Review: ‘Hitman: Episode 1’
Deadly Agent 47 returns in IO Interactive’s brand new video game reboot that tests your skills as a stealthy assassin.
Deadly Agent 47 returns in IO Interactive’s brand new video game reboot that tests your skills as a stealthy assassin.
Animation production software with expanded feature set employed by Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli to be distributed for free.
Canadian animator Howie Shia dives headfirst into the awkward reality of how we handle our aggressive and often dangerous emotions.
Official selections include 54 short films in competition -- 34 percent of them made by women -- out of nearly 2,700 submissions, with France, Belgium, Canada and Germany leading the pack.
AWN game expert Spencer Fawcett tries to take back Manhattan in Ubisoft’s brand new third-person shooter game.
Overall VFX supervisor dishes on his stunning Academy Award win for best achievement in visual effects on Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller.
As we await 2016’s big game releases, AWN game writer Spencer Fawcett looks back on his favorites of 2015.
Veteran animator and story artist discusses the challenges of helming DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ feature film franchise.
One of Disney Feature Animation’s most energetic, funny and enjoyable animated features hits theatres worldwide.
Ubisoft’s decision to push next ‘Assassin’s Creed’ release to 2017 may signal needed change in big game franchise planning.
ILM animation supervisor discusses the wide range of complicated shots that kept his team scrambling for two years on J.J. Abrams’ blockbuster sci-fi action film.
AWN editor-in-chief Dan Sarto reports on the backstage antics at the 88th Academy Awards, talking to Oscar winners Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala, ‘Inside Out’s Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera, and ‘Ex Machina’ VFX supervisor Andrew Whitehurst.
Industry veterans Rex Grignon and Jason Schleifer launch cost-effective global cloud-based production and community ecosystem filled with creative tools, support and distribution.
Web animation tool formerly known as Flash Professional arrives with a long list of new features and enhancements including improvements to pencil and art brushes, projector support and video export to multiple resolutions.
Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarter-backed project illustrates the potential perils of crowdfunding video game development.
Iron-Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America and other characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe have at it in the latest LEGO game adaptation.
Previs supervisor Brad Alexander and postvis supervisor A.J. Briones take us inside J.J. Abrams’ epic new ‘Star Wars’ adventure.
The Third Floor’s virtual production supervisor discusses high precision coordination for shooting actors, cameras, stunts, rigs and backdrops on Ridley Scott’s award-winning sci-fi adventure.
DreamWorks Animation’s threequel scores the biggest animated opening of all time in China with $58.3 million; ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ nears $2 billion worldwide.
New release features streamlined workflow and improved performance for motion graphics and VFX artists.
A major late-in-production story shift and co-director addition are all in a day’s work for the veteran Walt Disney Animation Studios producer.