Paramount Pictures has a winner on its hands with Sonic the Hedgehog, the movie adaptation of the popular Sega video game of the same name. Parks & Recreation alum Ben Schwartz lends his voice to this wee mammal speedster while Jim Carrey steps into the role of his mad scientist enemy, Robotnik. Oh, and of[…..] […]
The winners for the 2020 Kidscreen Awards were announced on Feb 11 at the Kidscreen Summit in Miami, Florida. In the high-profile presentation event at Kidscreen Summit 2020, hosted by renowned actor/comedian Emma Hunter and exclusively sponsored by the Canada Media Fund, the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media was singled out and[…..] […]
Today Game Developers Conference organizers are delighted to announce the films selected to be part of the 2020 GDC Film Festival, one of the only narrative film fests focused on the art and culture of video games! This year the 3rd Annual GDC Film Festival will again take place at the Yerba Buena Center For[…..] […]
Life Beyond, an ambitious futuristic MMO from veteran devs Darewise, has now integrated with DMarket to facilitate the game’s vast, community-driven economy. Life Beyond is an upcoming free-to-play futuristic MMO for PC, console, mobile, and cloud platforms. It is designed by Paris-based studio Darewise, made up of former Ubisoft, CD Projekt Red and Rockstar developers.[…..] […]
Disney is bringing in a whole new writing team to craft a sequel to Aladdin, last year’s hit live-action adaptation of the classic animated movie starring Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Will Smith as the Genie. John Gatins (Flight) and Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) will collaborate on the screenplay. It took a little while[…..] […]
Children’s entertainment studio Splash Entertainment has promoted Pete Young to Director of Development. In his new role, Young will oversee the company’s growing development slate which includes Woody Woodpecker, a reimagining of the classic cartoon, as well as R. L. Stine’s The Little Shop of Monsters and Rotten School, inspired by the author’s award-winning book[…..] […]
Sony is Making a Movie Based on First Person Shooter ‘CrossFire’CrossFire, one of the most popular first person shooters in the entire world, is getting the big screen treatment. As reported by Variety, a film adaptation is on the way from Sony Pictures and Smilegate, the South Korean developer that created the game. The movie[…..] […]
Game Developers Conference organizers are proud to continue the event’s long-running partnership with the Indie Giving charity by donating 30 GDC Summits passes to the 2020 Indie Giving charity effort, with all proceeds and volunteering time going to local San Francisco homeless charities! Every year GDC teams up with Indie Giving to help give back[…..] […]
During World War II German U-boats plagued the British forces, and so a grand strategy game was devised by Captain Gilbert Roberts and a group of ten Wrens (members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service) assigned to his team in an attempt to understand and reveal the U-boat’s tactics. The story of how these young[…..] […]
Hey game makers! If you’re coming to GDC 2020 in San Francisco next month, don’t overlook your opportunity to check out the offerings from an array of sponsors who help fuel the games industry, including our Diamond Partners, whose support plays an integral role to the success of GDC. To give you a better sense[…..] […]
