400 People Laid Off Tangent Animation, a studio in Toronto and Winnipeg, announced on Aug 5 that they were shutting down production on all projects. The unexpected news shocked the industry and the staff there were working on multiple feature film projects for Netflix at the time. Established in 2014, Tangent had previously produced Netflix’s[…..] […]
Though brimming with stakes, Netflix’s final movie installment of Guillermo del Toro’s Tales of Arcadia rationalizes rather than justifies its conclusion. The end is in sight for our favorite trolls, aliens and wizards. That’s right, almost five years (and 53 episodes) after Guillermo del Toro and his talented team introduced us to the Tales of[…..] […]
During this SIGGRAPH 2021, Autodesk will be exploring the future of VFX and animation and celebrating industry milestones with leading innovators from around the world. This year’s Vision Series will be hosted virtually on 10 August from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and will include programming on Autodesk’s recent partnership with Weta Digital, Marvel Studios’[…..] […]
Maintain grandmas camping idyll in this wholesome and jolly exploration game. Make Haven Park your happy place! Indie publisher Mooneye Studios and developer Fabien Weibel are proud to announce that their first joint wholesome exploration game Haven Park is out now on PC and Nintendo Switch. In Haven Park you inherit your grandma’s old camping[…..] […]
Amazon’s IMDb TV service has acquired the AVOD rights for the CGI-animated series “100% Wolf – Legend of the Moonstone” for the United States. Set to launch exclusively on this platform on August 12th, 2021, the series (26 x 22 minutes) is produced by Flying Bark Productions in association with ABC Australia, SUPER RTL Germany[…..] […]
Smartphone increases lead as most-used games platform Games consoles gain 1.1 million additional players German games market grows to 8.5 billion euros in 2020 In 2020, video games were more successful than ever before, as indicated not least by a 32 per cent leap in sales revenue in Germany. Among games platforms, especially the smartphone[…..] […]
The brand new adventure mode awaits you on Oculus Quest and PCVR! On Aug 5, Thirdverse launched the Tesseract Abyss 2 update for its renowned VR sword-action game SWORDS of GARGANTUA, which offers three new enemies and more challenging and strategic battles that will put even the strongest warriors to the test. Tesseract Abyss 2[…..] […]
BBC Studios, the distributor and licensing agent for Bluey, is building on the brand’s consumer product offerings with eight new licensees. Fans of the series — airing currently on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney+ — will find new merchandise at retail this year and next from partners Accessory Innovations (backpacks, bags, luggage, and small[…..] […]
Walt Disney Animation Studios is opening a new production facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, as it ramps up its streaming offerings. Focusing on long-form series like the upcoming musical revisiting of “Moana,” the studio will recruit new talent for its feature-quality slate and special projects meant exclusively for Disney Plus, it was announced Wednesday by[…..] […]
Women Game Jam (WGJ) reaches its 5th edition and, after the success of 2020, which had more than 1000 participants and 100 games published, from 14 countries, the 2021 edition will be the first step towards what we plan for the future, a hybrid event. There will be some in-person sites in Australian capitals (Sydney,[…..] […]
