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ideaBOOST unveils spring cohort
GAMINGINTERACTIVEMOBILEWEBProjects including Wondereur (pictured), Motion Panels+ and Lightning Platform will participate in the spring session of the CFC Media Lab’s business accelerator program.
Minority Media’s Papo & Yo wins big at NUMIX Awards
GAMINGINTERACTIVEThe Quebec multimedia kudosfest also gave Apartment 11 Productions the best convergent production prize for its kids-based Cross Country Fun Hunt product (Papo & Yo pictured).
Far Cry 3 wins at Canadian Videogame Awards
GAMINGUbisoft’s Far Cry 3 (pictured) took home six awards, including game of the year, while BioWare’s Mass Effect 3 won three prizes at the ceremony held Saturday.
Teletoon Retro launches second-screen trivia game
GAMINGINTERACTIVEWEBThe online cartoon trivia games, Toon Feud in English and Les P’tits Genies in French, are accessible via tablets, smartphones or computers.
Showcase promotes with partners and aliens
GAMINGINTERACTIVETVThe Shaw Media channel has launched a multi-platform campaign, which includes a partnership with EB Games around Defiance and Continuum.
Japanese game co Namco Bandai opening Vancouver studio
GAMINGINTERACTIVEThe game developer and publisher behind classics like Pac-Man is setting up a Vancouver subsidiary at The Centre for Digital Media (pictured) that will develop online social games.
Wilby.tv enters pact to make 3D games
GAMINGINTERACTIVEWEBThe licensing agreement gives the kids’ social media site (pictured) the ability to use Urbanimmersive Technologies’ software to make 3D environments.
Canadian Videogame Awards unveils finalists
GAMINGKlei Entertainment’s Mark of the Ninja (pictured) leads the charge with 11 nominations, while Minority Media’s Papa and Yo and Queasy Games’ Sound Shapes are also up for awards.
Film and Creative Industries Nova Scotia names new president
FILMGAMINGTVLisa Bugden (pictured) will head up the new agency, which was launched in November 2012 to bolster the province’s creative business development.
Club Penguin execs launch digital gaming studio in B.C.
GAMINGWEBLance Priebe and Pascale Audette will head up Hyper Hippo Productions, which will offer children’s games across several digital platforms.
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