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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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Live-Action ‘Fallout’ Series Gets Release Date

Based on Bethesda Softworks’s popular dystopian videogame franchise, the Prime Video original series centers on Vault 33 in Los Angeles and will premiere April 12, 2024.

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Nintendo Announces New ‘Mario’ Voice Actor

Kevin Afghani has assumed the role of the iconic Italian duo, Mario and Luigi, in the upcoming video game ‘Super Mario Bros. Wonder,’ after original actor Charles Martinet stepped away from the roles earlier this year.

Night Shift Nightmare Headline News

Blumhouse Reveals ‘For the Fans’ Featurette for ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as the studio behind ‘M3GAN’ and ‘The Invisible Man’ shares the new video, giving a special look at the creepy franchise hitting the big screen and Peacock October 27.

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It’s a Done Deal - Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Purchase Approved

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 13, 2023 at 9:28am

Two years after it was first announced, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) finally approves the nearly $70 billion acquisition, the largest ever in the gaming industry. 

Music Videos Headline News

Juice and CD PROJEKT RED Drop ‘Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty’ Music Video

The creative studio, director Michał Misiński and singer-songwriter Dawid Podsiadło collaborated on the game universe’s expansion pack promo; live-action and animation merge to create the familiar, dark-future world within the cyberspace realm where the game’s heroine thrives.

We Want to Fill Our Pockets with Adventure! Headline News

First Trailer for Pokémon Live-Action ‘Fill Your Pocket with Adventure’

The original series, based on the Pokémon ‘Red’ and Pokémon ‘Green’ games, stars Nanase Nishino and premieres on TV Tokyo October 19.

Vampire Messiahs Oh My! Headline News

Netflix Teaser Reveals ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Renewal

On the heels of its Season 1 debut, the Vampire Messiah animated thriller scores a pickup, getting another go at enslaving humanity – the hugely popular series will return with more bloody vampiric machinations, though no release date was announced. 

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‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Brings Together Decades of Franchise History and Nostalgia

Directors Sam & Adam Deats and EP/co-showrunner Kevin Kolde talk about their all-new series, the latest installment in the ‘Castlevania’ universe, a coming-of-age story of reckoning with trauma while destroying monsters and vampires alike… with lots of blood; now streaming on Netflix.

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Squanch Games Launches ‘High on Life’ DLC

Claymation trailer helps you lean into horror with the aptly titled ‘High on Knife’ expansion, featuring a new adventure for Knifey to shine and stab on a fully realized new planetary environment with new characters, hazards, and spooky surprises; releases October 3.

layoffs Headline News

‘Fortnite,’ Unreal Engine Studio Epic Games to Layoff 830

Announced by CEO Jim Sweeney on Thursday, the company plans a 16% workforce reduction as well as a divestiture of Bandcamp in a move towards a new ‘metaverse-inspired ecosystem’ strategy.

Representation! Headline News

Workinman Interactive Workers Unanimously Unionize in Historic Labor Board Vote

Collective bargaining negotiations will now begin with the company on behalf of the first union of dedicated video game workers under IATSE in the U.S.

The Biggest Gaming Deal Ever Headline News

Is the CMA Set to Approve Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard?

The U.K. authority acknowledged that the restructured deal ‘makes important changes that substantially address concerns,’ in a statement last Friday, and will announce a final decision by October 6.

Video Games Are Next Headline News

SAG-AFTRA Authorizes Strike Against Major Video Game Companies

The union can now use the threat of a strike as a bargaining chip to increase wages and protect against AI when talks resume September 26 with companies such as Electronic Arts and Activision.

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3Dconnexion Brings Ergonomics and Efficiency to Digital Content Creation

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. 

Training Headline News

Statement Strategies Launches Animation Spotlight Program

The first free webinar in the new program, featuring animation veteran Wahid Ibn Reza, set for September 23; effort looks to provide guidance for students and professionals in animation and VFX.

Here Kitty Kitty Headline News

‘Stray’ Animated Feature in Development at Annapurna Studio

Adaptation of the feline-centric post-apocalyptic adventure game, to be directed by ‘Nimona’ helmer Nick Bruno, will reflect the game’s ‘hopepunk’ themes of positivity and kindness against all odds.

Vampire Messiahs Oh My! Headline News

Netflix Shares ‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Trailer and Images

The Vampire Messiah looks to enslave humanity in 1792 France in the ‘Castlevania’ universe’s next installment, which streams September 28. 

Night Shift Nightmare Headline News

Blumhouse Drops Second ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Trailer

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as the studio behind ‘M3GAN’ and ‘The Invisible Man’ shares a look at the creepy franchise hitting the big screen and Peacock October 27.

Video Games Are Next Headline News

SAG-AFTRA Seeks Authorization for Strike Against Video Game Companies

If approved, the union can use the threat of a strike as a bargaining chip to increase wages and protect against artificial intelligence when talks resume with companies such as Electronic Arts and Activision on September 26.

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Nick Bruno and Chris Wedge Projects in Development at Annapurna

The ‘Nimona’ director joins the animation division along with Julie Zackary as head of animation production and Erica Pulcini as creative executive; next animated feature, ‘Foo’ to be helmed by the Oscar-winning Blue Sky co-founder.

We Want to Fill Our Pockets with Adventure! Headline News

First Live-Action Pokémon Series to Air in Japan

The original show, based on the Pokémon ‘Red’ and Pokémon ‘Green’ games, titled ‘Pocket ni Bōken wo Tsumekonde’, or ‘Fill Your Pocket with Adventure’ in English, will star Nanase Nishino and premiere on October 19. 

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