Sony is reportedly (so says Variety) on the verge of selling Hotel Transylvania: Transformania to Amazon for over $100 million, a deal would make the fourth installment in the blockbuster Sony Animation series into a streaming-specific debut. The franchise is box-office gold: the first three movies grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide. Sony is in[…..] […]
Sales in Japan’s anime industry fell 1.8% on year in 2020, according to a new report by market research firm Teikoku Databank， as hit films such as the record success of the manga series “Demon Slayer” failed to offset the pandemic, according to credit research firm. The industry’s sales reached 251.1 billion yen (USD$2.3B) last[…..] […]
The Smurfs are coming to Nickelodeon.”The Smurfs” are set to make their Nickelodeon debut in an all-new series premiering Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The news was announced today by Nickelodeon, LAFIG Belgium. The ViacomCBS-owned network has partnered with LAFIG Belgium and IMPS, the worldwide licensors for The Smurfs, on a new original[…..] […]
‘PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls’ releases on consoles and PC The PAW Patrol are on a roll in their biggest rescue mission yet! Outright Games, the leading global publisher of family friendly interactive entertainment, in partnership with Nickelodeon, have today launched ‘PAW Patrol The MovieTM Adventure City Calls’, available on PlayStation®, Nintendo Switch™,[…..] […]
During a new Indie World presentation, Nintendo highlighted a wide selection of games coming to the Nintendo Switch family of systems, all brought to life by a variety of independent publishing and development partners from around the world. The presentation included seven games that will launch later, including Axiom Verge 2, as well as other[…..] […]
Jon Peddie Research Announces its Latest Whitepaper forSony Electronics Inc.: The Rise and Benefits of Companion Robots Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, announced a new whitepaper regarding the benefits of companion robots, including the Sony Aibo dog. AIBO—is an acronym for Artificial Intelligence roBOt—meaning in the[…..] […]
Strong financial position, new co-publishing and development agreement signed to expand Control. HIGHLIGHTS FROM APRIL–JUNE 2021 Revenue 9 417 (9 125) thousand euros, change +3.2 %. Operating profit (EBIT) 2 304 (2 086) thousand euros, 24.5 % (22.9 %) of revenue. Remedy signed a co-publishing and development agreement with 505 Games for a multiplayer spin-off[…..] […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will receive the chip industry’s highest honor, the Robert N. Noyce Award. Huang will receive the honor from his peers at the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) annual awards dinner on November 18. The award is named after Intel cofounder Robert Noyce, who is credited with numerous pioneering achievements at the dawn[…..] […]
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is one of the world’s leading animation events providing screenings, exhibits, workshops and entertainment since 1976. OIAF is an annual five-day event bringing art and industry together in a vibrant hub. This year, The Ottawa International Animation Festival will be held online during Sept 22-Oct 3, 2021This year’s festival[…..] […]
Super UFO Fighter, the 1v1 UFO action battler from developer VV Labo and publisher Phoenixx, brings the extraterrestrial clash to Gamescom ahead of its release later this year on Steam, and we invite you to go hands-on with the game! Clash one-on-one with another alien pilot by smashing capsules to find the target item and[…..] […]
