Manchester has always been comfortable with subcultures. Music may be the most obvious example, but the city also has an enthusiastic community built around comics, science fiction, fantasy, gaming and cult television. These interests increasingly meet at conventions and other fan events where people can celebrate fictional worlds collectively rather than enjoying them only at…
Panelists on the DEG.AI Steering Committe panel included (L-R) moderator Ian Fried, DEG.AI Alliance; Bryan Yee, Innovative Dreams; Olga Krasovski, Amazon Web Services; and Randy Lake, Universal Entertainment and Dreamworks Animation.
While the gaming industry isn’t all-digital yet, it’s been heading in that direction for a while. Sony’s recently announced plans to discontinue PlayStation discs in 2028 are the latest step in this shift. In the last several years, we’ve also seen the PS5 Pro require a separate purchase for a disc drive, the Xbox Series…
