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The Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) will challenge entrepreneurs and innovators from coast to coast to create open data applications in just 48 hours and compete for over $30,000 in prizes TORONTO, Jan. 9, 2014 /CNW/ – Hosted by the creators of Canada’s largest competitive hackathon, XMG Studio Inc., and supported by the Government of […]

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — High 5 Games announced today that it has finalized an agreement with Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) to integrate its remote game server into CaesarsCasino.com in New Jersey. CIE becomes High 5 Games’ first official iGaming partner in the state. High 5 Games, a leading game creator for the

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Organizers have revealed the finalists for the 14th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers. Winners in all categories will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony, taking place on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 6:30pm

BOSTON, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Akili Interactive Labs Inc. (“Akili”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Inc. to test the ability of Akili’s mobile video game platform (“Project EVO”) to detect cognitive differences in healthy elderly people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. To Akili’s knowledge this is the first

BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — KongZhong Corporation (NASDAQ:KONG), a leading provider of digital entertainment services for consumers in the PRC, successfully released one of its self developed mobile games, Kooky Three Kingdoms, on January 6th to the China market. It was simultaneously released on multiple smartphone game platforms including 360, UCWeb, 91, PP, Peasecod, Duoku

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Future US, a leading digital media group specializing in technology and gaming properties, announced today the winners of their second annual TechRadar Best of CES Awards 2014 sponsored by DTS.  TechRadar editors reviewed the latest and greatest gadgets and electronics CES has to offer and named their top picks

MINECRAFT, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Bessemer Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in the US, Israel, Brazil and India, today announced that it is extending its global footprint by opening an office in Minecraft. The new facility is now open to the public in Adventure Mode at mc.bvp.com.  Anyone can join

NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — 212Db Corp., the premier social platform game development company and home to the interactive social gaming experience Play Gig-it (playgigit.com) announced today its partnership with Artivision (SGX:5NK), the diverse computer-vision solutions and services company. The companies will swap a 4.9% interest in each other, allowing for Artivision to

DETROIT, Jan. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — It seems the virtual world continues to delight us with experiences not yet available in the real world.  Beginning January 14, the stunning Toyota FT-1 concept will be available as a downloadable vehicle for PlayStation®3’s Gran Turismo 6 (GT6) real driving simulator.  Race fans and the gaming community can

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Independent Games Festival (IGF) juries have announced the Main Competition finalists for its prestigious 16th annual awards, honoring the most influential and outstanding development in independent video games. The IGF has nominated over 30 extraordinary game titles released in the past year. Candidates for the 2014 IGF