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THE COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES ANNOUNCES FIRST WEEK-LONG ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AND ILLUSTRATION INDUSTRY IMMERSION EVENT

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Detroit, Michigan, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce the first Industry EXPOsion week-long immersion event.

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  • Detroit, Michigan, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is pleased to announce the first Industry EXPOsion week-long immersion event.
  • CCS invites industry professionals interested in visual storytelling, animation, gaming, illustration, 3D asset creation, concept art and motion graphics to an exclusive showcase featuring exceptional talents of Entertainment Arts and Illustration students.
  • Over 200 CCS students will participate and over 120 CCS students will present their creative reels and portfolios.
  • The illustration course options form pathways in visual development, publishing, fashion lifestyle and licensing, comics and sequential, or gallery artist.

Four Stagwell (STGW) Agencies - 72andSunny, Code and Theory, Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany - Awarded 2024 Ad Age Agency A-List Recognition for Business and Creative Transformation

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Monday, March 11, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today celebrates four of its agencies recognized in Ad Age's 2024 Agency A-List: 72andSunny , Code and Theory , Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany .

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  • NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today celebrates four of its agencies recognized in Ad Age's 2024 Agency A-List: 72andSunny , Code and Theory , Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany .
  • Stagwell celebrates four of its agencies recognized in Ad Age's 2024 Agency A-List.
  • The Agency A-List is an annual ranking of the top agencies, companies, and innovators, honoring the best work and brightest ideas in advertising, marketing and the expanding innovation landscape.
  • "Congratulations to the teams at 72andSunny, Code and Theory, Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany for well-deserved recognition after another year of digital and creative innovation," said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn.

Steamroller Taps Shawn Dunn For Chief Technology Officer

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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MOUNT DORA, Fla. , March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prior to joining Steamroller, Dunn was a Senior Product Manager at Epic Games where he was instrumental in the company's development direction of Unreal Engine in order for it to be easily adopted and used in the Media & Entertainment industry in Virtual Production, Visual Effects and Feature Animation. Shawn spent 3.5 years at Original Force, a privately owned animation studio with bases in Los Angeles, Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai and Chengdu, where he was responsible for overseeing the technology foundation of the company, implementing IT and workflow innovations that support the creative and artistic process. Dunn also spent 13 years at Weta FX where he served as Head of Research and Development for the motion group, managing R&D for its animation, motion editing, pre-vis and crowd simulation units. Throughout his 28 year career, Shawn worked on over 30 feature films including Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin and The BFG, James Cameron's Avatar, Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, King Kong, The Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King, Rise of The Planet of The Apes, Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel, Dawn of the Planets of the Apes, The Avengers, X-Men: First Class and The Jungle Book.

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  • Steamroller Animation has announced that Shawn Dunn will be joining the studio as Chief Technology Officer.
  • Aaron Gilman, Chief Executive Officer of Steamroller Studios says, "We are beyond excited to welcome Shawn to Steamroller.
  • I have also been pushing real time workflows for most of my career and these are both areas that Steamroller Animation has been striving towards," says Shawn Dunn, Chief Technology Officer of Steamroller Studios.
  • Aaron Gilman, Chief Executive Officer of Steamroller Studios says, "We are beyond excited to welcome Shawn to Steamroller.

Sequence Welcomes Games Industry Veteran and XBLA Creator Greg Canessa to Drive Web3 Gaming

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Sequence , the leading development platform for web3 games, welcomes Greg Canessa, former GM and Creator of Xbox Live Arcade, as its new President and Chief Operating Officer.

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  • Sequence , the leading development platform for web3 games, welcomes Greg Canessa, former GM and Creator of Xbox Live Arcade, as its new President and Chief Operating Officer.
  • Notably, Canessa was the GM and Creator of Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) during his time at Microsoft from 2000 to 2007.
  • Canessa's appointment comes at an important time for Sequence, as it expands its ecosystem of games and strategic partnerships across web3 and gaming.
  • The all-in-one development platform Sequence lets developers easily incorporate web3 into their games to onboard, monetize, grow, and retain players.

Blizzard Entertainment Announces the Next Three Expansions for World of Warcraft®, Kicking Off The Worldsoul Saga™ with The War Within™ in 2024

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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Today at BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard Entertainment announced The Worldsoul Saga™, featuring three separate expansions for the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft®.

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  • Today at BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard Entertainment announced The Worldsoul Saga™, featuring three separate expansions for the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft®.
  • Players will begin their adventure deep beneath the surface in the World of Warcraft: The War Within™ expansion, slated for release in 2024.
  • World of Warcraft: Midnight™ and World of Warcraft: The Last Titan, ™ will round out a three-part saga that calls players home to save Azeroth.
  • For more information on World of Warcraft: The War Within, visit the World of Warcraft website .

Blizzard Takes the Stage at BlizzCon® 2023; Announces the Next Three World of Warcraft® Expansions, First Expansion for Diablo® IV, a New Overwatch® hero, and more!

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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“BlizzCon isn’t just about the latest updates from Blizzard - it’s about all of you.

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  • “BlizzCon isn’t just about the latest updates from Blizzard - it’s about all of you.
  • Players are at the forefront of everything we do, and we’re devoted to supporting these incredible communities,” he said.
  • World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ is the first installment of The Worldsoul Saga™, an ambitious creative endeavor for the Warcraft universe.
  • Then, in 2024, Classic players will witness the breaking of the world (again) in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic™!

Joyful Chaos Wherever You Go! Warcraft Rumble™ Launches at BlizzCon on November 3

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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expression of the greatest hits of Azeroth, lovingly crafted by a team with deep roots in the Warcraft universe,” said Vik Saraf, executive producer of Warcraft Rumble.

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  • expression of the greatest hits of Azeroth, lovingly crafted by a team with deep roots in the Warcraft universe,” said Vik Saraf, executive producer of Warcraft Rumble.
  • In celebration of the upcoming launch of Warcraft Rumble, Blizzard Entertainment will be giving away 3D-printer blueprints for Warcraft Rumble Minis for free throughout the month of October on Mini Mondays !
  • Through gathering hidden Rumble Coins and Rumble Foils, World of Warcraft players can unlock and customize a total of seven collectible Minis from Warcraft Rumble!
  • For more information on Warcraft Rumble, Mini Mondays, the pre-registration rewards and the WoW® cross-promotion event, please visit the Warcraft Rumble website .

Atari’s Founder Nolan Bushnell Announces New Educational Gaming Company ExoDexa

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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ExoDexa Holdings Inc. , today announced Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, is going all-in on shaping the future of education through games via an adaptive learning gaming platform.

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  • ExoDexa Holdings Inc. , today announced Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, is going all-in on shaping the future of education through games via an adaptive learning gaming platform.
  • “Even though we understand this to be true, students still aren’t being taught to experience the things they’re learning.
  • However, the game itself is designed to play like a fun adventure rather than a vehicle for educational curricula.
  • “Games are the future of education,” said Nolan Bushnell, chairman at ExoDexa.

Pandora Co-Founder and Former CEO - Jon Kraft - and Former Video Game Producer at Riot Games, EA and Blizzard Entertainment - Kevin Caldwell - Join ExoDexa Team to Build Educational Gaming Platform

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
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Both Kraft and Caldwell join at a pivotal time to add their expertise and insight to ExoDexa in building an educational gaming platform in education.

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  • Both Kraft and Caldwell join at a pivotal time to add their expertise and insight to ExoDexa in building an educational gaming platform in education.
  • “ExoDexa is on the brink of something really special in the education sphere,” said Dr. Hanes, chief executive officer at ExoDexa.
  • “Jon and Kevin bring decades of experience to ExoDexa to help us develop a top-notch learning gaming platform for education.
  • I couldn’t be more thrilled to add such deep expertise and talent to the ExoDexa team.”

ExoDexa Adds Education, Gaming and Business Insights with Four New Board Members

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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ExoDexa , the developer of the ExoDexa adaptive learning gaming platform, today announced the addition of four new members to the company’s board: Renée Cobb, Mark Riddle, Timothy Morten and W. Steven Temple.

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  • ExoDexa , the developer of the ExoDexa adaptive learning gaming platform, today announced the addition of four new members to the company’s board: Renée Cobb, Mark Riddle, Timothy Morten and W. Steven Temple.
  • The new board members join ExoDexa Chief Executive Officer and President Dr. Leah H. Hanes and ExoDexa Chairman and Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, adding valuable education, gaming and business experience and insights to help guide the company on its mission to improve education through games.
  • “With the ExoDexa platform, we are seeking to shape the future of education through an engaging in-game curriculum strategy for learners,” said Dr. Hanes, co-founder at ExoDexa.
  • Morten , a production director and CEO at Frost Giant Studios brings expertise in video game development to ExoDexa.