Gareth Coker to Score Studio Wildcard’s ‘ARK: The Animated Series’
The BAFTA-nominated composer is known for scoring Ubisoft’s ‘Immortals: Fenyx Rising and Microsoft’s upcoming ‘Halo Infinite.’
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New Lucasfilm Games ‘Indiana Jones’ Title in the Works with Bethesda
The former LucasArts is collaborating with the leading game company’s MachineGames studio on an original story, the action-adventure franchise’s first videogame for modern consoles since 2003.
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‘Halo’ TV Series Adaptation Resumes Filming
Showtime teases sneak of Master Chief and Cortana as its live-action adaption of the fan-favorite video game series goes back under the lights after production shut down due to COVID-19.
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Battat Taps Fonda Snyder to Head New Entertainment Division
Industry veteran will help develop and promote parent company’s IP, while expanding strategic global partnerships with family entertainment companies, animation studios, broadcasters, and streamers.
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Microsoft Acquires ‘Fallout’ and ‘Elder Scrolls’ Publisher Bethesda Softworks
$7.5 billion cash deal for game maker’s parent, ZeniMax Media, expands software giant’s growing gaming business profile.
Hardware Spending to Take Off with ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020’
Processing capabilities needed to support simulation games expected to push PC hardware sales into the billions.
Steve Bastien Named Head of Buddy Spots at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
Veteran ad executive joins company from Midnight Oil; will lead commercials group that won Clio in 2019 for ‘The Predator Holiday Special.’
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Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.25
New version includes next-gen platform support, allowing developers to build PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games.
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Glue Collaboration Announces Next Generation VR-Collaboration Platform
New features, including compatibility with Oculus Quest headsets, provide business with innovative ways to achieve remote communication.
Elastic Tackles ‘Gears of War 5’ Multi-Part Launch Campaign
Creative studio collaborates with 215 McCann, XBOX and The Coalition to produce, design and animate three key pieces of game launch content.
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Post-Production Specialist David Michaels Joins Framestore’s Chicago Office
Former Smoke & Mirrors producer brings his global expertise to further the company’s reach across their integrated advertising platform.
Is NVIDIA’s New RTX Real-Time Ray Tracing Technology Really a Game Changer?
Industry analyst Jon Peddie weighs in on the significance of NVIDIA’s recently announced Turing GPU architecture and AI-enhanced photorealistic rendering.
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Nimble Collective Now Powered by Microsoft Azure
Aiming to revolutionize animated content creation, Nimble Collective on Microsoft Azure extends global reach of cloud-based production platform.
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VRLA 2018 Brings Immersive Entertainment to Town May 4-5
Open the public as well as to professionals, the show offers a look at the latest developments in VR and AR software and hardware.
VRLA 2018 Announces Keynotes and Expo Highlights
Immersive tech event returns May 4-5 to explore “A New Reality.”
Boris FX, Microsoft Receive AIS Technology Awards
Group also will present Distinguished Leadership Awards to 13 women for their accomplishments in technology and business at Jan. 16 ceremony.
Digital Domain Opens India Studio
Facility in Hyderabad is the studio’s tenth global studio.
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Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering
The Microsoft Azure Batch Rendering Platform is built on the Azure Batch platform and allows users to submit render jobs through Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold, and the Azure SDK allows customization and open-source plugins to integrate directly with Maya and 3ds Max.
Smith Micro Adds Microsoft Surface Dial Support to Moho 12
Animators can utilize Microsoft’s new Surface Dial and Moho 2D animation software for faster, easier animation with the turn of a dial.
Blur Debuts ‘Halo Wars 2’ Trailer at E3 2016
Two-minute trailer and behind-the-scenes video from Oscar and Emmy-nominated production studio showcases scope and scale of ‘Halo Wars 2’ universe.
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An Uncommon Experience
In April I had the opportunity to experience Microsoft’s mixed-reality HoloLens headset during a visit to the Case Western Reserve University Interactive Commons in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.
Ameba Rolls Out AVOD Service on Xbox 360
Canada-based kids streaming platform available in the U.S. February 16th and in Canada February 18th.
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Mataio Gardi Joins Animatrik
Mataio Gardi joins the Animatrik team as Executive Producer, bringing his vast video game production knowledge to the growing team.
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Review: Microsoft’s ‘Halo 5’ Opening Cinematic
The animated opening to ‘Halo 5: Guardians’, while technically proficient, is mostly sizzle with little drama.
PlatinumGames & Microsoft Harness the Power of IKinema for ‘Scalebound’
Microsoft signs master license agreement with IKinema.
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