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GKIDS Announces ‘Arcane: League Of Legends’ Season 2 Home Entertainment Release

The Emmy-winning Riot Games and Netflix animated series is coming in a limited-run Collector’s Edition; SteelBook Editions of both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray formats; a Blu-ray Standard Edition; and on Digital Download-to-Own; now available to preorder.

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Netflix Greenlights ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Live-Action Series

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:25am

Roberto Patino (‘Westworld’) and David Weiner (‘Halo’) will serve as creators, showrunners, and executive producers of the upcoming adaptation of game publisher Ubisoft’s hugely popular franchise.

Let the Games Begin! Headline News

SAG-AFTRA Ratifies New Deal with Video Game Companies

After a strike lasting nearly a year, over 95% of the union’s voting members supported the new Interactive Media Agreement that was reached last month.

A Truly Toxic Summer Headline News

Matt Bors, Acclaimed Artists Team for ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Comic Book Series

From AHOY Comics, Issue #1 will land in stores on July 9, ahead of the ‘Toxic Crusaders’ videogame and ‘The Toxic Avenger’ feature release, which stars Peter Dinklage as Toxie.

The Last of The Last Of Us? Headline News

Neil Druckmann Exits ‘The Last of Us’ Series Ahead of Season 3

The Naughty Dog studio head and HBO series executive producer/writer/director will continue to be credited as EP; ‘The Last of Us Part II’ co-writer and executive producer Halley Gross has also exited.

Business Headline News

Microsoft Shutters The Initiative, Lays off Thousands of Workers

Upcoming video games ‘Perfect Dark’ and ‘Everwild,’ as well as several unannounced titles in development, have been scrapped as part of a sweeping initiative to remove ‘layers of management.’

Rome Wasn’t Built in a Game Engine in a Day Headline News

Ubisoft, Psyop Launch ‘Anno 117: Pax Romana’ Trailer

Created in partnership with Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam and Psyop director duo Todd + Kylie, the short features footage largely captured through gameplay, with cinematic storytelling elements.

Always Get Back up Headline News

Covert Brings 70 ‘Boss’ VFX Shots to Lenovo Legion Campaign

Created in collaboration with brand design agency Design Bridge and Partners London, the hero spot ‘Always Get Back Up’ runs across TV and VOD.

An Eggcelent New Game Headline News

Outright Games, Aardman Team for ‘Chicken Run: Eggstraction’

The top-down heist video game picks up where the 2023 film ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ left off, as the gang works together to save chicken-kind; launches this Fall.

Quarter Up for Awesome Games Headline News

Skybound Launches ‘Quarter Up’ In-House Video Game Studio

The debut offering will be ‘Invincible VS,’ a 3v3 tag fighting game set in the world of Skybound and Prime Video’s ‘Invincible,’ which is slated to launch in 2026.

We Want More Zombies VFXWorld

Wētā FX Helps Bring the Infected to Life - and Death - in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 9:27am

VFX Supervisor Nick Epstein and Animation Supervisor Dennis Yoo talk previs, massive hordes of real and CG infected, an ‘ant hive’ of frozen infected, digital dogs, and an even bigger bloater they helped produce for HBO’s critically acclaimed and wildly popular series.

Dig – Discover – Roar Headline News

Lingokids, BBC Earth Launch ‘Walking With Dinosaurs’ Learning Adventure

The lesson explores the age of dinosaurs through interactive instruction, hands-on games, and challenges, with play-based learning moments about paleontology, dinosaur diets, habitats, extinction, and fossilization; released ahead of the series, which premiered June 16 on PBS.

A Special NPC Headline News

Riot Games’ ‘VALORANT’ Celebrates 5 Years with Music Video, Single ‘EGO’

The track, which features Qing Madi, fuels the short ‘Why We Fight,’ an introduction to the game’s first non-playable character, Mary Ade.

We Return to Piltover and Zaun ANIMATIONWorld

Beyond the Game: The Making of ‘Arcane’ Season 2

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 16, 2025 at 4:25pm

EP and showrunner Christian Linke, screenwriter and co-EP Amanda Overton, and co-director Barthelemy ‘Bart’ Maunoury discuss the creative challenges they faced producing the multiple Emmy and Annie Award-winning ‘League of Legends’-inspired series’ second and final season, now streaming on Netflix.  

Games to Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Animating ‘Secret Level’: Tim Miller and Dave Wilson on Bringing Game Worlds to Life

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 3:48pm

The Blur Studio co-founder and creative director discuss Prime Video’s hit animated anthology series, sharing insights into adapting video game IP, working with global studios, and balancing creative ambition with commercial intent.

Virtual Chicken and Lava VFXWorld

Behind the Virtual Scenes: ‘A Minecraft Movie’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 2, 2025 at 1:36pm

Disguise Creative Services spent 52 weeks on Jared Hess’ hit action comedy, working as a virtual art department to create 20 digital environments in Unreal Engine that were used in pre-production, production and post.

Who Doesn’t Love Dennis the Wolf? VFXWorld

‘A Minecraft Movie’: Wētā FX Helps Adapt an Iconic Game One Block at a Time

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 12:18pm

VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and Animation Supervisor Kevin Estey discuss the studio’s extensive world building and character design / animation work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 450 visual effects shots that wove together the game’s block-based aesthetic with live-action photography; work included villain Malgosha, The Overworld, The Nether, 12 different Piglin variants, zombies, skeletons, and loveable wolf Dennis.

Great Food for Thought Headline News

Pretty Amazing Launches ‘Fizzy's Lunch Lab’ Roblox Game ‘Food Tower Defense’

Players can actively participate in the ‘Fizzy's Lunch Lab’ world via the new immersive experience, which fosters food-focused fun for kids.

Take-One Billion Headline News

Take-Two Interactive Announces Public Common Stock Offering

The videogame company will offer 4,750,000 shares of its common stock to the public for $225.00 per share, with underwriters granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 712,500 additional shares; net proceeds are projected to reach over $1 billion.

VFX One Block at a Time VFXWorld

There's Nothing Miner About Sony Pictures Imageworks ‘A Minecraft Movie’ VFX

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:50pm

Animation supervisor Rich Smith discusses the studio’s extensive work on Jared Hess’ hit comedy adventure, delivering 650 visual effects shots that included piglin raids, a baby zombie riding a chicken fight, the Midport Village attack, and a frantic wingsuit canyon chase.

The Dark Side of AI Headline News

SAG-AFTRA Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Epic Games

The actor’s union claims the studio failed to bargain over appropriate terms for its use of AI to recreate James Earl Jones’ voice for the recently released Darth Vader playable character in ‘Fortnite.’

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