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Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Workers Ratify First Union Contracts, Including Wage Increases And AI Guardrails
Negociated by the CWA, new agreements include wage increases, AI guardrails, enhanced severance, recall rights, and remote-work protections.
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White House Launches Racist Video Games To Promote Migrant Deportations
The White House has launched five crudely made browser games, including two that use age-old racist imagery and language to promote its anti-immigration agenda.
The U.S. Senate Is Investigating Roblox Over Child Safety Concerns
The investigation raises urgent questions about a platform that has quickly become one of the most important online spaces for animation.
‘Doomsweepers’: Flying Bark Teams With Sarah Harper And Olan Rogers’s Lightfold On 2D ‘Zom-Com’
Sarah Harper created and directs the poppy, candy-colored apocalyptic comedy, developed by Flying Bark with Lightfold and Olan Rogers.
Flying Bark And Olan Rogers’ Lightfold Team Up For Original Animation Project
Flying Bark and Lightfold are co-developing an ambitious original property they say will span animation, comics, and games.
Next Lab Generation Required Filmmakers To Use Quill And Magnific, Most Embraced VR But Ditched AI
Next Lab Generation finalists were required to use Meta’s Quill VR animation software and Magnific AI while developing their pitches, before pitching in Madrid.
‘Destiny’ Devs, Artists, And Fans Make One Last Wish As Bungie Ends Franchise Development
After layoffs, turmoil, and a final update, players and former staff rally behind hopes for Destiny’s future beyond June 9.
Anime Growth Helps Offset Sony Losses From Pixomondo Shutdown, Bungie Troubles
Sony’s latest financial report highlights rising anime revenue as VFX restructuring and live service gaming setbacks pressure other divisions.
Bandai Namco Taps Cartuna For New 2D Pac-Man Series On YouTube
The Brooklyn studio sends Pac-Man into neon-lit New Pac-City for a monthly run of retro-styled shorts, premiering May 22 on YouTube.
The Animation Challenge Behind ‘Mouse: P.I. For Hire’: Making Rubber Hose Work In A Video Game
Fumi Games co-founder Mateusz Michalak and art director Michal Rostek on Fleischer-era research, freeze guns, and a viral TikTok demo.
‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’ Developers Tap Into Collective Power, Convoke To Unionize With CWA
A supermajority of Wizards of the Coast developers are seeking voluntary recognition, citing layoffs, AI guardrails, and crunch protections.
From Burnout Doodle To Fully Playable Game Prototype: JuanPe Arroyo’s ‘Deaths of Peck’ Goes Public (EXCLUSIVE BTS)
Developed at The Line, the game features a looping animation concept that becomes interactive, using death as a power-up across mechanics, levels, and story.
Quirino Awards 2026: ‘Decorado,’ ‘There Is Something Behind You,’ And ‘Dog Alone’ Take Top Prizes
Animation honors spread across five countries, highlighting a balanced mix of Iberian and Latin American productions and emerging voices.
‘Arcane’ Producer Thomas Vu Is Developing An Animated ‘Wheel of Time’ Slate
Vu’s company, Initiate Entertainment, is teaming with IP owner iwot on a lineup that includes an animated series, feature films, and a mobile/PC game.
Nvidia’s New AI Tool Shifts Creative Control From Artists To Algorithms
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 applies AI to reinterpret game visuals in real time, challenging traditional ideas of authorship in games.
Expanded ‘Disney Afternoon Collection’ Of ’80s And ’90s Console Favorites Is Heading To Switch And Switch 2
Expanding on the 2017 console collection and bringing it to handheld devices, this new 8-pack is bonkers, yeah, totally nuts.
Dragon Ball Celebrates 40 Years With New Anime Series, Remastered ‘Dragon Ball Super’ Revival
Toei Animation marks Dragon Ball’s 40th anniversary with a new ‘Galactic Patrol’ anime and an enhanced ‘Dragon Ball Super: Beerus’ revival.
From ‘Fortnite’ To ‘Fallout’: Checking In From London’s Beyond Games: Transmedia Summit
Industry leaders discuss how games expand into animation, film, and TV, with insights on audience participation, world-building, and cross-platform strategy.
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio’ Lead 53rd Annie Award Feature Nominations With 10 Nods Each
ASIFA-Hollywood reveals the 53rd Annie Awards nominees, including features, series, shorts, VFX, games, and craft categories ahead of the Feb. 21 ceremony.
1960-70s Zagreb School Icon Professor Balthazar Is Making The Jump To Video Games
A beloved Zagreb School icon is reimagined as an interactive experience that preserves the series’ philosophy of creativity, cooperation, and nonviolence.