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 China Takes Global Lead in Robotics, While Domestic AI Chip Capabilities Continue to Catch-Up 

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Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has published its subscriberonly white paper China’s Strategic Advance in Robotics and Automation. The report confirms China’s worldleading position in robotics and automation. China stands as a key global testing ground and industrial hub for embodied intelligence, with unmatched scale of deployed industrial robots and a large domestic humanoidrobot developer ecosystem,[…..] […]

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Call for Entries Launched for Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) 2027

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The 34th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), one of Europe’s leading Oscar-qualifying animation festivals, will run from 27 April to 2 May 2027 in Stuttgart, Germany-. Submissions for competition categories will open in autumn 2026. Animators, film-art students, studios and creators worldwide are invited to submit animated short films, featurelength animations and series episodes for international[…..] […]

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Silver Lining Interactive Named Global Publisher for the Vibrant SRPG ‘STARDUST: Wish of Witch’

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Silver Lining Interactive is proud to announce that it is partnering with studio Kniv Studio Co., Ltd. to publish the vibrant pixel-art, turn-based SRPG that reimagines the charm of classic strategy: STARDUST: Wish of Witch. Players can buy STARDUST now on Steam, with more announcements coming! “Partnering with the incredibly talented team at Kniv Studio[…..] […]

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SYSTEM 3 PRESERVES THE JAMES POND LEGACY WITH A LIMITED PHYSICAL NINTENDO SWITCH 2 EDITION, LAUNCHING OCTOBER 2026

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James Pond Legacy: The Pond is Not Enough brings 12 versions of four classic adventures, introduces the all-new Pondverse, and features the original studio-recorded title track “Maybe” Some agents refuse to be left sleeping with the fishes. System 3 today announced that James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough will make its first splash on Nintendo[…..] […]

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Co-op action builder GRAVHOUNDS entering Early Access on PC and Xbox November 2, 2026

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Independent developer and publisher Octopus Panic announced GRAVOUNDS, a new 1-4 player co-op action builder coming to Early Access on PC and Xbox Series X|S on November 2, 2026, and available day one with Xbox Game Pass. The announcement trailer revealed at Opening Night Live showcases the game’s chaotic, physics-driven mayhem, tasking players with dropping into[…..] […]

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The 83rd Venice International Film Festival : Chinese-language Works Selected across Official Sections

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Release Date: 24 July 2026 Category: Film Festival Tags: Venice Film Festival, international screening, Chineselanguage cinema Organised by La Biennale di Venezia, the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica) runs 2  12 September 2026 on the Lido, Venice, under artistic director Alberto BarberaLa Biennal…. Maggie Gyllenhaal serves as Jury President for the main competition. Hong KongChinese filmmaker Johnnie To joins the maincompetition jury alongside[…..] […]

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Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Poised to Reshape Hollywood, Severe Risks for Los Angeles Production Workforce 

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  A special economic assessment commissioned by Los Angeles County and conducted by CVL Economics warns that the controversial $111billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance could eliminate 4,500 direct filmandtelevision production jobs across Los Angeles County within three years upon deal closure. When rippleeffect positions across the broader supply chain are counted, as many[…..] […]

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 Combolands-’Coolest new Roguelike in years’

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a two person team composed of Skye Scott & Sam Alfred, designer of Terra Nil – have launched their mini roguelike citybuilder Combolands on Steam! Described by Polygon as the ‘Coolest new roguelike in years’, Combolands is a synergetic mashup of Balatro and Cities: Skylines. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short[…..] […]

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He Never Came Back. Now It’s Your Turn, September 18th

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After 6 years in development, Magic Puncher Games is excited to announce that Sunken Realms, a focused ARPG dungeon crawler with rogue-lite elements, will descend onto Steam on September 18th. To celebrate, a new trailer has been revealed. Decades ago, the underground city of Aedaria was cursed by the gods and fell into darkness. Since[…..] […]

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