Manchester International Festival (MIF), returns from 1-18 July with a vibrant programme of original new work from across the spectrum of visual and performing arts and music by artists from over 20 countries Artists include Angélique Kidjo, Akram Khan, Arlo Parks, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Boris Charmatz, Cerys Matthews, Christine Sun Kim, Cillian Murphy, Deborah[…..] […]
Netflix To Release Five Animated Features This Summer, Including ‘Vivo,’ ‘America: The Motion Picture,’ And ‘The Loud House Movie’ While some animated films are holding fast to theatrical releases this summer, the season’s calendar will be dominated by the streamers, no question. Disney+ is getting Luca, HBO Max will premiere Space Jam: A New Legacy[…..] […]
Disney to close at least 60 Disney Stores in US and Canada, as shopping shifts to online Disney fans won’t have as many Disney Stores to shop at in the near future. As part of a plan to emphasize e-commerce, The Walt Disney Co. will close at least 60 Disney stores in North America this[…..] […]
For many of us, 2020 has proven disruptive. At the start of the year, the Blender organization was ready to run a series of workshops for core Blender contributors, a conference in LA, and many other activities. All of these were cancelled or put on hold. Luckily, Blender is still a virtual organization managed publicly[…..] […]
If the health conditions allow, the Annecy Festival will be organising its first ever hybrid edition. After having announced a part of its Official Selection, let’s discover the films that will be included in the VR Works selection. VR Among the 75 registered projects (28 of which are directed by women), 9 were selected. A[…..] […]
As many fans of the DreamWorks classic movie, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, are looking forward to the launch of Spirit Untamed in theaters this June, the team has another piece of the Spirit series to announce. This new game is Spirit: Lucky’s Big Adventure and it is set to release on June 1st for[…..] […]
Sales revenue from online gaming services increases by 50 per cent Major rise: market for cloud gaming services grows by 67 per cent Online services for cooperative video games is largest submarket, with sales revenue of 439 million euros German games market grows to 8.5 billion euros in 2020 Online gaming services are becoming an[…..] […]
Portsmouth-based Climax Studios, one of the UK’s longest-running game development studios, has been acquired by Keyword Studios, one of the industry’s key service providers. Keywords acquisitions have become a regular feature of our news coverage for many year, initially the company centred on acquiring service provider such art houses, QA, audio and even PR firms.[…..] […]
Having sold 25m in the franchise to date, the company has deals with 22 partners to distribute the latest game globally Swiss-based Giants Software has announced that the latest title in its 25m plus selling Farming Simulator series will be entirely self-published globally – the first release in the series to launch this way. The[…..] […]
ZAG animation studio has acquired a stake in Epopia, the French company whose epistolary letter format encourages children to read and write through interactive storytelling. The deal is an extension of the existing agreement between the two companies, with Epopia holding the global licensing rights in the category for Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug &[…..] […]
