Video Games

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Warner Bros. Games’ ‘Multiversus’ Passes 20M Players with Rick & Morty on the Way

Animation Magazine - August 22, 2022

Warner Bros. Games today announced that MultiVersus, the all-new free-to-play platform fighter, has now surpassed over 20 million players since the Open Beta started on...

Goodbye Kansas Crafts a Rags-to-Riches Tale for Ubisoft’s ‘Skull & Bones’

Mercedes Milligan - August 17, 2022

The cinematic trailer for Ubisoft's latest AAA game title Skull and Bones, released on July 7, tells a rags to riches story about the...

Falcon’s Beyond, BRON Team for for Transmedia IP Expansion

Mercedes Milligan - July 26, 2022

Falcon’s Beyond, a leading fully integrated global entertainment development company specializing in intellectual property creation and expansion, today announced a strategic partnership with BRON...

Nintendo Acquires CG Animation Shop to Become “Nintendo Pictures”

Animation Magazine - July 14, 2022

Nintendo seems to be cutting out the middleman when it comes to adapting its globally beloved game franchises to animation, with the news that...

Netflix & BioWare Joins Forces for ‘Dragon Age: Absolution’ Series

Mercedes Milligan - June 10, 2022

Friday morning during Geeked Week ‘22, Netflix and BioWare confirmed the all-new animated series Dragon Age: Absolution will debut on Netflix this December. Created in...

First Look: Telescope Animation Rides a Pioneering Current with ‘The Last Whale Singer’

Mercedes Milligan - June 8, 2022

Transmedia content creator Telescope Animation today announces the release of the first proof-of-concept trailer for its upcoming animated film, The Last Whale Singer, giving...

Trailer: Netflix Geeked Week Returns in June!

Mercedes Milligan - May 26, 2022

Get ready to get your geek on: Netflix Geeked, the streamer's home for all things genre entertainment, is gearing up for its second annual Geeked...

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ Speeds to Streaming & Home Video

Mercedes Milligan - May 23, 2022

Paramount+ and Paramount Home Entertainment today announced that the global hit movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2, from Paramount Pictures, will be available to stream...

Licensing Expo Exclusive: Cyber Group Studios Outlines Key L&M Activities in 2022

Ramin Zahed - May 22, 2022

Just in time for the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas (May 24-26 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas) we caught up...

News Bytes: No Mo’ ‘M.O.D.O.K.’, ‘Dragon Ball’ Leads Toei Moneymakers, Oscar Dates & More

Mercedes Milligan - May 13, 2022

Jordan Blum and Patton Oswalt's adult stop-mo comedy M.O.D.O.K. has been canceled by Hulu after one season, Deadline reports. The irreverent supervillain series was...

News Bytes: ‘Dragon Ball’ Reports L&M High, Charity ‘Neopets’ Auction, ‘He-Man’ Hits Roblox & More

Mercedes Milligan - May 3, 2022

Setting the stage for next month’s Licensing Expo 2022, Toei Animation Inc. together with U.S. agent Crunchyroll released the latest Dragon Ball franchise report—...