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Going Loud Studios is proud to announce that “DLC Quest” is now available on the Xbox Live Indie Games marketplace. Gamers can download it for 80 MS Points and find out what happens when DLC practices go too far.  In this latest title from the Ottawa-based indie developer,  players will defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl in a game that mocks the game development industry and its foibles – but first you’ll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing. Thankfully DLC Quest is just satire and all of the DLC is purchased with in-game coins, but it could be considered a cautionary tale for the future… Read the rest of this entry »

Produced by Canadian Business Conferences, Social Media For PR & Comms: Increasing ROI is a two-day event that will examine the most effective cutting-edge methods and technologies to increase and measure social media ROI ensuring that the investment in resources is worthwhile, that a strategy can be integrated with existing communications and that all stages can be effectively managed to deliver ROI. Read the rest of this entry »

As part of its ongoing effort to boost the number and type of original, Canadian research studies into Digital marketing and advertising trends and tactics, IAB Canada has announced a recent partnership with BrightRoll Canada to create BrightRoll’s 2011 Canadian Video Advertising Report (PDF). The study, which is based on the responses of more than 100 decision-makers and media buyers at leading Agencies across Canada, shows that although Advertisers have been slow to match to Canadians’ global-leading viewership of Digital Video with ad spend to date, Agencies expect the largest overall change in Digital media spend in 2011 to come from Online + Mobile Video advertising increases. Read the rest of this entry »

EA has announced that Hollywood action director Michael Bay has joined forces with the Need for Speed franchise to deliver a spectacular one-of-kind, blockbuster television commercial for this holiday’s most anticipated release, Need for Speed™ The Run, developed by EA Black Box. Starting today, fans of the Need for Speed Facebook page will work together to unlock the trailer which features Need for Speed The Run game footage to showcase a heart-pounding, adrenaline-fueled race that perfectly reflects the game’s action-packed sequences. Read the rest of this entry »

Atlantic Canada is the site of the first stop in a Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) national tour that will elicit input from digital media influencers from coast-to-coast and seed ideas to spark innovation and future employment for Canadians. Findings from regional stops along the national tour route will be compiled and shared with decision-makers in industry, government and academia and will shape the agenda and best practices for the CDMN Canada 3.0 2012 digital media forum. Read the rest of this entry »

Yahoo! Canada today launched Yahoo! Divertissement in Quebec. This definitive celebrity and entertainment news site covers everything from Quebec entertainment events and personalities to red-carpet fashion, celebrity moms and the latest news on movies, music and television. With exclusive Yahoo! content as well as curated content from leading providers like Showbizz.net, AFP, Radio-Canada, IDI and News-De-Stars, Yahoo! Divertissement offers Quebecers a unique and engaging destination to get their daily celebrity and entertainment fix. Read the rest of this entry »

What was the last great Canadian film you saw? Asks co-host, and Press+1 Editor-in-Chief, Kindah Mardam Bey at the end of the “Canadian Film Review” web-show premiered last night at 7pm EST.  Press+1 created the Canadian Film section in 2010 covering the who, what, where, and when of Canadian Films, this section is a destination for audiences who want to be kept current on Canadian Films. Read the rest of this entry »

Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. has announced its plan to hire 100 new employees by the end of 2012. Located in the Old Montreal, the studio is currently experiencing a growing success on social networks and mobile platforms. This strong growth is fueled by big hits such as The Price Is Right^TM, Where’s Waldo?®, and Family Feud®. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless and the Eclipse Foundation have announced the formation of a new Industry Working Group to define and implement an open standard platform for the software development tools used in developing machine-to-machine (M2M) communications applications. IBM and Eurotech are also founding members of the M2M Industry Working Group, which is open to any organization with an interest in M2M solutions, including both vendors and potential clients. Read the rest of this entry »

Last evening in Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre, the Writers’ Trust of Canada awarded $114,000 to Canadian writers at the 11^thannual Writers’ Trust Awards. Comprising five awards for literary merit and a sixth for volunteerism, the Awards provide the occasion for one of the richest literary prize-giving events in Canada. Read the rest of this entry »