Cartoon Network Unveils First Retail Partners for ‘The Powerpuff Girls’
Strong Line-Up of Over 30 Partners signed across Apparel, Accessories, Homewares, Personal Care, Stationery, FMCG and Events.
Category: Games
Framestore Launches Launchpad: Pro Education Initiative in Montreal
Free courses focusing on 2D skills offered to encourage growth of Montreal’s VFX community.
Frima Studio and the NFB Launch Free ‘Where’s Monsieur Pug?’ Mobile Game
Available for iOS and Android, game based on Janet Perlman’s ‘Monsieur Pug’ 2014 animated short takes users on a crazy adventure with a paranoid dog that loves origami and ice cream.
WIGI Powers Up to Help Greater Los Angeles Girl Scouts Earn Innovative Patch for Video Game Design
Girl Scouts and Women in Games International will work with game developers at PlayStation’s Santa Monica studio to create and test their own video game prototypes and designs.
‘Adventure Time Run: The Ooo Expedition’ Game Launches in Korea
Turner Asia Pacific and Korean game developer Tangent launch first completely Cartoon Network IP-based Korean-produced game.
Rick Banks Joins OptiTrack as Director of Marketing
Former Ubisoft Media Director to Head Up Brand Efforts for Motion Tracking Provider.
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ATTRIBUTES OF THE SUCCESSFUL WRITER
A successful writer doesn't have to have all of these traits, but the more he possesses the more successful he will be.
Epic Games Awards $100,000 in New Round of Unreal Dev Grants
Six recipients awarded a total of $100,000 in the latest round of $5 million program created to aid outstanding developers with no-strings-attached funding for their projects created in and around Unreal Engine 4.
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Disney Interactive & Consumer Products to Cut 250 Jobs
Five percent of the division’s total staff of 5,000 workers are laid off as Disney shifts to licensing characters to video-game producers rather than making games itself.
GBI Launches Nancy Drew Branded Channel on Kid Genius Network
Genius Brands International’s Kid Genius Network, available on Comcast, launches first branded channel, ‘Nancy Drew: Codes & Clues,’ in partnership with game developer HeR Interactive; new channel premieres October 1st.
Squanchtendo Announces First VR Game, ‘Accounting’
First Virtual Reality game from the studio launched by Justin Roiland -- co-creator and voice talent behind Adult Swim’s hit series, ‘Rick & Morty’ -- now available for HTC Vibe.
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VIEW Conference Unveils Spectacular Slate for 17th Annual Event
Running October 24-28 in Turin, Italy, VIEW 2016 to feature speakers from five of the six highest-grossing films of the year.
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Canadian TV Series ‘Cracké’ Attracts French Broadcaster CANAL+
Québec-based animation studio Squeeze inks agreement for its new short form property with French broadcaster CANAL+ in 50 territories including Monaco, Andorra, Switzerland, Mauritius and Africa.
OIAF Presenting ‘Nightowl’ Interactive Sci-Fi Dance Party and Arcade Battle
Ottawa International Animation Festival Celebrates its 40th anniversary with a night of interactive fun.
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‘Ratchet & Clank’ Now Available on Blu-ray
Home entertainment release of Rainmaker Entertainment’s adaptation of the iconic video game franchise includes interviews with cast and crew, including veteran director Kevin Munroe.
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Review: ‘Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’
Excellent gameplay choices, elaborate story and intricate level design make this an easy game to recommend.
NVIDIA Releases Mod Editor for VR Funhouse in Epic Games Launcher
NVIDIA releases the full source code for VR Funhouse along with a brand-new mod editor called the VR Funhouse Mod Kit now available through the Epic Games launcher.
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Full Program for 2016 VIEW Conference Now Online
Italy’s VIEW Conference celebrates its 17th anniversary with full program of keynote presentations, production sessions, workshops, talks and more.
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Unreal Engine 4.13 Now Available
Release includes several new rendering features, Alembic support for importing vertex animations, dynamic shadow optimization for mobile, and improvements to the VR Editor; non-linear cinematic editor Sequencer also receives major upgrades.
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VR Studio Wevr Unveils First Look at Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes & Goblins’
Virtual Reality experience from the imagination of acclaimed film director Jon Favreau takes advantage of room-scale technology to immerse users in an enchanted fantasy world.
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Review: ‘No Man’s Sky’
Though a joy to play, Hello Games’ much anticipated release is severely lacking in many key areas.
Justin Roiland Launches Squanchtendo VR Game Studio
Co-creator and voice talent behind Adult Swim’s hit series ‘Rick & Morty’ teams with Epic Games executive producer Tanya Watson to create a new Virtual Reality game studio.
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animago AWARD Announces 2016 Nominees
Total of 39 projects in 13 categories selected from 1,076 entries to compete for the 20th anniversary of Germany’s animago AWARD.
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44th Annie Awards Opens Call for Entries
Deadline for submissions to the 44th Annie Awards is October 31; ASIFA-Hollywood also conducting the 44th Annual Annie Award call for nominating committee judges.
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Hopster Jumps into the U.S.
U.K.’s favorite kids app lands one million users; is now available in the U.S. with a lineup of hit local shows including ‘Reading Rainbow’ with LeVar Burton and DHX Media’s ‘Monster Math Squad’ and ‘Franny’s Feet.’
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