development funding from the Canada Media Fund (CMF) as part of their 2011-2012 Experimental Stream for the project 'Sports Monsters'. Based on an idea by writer David Goulet, 'Sports Monsters' is an original book/app series that will be enhanced for collaborative reading between multiple tablet devices.

Ubisoft buys free-to-play game developer Owlient
July 13, 2011
Ubisoft announced the acquisition of free-to-play game developer Owlient. The team at Owlient has extensive expertise in the management of online game-playing communities, and their Howrse brand has almost two million monthly active users.



Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds renew the Theatrical Documentary Program
July 13, 2011
Telefilm Canada and the Rogers Group of Funds are pleased to announce the extension of their partnership for the Theatrical Documentary Program for 2011-2012. The upcoming program deadlines are September 2, 2011 for French-language projects and September 30, 2011 for English-language projects.

What's In Store for Creative Professionals? Research From The Creative Group Highlights Key Trends Shaping Marketing and Design Fields
July 12, 2011
For those in the creative fields, anticipating and adapting to change -- from the tools they're using at work to the people they're interacting with to the audiences they're targeting -- has become part and parcel of the job. A new research guide, The Creative Team of the Future, explores key trends shaping the marketing and design fields, and how industry professionals can prepare for and capitalize on upcoming changes.


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