Crunchyroll Celebrates Valentine’s Day With Free February Programming
20 drama and rom-com titles will be available to stream the entire month; the Lovestruck Loot sale will also be available on the Crunchyroll Store from February 5-14.
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‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ or What is This Anime Thing Anyway?
The popular Netflix series isn’t anime, is it? AWN’s anime columnist Andrew Osmond wades into the definition debate.
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Annapurna Taps Leanne Loombe as Head of Games
The former Netflix games exec will tackle publishing, development, and creative for games in development, reporting to president of Interactive and New Media Hector Sanchez, who continues to oversee the company’s larger games strategy.
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Unveiling ‘Arcane’: A Conversation with Pascal Charrue and Alexis Wanneroy
The co-executive producer/director and co-supervisor of animation discuss the challenges, inspirations, and innovative techniques that pushed visual and storytelling boundaries and helped shape Netflix’s award-winning series’ second and final season.
The Animation Workshop Announces 2025 Graduates
Five short films and two video game trailers were produced by the 48 character animators and computer graphic artists who will graduate on January 17.
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NVIDIA Expands Cloud Gaming with GeForce NOW App
Debuting later this year, app for the Steam Deck will allow gamers to play their favorite PC titles at GeForce RTX quality; GeForce NOW cloud gaming will also be available on Apple Vision Pro spatial computers, Meta Quest 3, and 3S and Pico virtual/mixed-reality devices.
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Prime Video Renews ‘Secret Level’
On the heels of its December 10 premiere, a second season has been ordered for the record-setting animated anthology from Tim Miller, which features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games.
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‘Attack on Titan: Invasion’ Metaverse Experience Now Available
Humanity depends on players for survival in ‘The Sandbox’ experience, which offers tower defense game-style gameplay set in the world of the iconic manga.
Barrier Four, Netflix Team on ‘Cobra Kai,’ ‘Spellbound’ Experiences on Roblox
In a novel move the animation studio has dubbed 'Playable Media,' both experiences allow players to engage in fully interactive, playable scenes directly from both universes.
Christian Linke Talks Animation Secrets, Silent Characters and Last Lines of 'Arcane' Season 2
From watercolors and charcoal to hand-drawn 2D and highly stylized 3D, the award-winning series’ second and final season pushed visual and storytelling boundaries while delivering a gripping and emotionally stunning finale.
Netflix, Riot Games Drop ‘Making of Arcane’ Featurette
The multiple Annie and Emmy Award-winning adult animated series is back with its long-awaited Act III conclusion, now streaming.
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Paramount Drops ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Trailer #2
A superpowered villain - Keanu Reeves’ Shadow - appears, forcing Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails to reunite… with an all new, highly unlikely alliance - dare we say the name, Dr. Robotnik!; the animated/live-action feature hits theaters December 20.
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Featurettes and Character Posters Released
Keanu Reeves stars as ‘Shadow the Hedgehog,’ a mysterious villain that Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails must reunite against… with an all new, highly unlikely alliance – dare we say the name, Dr. Robotnik!; the animated/live-action feature hits theaters December 20.
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Digitoonz Spain, Morgana Studios Partner on ‘YugiBao’ IP
The two companies will co-own and co-develop the property’s multi-platform universe, based on the original NFT collection of 1,600 handcrafted 3D characters designed by Morgana Studios.
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Dream Games, Psyop Team for ‘Royal Kingdom’ Cinematic Trailer
Directors Doug Sweetland and Marie Hyon bring the Royal mobile game universe to life through a teaser and full cinematic trailer, which tells the tale of King Robert and his younger brother King Richard.
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Prime Video Drops ‘Secret Level’ Official Trailer
The all-new animated anthology from Tim Miller, which features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games, premieres December 10.
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‘Arcane’ Season 2: More Songs, Darker Animation, and Lots of Shimmer
Riot Games’ multiple Annie and Emmy Award-winning adult animated steampunk series is back with a long-awaited new season filled with twice the number of songs, a deeper dive into the inner workings of magic and its connection to hextech, and more grimy, seedy underbelly fun; premieres November 9 on Netflix.
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‘Mass Effect’ Series in Development at Amazon MGM Studios
‘Fast & Furious 9’ writer Daniel Casey will executive produce and pen the script for the first adaptation of the fan-favorite sci-fi video game.
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Take-Two Interactive Reveals Sale of Private Division Label
According to CEO Strauss Zelnick, the ‘Tales of the Shire’ developer was sold so that the company, ‘could focus our resources on growing our core businesses for the long term;’ the details of the deal were not disclosed.
‘Apex Legends’ Facing ‘Systematic Change’ After Failing Monetization Goals
Despite announcing strong earnings during the fiscal Q2 2025 earnings report, EA CEO Andrew Wilson claimed the battle royale shooter, ‘did not see the lift in monetization we had expected’ after changing the Battle Pass structure, but they have, ‘adjusted the rest of FY25 to reflect lower engagement than expected.’
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Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite’ Launches ESPN-Themed Island
Following Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games earlier this year, the collaboration releases ‘ESPN Football Island,’ which features ESPN SportsCenter Anchors Randy Scott and Gary Striewski, and the voice of ‘SportsCenter’ and NHL content host Arda Öcal as announcer.
Prime Video Announces ‘Secret Level’ Adult-Animated Anthology Ensemble Cast
The all-new series from Tim Miller, which features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games, premieres December 10.
Ronald D. Moore to Showrun ‘God of War’ Game Adaptation at Prime Video
Based on the critically acclaimed PlayStation videogame franchise, the live-action series follows God-in-exile Kratos, who stumbles into an epic adventure as he attempts to spread the ashes of his diseased wife with his estranged son.
The Truly Incredible ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’
3D animator and DP Rasmus Tukia talks about Benjamin Ree’s ‘must see’ live-action / animated documentary about the vibrant, expansive, but secret virtual life of a young Norwegian, Mats Steen, who died at age 25 of a degenerative disease, and whose ‘World of Warcraft’ game exploits and incredible legion of friends were only discovered upon his death, debuting today, October 25, on Netflix.
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Netflix Renews ‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’ For Season 2
On the heels of the series launch earlier this month, the streamer reveals that Laura Croft will return with ‘thrilling new adventures taking her around the globe’ as she delves deeper into the hidden secrets of Orisha history.
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