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The makers of MapleStory invest $400 million in a Russo brothers-founded company to expand to film and TV

The Verge

Nexon wants to expand its game franchises to film and TV. Nexon, which develops the popular MMORPG MapleStory , wants to bring its gaming franchises to film and TV, and it’s investing nearly half a billion dollars — and the potential for more — to do so. More gaming franchises are making the jump to film and TV.

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11 most in-demand gen AI jobs companies are hiring for

CIO Business Intelligence

Businesses are turning to gen AI to streamline business processes, develop proprietary AI technology, and reduce manual efforts in order to free up employees to take on more intensive tasks. Foundry’s AI survey also identified several roles that companies are looking to hire to help with the integration of gen AI in the workplace.

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Kojima Productions launches new division focused on film and TV

The Verge

No new projects have been announced, but the company says the Los Angeles-based office “will focus on securing opportunities in the film and television space.”. Given this history, a film and TV division makes a lot of sense.

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Report: Amazon may be looking to buy longtime Hollywood film and TV studio MGM

GeekWire

The report cites a person familiar with ongoing discussions between the tech giant and the historic film and television studio, but says the status of any deal is unclear.

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PUBG’s developer is suing Apple, Google, and the developer of lucrative PUBG lookalike Free Fire

The Verge

PUBG -maker Krafton filed a big lawsuit Monday : it’s suing the developer of two mobile games that it accuses of copying PUBG: Battlegrounds , the hit PC battle royale shooter, and it’s suing Apple and Google for distributing those games on their app stores. In case you’re wondering about that film: Update on the below: 1.

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Film review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ marks a new era for Wizards of the Coast

GeekWire

The rest of the movie, as Edgin and company put together what they need to pull off the Neverwinter heist, feels like it’s on fast-forward. Both Wizards of the Coast and its parent company, the toy giant Hasbro, seem to have been banking on the movie’s success. based developer Cryptic Studios.

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Addison Rae signs Netflix film deal after going from TikTok to He’s All That

The Verge

Netflix is doubling down on TikTok star Addison Rae with a new multi-picture film deal that could see the social media celebrity bringing even more eyes to the streaming service, As part of the deal, Netflix will develop projects specifically for Rae to star in and executive produce ( via Variety ).

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