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Gaming
Xbox Live rolling out new entertainment offerings in Canada
The apps, which are part of a major international expansion by Microsoft’s digital media service and console, include the CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, GameTrailers, CNET and VOD provider CinemaNow.
Videogame maker Kixeye opening Victoria studio
Newly appointed general manager, Clayton Stark (pictured) is tasked with hiring about 50 technical and creative talent over the next year for the San Francisco-based online game maker.
Crossmedia Toronto unveils 26-speaker lineup
Vodo founder Jamie King, Uber Canada general manager Andrew Macdonald, and Mark Ghuneim, CEO/founder of Wiredset and Trendrr, are to headline the cross-platform content conference on February 21 in Toronto.
Secret Location, NFB take two wins each at Digi Awards
Also taking top honours during the ceremony Tuesday night were Smokebomb Entertainment, Blue Ant Media, ZED.TO, CBC and iThentic/3 o’clock.tv and others.
Inside the Digis: Hunted aims to push consumption boundaries
The best cross-platform fiction nominee was tied to Cinemax’s new series and was supported by not only social media pushes but also out of home advertising.
Little Guy partners with Monster Factory on new app
The Toronto indie developer has released Super Snack Time, an app for kids ages nine and up, and inked a licensing deal with toyco Monster Factory.
15 projects get $10 million from the Canada Media Fund
Among the projects to get commitments from the fund’s experimental stream are a live online talent contest and a downloadable 3D animation suite.
Sudz Sutherland’s Mu$ic Biz app: the power of hip hop and gaming
Is this the cross-promotion boost the Canadian music and gaming industries need? The Canada Media Fund is betting as much, having invested $585,000 in the veteran film and TV director’s mobile app for hip hop lovers.
DHX unveils wagonload of Caillou license deals
The deals include a three-year pact with Toronto-based Percy3D that extends the brand into the niche of immersive digital products.
Frontier Developments opens office in Halifax
The U.K.-based game developer has created 20 jobs so far and is looking to add more programmers, game designers and senior artists to its roster.
Breakthrough producing online games for Rocket Monkeys
The company’s digital division is producing a three-game suite for the web, targeting the upcoming series’ six- to 11-year-old demo, with the first game launching in conjunction with the premiere in January.
Shaw picks up Defiance from NBCUniversal
The sci-fi series is currently in production in Toronto and also features a massive multiplayer online tie-in game (pictured).
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