EA SPORTS FC 24’ tops German annual charts for the best-selling PC and console games of 2023 Also among the top 5 most successful games in 2023: ‘Hogwarts Legacy’, ‘Diablo IV’, ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ Across all genres, 2023 featured outstanding game highlights that[…..] […]
Category: Policies and Regulation
Ex-exec sues Activision Blizzard for “old white guy” discrimination
Ex-Activision Blizzard exec’s lawsuit alleges he was laid off for being an ‘old white guy’ ‘There are too many old white guys,’ Bobby Kotick said A former Activision Blizzard executive is suing the company for age discrimination, according to lawsuit filed on Jan. 2. James Reid Venable, a 57-year-old former senior director of business operations,[…..] […]
Epic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store
Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win. The jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict — and it found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly. Google and[…..] […]
More tax relief for UK Film Production
UK film, TV and video game producers will benefit from the new tax credits that start on January 1, 2024. New UK Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit and the Video Games Expenditure Credit have come into effect. All companies will receive more tax relief than they did under the previous system, greater flexibility over production decisions and greater clarity about[…..] […]
Digital technology in the field of healthcare
The “Healthy China 2030” Planning Outline issued by the State Council proposes to promote the digital health strategy, accelerate the deep integration of digital technology and healthcare, and increase policy and financial support for the digital health field. By empowering healthcare with the intelligence of technology, it aims to achieve comprehensive upgrading of medical services[…..] […]
UK workers still struggling post-strikes
“The unemployment office is full of crew”: UK workers still struggling post-strikes SOURCE: MADCIRCLES/GETTY IMAGES The US strikes may be over, but for much UK crew, the work drought is continuing. The Writers’ Guild of America (WGA) settled its dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on September 27, and the[…..] […]
Unveiling SUPERPROD IMPACT SUPERPROD Group’s CSR action plan
Unveiling SUPERPROD IMPACT SUPERPROD Group’s CSR action plan An integrated vision aimed at sustainability, quality of life at work, involvement into the French animation ecosystem, and long-term commitment. The SUPERPROD Group, a major player in the production space, is proud to announce the launch of SUPERPROD IMPACT: its new 360-degree Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy. This ambitious initiative aims at strengthening its commitment to eco-responsibility (measuring and reducing carbon footprint), to employee well-being, to the French animation ecosystem, and to the continuous improvement of its CSR objectives while involving all of its employees. Since its establishment, the SUPERPROD Group has been guided by a[…..] […]
The Film Industry Standard “Digital film LED Cinema Technical Requirements and Measurement Methods” was released
The film industry standard “Digital film LED Cinema Technical Requirements and Measurement Methods” was officially released recently, which is the first digital film LED cinema industry standard in China, and also the first industry standard released since the establishment of the national film standardization Technical Committee. The standard coordinates the development status and evolution trend[…..] […]
Requirements for AI Ethics Governance in China
In 2017, the State Council issued the “Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan,” which called for the development of laws, regulations, and ethical standards to promote the development of artificial intelligence. Subsequently, a series of laws, regulations, and related provisions, such as the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Scientific and Technological Progress,”[…..] […]
To build a national community of shared future in cyberspace
President Xi Jinping pointed out that the Internet is the common home of mankind. All countries should work together to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, promote the connectivity and shared governance in cyberspace, and contribute to a better future for mankind. In the face of more complex and uncertain factors and[…..] […]