I don’t go to shoots very often but I dread whenever I have to because of how lengthy and formal the process of portrait-taking can be. It’s pretty draining. To overcome that, the concept of self-control photography was born. “Self-control photography is very big and trending in Korea right now. …
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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now One of the most popular live-service multiplayer hits of 2020 is joining forces with Fortnite developer Epic Games. Epic announced today that it has acquired Fall Guys: …
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Fable Studio has announced two new conversational AI virtual beings, or artificial people. Their names are Charlie and Beck, and they will be able to hold conversations as if they were real people. The new characters are a blend of storytelling and artificial intelligence, a marriage that Fable is pioneering …
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Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here On November 17, Embracer Group (a game publisher formed from the combination of THQ Nordic and Nordic Games Publishing) announced the acquisition of a dozen game studios. That was a …
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Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs keeps growing, as it announced today the establishment of new studios in Montreal, Quebec and Los Angeles, California. Phoenix Labs added 50 employees during 2020, …
Read More »Tencent-owned Sharkmob opens triple-A game studio in London
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here Sweden’s Sharkmob has opened a triple-A game studio in London, and it’s starting to hire game developers for it. Given the background of the former Ubisoft developers, the studio has cred when it …
Read More »How a gaijin studio made the beautiful unrealism of Ghost of Tsushima
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now From the Japanese point of view, there is no way around it. Sucker Punch Productions, the maker of the Ghost of Tsushima samurai epic, is a gaijin studio. Gaijin is the Japanese word for foreigners, and it’s …
Read More »Flipside Studio offers VR production tool for animation
Flipside Studio is a new virtual production tool that enables actors and directors to capture and create animated content entirely in VR. It’s leaving early access, after a testing period in which several notable companies and platforms used the technology. The software enables you to embody avatars and models within …
Read More »A closer look at SageMaker Studio, AWS’ machine learning IDE
Back in December, when AWS launched its new machine learning IDE, SageMaker Studio, we wrote up a “hot-off-the-presses” review. At the time, we felt the platform fell short, but we promised to publish an update after working with AWS to get more familiar with the new capabilities. This is that …
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