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Oct 6

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Retro10/6/20

20 Years Ago Digimon: The Movie Premiered, And It Wasn't Great

Mike Fahey

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Two decades ago today Saban Entertainment and Fox Kids released Digimon: The Movie in theaters across the U.S. An…

Sep 2

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Odds and Ends9/2/20

Video Game "Walk Cycles" Are Just The Best

Luke Plunkett

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A “walk cycle” is the part of video game animation that covers the most basic, default movement of your character.…

Jun 15

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Kotaku Game Diary6/15/20

The Gathering Animations In Among Trees Are Very Good

Ian Walker

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Survival games are, by nature, pretty intense. Among Trees, which entered early access on the Epic Games Store last…

Jun 4

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6/4/20

Pokémon Star In Very Cool Old-Timey Cartoon

Luke Plunkett

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Pokémon’s official Japanese Kids TV channel today released something definitely worth four minutes of your time: a…

May 17

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News5/17/20

The Blacklist Season 7 Finale Looks Like A PS2 Game

Zack Zwiezen

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The Blacklist, a TV show on NBC, aired its season 7 finale on Friday night. Due to COVID-19, the final episode…

Apr 20

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News4/20/20

<i>Another World</i> Creator Shares Toy Car Footage He Used To Make Video Game Art

News4/20/20

Another World Creator Shares Toy Car Footage He Used To Make Video Game Art

Ethan Gach

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Over the weekend, game designer Éric Chahi shared footage of him playing with a toy car that was used to make one of…

Apr 20

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Impressions4/20/20

The New Animated <i>Mortal Kombat</i> Movie Is Just As Brutal As The Games

Impressions4/20/20

The New Animated Mortal Kombat Movie Is Just As Brutal As The Games

Mike Fahey

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Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, the new film from Warner Bros. Animation, begins with dozens of ninja…

Mar 6

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News3/6/20

Animators Reimagine LucasArts Classic Full Throttle In Modern 3D

Ian Walker

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Full Throttle was one of many amazing adventure games developed by LucasArts throughout the 1990s. It got a remastere…

Feb 13

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2/13/20

The CG-animated Dragon Quest movie is now streaming on Netflix. It’s called Dragon Quest Your Story in the West, and it’s something to watch once you’ve finished Locke & Key, Bojack, and the latest season of Sabrina.

Mike Fahey

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Feb 8

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2/8/20

<i>The Owl House</i> Is Off To An Enchanting Start

The Owl House Is Off To An Enchanting Start

Ben Bertoli

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While animated shows often cater to specific age groups, there are many that strive for a mix of humor, action, and…

Jan 31

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News1/31/20

One Of The Most Annoying Parts Of <i>Death Stranding</i> Has Been Fixed

News1/31/20

One Of The Most Annoying Parts Of Death Stranding Has Been Fixed

Ethan Gach

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A new patch for Death Stranding went live today that finally makes the extended animation that takes place when…

Jan 30

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News1/30/20

New Mortal Kombat Animated Film Releasing In April

Mike Fahey

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Arriving on digital platforms April 12 with Blu-ray and DVD on April 28, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge…

Jan 29

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News1/29/20

Cuphead Fan Makes Awesome Stop-Motion Tribute

Ethan Gach

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A fan spent four months working on this Cuphead stop-motion animated short and it’s fantastic.

Jan 24

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1/24/20

Images for the previously planned and then cancelled Last of Us animated short have surfaced online briefly over at the Oddfellow animation agency website. The movie was supposed to summarize the events of the first game using a series of different art styles similar to the structure of the Animatrix.

Ethan Gach

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Jan 16

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1/16/20

Jiang Ziya, the sequel to the blockbuster Chinese animation Ne Zha, is getting a US release. The earlier movie made a whopping $720 million in China, and the sequel follows the adventures of an army commander who is tasked with killing the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon. Jiang Ziya will be released in the US on February 7.