According to The Star, Canada’s Department of National Defence has placed a federal tender request (fancy government speak for “it ordered”) for 500 video games. War-themed games, as one might expect, make up a significant portion of the order. It requested 93 copies of Gears of War and 82 copies in total of Call of more »

Rehabilitation is unfortunately most times a slow and painful process. Many people have to go through tough sessions for months or even years and sometimes it can be hard to keep focused on the exercise.

Researchers are looking for different ways to help with this process and now some have turned to video games.

Games have proven successful in helping to rehabilitate burn victims and now it seems games might also be beneficial for stroke victims.

The Stroke Outcomes Research Unit at St. Michael’s Hospital in Canada is conducting a study involving the use of Wii games for the treatment of patients recovering from a stroke. By playing games using the WiiMote, patients can exercise while enjoying themselves and this helps them in staying engaged with their rehabilitation.

Celebrating Adam Malysz’s silver medal in Men’s Ski Jumping, Polish developer Vivid Game’s Boozle is “free as long as the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics last” (according to a press release sent February 19, 2010). The 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in Vancouver, Canada, will officially end February 28, 2010.

Boozle is a match-3 style game where you have to try and balance between clearing food versus beverages. Consume too much on one side or the other and your avatar unleashes the contents of his stomach upon your screen…

While many video games including FIFA or Madden already address the average couch quarterback or striker, Canadian Bent 360 has designed a game aimed at people who are actually at a sports event.

CrowdWave is a system that allows people at a sports arena to participate in a video game by moving their body. The system is composed of a series of cameras and motion sensors that analyze the movements and position of bodies in a crowd. This way the crowd can point their bodies in the right direction and manipulate objects in a game.

Now that the dust has settled and the public has looked past Crisp’s passing, one member of the mainstream media, Canadian journalist Jesse Brown, has taken the opportunity via a podcast to offer his opinions on the matter.

Brown’s estimations on the matter were formulated after he had the opportunity to spend time playing on Call of Duty 4’s multiplayer setting. After playing, he expressed disappointment with the vulgar language that was expressed by other Xbox Live participants. In closing, he recalled his time there as a…

Sad news is coming out of Canada today (November 6, 2008) – specifically, the town of Barrie, in Ontario. Brandon Crisp was discovered by two deer hunters today a little over a mile away from where his bike was found on October 20, 2008. Brandon originally ran away on October 13, 2008, after a dispute with his parents over video games.

Brandon’s parents, Steve and Angelika Crisp, had felt that the amount of time he spent playing games, specifically Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, was excessive, and they had decided it was time to take away the fifteen year old’s Xbox 360 for good. Brandon rebelled at the news, and decided to run away. His parents thought this threat was idle, and so didn’t stop him – his father even helped Brandon with his preparations before he left…

In what would be a major bummer for Ghostbusters fans, Canadian comedian Rick Moranis will not be lending his voice to the upcoming game bearing the films’ name.

The game, being developed by Sierra, will feature the voices of most of the other cast members, including (according to Das Gamer) Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, William Atherton and…

We all have bad habits we’re trying to free ourselves from. Whether its drinking, speeding, or in my case caffeine and chocolate. One of the more popular vices everyone would like to see vanish is smoking. Yep, down with the nicotine sticks, no more dancing with cancer these days. But if you have friends who smoke like I do, asking them to stop will result in their telling you to ‘butt’ out or blow that defiant puff in your face.

It’s a habit that people find difficult to shake, especially if they’ve been smoking for quite a long time, rendering the nicotine patches, gums and carrot sticks useless. But in Canada, members of the Allen Carr Team – founded by anti-smoking guru Allen Carr – found a way to help smokers break their habit with the help of a Nintendo DS.

Canada has become a haven for European game developers who are looking for a tax reprieve. The tax incentives being offered to game developers in Canada have ensured that the country gets a bigger chunk of the burgeoning videogame business while countries like Britain and France watch the exodus of game developers. Britain has decided that its time to take the war to Canada. And, no, Britain is not going to offer greater relaxation in taxes to the videogame industry, but it will challenge the very legality of the tax incentives on offer in Canada.

The UK Ministry of Culture, Media and Sport has convinced the European Commission to launch an inquest into Canada’s trade practices…

The Second Annual Elan Awards – which honor excellence in the Canadian video game, animation and digital arts industries – were held at Vancouver last Friday (Feb 15, 2008). The show was hosted by animator Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy fame, who brought his impish humor along and also managed to win an award himself.

Mass Effect, which was developed by Canadian developer Bioware, bagged the top honors. It was recognized as the game of the year and triumphed in…

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