Archive for October, 2009

Oct 22 2009

MEGA Brands Gives 12 Online Flash Games to Webmasters for Free

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From PRWeb:
MEGA Brands Inc – a worldwide leader in toy design and development, announced today it is giving access to 12 of their widely popular online flash games for kids, including Battle Strikers Online (over 130,000 monthly hits), to Webmasters and Bloggers for free.
"By giving free access of our online flash games to [...]

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Oct 22 2009

IGDA Montreal: WET: The Soap Opera

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From IGDA Montreal:
The average game development cycle involves a client, concept and production period followed by the game release. WET however has been anything but this clear cut. If WET were a human being, she would be as incredibly resilient as her heroine, Rubi, considering all that she has gone through to finally appear [...]

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Oct 06 2009

Bell, Telus to sell iPhones next month

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From CBC.ca:
Good news for Montreal iPhone game developers, if you don’t already have one with Rogers!
Bell and Telus have reached agreements to sell Apple’s iPhone in Canada this November.
The iPhone addition was long rumoured to be a part of the next-generation high-speed network that the two companies have been building together.
Late Monday, [...]

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Oct 06 2009

Polytron Details Upcoming iPhone Game ‘Power Pill’

Published by Chris Comeau under Movie, News

From TouchArcade:
Independent developer Polytron (from Montreal) recently released details of their first iPhone game that’s in the works. Polytron is best known for their work on the innovative, and as yet unreleased game, Fez, a 2d/3d platformer (video). Well, no, Fez is not coming to the iPhone (as far as we know), but Polytron [...]

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Oct 05 2009

IGDA Montreal: Games in the New Social Media Era

Published by Chris Comeau under News

From IGDA Montreal:
The GameCafé concept is a discussion format with an emphasis on intimate interactions in a casual setting. For our next GameCafé we will focus on the intersection of games and social media. Social media isn’t just limited to Facebook and iPhone. It’s actually a lot broader: Xbox Live, Home, achievement systems, sharing videos [...]

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Oct 05 2009

Ubisoft Acquires TrackMania Developer Nadeo

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From Gamasutra:
Ubisoft on Monday said it has "positioned itself in the multiplayer segment" with the acquisition of Paris-based developer Nadeo, developer of the popular online multiplayer racing game TrackMania.
"The acquisition of Nadeo is an important step in our expansion within the online gaming sector", said Yves Guillemot, CEO of Paris-based Ubisoft. "Through Nadeo, [...]

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