<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xml:lang="en-ca" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><published>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text"><![CDATA[Technology - Games - Main]]></title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><category label="ConTopic" term="" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=6090567</id><published>2012-02-02T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-02-02T15:07:41Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[EA sells 2 million Star Wars units]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Electronic Arts' have told investors that its highly anticipated "Star Wars" game is off to a strong start and dismissed reports that players were leaving the new Internet game in droves.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Gaming" /><author><name><![CDATA[Liana B. 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Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2012-01-10:content=5973141</id><published>2012-01-10T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-01-10T23:41:46Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[CES 2012: 18 million Xbox consoles sold a year]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp said at CES sales of its revolutionary Kinect sensing device for the Xbox game console have hit more than 18 million just over a year since launch.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="CES" /><author><name><![CDATA[Bill Rigby, Reuters]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5973141" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="A woman introduces Microsoft's new gesture-sensing system for the Xbox 360 videogame console ' Kinect'" credit="Toru Yamanaka" abstract="A woman introduces Microsoft's new gesture-sensing system for the Xbox 360 videogame console 'Kinect.'" href="3500259.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: CES 2012 in Las Vegas" credit="" abstract="See the latest in gadgets, from a Wi-Fi video baby monitor to a Bob Marley iPod dock, at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas." href="5967324.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="CES 2012: Microsoft Kinect coming to Windows PC" credit="Chris Lefkow" abstract="Microsoft plans to bring its Kinect technology to bear on personal computers following its phenomenal success with the gesture and voice-recognition sensor in the Xbox 360 game console." href="story.html?id=5972966" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="CES 2012: Apple’s mystery TV is year’s hottest phantom gadget" credit="Matt Hartley" abstract="Despite Apple's absence at the Consumer Electronics Show, rumours about the company run rampant as the tech world wonders what it has up its sleeve" href="http://business.financialpost.com/2012/01/09/ces-2012-apples-mystery-tv-is-the-years-hottest-phantom-gadget/" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="BlackBerry not hot at CES 2012" credit="" abstract="RIM has shown off a major update to the software running its poor-selling Play-Book tablet and unveiled minor improvements to its legacy BlackBerry phone software at the Consumer Electronics Show." href="story.html?id=5970950" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Water proof phone coating shown off at CES 2012" credit="" abstract="As sleek new smartphones prepared to make splashes at the Consumer Electronics Show, a California firm is out to prevent water from being the death of them." href="story.html?id=5972878" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Microsoft previews Windows 8, and not much else, in final keynote" credit="Matt Hartley" abstract="CES 2012: Microsoft Corp.’s era at the top of the consumer electronics food chain went out with a whimper rather than a bang in Las Vegas on Monday night" href="http://business.financialpost.com/2012/01/09/ces-2012-microsoft-previews-windows-8-and-not-much-else-in-final-keynote/" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2012-01-06:content=5957330</id><published>2012-01-06T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2012-01-06T17:07:09Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Zynga releases Scramble with Friends]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Online game developer Zynga Inc has released a new mobile word game called "Scramble with Friends" to expand its user base beyond Facebook and catch up with rivals in the handheld market.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Liana B. 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From piloting X-Wings and Tie-fighters, to wielding a light-sabre or blaster, this franchise has it all. It's no surprise then that several have taken the spotlight among its dozens of installments and spin-offs on the computer, home consoles and the arcade." href="wwMHE1MzoiQYBZSSMMfcqJTk9hfOhbo8" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Star Wars Lego Video Game" credit="Handout" abstract="Art from the Star Wars Lego video game." href="5898207.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Video games for gamers of all ages" credit="Brett Molina and Mike Snider" abstract="Thanks to a stellar year stuffed with top-notch releases, there’s a video game for everyone on your holiday gift list. USA Today’s Game Hunters hunt up some gift-giving guidance, by age group." href="5838476.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="EA bets on Star Wars" credit="Liana B. Baker" abstract="Electronic Arts has invested more money and firepower into &quot;Star Wars: The Old Republic&quot; than it has on any game in its 30-year history." href="story.html?id=5888076" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="E-sports league MLG has biggest season to date" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="E-sports league Major League Gaming has announced over 3.5 million viewers tuned into online broadcasts of the six pro gaming competitions it hosted this year." href="story.html?id=5819234" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-21:content=5893524</id><published>2011-12-21T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-21T19:06:11Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Angry Birds finally available on RIM's PlayBook]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[It took seven months, but Research In Motion has finally delivered on a promise to make Angry Birds is available on the PlayBook.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Angry Birds" /><author><name><![CDATA[Alastair Sharp, Reuters]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5893524" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Angry Birds Plush" credit="Handout" abstract="Angry birds is now available on Playbook." href="5459008.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Angry Birds brought to life by playground" credit="" abstract="Check out images of a playground planned by Angry Birds maker Rovio and playground equipment manufacturer Lappset." href="5852424.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Angry Birds maker mulls Asian flotation" credit="" abstract="GOING PUBLIC - The company that created Angry Birds computer game is considering a stock market flotation in Hong Kong, joining the many foreign firms who have gone public there." href="story.html?id=5880889" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Angry Birds tops 500 million downloads" credit="Reuters" abstract="Mobile gaming firm Rovio said on Wednesday its hit game Angry Birds had reached a record 500 million downloads in less than two years since its launch." href="story.html?id=5645065" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Top-10 worst iPhone apps" credit="" abstract="With 500 million copies of Angry Birds downloaded we look at the opposite end of the specturm with the top 10 worst apps to date." href="5646719.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-20:content=5888076</id><published>2011-12-20T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-20T20:06:15Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[EA bets on Star Wars]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Electronic Arts has invested more money and firepower into "Star Wars: The Old Republic" than it has on any game in its 30-year history.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Liana B. Baker, Reuters]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5888076" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Storm troopers" credit="Handout" abstract="Storm troopers prepare to meet the press" href="5888084.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Video games for gamers of all ages" credit="Brett Molina and Mike Snider" abstract="Thanks to a stellar year stuffed with top-notch releases, there’s a video game for everyone on your holiday gift list. USA Today’s Game Hunters hunt up some gift-giving guidance, by age group." href="5838476.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="E-sports league MLG has biggest season to date" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="E-sports league Major League Gaming has announced over 3.5 million viewers tuned into online broadcasts of the six pro gaming competitions it hosted this year." href="story.html?id=5819234" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-20:content=5887010</id><published>2011-12-20T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-20T16:06:48Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Sony sells 321,000 Vitas in two days]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Sony Corp has shifted 321,400 units of the PlayStation Vita, its new handheld game device, in Japan in its first two days on sale.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds, Reuters]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5887010" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita game console will go on sale by the end of this year in Japan, followed by releases in the U.S. and European markets in early 2012 said Kazuo Hirai, executive vice president." credit="Handout photo" abstract="Sony’s PlayStation Vita game console is now on sale in Japan." href="5205240.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Video games for gamers of all ages" credit="Brett Molina and Mike Snider" abstract="Thanks to a stellar year stuffed with top-notch releases, there’s a video game for everyone on your holiday gift list. 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USA Today’s Game Hunters hunt up some gift-giving guidance, by age group." href="5838476.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="Raymond Lussier, a Montreal-based professional video gamer, will play Call of Duty: Black Ops in the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Championship." href="story.html?id=5714957" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video game makers ready barrage of blockbusters" credit="" abstract="Video game makers are breaking out the big guns and hitting players with a barrage of dynamite titles that will compete for their devotion and entertainment dollars this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5615931" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-13:content=5852424</id><published>2011-12-13T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-13T17:12:20Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Gallery: Angry Birds brought to life by playground]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Check out images of a playground planned by Angry Birds maker Rovio and playground equipment manufacturer Lappset.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[canada.com]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" title="[ more ]" href="5852424.rss" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Angry Birds Playground" credit="Handout" abstract="We've spotted the best hide and seek spot in the Angry Birds playground: tucked into this character tunnel." href="5852475.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Angry Birds playground brings game to life" credit="" abstract="The world's most popular computer game will become live attractions for children next year when the first Angry Birds play-grounds appear in Finland." href="story.html?id=5852182" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-12:content=5838476</id><published>2011-12-09T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-12T16:01:33Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Gallery: Video games for gamers of all ages]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Thanks to a stellar year stuffed with top-notch releases, there’s a video game for everyone on your holiday gift list. 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USA Today’s Game Hunters hunt up some gift-giving guidance, by age group." href="5838476.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Angry Birds tops 500 million downloads" credit="Reuters" abstract="Mobile gaming firm Rovio said on Wednesday its hit game Angry Birds had reached a record 500 million downloads in less than two years since its launch." href="story.html?id=5645065" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Disney moves in on Angry Birds with Swampy game" credit="Lisa Richwine and Liana B. Baker" abstract="It's not surprising, perhaps, that a game based on a sewer-dwelling alligator named &quot;Swampy&quot; ranks as the top paid app for iPhones and iPads. What's surprising is that the game is a product of Walt Disney Co." href="story.html?id=5505859" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Quiz: Holiday toy crazes" credit="" abstract="Each holiday season brings about its own toy craze. One year it was Tamagotchi, another it was Tickle Me Elmo. 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Here, in advance of the Dec. 21 release of Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin, is a run-down of every Tintin book published" href="http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/12/06/a-tintin-timeline/" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Review: The critic's take on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn" credit="T'CHA DUNLEVY" abstract="It's not perfect, but Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson adaptation of the classic tale is an entertaining ride" href="story.html?id=5833902" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-08:content=5828005</id><published>2011-12-08T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-08T14:59:01Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Video games help combat obesity]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[The latest generation of video games is getting kids moving like never before.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Jill Barker, Postmedia News]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5828005" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Video games stock image" credit="Stockbyte" abstract="The latest generation of video games is getting kids moving like never before." href="5719272.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video-gamers' brains reveal insights into behavioural addiction" credit="" abstract="Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less. In a study published in the Translational Psychiatry journal on Tuesday," href="story.html?id=5732611" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="Raymond Lussier, a Montreal-based professional video gamer, will play Call of Duty: Black Ops in the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Championship." href="story.html?id=5714957" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-08:content=5823808</id><published>2011-12-07T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-08T20:18:48Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Nintendo: 3DS gets boost from Mario, at least in Japan]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Sales of Nintendo Co Ltd's 3DS games device will hit 3 million units in the Japanese market within days, but consumers in the U.S. and Europe seem to be delaying their holiday season shopping due to poor economic conditions, the company said.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="reuters" /><author><name><![CDATA[Isabel Reynolds]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5823808" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Nintendo denies report Shigeru Miyamoto will step down" credit="Isabel Reynolds" abstract="Nintendo Co Ltd. on Thursday denied a report that Shigeru Miyamoto, widely seen as the world's most influential games designer, would step down from his current position and take a smaller role in the company." href="story.html?id=5831603" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Screen grab from the game Super Mario 3D Land." credit="" abstract="Screen grab from the game Super Mario 3D Land." href="5732869.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Review: Mario Kart 7 and Disneyland Kinetcs" credit="Paul Chapman" abstract="Mario Kart 7 takes our plucky plumber hero to the next level for playability." href="story.html?id=5809170" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="E-sports league MLG has biggest season to date" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="E-sports league Major League Gaming has announced over 3.5 million viewers tuned into online broadcasts of the six pro gaming competitions it hosted this year." href="story.html?id=5819696" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-06:content=5819234</id><published>2011-12-06T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-06T19:07:21Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[E-sports league MLG has biggest season to date]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[E-sports league Major League Gaming has announced over 3.5 million viewers tuned into online broadcasts of the six pro gaming competitions it hosted this year.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Russ Martin, canada.com]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5819234" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="MLG Orlando" credit="Handout" abstract="Huk, a Canadian professional video gamer, celebrates after winning a Major League Gaming professional video game competition in Orlando in October." href="5713905.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: MLG professional video game competitions" credit="" abstract="Photos from Major League Gaming competitions this season." href="5713763.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="Raymond Lussier, a Montreal-based professional video gamer, will play Call of Duty: Black Ops in the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Championship." href="story.html?id=5714957" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-06:content=5815929</id><published>2011-12-06T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-06T14:44:23Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[New Xbox dashboard brings TV to Canadians]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Microsoft has rolled out the new dashboard for its Xbox 360 console, bringing mainstream television programming to millions of Canadian Xbox owners.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Vito Pilieci, Ottawa Citizen]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5815929" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Christmas gifts for men" credit="Stephen Yang" abstract="The Rogers on Demand service, LeafsTV and DisneyXD will all be offering TV content to viewers through the Xbox 360 gaming console." href="5720165.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Review: Mario Kart 7 and Disneyland Kinetcs" credit="Paul Chapman" abstract="Mario Kart 7 takes our plucky plumber hero to the next level for playability." href="story.html?id=5809170" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="For gaming fans of all ages" credit="" abstract="CALL OF DUTY: MODERN -- Warfare 3" href="story.html?id=5806073" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Gaming: The top 10 hottest video games" credit="Vito Pilieci" abstract="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Available on: Nintendo Wii" href="story.html?id=5802953" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Gaming pays off for Canadian teen" credit="Jason Viau" abstract="A Windsor teen has found a lucrative business playing Xbox in his bedroom. What began as a hobby for Hunter Reed, creating Internet tutorials for video game players, has led to a contract with a video entertainment network to post ads on his popular YouTube channel." href="story.html?id=5776594" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-05:content=5809170</id><published>2011-12-04T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-05T15:28:30Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Review: Mario Kart 7 and Disneyland Kinetcs]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Mario Kart 7 takes our plucky plumber hero to the next level for playability.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Paul Chapman, The Province]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5809170" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Mario Kart 7" credit="Handout" abstract="Mario Kart is a fantastical racing game using the classic Nintendo characters." href="5812521.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Nintendo faces end of era after 3DS flop" credit="Isabel Reynolds" abstract="Nintendo’s attempt to rescue its failed 3DS handheld games gadget failed to dispel market gloom, triggering a 5 percent share slide and stoking deep worries for an iconic brand desperate to win back users." href="story.html?id=5394360" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Nintendo's loss swells to $925 million for first half" credit="" abstract="Nintendo said Thursday its net loss swelled to 70.3 billion yen ($925 million U.S.) for the six months to September as it forecast a full-year loss, citing the strong yen and a lack of hit game titles." href="story.html?id=5615789" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Web trends of 2011: hoaxes, planking, and the Rapture" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="See photos of the weird things Canadians searched for in 2011, from vampire arrests to mass animal deaths. Compiled from a list of Yahoo! Canada's top search terms of 2011." href="5796758.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-12-01:content=5795809</id><published>2011-12-01T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-12-01T15:05:14Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Microsoft plans to open Victoria gaming studio]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp. will open a major game design studio in downtown Victoria early in the new year that could employ up to 60 people.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Darron Kloster, Times Colonist]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5795809" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="microsoft" credit="Submitted photo" abstract="Microsoft Corp. will open a major game design studio in downtown Victoria early in the new year that could employ up to 60 people." href="5534523.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Final Fantasy maker expands Montreal presence" credit="Jason Madger" abstract="Japan-based video game designer Square Enix Holdings is adding 250 jobs to its Montreal studios." href="story.html?id=5749483" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: MLG professional video game competitions" credit="" abstract="Photos from Major League Gaming competitions this season." href="5713763.rss" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="Raymond Lussier, a Montreal-based professional video gamer, will play Call of Duty: Black Ops in the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Championship." href="story.html?id=5714957" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-30:content=5676953</id><published>2011-11-08T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-30T19:48:04Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[The top ten video games this holiday season]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Russ Martin, Postmedia News]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Super Mario 3D Land" credit="Handout" abstract="Super Mario 3D Land is one of the many blockbuster games out this holiday season. Other popular gaming franchises that have new titles out include Call of Duty and Battlefield." href="5682002.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><link rel="related" type="application/vnd.ooyala" title="Video: Video Game Showdown: Battlefield Vs. Call of Duty" credit="" abstract="They’re the two most popular military franchises ever created. That's right, we're talking about EA/DICE's Battlefield franchise and Activision/Treyarch's Call of Duty series. Only one can emerge victorious. To crown a winner, we evaluate the two based on five rounds. These include analyzing which has the better single-player campaign, gameplay/innovation, graphics, instruments of destruction and multiplayer experience. Let the battle begin!" href="s2MG54Mjra2Ro4iT5rkB_P8cRB6He9MP" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video game makers ready barrage of blockbusters" credit="" abstract="Video game makers are breaking out the big guns and hitting players with a barrage of dynamite titles that will compete for their devotion and entertainment dollars this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5615931" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" credit="Ryan Clouse" abstract="&quot;Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3&quot; gives gamers an epic campaign, near-perfect gameplay and a multiplayer experience that is second to none." href="story.html?id=5681247" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Review: Uncharted 3 triumphs through action, authenticity" credit="Anand Ram" abstract="Drake’s Deception is the sequel to 2009’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, a game still worthy of the insurmountable praise and accolades it received. What both games do is an indescribable formula that could serve several sequels more, if needed." href="story.html?id=5640143" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video: 7 things you should know about Batman: Arkham City" credit="" abstract="A video about the new Batman video game Arkham City." href="/technology/story.html?id=5574537&amp;tab=VID" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-29:content=5780965</id><published>2011-11-29T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-29T15:13:58Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Two online gaming firms to start up in Montreal]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[The boom continues in Montreal's video-gaming sector, as Vancouver-based 7G Entertainment announced it's setting up a webhosting and online video-game publishing service in Montreal.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Jason Magder, The Gazette]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5780965" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Video game industry" credit="Jupiterimages" abstract="Vancouver-based 7G Entertainment announced it's setting up a webhosting and online video-game publishing service in Montreal." href="5687543.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Final Fantasy maker expands Montreal presence" credit="Jason Madger" abstract="Japan-based video game designer Square Enix Holdings is adding 250 jobs to its Montreal studios." href="story.html?id=5749483" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Ubisoft co-founder strikes out on his own" credit="Jason Magder" abstract="Montreal is a world leader in video games, but the industry could easily disappear because most jobs are reliant on foreign head offices." href="story.html?id=5645880" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="EA wants Facebook's users, $3 billion in social gaming" credit="Liana B. 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What began as a hobby for Hunter Reed, creating Internet tutorials for video game players, has led to a contract with a video entertainment network to post ads on his popular YouTube channel.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Jason Viau, The Windsor Star]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5776594" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Windsor resident Hunter Reed sits at his video game set-up. Reed's YouTube channel for hardcore gamers has surpassed three million hits." credit="Tyler Brownbridge" abstract="Windsor resident Hunter Reed sits at his video game set-up. 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In a study published in the Translational Psychiatry journal on Tuesday," href="story.html?id=5732611" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-25:content=5762324</id><published>2011-11-24T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-25T14:47:47Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[With its expansive and highly detailed environments, innovative character creation, and a story that is fit for the silver screen, this game is everything you've been waiting for and so much more.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Ryan Clouse, Tribune Media Services]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5762324" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Skyrim" credit="Handout" abstract="With its expansive and highly detailed environments, innovative character creation, and a story that is fit for the silver screen, this game is everything you've been waiting for and so much more." href="5766759.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" credit="" abstract="Video for The Province App" href="story.html?id=5734607" /><link rel="related" type="application/vnd.ooyala" title="Video: 7 Things You Should Know About The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" credit="" abstract="The fifth installment in the series, Skyrim takes place two hundred years following the events of 2006’s Oblivion. Continuing the tradition of previous installments, players assume the role of an unknown prisoner, this time slated for execution. Your character also learns that Skyrim has become engulfed in a civil war, which is the final event prophesied by the Elder Scrolls before the return of the Nordic god of destruction, who will descend on the Earth in the form of an unstoppable dragon. That is, unless you can stop it." href="d4cHl5MjoqXSs8QxUsQ4-5Fs3YE6YQV4" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-22:content=5749483</id><published>2011-11-21T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-22T17:36:58Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Final Fantasy maker expands Montreal presence]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Japan-based video game designer Square Enix Holdings is adding 250 jobs to its Montreal studios.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Jason Madger, The Gazette]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5749483" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Japan-based video game designer Square Enix Holdings' Eidos division will expand its Montreal role, and add 100 new jobs to its offices" credit="Submitted" abstract="Japan-based video game designer Square Enix Holdings' Eidos division will expand its Montreal role, and add 100 new jobs to its offices" href="5352145.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Gaming industry seeks women" credit="Jason Madger" abstract="Industry executives can't find enough women, who are now the fastest-growing video game consumers." href="story.html?id=5651335" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video game makers' profit blowing away estimates" credit="Eric Lam" abstract="Video games have not only come a long, long way technologically from that old duckhunting game with the plastic gun in the basement rec room, but they have become billiondollar businesses worthy of the attention of any investor." href="story.html?id=5687404" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="Raymond Lussier, a Montreal-based professional video gamer, will play Call of Duty: Black Ops in the 2011 MLG Pro Circuit Championship." href="story.html?id=5714957" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-21:content=5743892</id><published>2011-11-21T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-21T15:22:02Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[First person shooters draft the inner military hero]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[Call of Duty and Battlefield give gamers the chance to play soldier in a fanciful, safe way.]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[If there were a draft in the U.S., video games about war probably wouldn't be so popular. The fantasy would be less appealing if the reality of killing and dying in combat with other human beings were more imminent for more people.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Seth Schiesel, Edmonton Journal]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5743892" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" credit="Activision" abstract="A military draft is unthinkable in America. And so bullet-spewing first person shooter games like Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (pictured) seem likely to continue to reign among men as the most consistently popular genre in video games." href="5676207.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="New 'Call of Duty' blows away sales records" credit="" abstract="'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,' the latest installment of the blockbuster videogame franchise, blew away sales records on its first day to become the highest-grossing entertainment launch ever, publisher Activision said Friday." href="story.html?id=5702118" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Gamers answer Call of Duty" credit="Michael D. 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Reid" abstract="Sales of what retailers are calling the year's most hotly anticipated video game hit the bull's-eye Tuesday as hordes of local gamers joined thousands of others worldwide hoping to be among the first to purchase Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3." href="story.html?id=5681230" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-15:content=5713200</id><published>2011-11-15T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-15T16:57:58Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Microsoft keeping Halo on track]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[Maintaining consistency key to fan appeal]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[For Microsoft, and other entertainment companies that rely on sequels, series and spinoffs to ensure their long-term stability and profitability, keeping their fictional universes canonically consistent is essential to keeping fans interested, and indeed hooked]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Matt Hartley, Financial Post]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="[ more ]" href="story.html?id=5713200" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="Bungie" credit="Microsoft Corp./Bungle Studios" abstract="Keeping the Halo franchise canonically consistent across video games, books, comic books and action figures is nothing short of a full time job." href="5709176.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="The top ten video games this holiday season" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="We choose ten big blockbuster video games that will please any gamer this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5676953" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video game makers' profit blowing away estimates" credit="Eric Lam" abstract="Video games have not only come a long, long way technologically from that old duckhunting game with the plastic gun in the basement rec room, but they have become billiondollar businesses worthy of the attention of any investor." href="story.html?id=5687404" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Video game makers ready barrage of blockbusters" credit="" abstract="Video game makers are breaking out the big guns and hitting players with a barrage of dynamite titles that will compete for their devotion and entertainment dollars this holiday season." href="story.html?id=5615931" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - Games - Main</title><subtitle type="text">Games News from canada.com</subtitle><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www2.dose.ca/tv/www.dose.ca/games/justin+bieber+says+goodbye+swagger+coach/5494561/story.html?id=5494561" /></source></entry><entry xml:lang="en-ca" Status="FREE"><id>tag:canada.com,2011-11-16:content=5713763</id><published>2011-11-15T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2011-11-16T16:15:06Z</updated><title type="text"><![CDATA[Gallery: MLG professional video game competitions]]></title><subtitle type="text"><![CDATA[]]></subtitle><content type="html"><![CDATA[Photos from Major League Gaming competitions this season.]]></content><category label="ConTopic" term="Video Games" /><author><name><![CDATA[Postmedia News]]></name></author><link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" title="[ more ]" href="5713763.rss" /><link rel="enclosure" type="image/jpeg" title="MLG Orlando" credit="Handout" abstract="A video gamer mid play at a Major League Gaming professional video game competition in Orlando in October." href="5713918.bin" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" credit="" abstract="Follow Canada.com Tech on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/#!/canadacomTech" /><link rel="related" type="text/html" title="Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship" credit="Russ Martin" abstract="Raymond Lussier is a Montreal-based professional video gamer participating in the 2011 Pro Circuit Championship in Providence, Rhode Island, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops." href="story.html?id=5714957" /><link rel="related" type="text/xml" title="Gallery: Blockbuster video game launches" credit="" abstract="Photos from the launches for video games like Call Of Duty, Batman, and Mario 3D." href="5676689.rss" /><source><id>tag:canada.com,2012-02-02:content=797553</id><updated>2012-02-02T14:58:26Z</updated><rights>Copyright (c)</rights><title type="text">Technology - 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