If you’re curious just how much of Palpatine’s backstory J.J. Abrams worked out for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the answer is “quite a lot.” When Abrams was hired to take over directing and screenplay duties on the third and final film in the new Star Wars trilogy, he pitched the idea of bringing[…..] […]
Manifold Garden, the indie puzzle game released earlier this year, does something amazing: it challenges players to navigate virtual worlds built from impossible geometries, evoking a sense of exploring your own personal M.C. Escher painting. It’s a remarkable feat of level design, which is why Game Developers Conference organizers are so excited to confirm that[…..] […]
If you like totally free streaming shows about murderous Batman villains, you are in luck, friend. The new animated series Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons featuring everyone’s favorite DC universe assassin will be premiering on CW Seed January 6. The release date was revealed in a brief teaser trailer, and I do mean “brief” – the[…..] […]
Qi Baishi <Chinese Zodiac: Ink Mice> Qi Baishi, the painter, is a household name in contemporary China. He not only had delicate painting skills, colorful life, his classic beard, is also for people to relish. The “Art World of Qi Baishi” sponsored by the Guangzhou Art Museum and the Beijing Art Museum will be[…..] […]
With the continuous development of the e-sports market, the competition of international e-sports events is also becoming fierce. In 2018, there were more than 500 popular e-sports events in China, shaping China the most influential and promising e-sports market in the world. With the expansion of the e-sports industry, the number of e-sports users and[…..] […]
Isotropix has released a new service pack for Clarisse iFX. New rendering improvements include: A new clamping strategy which clamps the contribution of individual paths in the Path Tracer. This new strategy is also applied to LPEs which now ensures the proper reconstruction of the beauty pass in comp. Greatly improved energy conservation of the[…..] […]
Pixologic has announced the latest version of ZBrushCore, its stripped down version of ZBrush. Features that are now available in ZBrush Core include Sculptris Pro, Subtool Folders, Universal Camera, Thumbnail, Camview, and ZeeZoo. WHAT’S NEW IN CORE 2020 About ZBrushCore® 2020 ZBrushCore 2020 is a major upgrade that brings new features from ZBrush to users[…..] […]
Coming up from the European Challenger League, the Rainbow Six esports team Natus Vincere (Na’Vi) quickly made its way to the top of the Rainbow Six international competitive scene. Already considered a fearsome team before the beginning of the Pro League Finals Season X, Na’Vi put on a fantastic show last November in Japan. Alongside[…..] […]
He was the cheeky cartoon steam engine that sang in his local choir, went out on his own and provokes nostalgic memories of an innocent childhood. Now 60 years since Ivor the Engine first steamed onto TV, his owners want to bring him out of the retirement shed and turn him into a film star.[…..] […]
An upstart studio just made animators’ lives easier. Who will be the Pixar or Aardman of the 2020s? Will it just be the Mickey Mouse monopoly of Disney owning everything in CGI animation next decade, or could a small upstart like Thinko rise up to take the crown? The Brooklyn-based animation studio may not be[…..] […]
