Archive | August, 2009
Delgo Creators Looking to Sue Over Avatar
In a landscape of sequels and remakes, one of the most expensive films in history, AVATAR, is being compared to a low-budget, independent, 3D animation feature, DELGO. The much anticipated AVATAR trailer was released online last week and viewer traffic overwhelmed Apple.com’s trailer site. Almost immediately, reactions were posted on the internet with comments like “AVATAR [...]
Continue reading...Rhino’s Animated “Flu Bug” Finds Its Way To The Web
31. August 2009
To illustrate the power of Kleenex Anti-Viral tissue, Rhino brought to life the Flu Bug — a jittery, mischievous little guy whose M.O. is to appear out of nowhere and derail the best-laid plans — then set him loose in a smattering of media formats, including live video and web 3D animation. Webisodes starring the Flu [...]
Continue reading...Jam Sessions 2 in Development
31. August 2009
The critically acclaimed JAM SESSIONS video game will have a follow-up with JAM SESSIONS 2 for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems. Scheduled for release in Fall 2009 in North America, JAM SESSIONS 2 is a 3D animation guitar game developed by Plato that makes improving your guitar skills fun and rewarding. Each song in [...]
Continue reading...Marvel Comics Contest via Aniboom Launches
28. August 2009
Aniboom, the world’s first virtual animation studio, announced today the official launch of its motion comic competition in partnership with Marvel Entertainment. Beginning today animation enthusiasts registered with the Aniboom community, which currently consists of nearly 8,000 professional-level animators from across the globe, can enter the competition in which they are charged with creating unique motion [...]
Continue reading...Superman/Batman Public Enemies Coming to DVD
28. August 2009
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Another classic DC Comics graphic novel comes to animation glory with the September 29 Warner Home Video release of SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES. Stan Berkowitz brought Darwyn Cooke’s landmark JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER from pages to screen in 2008, and this year he’s converted the words of Jeph Loeb into a summer popcorn-style blockbuster with the [...]
Continue reading...Jurassic Park Releases New Toy Line
28. August 2009
Plans to unleash the legendary dinosaurs from Universal Pictures’ JURASSIC PARK, one of the most powerful franchises in 3D animation history, are now set in motion. This fall, under a licensing agreement with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, Hasbro plans to launch a new action figure line based on the film’s prehistoric predators. “JURASSIC PARK is one [...]
Continue reading...Watch truTV with Caution!
26. August 2009
When I read truTV’s pitch that ‘truTV programs are so amazing that viewers cannot help but have a physical reaction when watching them’, my initial reaction was ‘really?’. Now I have to agree. After watching the first truTV video, I was absolutely floored and yelled out to my colleagues to come watch it. The looks on their [...]
Continue reading...Avatar Teaser Trailer Reaches Apple Record
26. August 2009
How can a short teaser trailer receive 4 million streams in its first day online? The secret formula seems to rest on a very accomplished director/writer who is the man behind Titanic and the Terminator franchise: James Cameron. Cameron’s latest opus, Avatar, broke Apple.com records for the release of its original trailer. The original number was [...]
Continue reading...Christopher Nolan’s Inception Trailer now Out
26. August 2009
Ever wondered what Christopher Nolan is up to nowadays while the Batman franchise is still static? Wonder no more as the curtains on the science fiction film Inception has been raised now through its first teaser trailer: Inception is described by Warner Brothers “as a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.” Expect [...]
Continue reading...The Rise of Robotic Gaming?
26. August 2009
Robonica debuts Roboni-i – a fully programmable two-wheeled robot that fuses advanced robotic technology with challenging animation gameplay and online interaction. Robonica, a South African/U.S. start-up focused on developing new forms of robotic entertainment, will redefine the entertainment robotics market this fall as it launches an all-new product category signifying –”The Rise of Robotic Gaming.” Fusing [...]
Continue reading...BioShock Movie Gets Director
26. August 2009
BioShock, the popular video game from Take-Two Interactive for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and PC, will be getting the silver screen treatment. Now, fans can have an idea about its look and feel as Universal Studios have announced that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo of 28 Weeks Later fame will be directing the full-length feature film. Originally, [...]
Continue reading...The Quest for R2-D2: LEGO Star Wars Celebrates Ten Years
25. August 2009
Still more of Star Wars! LEGO Systems, Inc. continues its year-long celebration of 10 years of LEGO STAR WARS, its first licensed property, by inviting fans to join a search for R2-D2 in a fun-filled crossover event featuring the fan-favorite droid. Taking place through online animation comics that culminate in a 5-minute LEGO STAR WARS 3D [...]
Continue reading...More Clone Wars for Cartoon Network
25. August 2009
Lucasfilm’s Breakthrough Animated Series STAR WARS: The Clone Wars – Rise of the Bounty Hunters premieres Friday, October 2, at 8pm ET/PT. Coming off of the record-setting first season of STAR WARS: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network announced today it will premiere a full slate of 22 all-new episodes for Season Two of the critically acclaimed [...]
Continue reading...Beatles’ Yellow Submarine in 3D!
22. August 2009
“We all live in a yellow submarine…” Forty years since the groundbreaking band-centric animation feature film Yellow Submarine of The Beatles will be remade in full 3D animation glory. Will it be able to relive the glory of the 1960s or will it be a substandard imitation? More or less, the entire world will fall for [...]
Continue reading...World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Announced!
22. August 2009
Fresh from BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the third and latest installment in the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The gaming virtual world which everyone has loved returns to deliver a strong punch once again for its loyal and devoted fan base as a follow up to “Wrath of [...]
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31. August 2009
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