Neowin News Feed for: Pixar

Kingdom Hearts is coming to Steam after three years of Epic Games Store exclusivity

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:26:02 +0000

Square Enix has announced that after three years, the Kingdom Hearts franchise on PC will be shedding its Epic Games Store exclusivity. Almost the entire series is hitting Steam in June. Read more...

Disney invests $1.5B in Epic to create 'expansive and open games linked to Fortnite'

Omer Dursun — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:34:01 +0000

Disney and Epic Games announce a partnership to create a virtual world where users can interact with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters. The companies will create simulated environments. Read more...

TikTok and Disney partner up to celebrate 100 years of The Walt Disney Company

Anushe Fawaz — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:16:02 +0000

For Walt Disney's 100th anniversary, it has paired up with TikTok and joined Pulse Premiere to bag a designated space on the platform to create an engaging experience for its customers. Read more...

Snapchat introduces Lens Cloud and a new version of Lens Studio

Fiza Ali — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:56:01 +0000

With its Snap AR community, Snapchat is determined to prove the value and impact of AR by developing the latest Lens capabilities, tools, and infrastructure including Lens Studio, and Lens Cloud. Read more...

Disney+ will launch a cheaper, ad-supported, tier from late 2022

Paul Hill — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:18:01 +0000

Disney+ will receive an ad-supported tier later this year which will allow the company to make the service available at a lower price. Exact pricing details are due at a later date. Read more...

Mozilla's new colorways themes actually represent Pixar's Turning Red characters

Paul Hill — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:16:01 +0000

Mozilla has revealed a partnership with Pixar which explains why the old colorway themes were retired in Firefox 97. The new colorways each represent one of the main characters from Turning Red. Read more...

Apple's gaming subscription service to get "Disney Melee Mania" this December

Fiza Ali — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:44:01 +0000

From December, Apple Arcade will also offer "Disney Melee Mania", along with its existing 200 games, to its users for an enhanced gaming experience with a "never-before-seen" virtual arena. Read more...

All you need to know about the upcoming Disney+ streaming service

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:18:01 +0000

Recently, Walt Disney revealed a lot of information regarding the long-awaited streaming service, Disney+, including details such as the expected price, release date and content it will offer. Read more...

Apple Clips now includes Disney and Pixar characters

Paul Hill — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 14:30:01 +0000

Apple has updated its video creation tool, Clips. The app, which is available on iOS devices, now comes with new overlays and posters, and several Disney and Pixar characters to add to your creations. Read more...

Netflix won't renew Epix deal, losing several blockbuster movies after September

Anthony Tosie — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:50:01 +0000

Netflix has announced it won't renew its content-licensing deal with Epix, which will cost it several blockbuster movies. Instead, Netflix says, it will focus on exclusive content. Read more...

Wreck-It Ralph - the ultimate video game movie?

Tyler Holman — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:38:58 +0000

It's not a Pixar movie, even though it has John Lasseter as executive producer, but Disney's Wreck-It Ralph looks like it might be the ultimate gaming movie, featuring everyone from Bowser to Bison Read more...

Apple's future without Steve Jobs

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:18:10 +0000

With the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs, the future of the company he created is sailing into unknown territory under the leadership of CEO Tim Cook. Read more...

Disney finds backdated Pixar stocks; clears Jobs

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:02:20 +0000

Walt Disney has confirmed that it has found backdated stock options at Pixar prior to its acquisition in January 2006 and has cleared Steve Jobs (CEO of Pixar at the time) of any wrongdoing. "The... Read more...

Science Museum Presents Pixar Exhibition

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 16:18:31 +0000

The Science Museum is currently hosting the Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition in London. The exhibition examines the work of Pixar's world-class artist team, and includes 250 drawings and paintings, 50 sculptures, and computer-generated... Read more...

Pixar buyout for $7 billion

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:10:04 +0000

On Tuesday, board members for Pixar Animation Studios will meet to approve a $7 billion buyout by Disney. The buyout will make Steve Jobs, the company's chief executive, around... Read more...

Walt Disney in Serious Talks to Acquire Pixar

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:46:37 +0000

The post-Eisner Walt Disney is close to buying Pixar Animation Studios in a deal that could allow Steve Jobs and his team to exert significant creative influence at the entertainment giant, reports The Wall Street... Read more...

Pixar strikes multi-game deal with THQ

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 01:10:53 +0000

The publisher inks an agreement to make games based on four more computer-animated films from the computer-animation studio. Finding Nemo the amazing movie has now striked a deal with THQ and... Read more...

Pixar dumps Disney

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 06:59:43 +0000

Pixar Animation Studios Inc. said Thursday it ended talks with Walt Disney Co. to extend a five-picture deal for Disney to distribute Pixar films. Pixar, the computer animation pioneer founded by Apple... Read more...