Archive for August, 2008

Aug 23 2008

EA Sports Gives a Wink to Montreal Canadiens Legends

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From bleacherreport.com:
 
“As the NHL authorities denied an outdoors game to the most glorious franchise of the history of the league in its 100th-anniversary season, a video game maker has decided to add a “dream team” consisting of the top 21 players who ever played for the Montreal Canadiens.
Electronic Arts (EA) has renewed the [...]

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Aug 17 2008

EA Mobile and Gameloft rivalry intensifies

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From pocketgamer.biz:

“If you needed more proof of the fierce rivalry that’s developing between EA Mobile and Gameloft, look to the former’s latest mobile game licensing deal.EA has nabbed the UK rights for Deal or No Deal, and will release its first version of the game this November.The existing version of the game, released by [...]

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Aug 14 2008

Montreal tries luring Hollywood back

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From variety.com:

“Mayor Gerald Tremblay has ambitious plans to turn Montreal into one of the cultural capitals of North America with a big new entertainment district in the heart of the city. And it’s a dream that is close to reality, as the city is the HQ for the prolific Cirque Du Soleil and hosts [...]

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Aug 11 2008

Kovasys warns of IT labour shortages in Quebec

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From prleap.com:
 
“Quebec is experiencing an IT boom. Recent tax incentives and subsidies inspired many companies such as Morgan Stanley and Eidos to relocate or expand to Montreal, in order to benefit from these circumstances. However due to the high demand for IT professionals, Kovasys Inc. estimates that there will be a shortage of available IT [...]

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Aug 01 2008

Analyst: Gameloft to eclipse EA Mobile

Published by Chris Comeau under News

Technorati Tags: gameloft,ea mobile
From mobile-ent.biz:

“Market tracker Screen Digest says Gameloft will be rewarded for amassing a huge catalogue and prolific release slate by usurping EA Mobile’s market leadership for the rest of 2008 and then retain its position as the top publisher ‘for the foreseeable future’.”
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