Microsoft To Buy Video Game Titan Zenimax For $7.5 Billion
The deal represents Microsoft’s biggest video game acquisition to date.
Videogames
Multiple Employees Leave Game Developer Lab Zero Over Boss’s ‘Inappropriate’ Behavior
Studio head Mike Zaimont is accused of “a pattern of hostility, insults, threats, lying, and harassment.”
Claims Of Inaction Over Sexual Harassment Rock Game Developer Rocksteady
A female employee has publicly criticized toxic behavior at Rocksteady. The company says other female employees disagree.
Blizzard Staff Protest Pay Gaps By Sharing Salaries Anonymously
Pay at the game developer reportedly ranges from $30 million to almost minimum wage.
Platige Image’s Trailer For ‘Hyper Scape’ Looks More Exciting Than Most CG Feature Trailers
To find the freshest approaches in commercial cg animation, it pays to look beyond theatrical animation.
What Does A Gameplay Animator Do — And How To Get A Job Doing Gameplay Animation
Harvey Newman tells animators looking to enter the video game industry what to do — and what to avoid doing.
‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ Cinematic Trailer Is ‘Spider-Verse’ On Steroids
The minishort is directed by Alberto Mielgo, the original production designer of “Spider-Verse.”
Ubisoft Axes 3 Top Executives After Widespread Claims Of Sexual Harassment And Misconduct
The videogame publisher is in turmoil following widespread claims of sexual harassment and abuse throughout its studios.
Revisiting ‘Clayfighter,’ The Series That Tried (And Failed) To Show What Stop-Motion Gaming Can Do
Youtube’s Rebeltaxi looks back at the goofy fighting series, an early example of how clay modeling could be used in video games.
Video Game Industry Comes Together For Digital-Only Summer Game Fest
The virtual event is running from May until August.
New Deer’s Upcoming Slate Is A Who’s Who Of Japanese Indie Animation
A mythological feature that’s also about the coronavirus. A game in which you do sit-ups underneath a dog. A short film about mescaline. These projects are pretty wild.
Netflix Is Developing A ‘Dragon’s Lair’ Feature, But It’s A Live-Action Film With Ryan Reynolds
Netflix is getting on board for a “Dragon’s Lair” revival.
The 2D Gaming Boom: How These 3 Video Games Created Their Striking Hand-Made Look
We spoke to the artists and developers behind “Later Alligator,” “Knights and Bikes,” and “River City Girls” about their games’ stylized visuals.
Google Has Launched Its First Original Games Studio In Montreal
Assassin’s Creed co-creator Jade Raymond is heading up the studio.
The Animation Workshop Releases 2019 Graduate Works Online
The Danish school’s bachelor projects comprise half a dozen films and a video game. All but one is available to view online.
Michael Frei’s ‘KIDS’ Is A Short Film, Game, And Installation Rolled Into One
“From the start, I wanted to create a film that uses code,” says Frei, whose film will screen next week at Annecy.
Square Enix Adding 100 New Jobs In Montreal
Square Enix already employs over 700 people in Canada, representing the company’s largest workforce outside of Japan.
After Record Results, Activision Blizzard Will Lay Off Nearly 800 Employees
Activision Blizzard just had the best year in its history. So why did they announce mass layoffs?
Trailer: Later Alligator, A Hand-Drawn 2D Animation Game
Indie studio Smallbu Animation produces the hand-drawn animation for this comedy-adventure game.
An Analysis Of Animation Systems In Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch a deep dive into the mechanics of the animation in Rockstar’s blockbuster video game.
