canada posts

Oh Canada! Land of people interested in beer, hockey and cheap movie and TV production facilities. But Canada, are you really a hot bed for PC game piracy? That's what the United States Trade Representative said this week when it placed our grand neighbor to the north on their "Priority Watch List". According to a new press release from the Entertainment Software Association Canada has failed "to maintain effective intellectual property protection and enforcement."

It's a bit of a shock to see this happen, especially since Canada is home to tons of major game developers and publishers. ESA CEO Michael Gallagher, however, seems pleased that such a decision was made, saying, ""Canada's weak laws and enforcement practices foster game piracy in the Canadian market and pave the way for unlawful imports into the U.S." Canada joins 11 other countries on America's piracy watch list including China, Russia, India and Thailand.

The day after Christmas is considered a great day to find some bargains in the US but for our neighbors in the north its another holiday on its own. Boxing Day happens on Friday in Canada and our buddies at our sister site Joystiq have found some deals on games tomorrow that will make anyone site up and take notice.

We've decided to steal borrow Joystiq's list of the PC game deals that can be found over at Amazon Canada starting tomorrow at 3 am ET. More deals from other Canadian retailers can be found at Joystiq's site.

• Age of Conan - CDN$ 19.99 (Reg. CDN$ 49.99)
• Gothic 3 Collector's Edition - CDN$ 19.99 (Reg. CDN$ 39.99)
• Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods - CDN$ 14.99 (Reg. CDN$ 19.99)
• Spore Galactic Edition - CDN$ 39.99 (Reg. CDN$ 79.99)
• Warhammer On-line: Age of Reckoning - CDN$ 24.99 (Reg. CDN$ 49.99)
• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (vf - French game-play) - CDN$ 27.99 (Reg. CDN$ 42.99)