Aaron Guzikowski to Pen ‘Death Stranding’ Animated Feature
From Kojima Productions and Line Mileage Film, the film will tell an original story within the world of the 2019 Hideo Kojima video game.
Category: Games
Outright Games Announces ‘DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse: Ready To Party’
The upcoming video game inspired by the hit animated series arrives on console and PC on September 19.
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Skybound Launches ‘Quarter Up’ In-House Video Game Studio
The debut offering will be ‘Invincible VS,’ a 3v3 tag fighting game set in the world of Skybound and Prime Video’s ‘Invincible,’ which is slated to launch in 2026.
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Wētā FX Helps Bring the Infected to Life - and Death - in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2
VFX Supervisor Nick Epstein and Animation Supervisor Dennis Yoo talk previs, massive hordes of real and CG infected, an ‘ant hive’ of frozen infected, digital dogs, and an even bigger bloater they helped produce for HBO’s critically acclaimed and wildly popular series.
Lingokids, BBC Earth Launch ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ Learning Adventure
The lesson explores the age of dinosaurs through interactive instruction, hands-on games, and challenges, with play-based learning moments about paleontology, dinosaur diets, habitats, extinction, and fossilization; released ahead of the series, which premiered June 16 on PBS.
Riot Games’ ‘VALORANT’ Celebrates 5 Years with Music Video, Single ‘EGO’
The track, which features Qing Madi, fuels the short ‘Why We Fight,’ an introduction to the game’s first non-playable character, Mary Ade.
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Beyond the Game: The Making of ‘Arcane’ Season 2
EP and showrunner Christian Linke, screenwriter and co-EP Amanda Overton, and co-director Barthelemy ‘Bart’ Maunoury discuss the creative challenges they faced producing the multiple Emmy and Annie Award-winning ‘League of Legends’-inspired series’ second and final season, now streaming on Netflix.
Animating ‘Secret Level’: Tim Miller and Dave Wilson on Bringing Game Worlds to Life
The Blur Studio co-founder and creative director discuss Prime Video’s hit animated anthology series, sharing insights into adapting video game IP, working with global studios, and balancing creative ambition with commercial intent.
Behind the Virtual Scenes: ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Disguise Creative Services spent 52 weeks on Jared Hess’ hit action comedy, working as a virtual art department to create 20 digital environments in Unreal Engine that were used in pre-production, production and post.
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‘A Minecraft Movie’: Wētā FX Helps Adapt an Iconic Game One Block at a Time
VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and Animation Supervisor Kevin Estey discuss the studio’s extensive world building and character design / animation work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 450 visual effects shots that wove together the game’s block-based aesthetic with live-action photography; work included villain Malgosha, The Overworld, The Nether, 12 different Piglin variants, zombies, skeletons, and loveable wolf Dennis.
Pretty Amazing Launches ‘Fizzy's Lunch Lab’ Roblox Game ‘Food Tower Defense’
Players can actively participate in the ‘Fizzy's Lunch Lab’ world via the new immersive experience, which fosters food-focused fun for kids.
Take-Two Interactive Announces Public Common Stock Offering
The videogame company will offer 4,750,000 shares of its common stock to the public for $225.00 per share, with underwriters granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 712,500 additional shares; net proceeds are projected to reach over $1 billion.
There's Nothing Miner About Sony Pictures Imageworks ‘A Minecraft Movie’ VFX
Animation supervisor Rich Smith discusses the studio’s extensive work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 650 visual effects shots that included piglin raids, a baby zombie riding a chicken fight, the Midport Village attack, and a frantic wingsuit canyon chase.
SAG-AFTRA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Epic Games
The actor’s union claims the studio failed to bargain over appropriate terms for its use of AI to recreate James Earl Jones’ voice for the recently released Darth Vader playable character in ‘Fortnite.’
Riot Games and Fortiche Push Every Possible Boundary in ‘Arcane’ Season 2
Alex Yee, Jason Chan, Arnaud-Loris Baudry, and Julien Georgel take a deep dive into the expansive and challenging visual development – concept art, background designs, character designs, props and colorscripts – that helped turn a battle royale game into a stunning, compelling, and emotionally driven Netflix series.
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‘Fallout’ Renewed for Third Season Ahead of Season 2 December Premiere
Who doesn’t want more Ghoul… hit Prime Video show, based on Bethesda’s beloved video game series that chronicles post-apocalyptic life, gets a Season 3 pickup.
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‘Black Butterflies,’ ‘Jorel’s Brother,’ and ‘Capybaras’ Lead 2025 Quirino Awards
Works from Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay were recognized in the 3 main categories at the May 10 in-person gala event in Tenerife recognizing achievements in Ibero-American animation.
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Steamroller Animation Drops ‘Spice Frontier: Escape from Veltegar’ Trailer
Pilot episode, which centers on a doomed excursion to the desert planet Veltegar, premieres May 21 on the Steamroller Stories YouTube channel.
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Vision Films’ 'Dalia & The Red Book' Releases on Cable and Streamers
The 3DCG, stop-motion, and 2D animation hybrid film, which follows a daughter who attempts to finish her late father’s novel from the inside, debuted May 6 across the U.S. and Canada.
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What’s in Store for the M&E Industry in 2025
While the use of AI in M&E continues to grow, so does virtual production powered by real-time technology, which reduces costs and time to delivery as well as allow artists in film, TV, games and immersive experiences greater flexibility to iterate and deliver higher fidelity work.
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Videogame Companies Make Final Offer to SAG-AFTRA
Tentative agreement on 24 of 25 proposed points had previously been reached, with talks stagnating for nearly 300 days over concerns regarding consent and compensation for AI replica use; union claims to have issued counteroffer with no response.
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Release Delayed Until 2026
The highly anticipated next installment in the ‘GTA’ video game franchise, which takes place in the fictional state of Leonida, home of Vice City and beyond, is now set to release May 26, 2026.
FMX 2025 Releases Final Program Update, Teaser Shorts Series
Ahead of tomorrow’s Day 1, the conference teases ‘Mufasa’ technical innovations, new VFX talks, Dave Gouge’s studio insights panel, targeted career sessions, and a short film YouTube series diving into topics such as taking cinematic images from Unreal Engine.
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Apple Pummeled in Epic Games Lawsuit as ‘Fortnite’ to Return to U.S. iOS App Store
All developers can also now offer their own payment service, effectively ending Apple’s monopoly on payment services and fees; ‘developers are free to pass along savings to customers.’
FMX 2025 Program to Explore Impact of AI
The killer conference starts next Tuesday; a variety of panels related to this year’s ‘Rhythm of Change’ theme now set, from the state of the industry and growth of AI to updates on ‘The Art of Animation’ and ‘Expanding Realities’ tracks.
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