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51st Annual Annie Award Nominations Announced

Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Nimona,’ ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Suzume,’ ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 17 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

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More Gaming Stuff! Headline News

NVIDIA Expands GeForce NOW

Cloud gaming service boasts new Activision and Blizzard titles ‘Diablo IV’ and ‘Overwatch, new Ultimate and Priority membership day passes, and availability to gamers across Japan, allowing them to play their favorite games in the cloud.

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Generative AI Headline News

NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine Lets Developers Build Digital Avatars with Gen AI

New microservices mean state-of-the-art generative AI models can now be integrated into games, tools, and middleware to enable new possibilities such as characters interacting without the need for pre-scripted dialogue.

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Animated TV Series Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘Arcane’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer

New episodes of the multi-Emmy Award-winning animated series, based on the world behind the hugely popular ‘League of Legends’ MOBA, are coming this November.

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Free For All Headline News

Multiple ‘Mickey Mouse’ Horror Films in the Works

Just hours after the earliest version of the beloved Disney character entered the public domain, a first trailer dropped for ‘Mickey’s Mouse Trap,’ featuring a predatory Steamboat Willie who hunts young adults in an arcade, while an untitled second film follows a sadistic mouse hunting unsuspecting ferry passengers.

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Kids’ Media Conference Events

Kidscreen Summit 2024

Begins: February 4, 2024

The annual global children’s media conference heads to San Diego, running February 4 – 7.

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Game Developers Conference 2024

Begins: March 18, 2024

GDC comes to San Francisco on March 18-22; the game industry's premier professional event champions game developers and the advancement of their craft.

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Free For All Headline News

Nightmare Forge Games Announces ‘Mickey Mouse’ Horror Game

Just hours after the beloved Disney character entered the public domain, a first trailer dropped for ‘Infestation 88,’ featuring a terrifying, predatory Steamboat Willie who hunts players.

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Gaming in the Holiday Spirit Headline News

'Elf North Pole Workshop' Launches on Roblox for Film’s 20th Anniversary

Fairview Portals and Supersocial have teamed with New Line Cinema to celebrate the classic comedy and bring ‘Elf’ alive in an immersive space where users can play as Wish Taker, Toy Maker, or Gift Wrapper, contributing to the success of Santa's Workshop.

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Games Headline News

‘South Park: Snow Day!’ Collector’s Edition Coming this March

In the award-winning franchise’s latest game, Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny celebrate their day off from school while battling through the snow-piled streets of South Park; preorder now available.

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Celebrating the Best in Computer Graphics Headline News

It’s a Wrap: SIGGRAPH Asia 2023

The annual conference concludes its latest edition, which ran December 12-15 in Sydney; 5,690 attendees from more than 40 countries gathered, including technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies.

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We Want More Zombies VFXWorld

Grounding the Apocalyptic Visuals in ‘The Last of Us’

VFX supervisor Alex Wang talks the Infected, Bloaters, massive Bloaters, a giraffe, and a crashing airliner as he breaks down the production of 3,000 visual effects shots created by DNEG, Wētā FX, Distillery VFX, Zero VFX, Important Looking Pirates, beloFX, Storm Studios, Wylie Co., RVX, Assembly, Crafty Apes, UPP, RISE, Framestore, Digital Domain and MAS on HBO’s critically acclaimed and wildly popular series.

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Games Headline News

‘Oh Baby Kart’ Racing Game Launches with SpongeBob Characters

For a limited time, SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Mr. Krabs will race for glory across 26 courses, including a special map set in Bikini Bottom, as Oh Baby! Games’ closed beta hit Steam and the Epic Games Store yesterday.

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Back on the Halo Headline News

Paramount+ Reveals Teaser Trailer, Premiere Date for ‘Halo’ Season 2

The series, which follows Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief as he leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant, returns to the streamer on February 8.

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Best in Kids’ Programming Headline News

15th Annual Kidscreen Awards Shortlist Announced

Winners will be honored at a gala awards ceremony during the upcoming Kidscreen Summit 2024 coming to San Diego in February.

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Biggest Breakup of the Year Headline News

Unity Terminates Working Agreement with Wētā FX, Lays off 265 Workers

2 years after purchasing the VFX company’s tools, pipeline, technology and engineering talent pool, the company moves to refocus on video game development, with a goal to become a major player in the professional M&E market; it will also shutter 14 offices.

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Another Grand Day Out Headline News

Trailers Drop for New ‘Wallace & Gromit’ VR Game, Mini-Game

From Aardman and Atlas V comes ‘Wallace & Gromit in The Grand Getaway,’ a hilarious and cinematic sci-fi adventure, and its mini-game ‘Jamtastic!,’ a set of virtual and mixed reality games set to debut on the Meta Quest.

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Tune into Turin Headline News

VIEW Conference 2023 On-Demand Now Live

Keynotes, panels, talks, workshops, and masterclasses from Italy’s premier event on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming, and VFX now streaming; All-Access and Light Pass tickets on sale now.

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Celebrating The Best in Animation! Headline News

VIP Tickets for 51st Annie Awards Now on Sale

ASIFA-Hollywood’s annual celebration of excellence in animation is set for February 17, 2024 at UCLA’s Royce Hall; nomination announcements are coming January 11, 2024.

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Technology ANIMATIONWorld

3Dconnexion Ups their Ergonomic Game with SpaceMouse Pro Wireless Bluetooth Edition

The company’s powerful, ergonomically designed SpaceMouse 3D, CadMouse, and Keyboard Pro are providing improved creative workflows and professional-grade comfort to artists in the animation and game industries.

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3D Billboards Headline News

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ to Drop 3D Immersive Times Square Billboard Takeover

Tomorrow, November 18, the Google, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, and CD PROJEKT RED activation, promoting the cloud gaming power of Chromebook Plus, will share a discoverable Easter egg code clue for ‘Cyberpunk’ fans.

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Awards Headline News

2023 Monolith Creative Award Winners Revealed

Wrapping up Infinity Festival Hollywood’s 6^th edition, the awards presentation honored visionaries in the fields of television, film, gaming, fine art and their contributions to storytelling and technology.

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The Story Continues Headline News

Puppetworks Shares ‘Apex Kill Code – Part 2’ Cinematic Trailer

Studio oversees conceptualization, asset creation, technical animation, and FX in collaboration with Psyop, Respawn Entertainment and Electronic Arts; the 4+ minute short scores 5M+ views since its release.

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Games to Movies Oh Boy! Headline News

Nintendo Developing ‘Legend of Zelda’ Live-Action Film

‘Maze Runner’ trilogy helmer Wes Ball is set to direct the project, with representative director and Fellow of Nintendo Shigeru Miyamoto producing alongside Avi Arad for Arad Productions.

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Celebrating the Best in Computer Graphics Headline News

16th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Brings the CG World Together

A gathering place for technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies, the annual conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Sidney, Australia, December 12-15.