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Autodesk Leads Middleware Talk at E3
The flashy side of E3 ‘ which officially will return next year June 15-17 ‘ gets most of the attention at the annual confab, but there’s plenty of serious business also taking place as companies talk to each other about how to make next year’s games even better than this [...]
Microsoft Motion Rig, Beatles Kick off E3
Getting back to the glitz and attention-grabbing glamour of past E3s, Microsoft kicked off the video game industry’s annual confab by reuniting the surviving Beatles and announcing a new motion-sensing camera. The sensor-based technology, called Project Natal, was demonstrated at the software giant’s press conference and has the ability to [...]
Space Ace Returns Call to Action on iPhone
Space Ace, the classic 1980s animated arcade game follow up the groundbreaking Dragon’s Lair, has come to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Created by legendary animator Don Bluth, the Space Ace game footage has been transferred directly from the high-definition masters. The game follows Ace, who must stop Commander Borf [...]
Schoemann, Habibipour Join Titmouse
Animation and game studio Titmouse has added two executives to its roster. Sam Schoemann joins the company as VP of sales and marketing. Schoemann brings more than two experience to the job, with his previous experience including stints with PBS, broadcast design and production company FUEL, Columbia TriStar International TV, [...]
Warner Offers $33M for Midway Assets
Warner Bros. has made a $33 million offer to buy the assets of videogame company Midway. The offer would land Warner the popular Midway game series Mortal Kombat and the company’s studios in Chicago and Seattle, reports the website MCV. The deal would live studios in England and San Diego [...]
Execs Picked to Head Bruckheimer Games Studio
Jerry Bruckheimer is one step closer to becoming as major a player in the the video game industry as he is on movie and TV screens. The producer and his parters at MTV Games have announced the hiring of Jim Veevaert as president of production and Jay Cohen as president [...]
First look: Star Trek D-A-C, Top Gun
Paramount Digital Entertainment is looking to prove there’s plenty of gaming life in old franchises with the release of Star Trek: D-A-C and Top Gun. The Trek game builds off the excitement for the upcoming movie. The game, developed by Naked Sky Entertainment in partnership with Bad Robot Interactive and [...]
Change4Life Touts Active Video Games
A U.K. healthy lifestyles campaign that drew fire from the video game industry for ads painting games as unhealthy is set to unveil new ads touting the virtues of video games that promote physical activity. The ads from Change4Life will urge parents to ensure their kids get 60 ‘active’ minutes [...]
Rock Band Clicks with Lego
Building a career as a rocker has never been easier. Lego has signed on with MTV Games and Harmonix for Lego Rock Band, a new take on the popular video game that will debut for the Christmas season on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS, Variety reports. Rock [...]
First Look: Ninja Council 4 and Pangya Fantasy Golf
Video game news is heating up as E3 approaches, giving Animation Magazine Online the chance to preview Tomy’s upcoming releases Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 for the Nintendo DS and Pangya Fantasy Golf for the PSP. Up first is Ninja Council 4, the first entry in the series to take [...]
BBC Says Good-Bye to...
The BBC Trust has confirmed that children’s programs will no longer be shown...
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