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Video Games

Video Gamers Defy Gravity

Ryan Ball - July 22, 2003

When you think Gravity Games, you think extreme sports with high-flying stunts on bicycles, motorcycles, skateboards, in-line skates and wakeboards. This year, however, the...

VFX

New Maya Renderer Comes Out of Shell at SIGGRAPH

Ryan Ball - July 22, 2003

Illuminate Labs will reveal a new renderer for Maya at SIGGRAPH 2003. The company claims TURTLE for Maya will offer previously unseen rendering speed...

Festivals & Events

HypeFest Selections Made

Ryan Ball - July 22, 2003

The HypeFest film & video festival has announced its 2003 selection of short films, music videos, commercials and promos. Held at Cinespace in Hollywood...

Features

DPS, Vanguard Animation Ramp Up For CG Features

Ryan Ball - July 22, 2003

IDT Media's animation unit, Digital Productions Solutions (DPS), has entered into a partnership with Vanguard Animation to co-produce and co-own all Vanguard properties including...

Schools

USC Masters SOFTIMAGE|XSI

Ryan Ball - July 21, 2003

The School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California (USC) is now introducing SOFTIMAGE|XSI software in two of its Master of Fine Arts...

Television

Monster Acquires Krumpet

Ryan Ball - July 21, 2003

Having won the Press Award, the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award at Annecy Int'l Festival of Animation in Annecy, France, Harvie Krumpet...

Video Games

Publishers Association Changes Name

Ryan Ball - July 21, 2003

The Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA), which represents U.S. computer and video game software publishers, announced that it has formally changed its name to...

Festivals & Events

COMIC-CON NEWS:DreamWorks Animation Exposed

Ryan Ball - July 21, 2003

Animation fans got a peek behind the curtain at DreamWorks' slate of upcoming animated projects at Comic-Con Int'l 2003 over the weekend. The studio's...

Festivals & Events

First Spider-Man 2 Image Released

Ryan Ball - July 21, 2003

Attendees of Comic-Con Int'l in San Diego California got a special treat over the weekend as Columbia Pictures released the first image from the...

Features

Bad Boys Make Pirates Walk Plank

Ryan Ball - July 21, 2003

For summer blockbusters, the No.1 spot at the box office is proving easy to steal, but hard to hold onto. Warner Bros.' Terminator 3:...

Television

Stan Lee to Animate Hefner

Ryan Ball - July 18, 2003

Ever wonder what goes on behind the gates of the Playboy Mansion? Comic book king and Stripperella creator Stan Lee is teaming up with...

Television

Kim Possible Kicks off Season Two

Ryan Ball - July 18, 2003

Disney's Emmy-nominated, animated hit Kim Possible swings back into action with the launch of season two tonight at 6:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Disney Channel....

Video Games

Transformers Armada Sailing to PS2

Ryan Ball - July 18, 2003

Atari has plans to bring a hugely successful Hasbro toyline and equally popular Cartoon Network television series to PlayStation2 with Transformers Armada: Prelude To...

VFX

Turbo Squid releases ACT 1.6 for 3ds max

Ryan Ball - July 18, 2003

Online digital marketplace Turbo Squid announced the certification and release of cgCharacter's Absolute Character Tools (ACT) 1.6 Pro as a Discreet certified 3ds max...

Features

Heavy Metal’s Sternn to Get CG Flick

Ryan Ball - July 18, 2003

Darkwoods Prods. is working with Himani Original Prods. to develop a CG feature film and animated TV series based on Bernie Wrightson's comic book...

Features

Burt Reynolds Joins Delgo Cast

Ryan Ball - July 18, 2003

Yet another update on casting for the independent CG animated feature Delgo, being produced by Atlanta, Georgia-based Fathom Studios. Movie icon Burt Reynolds has...

Television

Fox, Nick, Disney Vie for Emmy

Ryan Ball - July 17, 2003

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences this morning announced nominations for the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, placing five shows in the...

People

Cosgrove Hall Founder Retires

Ryan Ball - July 17, 2003

Twenty Seven years after forming Cosgrove Hall Films with Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall has announced his official retirement. Following in his partner's footsteps, Hall...

VFX

Alias|Wavefront Changes Name After 20 Years

Ryan Ball - July 17, 2003

Toronto, Canada-based digital solutions provider Alias|Wavefront is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the launch of a corporate identity change from Alias|Wavefront to simply Alias....

Features