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Trailer Released for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Posted by cgnews On July - 26 - 2010

The first trailer for the debut game from Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” was unleashed at Comic-Con last week. The 38 Studios team of visionaries sat as a special panel to unveil the trailer called ‘Well of Souls’ which features the work of Zoic Studios. Todd McFarlane, who served as the producer [...]

Zoic Creates Teaser for Return of Twisted Metal

Posted by cgnews On July - 22 - 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment reached out to Zoic Studios to produce a compelling live-action teaser trailer to launch the return of Twisted Metal in what proved to be the ultimate E3 surprise. The trailer, which was met with enthusiasm from the gaming industry and fans, marked the directing debut for Zoic Studios’ Levi Ahmu, who [...]

Nathan Love on a Fantasy Westward Journey

Posted by cgnews On July - 19 - 2010

World-class animation studio Nathan Love is very proud to detail its collaborations with director Willis Wong, Lunar Films and Hopr in producing two broadcast/web spots for J. Walter Thompson Shanghai and their clients at NetEase. The innovative spots starring celebrity Jay Chou and promoting Fantasy Westward Journey, one of China’s most popular online games, recently [...]

Escape to Plastic Beach With Gorillaz

Posted by cgnews On March - 31 - 2010

“Escape to Plastic Beach” a multi level game that takes players to the new Gorillaz headquarters Plastic Beach was released by Parlophone on Monday, March 29th. The game will also include an MP3 download of Gorillaz’ new single ‘Superfast Jellyfish’ featuring De La Soul and Gruff Rhys, from their new album ‘Plastic Beach’.

Gorillaz Bassist, [...]

ROKKAN and 2K Games Relaunch For Games Website

Posted by cgnews On March - 17 - 2010

2K Games reunited with digital creative agency, ROKKAN, to redesign and relaunch their official site – www.2kgames.com. The goal of the new site was to provide a seamless intersection of games, news and community. At the cornerstone of this creative process was a key objective – staying true to 2K Games’ brand and pushing the [...]

Autodesk Introduces Vehicle For Games

Posted by cgnews On March - 15 - 2010

Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK: NASDAQ), has introduced its “Vehicle for Games” curriculum for post-secondary students.The 16-week curriculum provides hands-on training for the entire game development pipeline, from concept art to creating an engine-ready asset.

This free* web-based curriculum is designed to be used with Autodesk Maya modeling, animation, rendering and visual effects software, and Autodesk Mudbox digital [...]

Zoic Brings Adrenaline to Army of Two Spot

Posted by cgnews On January - 29 - 2010

A carefully orchestrated series of mysterious catastrophes is dragging Shanghai, China to the brink of ruin, and now the Army of Two must fight their way through ravaged city districts as they try to beat the odds and uncover the secret of the 40th Day.

Army of Two: The 40th Day has been built from the [...]

Manic Mixes Something Special for PSP

Posted by cgnews On January - 14 - 2010

Manic Director and VFX Artist Nick Sasso shot, edited and handled all post production on a series of five web virals for the new mobile studio/beatmaker feature on the hit Beaterator video game for SonyPlaystation Portable (PSP). The videos, done in collaboration with Wax Poetics for Rockstar Games (of Grand Theft Auto fame), each feature [...]

Digital Domain’s Game Face for ‘Assassin’s Creed II’

Posted by cgnews On November - 18 - 2009

Digital Domain forces viewers to stare deep into the faces of the freshly deceased in “Eyes,” a television commercial for “Assassin’s Creed II,” the new third-person action-adventure video game from Ubisoft. Directed by Andrew Douglas of Anonymous Content via ad agency Cutwater, the spot demonstrates Digital Domain’s expertise in working with the contours of the [...]

Anonymous Content Goes Full Throttle with Xbox 360

Posted by cgnews On November - 5 - 2009

On the heels of his feature film debut with Anonymous Content-produced 44-Inch Chest, Director Malcolm Venville has released a beautiful spot promoting Turn 10 Studio’s Forza Motorsport 3. The spot, created by and finished in close collaboration with T.A.G. SF, is the latest installment in the popular line of videogames for Xbox 360.

An Open Door, [...]