Tag: category-/Arts & Entertainment/Comics & Animation

Midjourney debuts feature for generating consistent characters across multiple gen AI images

Join leaders in Boston on March 27 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. The popular AI image generating service Midjourney has deployed one of its most oft-requested features: the ability to recreate characters consistently across new images. This has been a major hurdle for AI image generators to-date, […]

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Gadget-Bot takes Kaidro anime RPG to Ronin blockchain

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Gadget-Bot Productions, the creator of blockbusters such as Alita: Battle Angel and Jurassic World, will debut its anime-style RPG Kaidro on the Ronin blockchain. Headed by Peggy Chung and Robert Simons, Gadget-Bot […]

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Skybound hires ex-EA biz dev exec as it ponders acquisitions

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  Skybound Entertainment, the multi-platform entertainment company behind mega hit franchises like The Walking Dead, has hired an acquisitions specialist to consider acquiring other companies. Coming on board is Jeff Chaiken, a former […]

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Peridot uses Gen AI to make its virtual beasties more lifelike

GamesBeat Next’s on-demand library is now live! Start catching up on the 30+ sessions you might have missed.  Watch Now Niantic announced today that it’s making an update to its mobile title, Peridot that will supposedly give its virtual pets, the Dots, more life. Using Generative AI, Dots can more realistically interact with real-world objects […]

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Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt win a victory in copyright case by artists — but the fight continues

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed – An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More The contentious issue of whether AI art generators violent copyright — since they are by and large trained on human artists’ work, in many cases without their direct affirmative consent, compensation, or even knowledge […]

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At Manga Productions, the Saudis tap a new generation for talent | The DeanBeat

In Saudi Arabia, more than 70% of the population is under the age of 35. And these days they are growing up reading manga (comics), watching anime films and TV shows, and playing video games. It’s the perfect workforce for Manga Productions, a Riyadh company that is in all of those businesses. Saudi kids are […]

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How Manga Productions is bringing manga, anime and games to the Middle East | CEO interview

Manga Productions is playing a unique role in the ambitious goal of bringing Saudi Arabia‘s entertainment industry into the modern world. There are many bigger companies in the country that outshine this maker of manga, anime and video games. But few carry as much hope, ambition and alignment with what the country’s leaders say they […]

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