It was announced a short while ago that Phil Tippett and his studio were contributing to an AR game called HoloGrid: Monster Battle. Then they had a successful Kickstarter for the game, so it’s definitely happening! Also, they used photogrammetry to capture Phil’s various stop motion puppets for use in the game – here’s my behind the scenes look at that at Cartoon Brew.
They’re all big! Here’s a new article for Inverse on just some of the alien invasion kick-ass VFX shots in the film. More to come on IDR, too.
With the excitement of E3 finally fading, everyone is looking forward to new game releases as June did not have really much to offer in terms of in-hand new content. Although July does not seem to be heavily packed with exciting game releases, here are 10 of them which might intrigue you.
1> Romance of the three Kingdoms XIII: Koei Tecmo had announced the release date of this game a few months back. A version of the game was already on Steam; 5 July will mark the release of the English version of the game. The game promises “deep strategy and historically accurate warfare”. The game reportedly features two modes, a campaign mode and a hero mode that takes players through the mechanics of the game.
Platforms: PC and PS4
2> Rocket League: Collector’s Edition: While the game has been digitally released already, Psyonix and 505 Games had announced that the retail copy would be released on 5 July. The collector’s edition will include the original Rocket League game plus items and cars from its expansion pack. The bundle will consist of all of its three DLC content.
Platforms: PC, Xbox One and PS4
3> Ghostbusters: This game inspired by the movie will be hitting stores on 12 July. Sony Pictures and Activision announced that people who order the Ultimate Bundle will get the new Ghostbusters game by FireForge and a digital copy of the upcoming movie. The code for the digital movie download will be activated sometime in the future after the release of the film. The pack also includes “four classic character suits and a bonus trap” based on art from the original film.
Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One
4> Kill Strain: This game is a mutant vs mercenaries PVP game to be released by Sony’s San Diego Studio. It is a team-based team based shooter and will be available to PS Plus members on 12 July and rest of the PS4 users can get access on 19 July.
Platforms: PS4 and PS+
5> Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS -Force: This action game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment will be released over PS VITA. It will be coming as a digital only copy on 12 July.
Platforms: PS VITA
6> Batman: Return to Arkham: This game has been rumoured to be the last one in the series and is due to release on 29 July. The reviews of the game show it in quite good light. Let’s see how much this game can attract in terms of consumers as it contains most of its downloadable content if not all.
Platforms: PS4 Retail
7> Moon Hunters: Although not a new release as such, but the fantasy themed, action based MMORPG will be making its way to PS4 on 12 July. The game’s story revolves around the fact that the moon fails to rise thus giving scope for monsters to walk free. It allows up to four players in a single session of game lasting up to 45 minutes.
Platforms: PS4
8> I am Setsuna: Square Enix’s small scale project I am Setsuna is set to give you nostalgic moments once you play it. The setting is not as polished as today’s games but it will remind you of early PS RPG play style. It will be releasing on 19 July.
Platforms: PS4
9> ARK: Survival of the Fittest: Again, this action based, dinosaur survival mode game is already present on PC and will be making its way to PS on 19 July. A tournament has also been planned by the developers’ studio, Wildcard.
Platforms: PS4
10> Inside: A game from the Danish indie studio Playdead, the makers of 2010’s Limbo would be coming out on PC on 7 July. The action-adventure puzzle game has received good reviews for its thrilling backdrop and story.
Platforms: PC
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Very few sequels have the similar effect and manage to trigger the same response like their initial ventures. Director Roland Emmerich’s recent feature film Independence Day: Resurgence earned $143 million at the global box office in its opening weekend which is comparatively less than its 1996 prequel’s collection.
The film released on 24 June, 2016 and earned $41.6 million from its domestic market in North America over its first weekend whereas, the 1996 film had earned $50.2 million domestically. Resurgence however had a decent performance at the foreign market as it garnered $102 million from 57 overseas markets in its first weekend.
The alien attack and battle for survival based film picked up $37.3 million in China, the 4th highest grossing frame ever for Fox. It landed at the second position there for the weekend, topped by Now You See Me 2. In fact, the film’s highest international collection was witnessed in China amounting to a sum of $37.3 million.
Well, it scored the biggest ever opening for Fox in India. The Hollywood movie collected $2.54 million at the Indian box office in its opening weekend and thus performed well as compared to its Bollywood competitors Raman Raghav 2.0, Udta Punjab and Te3n.
However, the movie has received negative reviews and has a long way to recover its production budget of $165 million. Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the movie has a couple of days to at least recover its production costs and has few overseas releases lined up.
Independence Day was the highest-grossing film of 1996. So undoubtedly, Independence Day: Resurgence has failed to create the box office explosion which its prequel created.
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Sankalp Smart School, a brand of Veloces Consulting Services, along with Certiport, the organising body of Sankalp 2016 – Adobe Certified Associate India Championship announces the 2016 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) India Champion and the Runners Up in the country.
The final leg of this competition is scheduled to be held at Disney World, Orlando from 7 to 10 August, 2016. The objective of this competition is to provide design students in India a platform to showcase their digital literacy in design skills and expertise to compete on a global platform. In the age of social media and mobile computing, students are significantly exposed to the power of IT. The winner will be representing the country at Disney World, Orlando, USA to compete in the ACA World Championship.
Students entered the competition by earning their ACA certification and submitting a design project which they created using advanced digital design skills on a theme- World Water Day. This championship facilitates students between 13 to 22 years of age to work on various softwares like Adobe Photoshop in any of the versions CS5-CS6 or CC, Adobe Illustrator in the versions CC and Adobe InDeisgn in the version CC.
At the ACA World Championship, students from over 60 countries are expected to compete to showcase their proficiency in utilising industry-leading Adobe software for digital media development.
The Sankalp 2016 – Adobe Certified Associate India Championship winner is Roshan Shivakumar – from Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering, Bangalore. Roshan is not from a design creative background but has graphic designing as his hobby and has thus managed to give an exemplary performance at the championship.
Along with the winner, the Runners Up for Sankalp 2016 are first runner up is Binoy Thomas from Pearl Acacdemy, Delhi, second runner up is Priyanshu Mukhopadhayay from Pearl Academy, Delhi and third runner up is Yash Kunder from Reliance Aims, Mumbai.
Speaking on this occasion, Veloces Consulting Services, CEO, Shankaran Chettur said, “We are thrilled by the response received from the students across the country for this championship and we are confident that the competition would scale up to being the most sought after championship for budding design professionals in Graphic design. The idea is not only to open global avenues for Indian students but also to promote design based approach amongst the youth that our research indicates as a key trait today, the country is looking for. We are confident that this championship would provide the student a great launch pad to start his/her creative graphic design career.”
“This year we would have one student at the World Championship and we believe we have a good chance to win. Earning ACA certification helps students to build a strong foundation for Expert level certification and thereby, an opportunity to get extra recognition,” commented Certiport, sales director, Hari Balachandran.
“Sankalp World Championships is an amazing platform to promote India’s young creative talent and allow them to meet and interact with industry stalwarts, who can further inspire them in their own journeys and guide them on building a bright and sustainable one for themselves,” mentioned RedchilliesVFX, lead digital strategist, Sidharth Iyer who spoke on Importance and Growing Demand of graphic design professionals in media and Film industry.
Also, Abhijeet Kini, Animator Illustrator, Animator and Comic Creator famously known for the comic character ‘Angry Maushi’ was present at the event and shared his insight on Creating comics in the Digital world and his experience. He said, “It was great to see the enthusiasm of the participants, they knew they were the chosen few, among many who had participated. Such is the confidence and push that they gain thanks to platforms like these. This way, we will be able to unearth so many talented kids all around.”
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The animated shows from Fox Entertainment have won many hearts for years, providing everyone with a good dose of humour. After all, who has not cracked up at the quirky one-liners from Hank Hill or laughed heartily at the comic statements of Peter Griffin. While they were all great as individual properties, bringing them together would just mean a treat for the fans. Now, from the recent announcements, it seems that all the animated shows from Fox Entertainment are coming together to create one single game (Except The Simpsons, which already has its own game).
Fox Digital Entertainment and Kongregate, GameStop’s mobile and web games publishing wing have announced that, they will be releasing a collectible card game called, Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards which will have characters from all the above mentioned series. Players will be able to collect different cards which will feature the beloved characters and eventually build a deck and challenge other players for battles.
“We are thrilled to bring together these five animated comedies for the first time in Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards,” said Kongregate, president and co-founder, Emily Greer. “We are looking forward to integrating characters from these hit series in a unique and exciting way that fans of all the shows will really love.”
Marketing the game seems to be not much of an effort for the developers and partners as Fox Digital Entertainment can look forward to its huge fan base and GameStop can easily rely on physical presence throughout coupled with the monthly visitor reach of Kongregate’s website.
Kongregate will be collaborating with Chicago-based Synapse Games and San Francisco-based Chinzilla Games for the development of the product. The game would be initially released over iOS and Android during this year’s Q3. No details about the gameplay has been revealed as of yet.
It seems to be quite a promising turn, as consumers will relate much more to the characters as the shows are already popular, even people who are not so fond of games might give it a try owing to the same reason.
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BBC Three has commissioned two new animated short-form comedy series from Wildseed Studios.
Wolf Jenkins: Vietnam Vet, created by comic actor Andy Needle, follows heroic Vietnam veterinarian Wolf Jenkins as he attempts to rescue helpless animals that have been mugged, tortured or made to wear a fez by a series of evil super baddies.
Tales of the Serengeti, created by cult cartoonist Ralph Kidson, is a lo-fi animated soap opera featuring animals from the Serengeti going about their daily business of fighting, eating, and swearing.
BBC Three, controller, Damian Kavanagh said, “We’re always looking to partner with the best and brightest new British comedy talent. British animation is something we are keen on at BBC Three and I am delighted we are bringing Wolf Jenkins and Tales of the Serengeti to BBC Three fans.”
Wildseed Studios, creative director, Jesse Cleverly said, “Wildseed Comedy and BBC Three share an ambition to champion innovative comedy and brave, standout entertainment. We’re thrilled to be working with BBC Three on two new British animated series – a genre we believe has great potential. This deal is a demonstration of Wildseed’s ability to pilot fresh ideas from the most exciting creative talent and develop results with partners looking to grow the next generation of digital hits.”
BBC Comedy, commissioning editor, Tilusha Ghelani said, “Wolf Jenkins: Vietnam Vet and Tales of the Serengeti draw on some fantastic production talent, are outrageously funny and demonstrate our dedication to providing audiences with brave, fresh and original content.”
Wolf Jenkins: Vietnam Vet (5 x 4) will be available from autumn 2016 and Tales of the Serengeti (10 x 3) from summer 2016. Both the series were commissioned by Damian Kavanagh from BBC Three and Tilusha Ghelani from BBC Comedy. They are executive produced by Jesse Cleverly and Miles Bullough.
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A “SuperNova Gaming Carnival”, the first of its kind initiative bringing together pro gaming and eSports with popular mainstream culture, is beginning in Bangalore early next month.
Organised by NovaPlay, the event will take place at Loft 38 Indira Nagar, Bangalore on 3 July, 2016. The platform has been created by Nova Gaming Ventures, and the carnival will witness a mix of Gaming, Music, Comedy and Sports Entertainment.
The SuperNova Gaming Carnival is a year long event and will cover five – Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
SuperNova claims to be India’s largest gaming extravaganza with a prize pool of Rs 5 lakh per city qualifier, held in an exhilarating format, and officiated by FIESTA, India’s official eSports governing body. The tournament pre-qualifiers will have 150 plus teams of 5 members each competing, and 8 teams will progress to the city finals in Bangalore on 3 July.
The day-long event will also see performances by stand-up comedian Abish Mathew, one of the sharpest minds on the Indian comedy scene, and gigs by DJ BLOT and Bangalore based DJ-Vachan Chinnappa.
NovaPlay, CEO, Amitesh Rao said, “We are delighted to launch the first-of-its kind multi city gaming carnival that aims to create a space for a larger gaming community in India. This will also be an opportunity for professional gamers to unleash their talent at a larger platform. I am confident that by bringing together pro gamers and mainstream entertainment under one roof we will be able to take the Indian eSports and entertainment industry to next the level.”
The whole idea of the gaming carnival is to cater to a larger audience that goes beyond professional gamers and attracts casual gaming enthusiasts as well.
The SuperNova Gaming Carnival is one of several initiatives being taken by Nova Gaming Ventures, including its community platform to bring together multiplayer gaming communities in India.
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The New York Times Virtual Reality project has won two grand prix awards at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the Mobile Grand Prix for the NYT VR app, and the Entertainment Grand Prix for “The Displaced”. In November 2015, the New York Times distributed 1 million Google Cardboard viewers to home-delivery subscribers, along with the paper, the biggest ever project for Cardboard. The VR app was downloaded more times in its first few days than any previous New York Times app, exposing viewers to “The Displaced,” a VR story about how war has displaced 30 millions children from their homes. “The Displaced” also won the “The Most Next Award,” the top honor at the Association of Independent Commercial Producers’ annual AICP Next Awards.
Nearly 60 million people around the world have been driven from their homes by war and persecution – more than any other time since World War II. Half are children. The Displaced is the story of three of those children. Here Be Dragons partnered with the NY Times and Google to launch NYTVR with the VR film, which was directed by Here Be Dragons creator Imraan Ismail and NY Times journalist Ben Solomon. The film tells the stories of three children from Syria, Ukraine and Sudan whose lives have been upended by conflict and follows them as they move forward, trying to rebuild in the aftermath of earth-shattering events. Over a million subscribers to the NY Times received a special edition Google Cardboard to experience the documentary and virtual reality itself for the first time.
The New York Times Virtual Reality project was developed by VRSE.Works (Here Be Dragons) by creative director creative director Chris Milk, directors Imraan Ismail, photographer Lynsey Addario, executive producers Kathy Ryan, Patrick Milling Smith, Andy Wright, producer Samantha Storr, working with New York Times editor Jake Silverstein, virtual reality editor Jenna Pirog, design director Gail Richler, film reporter Ben C. Solomon, reporters Susan Dominus, Andrew E Kramer and Marc Santora.
Editors were Ting Poo and Livio Sanchez at Spot Welders. Colorist was Dave Hussey at Company 3. Music was by McKenzie Stubbert.
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