Category: News

US Entertainment Enterprise Falcon’s Beyond and China Cultural Commerce Giant K11 Unveil Major Global ‘Retailtainment’ Venture

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Falcon’s Beyond (“Falcon’s” or the “Company”), a diversified global entertainment, consumer experience, and technology enterprise that accelerates intellectual property (IP) activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences, has announced its debut project as part of its joint venture with Raging Power Limited, an arm of K11 Group, the Hong Kong-based cultural commerce giant. Through their[…..] […]

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ARTE announces its new video game The Merlies

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 The Merlies is a cute post-human 2D adventure game set in a big world from a teeny-tiny point of view with exploration, platforming and village building. Publisher and co-producer ARTE France and co-producer/developer Darjeeling are proud to announce their new game The Merlies, imagined by Cosmografik, creator of Type:Rider and Vandals, both published by ARTE[…..] […]

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Battling the Deep Fake Surge:Reality Defender Keeps it Real

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The startup leading the fight against AI-generated disinformation is exploring opportunities with NBCUniversal following the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Generative AI Accelerator. A fake image of a fire at the Pentagon swept across Twitter. News organizations reported it as true. The stock market dipped. Panic set in. Though persuasive to the layperson, the image was[…..] […]

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Disney, The New York Times and CNN are among a dozen major media companies blocking access to ChatGPT as they wage a cold war on A.I.

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Disney, The New York Times and CNN are among a dozen major media companies blocking access to ChatGPT as they wage a cold war on A.I. News organizations are in a cold war with OpenAI. While a shot has yet to be fired, some of the nation’s largest newsrooms are actively taking defensive measures to[…..] […]

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In the Spotlight: The OIAF Schedule is Live

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 And just like that, August slipped away into a moment of time. It’s been a cruel summer of selections announcements, industry updates, and the release of the highly anticipated Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2023 Schedule: https://vp.eventival.com/oiaf/2023/film-schedule Okay, so maybe not as highly anticipated as 1989 (Taylor’s Version) but we saw the DMs, the comments[…..] […]

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NetEase Games to Exhibit at Tokyo Game Show for the First Time

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A brand-new title to be announced – New information on existing games – From Sept. 21 – 24 in Tokyo, Japan NetEase Games, the developer and operator of titles such as Knives Out and Identity V, will make its first appearance at Tokyo Game Show 2023, to be held from Thursday, September 21, to Sunday,[…..] […]

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Inworld’s AI Revolution: Breathing Life into Virtual Characters for Gaming and Beyond

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Inworld recently completed the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Generative AI Accelerator to further its mission of generating customizable characters for a wide variety of applications. Ilya Gelfenbeyn (CEO) Despite the meteoric rise of gaming, virtual worlds, and immersive entertainment experiences, character interactions have been stubbornly static. Inworld, a trailblazing tech firm, is on an audacious[…..] […]

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