The first expansion for the roguelite ARPG has arrived, bringing with it a new class, five deadly new bosses, a survival mission set among the Celestial Ruins, and more. Team17 has released the debut expansion to roguelite action-RPG, Heroes of Hammerwatch II. Available on Steam now, Heroes of Hammerwatch II: Celestial Ruins sees players valiantly take[…..] […]
Chinese animation IP global expansion has entered a transformative new era, shifting from short-term “traffic-driven single-title licensing” to a full-value, multimodal global development strategy. Leveraging unique oriental mythology and fantasy narratives, empowered by AIGC, digital life and cutting-edge digital technologies, Chinese animation has become a core medium for showcasing Chinese aesthetics and elevating China’s global[…..] […]
Market research firm Sensor Tower unveiled its H1 2026 Global Mobile Game Publisher Revenue Report. The statistics only count in-app purchase revenue after platform cuts from App Store and Google Play, excluding domestic Android channel revenue and advertising income. The top 10 publishers generated a combined total revenue of nearly $16 billion. Notably, **Tencent, Century[…..] […]
This year’s gamescom theme, “Games Spark Excitement for the Future,” carries a three tiered core message: Boosting Industry Confidence At a time when the global digital industry is navigating a period of change and rising uncertainty, the event places “the future” at its centre to convey the games industry’s optimistic outlook on technology, creativity and long term[…..] […]
20 Dance Street is a premium animated drama series set in the iconic world of the Paris Opera Ballet School and inspired by the bestselling book collection 20 Allée de la Danse by Elizabeth Barféty. Produced by the team behind the international hit series Find Me in Paris and developed in collaboration with the Opera de[…..] […]
The final roadshow of the 2nd NVIDIA DGX Spark Hackathon is set to kick off! Taking place from 13:30 to 17:30 on August 2, 2026, at the Hall of AI Creation & Ecosystem Center, Songjiang Film & TV Sci-Tech City in Shanghai, top shortlisted teams from across the country will compete on stage to unlock[…..] […]
MAF 2026 Calls for Submissions Across Three Streams – Film Competitions & Industry Awards Close This Friday; Animation Featured Long-Film Programme Open Until 16 August Published: 28 July 2026 Organiser: Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) Supported by BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund, Screen Scotland, Northern Ireland Screen The UK’s flagship animation event, Manchester Animation Festival[…..] […]
Historic Unity-Epic collaboration lets Unity-native experiences run natively inside Unreal Engine and Fortnite ecosystem; Unity 7 brings CoreCLR, faster builds and AI developer tooling Unity Technologies delivered two landmark industry announcements during the keynote of Unite Seoul 2026, unveiling real-time cross-engine interoperability with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and Fortnite, alongside the full roadmap for Unity[…..] […]
Demand of exhibitors for gamescom higher than ever before +++ Announcement of further exhibiting companies +++ First content for gamescom ONL announced +++ New community formats strengthen the visitor experience on location and digitally After new records were already established in the previous year, the available exhibition area of gamescom is completely booked up this[…..] […]
Australian production house turned indie game developer We Made A Thing Studios steps into game development with Box Knight, its first-ever playable title. The studio just announced the 25th August release date, giving players a chance to beat down colleagues-turned-monsters in the silly roguelike action RPG on Steam. The new trailer just premiered during Convergence[…..] […]
