Ukraine, Finland and Korea are just a few of the places of the places Matthew Trivett has travelled for his job, shoutcasting (that is, commentating) for esports. Esports are professional video game competitions—you may have seen ads for events hosted by Cineplex the last time you were at the movies. “I always kind of harp […]
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SAMCRO opens Halifax chapter
The north end’s newest gang of motorcycle outlaws is all digital, as Orpheus Interactive and Silverback Games gets ready to launch Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect. The interactive, episodic video game spins-off of the popular FX series, which is wrapping up this month after seven violent, hard-boiled seasons. It’s the first major release from Orpheus, […]
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HB Studios Medal Bound‘s Olympic dreams
Local Halifax game developer HB Studios is offering fans of the Olympics a chance to fantasy-draft their own teams. The company’s new game Medal Bound is now available for download from the Apple store. iPhone and iPad users will have the opportunity to virtually build up a team of athletes to win as many medals […]
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Game on: best video games and iphone apps of 2009
Batman: Arkham Asylum The apocalypse must be nigh because they finally went and made an awesome Batman game. I actually shouted, “I am the Batman” twice. PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows Fallout 3: downloadable content One of last year’s biggest games got way bigger with a slew of downloadable content. These five downloads made […]
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Buy local video games
Years ago, Willie Stevenson worked in the film and TV business for Salter Street Productions. He was a producer on the popular fantasy series Lexx. Eventually, the compromises of that world started to get to him. “I always wanted to get into this sector,” he says, but wondered if it was a viable thing, an […]
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WoW ..
THANKS BEST FRIEND! For bailing on me everytimewe make a date to hang out so you can play World of EFFING warcraft! this isnt the first time either its either WOW or its your stinkin boyfriend whome likes to bail on you for the game and you get pissed and complain to me while your […]
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Gaming: Battlefield 1943
Downloaded over 600,000 times since its release on July 8, Battlefield 1943 is a slower-paced FPS that seriously shows off the power of digital distribution. For a paltry 15 bucks, you get a tight little package of four maps and three classes that doesn’t skimp on graphics or game play. If you haven’t played any […]