‘Freemium’ model makes video-game marketing tough slog
GRANT BUCKLER Special to The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Mar. 22 2013, 5:00 AM EDT Last updated Thursday, Mar. 21 2013, 6:51 PM EDT Smart marketing for new video-game releases starts from the...
View ArticleYTV picks up two web series from Shaftesbury
by Wendy Goldman Getzler Canadian net YTV is feeding its tween digital market with the acquisition of two live-action digital comedy series from Shaftesbury Films’ digital media division Smokebomb...
View ArticleMobile Games Are Leaping Into the Real World
BY CHRISTINA BONNINGTON Heads Up! is the latest app to take mobile gaming into reality. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired When somebody says “mobile game,” you imagine someone with his nose inches from a...
View ArticleCanadian youth screen industry celebrated at Awards of Excellence
Canada’s Youth Media Alliance paid homage to the country’s producers and entertainers breaking ground in the field of children’s screen entertainment at its annual Awards of Excellence gala last...
View ArticleThis Startup Marries Gaming With Mobile Micro-lending
Would be entrepreneurs describe their proposed ventures in mashup style, “It’s like Groupon GRPN +4.1% meets Zillow Z +5.51%” or “It’s Etsy for Dog Products.” Most of the combinations I hear make me...
View ArticleStrong Community and Government Support Make Canada One of The Best Places on...
Canada kicks ass at making videogames. From major console game producers in Vancouver and Montreal to the independent mobile startups popping up in Toronto and Waterloo, this country has found a recipe...
View ArticleNew iPhone hardware, software a boon for gamers
By Larry Frum, Special to CNN “Infinity Blade III,” the final installment in the series, will launch September 18 and uses the iPhone 5S’s 64-bit chip. (CNN) — The new iPhone 5S’s performance upgrades...
View ArticleCompany helps women around the world
A business has teamed up with a Toronto gaming company to raise more money to help women around the world. Bill Hutchison reports. View the clip here.
View ArticleMP Tony Clement to Launch “National Open Data Appathon” With U of T
Tony Clement has made a name for himself as Canada’s “techie” MP over the years, from supporting the granting of wireless spectrum to smaller carriers, to helping smaller Internet Service Providers...
View ArticleXMG Studio releases Fashion Star Designer on iOS, Android
Image via XMG Studio XMG Studio has announced Fashion Star Designer, the follow-up to its successful fashion game Fashion Star Boutique. Fashion Star Designer allows players to work their way up the...
View ArticleXMG Studio Mirrors Real-life Experiences of Emerging Fashion Designers in...
Posted by Knowlton Thomas yesterday XMG Studio has launched a new mobile game. The Toronto-based mobile game developer’s latest effort is Fashion Star Designer, which mirrors the real-life experiences...
View ArticleFashion Star Designer Review
Fashion design, like mobile gaming, is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Fashion Star Designer, the sequel to Fashion Star Boutique, does an excellent job of melding these seemingly unrelated...
View ArticleGDC 2014: XMG’s Dragonwood Academy, a Casual Collectible Card Game
Dragonwood Academy will bring casual card battling to the masses. Dragonwood Academy from XMG is a casual collectible card game: players will build decks and battle various opponents, but without the...
View ArticleBecome the master of stones in XMG’s Dragonwood Academy
Fashion Star Designer developer XMG Studio has launched its newest title, Dragonwood Academy: A Game of Stones. The collectible card game looks to entice players with “elegant simplicity” and...
View ArticleClass is in Session. Pick Up Your Battle Stones!
What’s a wizard to do when their potions homework is complete and the owls have been fed? ‘Dragonwood Academy: A Game of Stones’ has the perfect answer: play battle stones. XMG Studio (creators of...
View ArticleNewly Available On iOS : Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past, OTTTD, Bounden,...
For another week in a row, the App Store shows no signs of slowing down and another crop of notable new weekly releases is just arriving. As we head toward the Memorial Day Weekend, at least many of...
View ArticleThe best fashion games for iPhone
Fashion Star Boutique was named one of the top fashion apps for iPhone by appPicker! Read the full list here.
View ArticleGoogle's app store in a race to close gap with Apple
Shane Dingman - TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Published Thursday, Jul. 17 2014, 9:32 AM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jul. 17 2014, 6:29 PM EDT Google Inc. has long been considered a dominant player in the device...
View ArticleWindows Phone App Store Grows, iOS, Android Gain Continue to Lead
BY Gary Krakow NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Microsoft’s (MSFT_) Windows Phone App store has surpassed the 300,000 titles mark, but, the Redmond, Washington-based company is not alone in seeing growing...
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