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Those of you who love retro gaming may want to tune into Bigscreen next week as the virtual reality (VR) app is going to be hosting a free screening of documentary
Insert Coin. Additionally, before the screening it’ll be hosting a Q&A with its creators.
Insert Coin is a Midway Games documentary, looking at how the studio became a powerhouse for arcade games, creating iconic franchises like
Mortal Kombat and
NBA Jam. The film charts the highs and lows of the company, with Eugene Jarvis, the “Godfather of Video Games,” and others contributing.
The Bigscreen Event will start on Friday 25th February at 7 pm PT (Sat 26th 3 am GMT) with a 30 minute Q&A with director Josh Tsui (director) and Ready Player One author Ernest Cline who is one of the contributors. Once that’s concluded, the
BBC Select launches in U.S., Canada
BBC Studios, the production arm of the BBC, has launched its new ad-free subscription channel in the U.S. and Canada.
BBC Select is available initially on Amazon Prime Video Channels and the Apple TV app.
Programs to be available on the platform include
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty (3 x 50 minutes); 60-minute documentary
54 Days: America and the Pandemic, premiering March 11; 60-minute film TV’s Black Renaissance: Reggie Yates in Hollywood (pictured);
The Trump Show (4 x 60 minutes), available March 22;
Feasts (3 x 60 minutes);
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby (6 x 50 minutes);
Extraordinary Places to Eat (4 x 60 minutes); the 60-minute
Lauran Carter, head of comms at Liquid Crimson
Games are inherently interactive experiences, but practically every first look for a potential player is a video trailer. While content around the game, such as developer diaries and influencer campaigns, can be essential in explaining a title’s USPs.
Liquid Crimson has been creating just such content for over eight years, with the team’s experience stretching back over two decades. Which all came in handy when 2020 stating throwing curveballs.
2020 was a year like no other, how did the pandemic affect the studio’s output…
One of the few good things (from the games industry’s point-of-view) about lockdown was that people needed to be entertained more than ever, so both die-hard and casual players were picking up their controllers in their droves. This meant that we were called upon by many games studios to announce and tease their games, as well as produce developer video diaries to keep their audiences entertained.
Eagle Country 99.3 By Travis Thayer Author John David Anderson will be the guest speaker at SDCSC.
(Aurora, Ind.) – Hoosiers authors are hitting the road in 2021 to provide a statewide speakers bureau and writing workshop program.
The program is offered through the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Category winners and shortlisted authors from the 2020 awards will visit communities virtually and in-person for the speaker program events to provide readings and discussion.
More than 25 organizations have been selected to host Indiana authors in 2021, including South Dearborn Community Schools Libraries.
Author John David Anderson will feature at SDCS Libraries. Anderson is best known for writing middle-grade fiction such as Bixby’s Last Day, Insert Coin to Continue, The Dungeoneers, Sidekicked, Minion, Granted, and Posted.