Games

RuneScape Unveils Easter Event

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Jagex Games Studio, makers of RuneScape, today released details of their annual Easter event.

Chipmunks, Puss in Boots Win Kids’ Choice Film Awards

Animated films “Puss in Boots” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” were honored at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards live telecast on Saturday, March 31.

Electronic Arts Expands Medal of Honor Franchise With Warfighter

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Here, Rich Farley, creative director at Danger Close Games, talks about what’s in store for PC gamers and gives his take on the move to modern warfare in this exclusive interview from GDC 2012.

Autodesk Announces 2013 Digital Entertainment Creation Tools

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Autodesk announced the 2013 versions of its Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software and suites, used by leading artists working in film, game development, television and advertising.

GDC 2012: Plenty Developed Among a Record Number of Attendees

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Gus Mastrapa reveals his highlights of the 2012 Game Developers Conference.

Fabric Engine's High-Performance Dev Platform Launches

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Software engineering company Fabric Engine announced the v1.0 launch of its high-performance computing platform, Fabric Engine.

Disney XD’s Motorcity Revs Up with Racer Game

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In anticipation of the upcoming Disney XD series Motorcity, Disney ABC Television Group’s Digital Media Team announces the launch of 'Motorcity: Drive', a six-level, 3D racing, shooter game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

South Park: Tenorman's Revenge on Xbox LIVE Arcade, March 30

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South Park Digital Studios LLC announced today that its all-new downloadable video game “South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge,” will be arriving Friday, March 30, exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade.

FMX 2012 Announces Program Highlights

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With less than seven weeks remaining before FMX 2012 opens its doors, Europe's leading conference on the creation, production and distribution of digital entertainment is proud to present this year's program highlights.

Cubic Motion Announces New Compression Technology

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Cubic Motion announced the availability of new ultra-high compression technology - unique to facial animation.

Quantic Dream Re-Tools Game Development Pipeline

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Maker of acclaimed “Heavy Rain” videogame adds Autodesk HumanIK middleware and Autodesk Mudbox software to pipeline.

Digimon Masters Reaches for the Stars

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Joymax announced the launch of the biggest content patch yet for their online massive multiplayer title, "Digimon Masters."

Armored Core V Now Available in North America

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NAMCO BANDAI Games announced that ARMORED CORE V is now available in North America for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Electronic Arts Incorporates Social Action Into New SimCity Game

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One of the themes at this year’s Game Developers Conference was games for change. Electronic Arts took this concept to heart with the development of SimCity, a new PC-exclusive, 3D reboot of the franchise from Maxis that’s scheduled to ship in 2013.

FMX 2012

Starts: May 08, 2012 - Ends: May 11, 2012
Location: Stuttgard, Germany
Website: http://www.fmx.de/home

FMX was initiated as an event for students labeled "Film and Media Exchange" (FMX) in 1994 and was supposed to take place every two years. As early as 1996 it became an annual event . When the first FMX took place in 1994, the industry did not even dare to dream about the creative possibilities within computer animation and digital effects that exist today. Throughout the past fifteen years of its existence, FMX kept up with the developments and trends and has grown to become an important networking platform for those working with digital imagery.

In 2012, FMX tracks are, among others, dedicated to Virtual Production, Cinema of the Future, Animation, Visual Effects, Games, Tech Talks, Focuses on Montreal and Vancouver, Poland, Estonia, Transmedia, Virtual Humans and Controlling Complexity.

Confirmed presentations include subjects such as Worldbuilding, Previsualization, Capture Space, Framerates, Stereo 3D, Animation Wild ‘n Strange, VES Exchange, Visual Effects in India, Germany and Europe, Visual Arts, Games made in Germany, Industrial CG, Cloud Computing, Siggraph and Eurographics Papers, Young Guns

Animayo Festival 2012 Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to Animayo Festival 2012 is March 23.

2011 Ursa Major Awards Voting Now Open

The annual Ursa Major Awards, for the best anthropomorphic (“funny animal”) literature and art of the year, is now open for voting for works produced during the calendar year 2011.

Aardman to Develop Shaun the Sheep Mobile Game

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Aardman Digital announced that it has partnered with Nokia to develop the first Shaun the Sheep mobile game for users of Windows phones.

Tackling the Big Issues: PC Gaming Alliance

One of the things we like to do is talk to some of the top innovators in the industry to see what makes them tick. We’ve spoken to Matt Ployhar -- president of the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) -- before, but he’s been up to a lot lately, so we followed up to get a closer look.

Capcom Brings Classic Horror to PS3

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Game developer and publisher Capcom announced that “Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection” will be coming to the PlayStation 3 system across Europe and North America in June 2012 as a digital download.