Activision Blizzard, announced third-quarter 2020 results and it shows that Activision Blizzard has generated $1.2 billion in revenue from microtransactions. This shows a 69 per cent increase compared to last year’s figures, where the company made $709 million from microtransactions. The report mentions that the publisher made $1.95 billion in overall revenue suggesting that revenue[…..] […]
Exciting stretch goals revealed for upcoming one-hit-kill sword fighting game Publisher Grindstone and developers Triple Hill Interactive and Toko Midori are thrilled to announce that their upcoming one-hit-kill sword fighting game Die by the Blade has hit its Kickstarter funding target and will now activate the campaign stretch goals. While it is fantastic news that[…..] […]
Global entertainment giant Sony is in final negotiations to acquire U.S.-based anime streamer and producer Crunchyroll, according to report from Nikkei Asia. The deal could see the Japanese company — which licenses its own titles from studio Aniplex to the platform, such as the super popular Demon Slayer — fork out more than 100 billion[…..] […]
A lot of your favourite Netflix shows utilise great VFX, and now a desktop-as-service platform from the streaming titan allows creatives to collaborate on visual effects work. Announced on the Netflix tech blog is NetFX, which is described as “a cloud-based platform that will make it easier for vendors, artists and creators to connect and[…..] […]
Walt Disney Studios has 21 movies slated for release in 2021. Apart from Marvel movies, live-action remakes, and animated films, Disney also has a few movies from 20th Century Fox (now 20 Century Studios) and Searchlight Pictures, including a Bob’s Burgers animated film. Following is the list of movies we can look forward to in[…..] […]
The elaborate restructuring at Warnermedia continues with a change in oversight of kids and family programming at HBO Max, the conglomerate’s young streaming platform. Here are the details: Responsibility for this age group has moved from Casey Bloys, president of programming for HBO and HBO Max, to Tom Ascheim at Warner Bros. Ascheim joined the[…..] […]
505 Games’ open-world zombie survival sandbox game coming to PS4 and XBO on 12th November. On Oct 29, after a hugely successful PC launch, 505 Games and console developer FunLabs confirm that the acclaimed open-world zombie survival sandbox game UNTURNED will be coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 12th November. UNTURNED is created[…..] […]
Stefan Sonnenfeld and Sir William Sargent Framestore, in partnership with Aleph Capital and Crestview Partners, today announces the purchase of Company 3 / Method for an undisclosed figure, bringing together two of the world’s top creative post-production and VFX brands in film, television and advertising. This partnership has together won every major creative award[…..] […]
This month, we talk to Mark Taylor, Co-Director of Bristol-based A Productions, the animation studio internationally recognised for producing high quality, award winning, creative, and innovative work. Pictured: Mark Taylor, Co-Director, A Productions. A Productions is a multi-award-winning, creative led, independent production studio, working in traditional & digital 2D, CGI & live action. Can you[…..] […]
AMD has unveiled the Radeon RX 6900 XT, the Radeon RX 6800 XT and the Radeon RX 6800: the first three GPUs in its new Radeon RX 6000 Series of gaming cards, based on its new RDNA 2 architecture. The firm is positioning the three ‘Big Navi’ cards, which are due to ship worldwide in[…..] […]
