Between the upcoming sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, as well as the recently announced Shinobi movie and Prime Video's Like a Dragon series, Sega has been doing very well in Hollywood in recent years. However, the company has even bigger ambitions: to become a media giant in the Disney tradition, and a former Disney executive … Read more
As part of its latest financial report, Sega emphasized that it plans to build on the current momentum of its gaming business by “accelerating the IP group's transmedia development.” This strengthening of its transmedia strategy has been the focus of the company for several years, with the success of the Sonic movies of course, but … Read more
Generative AI has been the epicenter of discussions about the future of entertainment across films, television, music and video games. With more and more studios and developers adopting the technology, despite an ongoing voice actor strike and even Robert Downey Jr. planning to sue anyone who uses his likeness. A Netflix executive is doubling down … Read more
Times have been tough lately at Sony Interactive Entertainment, as the PlayStation company started the year by cutting more than 900 jobs and canceling games. In July, Sony cut a number of positions at its Destiny studio, Bungie, and announced a reorganization effort. Then, in August, Sony's Firewalk team launched a multiplayer FPS called Concord, … Read more
The executive producer of Ubisoft's live-action shooter dismissed reports that the game would shut down. Rumors began with claims from a leaker on Xclaims that XDefiant is “already dead” and that support is ending unless its player count improves significantly after the fourth season. However, Ubisoft's Mark Rubin disputed this in his own X post, … Read more
He is best known for his role as Superman in the film Steele's man, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice LeagueHenry Cavill is a real superhero (or at least he plays the role well). Although we've seen plenty of British actors on screen and in interviews, he lives a bit of a double … Read more
Layoffs in the video game industry have been massive in 2024, with around 11,500 workers laid off at companies like Ubisoft, Bungie, and more. But now, former Sony executive Chris Deering is under fire for claiming that these layoffs aren’t the result of corporate greed. Deering, former president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, recently appeared … Read more