In June 2026, Intelligent Systems and Nintendo unveiled extensive new details for Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, the first mainline tactical RPG in the franchise exclusively built for the Nintendo Switch 2, scheduled to launch worldwide on September 17, 2026. The highly requested fully explorable dungeon crawling gameplay returns after a nine-year absence, while the game[…..] […]
During the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and MIFA Animation Market, acclaimed German animation and visual effects studio Lumatic brought its full production portfolio and upcoming original projects to the world’s premier animation industry summit. Operating dual production hubs in Berlin and Munich, the studio held extensive talks with global animation professionals to seek[…..] […]
The AI on the Lot industry summit wrapped up recently in Culver City, California, gathering global studio executives, creators, union representatives and tech specialists to debate the two-sided impact of generative AI on film and television. The event laid bare a stark industry divide: while artificial intelligence revolutionizes production workflows and unlocks massive growth potential, widespread[…..] […]
The 19th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference & Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH Asia 2026) will take place at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) from December 1 to 4, 2026. Marking the event’s first ever edition hosted in Malaysia, the conference carries the theme WEAVING THE FUTURE, uniting global researchers, artists, animators, game developers[…..] […]
New combat systems, mining overhauls, ship customization, and quality-of-life upgrades expand Egosoft’s evolving space sandbox Your empire awaits among the stars! Egosoft has officially launched the massive 9.00 Empire Update for X4: Foundations, delivering a wide range of new features, combat improvements, mining overhauls, and quality-of-life enhancements to the studio’s long-running open-ended space sandbox. Available[…..] […]
In June 2026, Sjoerd De Jong, iconic Unreal Engine lead evangelist and legendary level designer, announced his departure from Epic Games via LinkedIn, wrapping a 12-year tenure at the company and a 27-year-long career tied to the Unreal Engine franchise. His exit coincides with Epic’s full reveal of the Unreal Engine 6 roadmap and widespread[…..] […]
A host of influential gaming events are set to take place across Europe in mid and late 2026. Paris will host two distinctive gaming gatherings successively: the 3rd edition of Paris Game Biz and the 15th edition of Paris Games Week. Meanwhile, Italy’s premier gaming business event First Playable 2026 concluded successfully in Florence in early June.[…..] […]
Recently, the US government imposed export controls on cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools and ordered AI firm Anthropic to suspend access to its two flagship AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, for overseas users. This policy has disrupted European game studios’ access to essential R&D tools, severely undermining game production workflows, innovation momentum and fair market[…..] […]
The latest demo update rebuilds the panda fight from the ground up, expands the skill tree and tightens every moment of the brawl ahead of the game’s 2026 launch. Bucharest, Romania — Amber Studio has rolled out a major new update to the Mexican Ninja demo, headlined by a fully revamped panda boss and a sweeping pass over[…..] […]
Maximum Entertainment announced Smalland 2: Lost Realms, the next chapter in the beloved miniature-scale open-world survival adventure franchise. Launching this year on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Epic Games Store, with Nintendo Switch 2 planned for 2027, Smalland 2: Lost Realms expands upon the original game with a larger world, deeper progression[…..] […]
