Sales revenue of German companies outpaced by market growth

Sales revenue of German companies outpaced by market growth Domestic-market share of German-developed games sinks to around 4.2 per cent ‘Overall, however, we as the German games industry have unfortunately not yet been able to profit enough from the historic leap in growth on our home market.’ Total German games market grows to 8.5 billion[…..] […]

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New GDC Masterclass Is All About Getting Your Studio Funded

New GDC Masterclass Is All About Getting Your Studio Funded You’ve built an amazing game studio with an even more amazing team: How do you get investors to sign up? Funding advisor Jason Della Rocca is here to help his fellow game industry entrepreneurs build their pitch and get it sold, in this brand-new, virtual[…..] […]

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Former Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks Creatives Join Spire Animation Team to Drive Storytelling

Former Pixar, Disney and DreamWorks Creatives Join Spire Animation Team to Drive Storytelling Newly formed Spire Animation Studio has tapped former creatives from Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Sky, and Warner Animation to join its team. According to Variety, the studio formed by Oscar-nominated producer Brad Lewis (Ratatouille, How to Train Your Dragon) and entrepreneur P.J.[…..] […]

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The Green Games Summit

The Green Games Summit will for the first time bring the international games sector together to share knowledge and discuss and shape the industry’s response to the climate challenge and sustainability. It is being delivered by Ukie, in collaboration with ISFE and UN Environment Programme’s Playing for the Planet Alliance. The event is sponsored by[…..] […]

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Unity staff concerned by lack of transparency over military projects

Unity employees are questioning the company’s lack of transparency over its military and government work of  “GovTech” work, which contracts with the Department of Defense According to an extensive report from Waypoint, multiple employees have expressed concern over the engine maker’s reluctance to be upfront with staff about the nature of projects that could be[…..] […]

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‘Paw Patrol Movie’ Unleashes a $13 million U.S. Weekend

‘Paw Patrol Movie’ Unleashes a $13 million U.S. Weekend Paramount/Nickelodeon/Spin Master’s summer movie Paw Patrol: The Movie wagged its tale to the number two spot in the U.S. box office this weekend. Directed by industry veteran Cal Brunker,  the charming CG-animated pic took in over $13 million at 3,184 theaters Stateside as well as being[…..] […]

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What Stage are Chinese Animation Companies on?

With ten-year’s development , what stage are Chinese Animation companies on? Recently, Tencent launched as many as 104 new films and their sequel in the 2021 animation press conference, which was called “crazy” by the audience of animation before the live broadcast. In addition to the release of work information and production schedule, the release[…..] […]

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‘Masha and the Bear’ Expand in Feature Development

“Antartica is probably the only place we don’t air,” says Dmitry Loveiko, managing director of Animaccord Animation Studio. “Even viewers in North Africa know us.” As the world’s top five children’s shows, animation series “Masha and the Bear,”has been revealed expand into longer-form content, including a feature film, as well as podcasts, tech-driven content and[…..] […]

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Unreal Engine 4.27 is now available

Unreal Engine 4.27 is now available Unreal Engine was announced on Aug 19 that it released Unreal Engine 4.27! This release introduces powerful new features for creators across game development, film and television, architecture, automotive, and beyond. Highlights include major updates to the in-camera visual effects toolset for virtual production, enhancements to GPU Lightmass for[…..] […]

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