Montreal-made Jurassic World Alive AR-game passes 10 Million downloads

Ludia Inc. created the engagin Jurassic World Alive game which uses maps and location as well as augmented reality A.R. to find and capture virtual dinosaurs and place them in real-world locations using an iPhone or iPad camera. The app has received over 10 million downloads just as the Montreal-based app developer unlocked a rare Brachiosaurus dinosaur that can be found at specified Apple Retail stores.

Jurassic World Alive is available in 145 countries and 8 languages, and is the fastest growing player base in Ludia’s 11-year history with 6M downloads in just the first 10 days of launch. ARKit brings the prehistoric creatures to life in our real world.

Report: Video game arcades are making a comeback in Toronto

Video game arcades were the preferred hangouts of gamers in the 70's and 80's but were slowly killed off by home gaming consoles as well as the advent of networked gaming and the Internet. A new report finds that gaming arcades are making a comeback in Toronto.

"Toronto is experiencing a full-blown arcade and pinball machine renaissance, fueled by communities of players who share a love for the coin-op experience. Though a trickle of new machines continue to emerge on the scene, retro arcade and pinball machines make up the bulk of today’s “barcades” — the slang term for establishments that serve alcohol alongside retro-gaming goodness," states a report from Zolo.ca.

To celebrate the arcade revival, Zolo News has created 416cade, a map of all public-facing arcade and pinball machines across Greater Toronto. To find out where these pinball and games are at check out their maps here.

Samsung's latest Galaxy Note 9 teaser hints at a solution for storage restrictions

Samsung's dropping a few hints about just how special the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 is going to be. The company has already given a sneak peek at an improved battery via a short and entertaining video. Now, they seem to be hinting at a solution for space limitations on flagship smartphones.

Since Samsung smartphones have always included microSD storage capabilities, could the Note 9 be offered in larger 128GB or 256GB capacities? Is there a cloud backup solution in the works? We will find out more when Samsung launches this flagship device on August 9.

Mouvement Desjardins announces “Coopérathon,” the World’s Largest Open Innovation Competition for Social Impact

Mouvement Desjardins announced the third edition of “Coopérathon,” an inclusive open innovation competition for social impact from September 26th until November 1st in nine sites across Canada, including Toronto, Waterloo and Ottawa/Gatineau. All proceeds will go to the Malala Fund benefiting safe education for girls

 A unique pre-incubation challenge, Coopérathon brings together students, experts, mentors, strategists, developers, designers, sociopreneurs and partners to collaborate on projects that provide meaningful, concrete solutions to social issues. 

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