One of the night’s biggest winners, 1917, benefitted from creative industry tax reliefs thanks to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) World War I epic 1917 triumphed on Sunday 9 February at the Academy Awards®. From cinematography to sound, films made in the UK and supported by the Government’s creative sector reliefs were top of the[…..] […]
Are you ready to attend GDC 2020 in San Francisco next month? While you’re planning out what to see and do at the show, 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[…..] […]
The Call of Duty games promise to immerse players in loud, vibrant virtual battles which play out at rock-solid framerates, and attendees of next month’s Game Developers Conference will have an opportunity to learn exactly how they do it! Notably, Infinity Ward’s Rulon Raymond will be at the show to present “Lima Oscar Delta!: Scaling[…..] […]
Plans for the next two years of Rainbow Six Siege content were announced during the Six Invitational 2020, laying out a roadmap that includes major gameplay updates, map and Operator reworks, new events, and a change to the frequency at which new Operators are introduced. The first two seasons of Year 5 will keep the[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
