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The pressure on the B.C. government to step up and support its interactive entertainment industry has been mounting for years now. The province is home to Canada's largest gaming hub, surviving largely without the generous tax incentives seen in Ontario and Quebec. Responding to the lobbying by B.C.'s embattled gaming industry, the government's Finance Minister, Colin Hansen, announced a series of tax credits for the province's film and digital media industries. Read more...

Lots of stuff happened with the big boys this week. Webmasters of the world rejoice as Microsoft's IE6 takes a hit from Google...and more! Read more...

Hey hey! If you're a Halo fan you're probably frothing at the mouth waiting for the release of Halo Legends, the anise experience that is to present new stories set in the Halo Universe, on February 16th--and you should probably get that seen to, in case it's rabies or something. While you wait (perhaps at the doctor's office) we've got a link to the first couple of minutes of the first short, "The Babysitter" (animated by the legendary Studio 4oC) and hot info on the Halo Legends"Heroes Journey Sweepstakes." Read more...

If you're like many Canadians you've found a tax product that you feel comfortable with and you've stuck with it. For me, the big familiar QuickTax logo is a relief every year; I know what I'll be getting in the box and the type of experience I can expect on my computer. This year will be a bit different for me; I've got a brand new operating system to test out in Windows 7. Let's see how QuickTax stands up to the test... Read more...

Earlier this week I wrote about a couple of notable AAA games dropping in early February, namely Star Trek Online (PC), and Bioshock 2 (multiplatform). While these titles alone are enough to fill my month with gaming bliss, after taking a look at the rest of the February release schedule it's become evident to me that I'll need to clear my calendar for the rest of the month, maybe longer. Let's take a look at one more notable game that appear prominently on my "must-play" list for February 2010: White Knight Chronicles International Edition for the PS3. Read more...

Bethesda Softworks garnered many game of the year accolades in 2008 with the epic game Fallout 3. Today, Bethesda has officially announced a release time for their follow up game titled Fallout: New Vegas. Read more...

eBooks are going to be bigger than ever in the coming months, especially since Apple's recently announced its iBooks ebook store. It's pure speculation on my part, but I'm thinking that in the coming months with the launch of the iPad, iBooks will also be available for the iPhone and iPod touch... Read more...

Finally, a fight game for the Wii that packs a punch and still leaves a huge grin on your face. Read more...

2010 kicked off with a bang last month, delivering such hotly anticipated titles as Bayonetta, Darksiders, MAG, No More Heroes 2 and Mass Effect 2. It was the most memorable January video game line-up I've ever seen and the launching pad of another exceptional year in gaming. It seems the games industry isn't about to let up for a second as February is poised to deliver must-have titles week-after-week, all month long. Let's have a look at some of the more interesting titles that will soon be lining Future Shop shelves. Read more...

When I was offered a chance to review the Logitech Squeezebox Radio, I believe my exact response was 'hell yeah!', because this thing exemplifies a geek gadget. But wait, it looks like an appliance... Read more...

Weeds Season 5 on Blu-ray has done something I'm thoroughly impressed with: it has delivered an undeniably awesome TV-on-Blu-ray experience. Opting for gorgeous 1080p video and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, it's one of the highest quality TV experiences I've ever enjoyed. Seeing a show so entertaining with this much attention to presentation detail puts other TV-to-Blu-ray sets to shame. Read more...

From Neveldine/Taylor (the twisted pair that brought you Crank) comes Gamer, the story of a man convicted of murder and forced to fight for his freedom as a puppet in the worlds largest online murder reality game. Starring Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, and Terry Crews, Gamer is an irreverent, schizophrenically fun action flick. It's even better on Blu-ray... Read more...

Introducing the Tech Blog's second guest blogger, Andrew Shin (aka drumega). Andrew is Managing Editor and Partner of NextGen Player with Tech Blogger PaulH, so you can expect to see lots of gaming content coming up over the next 3 weeks! Read more...

It's 11PM. You're in the middle of a killer Modern Warfare 2 match, but everyone else is in bed. You absolutely need to hear what's going on around you, because you're not going down without a fight this round... but any volume above a whisper is going to "bring the rain" in real life. What's a grunt to do? Put on your Turtle Beach X41 wireless headset and keep on playing. Duh. Read more...

I believe I've mentioned the Hand Eye Society before. Wait... yes, I have . Crikey, a few times , even. So therefore I'll just assume you're up to speed with who they are and what they do, and that if you live outside of Toronto that you'll (I'm afraid) probably stop paying attention as you know you won't be able to make it to their latest sweet social gathering on Thursday, February 11th, 8 p.m. at the Unit Bar (1198 Queen W.). Read more...

With the Super Bowl coming up next weekend, now is the annual time that plush new flat panel tv's are discounted and on sale. The week of the big game is almost as popular as boxing day to see big boxes of cardboard crushed at the curb for the recycling truck to take away. Police will tell you thieves like tor prowl the boxes to see who has something worth nicking. That may be one reason to keep the box in the basement, but the inevitable move is another. Read more...