Watch: ‘Stormgate’ Cinematic Trailer Made Entirely in Unreal Engine
With the feel of classic 1990s real-time strategy game franchises, Zoic Studio’s new spot teases Frost Giant Studio’s upcoming PC game set hundreds of years in Earth’s future.
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Studio Arts Launches ‘Unreal Connectors’ Training Program
Offered in partnership with Epic Games, the online program provides skills-building training based on the Unreal Fellowship curriculum, opening up new career opportunities in an industry ripe with demand for UE artists; the program runs August 15-September 9.
Epic Games Launches ‘Unreal Connectors’
Initiative extends Unreal Fellowship curriculum accessibility so more artists can take advantage of the career-changing skills training and credential opportunity.
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Sony Acquires ‘Destiny’ Developer Bungie For $3.6 Billion
Studio to become independent subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment; acquisition signals big plans for future IP, though FAQ addressing the deal says new titles won’t be published as PlayStation exclusives.
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MGM Announces ‘The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem’ Game
Studio teams with Outright Games and PHL Collective on all-new game, based on the hit animated feature film franchise, featuring the legendary spooky family; release planned in time for Halloween this year on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC digital platforms.
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Lucasfilm Games and Ubisoft to Create Open-World ‘Star Wars’ Game
A new era for LucasArts, now called Lucasfilm Games, ushers in partnerships with both Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment and Bethesda.
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Animators Finding Twitch a Great Place to Teach and Mentor
The world’s largest live streaming platform for gamers has become home to a growing number of animation artists displaying their work, with many streaming instructional and tutorial-style content aimed at sharing their love and knowledge of the profession.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ ‘Unplayable’ on Xbox One and PS4
The highly anticipated futuristic-RPG doesn’t play well with older consoles, and fans are already coming out in droves to post unhappy updates with less-than-pretty screenshots.
Linda Sellheim Talks Epic’s Unreal Fellowship
One of the company’s innovative new fellowship creators discusses the program’s intense virtual production workflow curriculum, participation requirements, and goals for the future.
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Epic Games Releases Free 15-Hour Virtual Production Primer
Available through Unreal Online Learning, the self-paced program of 8 courses and 10 videos teaches the fundamentals of Unreal Engine and real-time production.
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.
‘Halo Infinite’ Gets Pushed into 2021
Newest game in 343 Industry’s hugely popular franchise will miss its 2020 holiday release, hampered by production challenges and the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
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Epic Games Raises $1.78 Billion
Game and Unreal Engine giant announces new financing round that pegs value of company at $17.3 billion.
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Five Minutes on Mocap with Michael Nikonov
The iPi Soft founder and CEO discusses the current state of markerless motion capture animation technology, including real-time tracking and live streaming.
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Top Executives Resign as Ubisoft Rocked by Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
‘Assassins Creed’ and ‘Tom Clancy’s’ game franchise publisher announces a series of senior management resignations amidst CEO pledge for fundamental change in workplace culture.
Twitch Prime Rolling Out Crunchyroll Premium Loot
World’s biggest anime brand expanding collaboration with leading gamer fan platform in first ever non-gaming loot offer.
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PC Gamers Shifting to TV Gaming Platforms
New Jon Peddie Research report anticipates 20 million PC game players will migrate from personal computer platforms to TV displays and related gaming services by 2022.
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Psyop Releases ‘Camp W’ Hand-Drawn Adventure Game
Users transported into their own magical mystery animated series where events unfold based on player choice.
Top 5 Games of 2015
As we await 2016’s big game releases, AWN game writer Spencer Fawcett looks back on his favorites of 2015.
