Hasta La Motion!

Karnataka has been pushing for advancements in the AVGC sector for some time now. Government of Karnataka, under the ministry of information technology has set up the AVGC Centre of Excellence (CoE) in association with ABAI, the organisation leading the charge of the state’s AVGC ecosystem.

Apart from organising India’s largest AVGC conglomeration, GAFX, ABAI has also been proactively working towards the smooth running of the CoE.

Earlier this year it was announced that the CoE will boast of country’s first ever advanced motion capture system for media and entertainment which will be open for small and medium studios, freelance artists to create their projects, this art infrastructure will be at par with any best international facility. 

Now it has been announced that ABAI will be joining forces with Unity for the launch of advanced courses in Film, Animation & Cinematics at the Finishing School at the AVGC CoE.

Unity has been making waves in the space of content creation and has pushed the boundaries on how the industry perceives working on projects real-time. With real-time rendering, the productions times have drastically shrinked and thanks to its mission-control UX, decisions are much smoother at pace. The collaboration should further strengthen the facilities at the CoE, placing it at a formidable position in the country’s AVGC ladder.

Says ABAI Secretary B.S. Srinivas, “The future of filmmaking is real-time. Unity Developers are the largest community of real-time creators & that is why students choose to learn Unity more than any other real-time platform. Keeping this in mind, Unity is launching for the first time in India advanced courses in Film, Animation & Cinematics in exclusive collaboration with the Finishing School at the AVGC Centre of Excellence built by ABAI with the support of Department of IT/BT, GoK. ABAI will soon introduce various advanced courses in real time film making techniques for India with access to mocap studios and facial mocap suits. We at ABAI are proud of this exclusive tieup with Unity & look forward to contribute in high level skilling initiatives  for the country’s AVGC sector.”

The project will be flagged off on 16 September, 2019.

ABAI also plans to establish a Centre of Excellence for real-time film making techniques in the country which will have access to motion capture studios and facial motion capture suits.

“We at ABAI are committed to usher in emerging technologies in order to enable Indian talent and IPs to innovate with the latest tools and technologies. Unity’s ability to simplify digital arts creation through features and functionality is what artists need and will help scale Indian industry in animation, games, VFX, AR and VR.” added ABAI president and Technicolor India country head Biren Ghose.

The AVGC sector of the country is surging forward rapidly and is only expected to grow further. Integration of the latest techniques and methods to the CoE is likely to act instrumental to the future of India’s AVGC scene.

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Undone, the ground-breaking animated series co-produced by award-winning production company, Submarine will debut globally on 13 September 2019, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

 Undone is a half-hour genre-bending animation series that explores the elastic nature of reality through its central character, Alma (Rose Salazar), a 28-year-old living in San Antonio, Texas. After getting into a near fatal car accident, she discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses her ability to uncover the truth about the death of her father (Bob Odenkirk).

‘Undone’

In addition to Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel fame) and Odenkirk (Breaking Bad fame), the series also includes the voices of Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie, Siddarth Dhananjay and Daveed Diggs. Undone was produced with a contribution from the Netherlands Film Production Incentive.

 Submarine is an award-winning production company that develops and produces feature films, scripted series, documentaries, animation and transmedia. Submarine has established itself as an innovative company, working across multiple genres and platforms, all with an international focus. It also owns the largest animation studio in The Netherlands. Apart from Undone, the studios’ upcoming projects include original drama series The Kollective, true crime series The Singh Case and animated feature Coppelia.

‘Undone’

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Even though the Dragon Ball Super anime concluded in Japan quite some time ago, the English dubbed version currently airing on Cartoon Network’s Toonami programming block has continued on.

With the finale of Dragon Ball right around the corner, the network has given us a date as to when the Dragon Ball Super finale will come to an end. Who will  emerge victorious at the end of the battle royale and which universe will manage to trounce all others for the championship?

Twitter Source Toonami Squad managed to share that the upcoming finale for Dragon Ball Super will air on October 5th, promising to pack a bow on the long running Tournament arc that saw a number of combatants from Universe Seven compete with a number of different realities to be the last men standing:

LINEUP NEWS: #DragonBallSuper’s finale will air on 5 October followed by back to back episodes of #DrStone#Toonami pic.twitter.com/iBn72aVoQC

— Toonami Squad (@ToonamiSquad) September 12, 2019

On the final episode of Dragon Ball Super, Jiren is the only combatant outside of Universe Seven that remains, facing off against Goku, Vegeta, Android 17, and an unconscious Freeza. In a bid to take down the grey juggernaut, 17 performed a self destruct, leaving everything to an exhausted Goku and Vegeta.

Exciting thing about this most recent episode on Toonami is that we now are not only aware of who Jiren is and what his motivations are for not only joining the Tournament of Power but also why he has scaled such insane levels of strength. Tracking the torments he expereinced as a child and the loss of his master, the strongest being in Universe Eleven is clearly dominating the competition as has been the case throughout most of the Tournament of Power!

Dragon Ball Super currently airs its English dub on Adult Swim during the Toonami programming block on Saturday evenings, and is also available to stream on Funimation and Amazon Video. The Japanese-language release of the series is complete, and available to stream on FunimationNOW and Crunchyroll.

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Today, 2K and Gearbox Software are proud to announce that Borderlands 3, the next instalment in the award-winning, genre-defining shooter-looter series, is now available worldwide on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via the Epic Games Store.

This release marks the culmination of nearly five years of development and re-establishes the series as a true genre leader, with best-in-class shooting, deeper-than-ever customization, irreverent humor and memorable characters, and intuitive, innovative cooperative multiplayer gameplay. To see the official cinematic launch trailer, please click here.

“There is something special about seeing an idea start and watching that idea go through multiple people who each contribute their effort and their talent to make the idea a reality. I cannot stress enough how the team has come together to make sure we have produced a worthy successor to Borderlands 2, but I hope more than just feeling the team’s passion, more than getting to experience the next Borderlands, you get to sit down, laugh a little, and just have a damn good time,” wrote Borderlands 3 creative director Paul Sage in an open letter to fans.

The franchise, which combines the exhilarating action of a first-person shooter with the rich progression and loot systems of a role-playing game, has sold-in more than 48 million units worldwide to date. The most popular title in the series – Borderlands 2 – still draws in more than one million unique monthly users more than six years after the game’s initial release in 2012.

Borderlands 3 expands and improves many of the key features that made the series a critical and commercial success, while also introducing innovative new concepts to its proven formula, including:

A Mayhem-Fueled Thrill Ride: The fanatical Calypso Twins have united the bandit clans and are closing in on the galaxy’s ultimate power. Only you, a thrill-seeking Vault Hunter, have the arsenal and allies to take them down. Uncover the rewarding mysteries, memorable inhabitants, and deep lore of the extensive Borderlands narrative universe.
Your Vault Hunter, Your Playstyle: Become one of four extraordinary new Vault Hunters, each with unique abilities and playstyles, deep skill trees, and tons of personalis.a0

tion options.

Lock, Load, and Loot: With multiple distinct weapons manufacturers, a revolutionary content generation system, and special legendary drops to uncover, your ever-improving arsenal comes with near-infinite possibilities. Shotguns with bullet shields? Rifles with multiple elemental damage types? SMGs that grow legs and chase down enemies? All of the above!

New Borderlands: Discover new worlds beyond Pandora, each featuring unique environments to explore and enemies to destroy. Tear through hostile deserts, battle your way across war-torn cityscapes, navigate deadly bayous, and more!

Quick & Seamless Co-Op Action: With the new “level-sync” system, the experience seamlessly scales for each individual player. That means you can play with anyone at any time online or in split-screen co-op, regardless of your level or mission progress. Plus, when you take down enemies and challenges as a team, “loot instancing” ensures you reap rewards that are yours alone – no one misses out on loot.

With multiple editions chock-full of digital bonus content, fans can pick the loot-explosion that’s right for them: the Borderlands 3 Standard Edition is available for $59.99 and includes the base game. The Borderlands 3 Deluxe Edition is available for $79.99 and includes the base game, as well as the following bonus digital content: Retro Cosmetic Pack, Neon Cosmetic Pack, Gearbox Cosmetic Pack, Toy Box Weapon Pack, and XP & Loot Drop Boost Mods.

Finally, the Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition is available for $99.99 and includes all the bonus digital content of the Deluxe Edition plus the Borderlands 3 Season Pass, which includes: four (4) campaign DLC packs featuring new stories, missions and challenges; Butt Stallion weapon skin, weapon trinket, and grenade mod. Please note that starting September 17, 2019, the digital version of Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Edition will update to the full MSRP of $119.99.

Developed from the ground up with AMD, Borderlands 3 will take full advantage of the most powerful PC hardware available, and is optimized for top performance and incredible gaming experiences on AMD Radeon graphics cards and Ryzen processors. Borderlands 3 is currently available on PC exclusively through the Epic Games Store, the game will be available on additional PC digital storefronts on April 2020.

Developed by Gearbox Software, Borderlands 3 is rated “M for Mature” by the ESRB. Online Account (13+) required to access online features.

For fans, the launch is only beginning. As revealed at PAX West, 2K and Gearbox Software will continue support Borderlands 3 with free seasonal content updates and free raid-like events called Takedowns, the first of which are scheduled to go live this fall. In addition, 2K and Gearbox plan to release four major downloadable campaign expansions, available collectively with purchase of a “season pass” or individually upon release. The first of these DLC packs are scheduled to launch this winter. For additional details, please refer to this blog.

In order to keep the community engaged and apprised of all this upcoming content, 2K and Gearbox have created The Borderlands Show, a monthly video program hosted by Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller. The first episode of The Borderlands Show will air live on 18 September and will include new details regarding upcoming content, as well as an interview with Borderlands 3 Creative Director Paul Sage on twitch tv at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on 18 September.

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How long have you waited last at the railway station? Well to curb those boring hours at the railway station Andhra Pradesh railway ministry introduced a paid gaming zone named as the Fun Zone at Visakhapatnam railway station.

This is a first of its kind initiative by the Railway Ministry main- aim behind the initiation is to improve passenger services and also to promote innovative ideas and concepts for the enhancement of the non fare revenue.

“Bringing happiness to passengers and children is our aim. During the waiting period, they can enjoy games. Our aim is not simply collecting money but to make happy,” said Waltair Division DRM Chetan Kumar to ANI.

The gaming zone has various sets of interesting games to enthral children as well as adults. The game ranging from video shooting to other indoor games aim to keep children engaged during long waiting hours at platforms. The fun-zone will have all the high-tech gaming activities at par with game parlours.

According to the South Coast Railway Zone, the Fun Zone is the first of its kind in the country. Build on platform number one in Vishakhapatnam station, the gaming area also has some creative activities for adults.

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