e3!!

Brad and Rachel were out in LA all week representing Powerhouse Animation at this year's e3! Check out all the awesome stuff we saw and live vicariously through our adventures below:

We went to check out Hothead's Swarm which we just finished up some cinematic work on. Brad is so excited about this he can't even attempt to hold it back.

We also got to see the first official look at Sony's upcoming Starhawk game for PS3. We are working with local game studio Lightbox Interactive on several cinemas for Starhawk, the first of which debuted this week as well!

Congratulations to our friends at Lightbox who have been working so hard on this. It looks really great and is getting some awesome reviews on Game Rant as well as Kotaku!

We also got to take a look at the new Wii U that everyone has been talking about. Here is the new controller (in the middle, of course).

We took a break from the action for a bit to head next door to the Staples Center where Rachel got to spend some quality time with one of her heroes.
I never realized how tall he was...

At the SOE booth we stopped to watch some folks play FreeRealms and DC Universe Online-- two more projects that Powerhouse contributed to.

One game we are really excited about is Disney's new Disney Universe. It looks like an MMO for kids that allows the user to create a character based on tons of existing Disney properties (such as Aladdin and Jasmine pictured here). We saw some adorable characters based on Monster's Inc's Sully, Lilo and Stitch, and Nemo. Check out more information on the upcoming game on IGN.

Predictably, the trip had to include the obligatory Captain America photo. Here is Brad with some great memorabilia. I think he wanted to take it home with him, but I don't think it would've fit in his office.

We had a great time checking out our first ever e3 and are so excited for everyone that had great work to show off. We are looking forward to all the upcoming releases and can't wait to check out Starhawk and Swarm, amongst many others.

Don't Panic!

It was a week full of big announcements for our friends at Hothead Games. Our favorite Canadian game studio just released the first looks at two upcoming releases. The folks here at Powerhouse were lucky enough to get their hands on both of these projects, and we are so excited to show them off!

On May 25th, in honor of Towel Day (the intergalactic holiday celebrating Douglas Adams), Hothead posted a blog entry in honor of the great writer, and triumphantly announced that they have a new interactive edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the works! Don't believe me?? Check out their awesome launch page!

Powerhouse is in the process of producing a number of animated pieces for this and we could not be more excited about it. Stay tuned to see what Hothead has in store...

In the meantime, they have also released a first look at their upcoming DeathSpank sequel called... (wait for it)... THE BACONING. Yes, you heard me right. Check out the trailer and pay special attention to the awesomely bacon-tastic logo-- Powerhouse worked with the folks at Hothead to design this, and we think it's just delicious.

We wanted to give a shout out and congratulations to the Hothead team. They are always great to work with, and we are looking forward to these exciting new projects!

Stay tuned for more news in the coming weeks as Brad and Rachel venture to LA for e3...

Red Unit

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Powerhouse in the Austin Business Journal!

Powerhouse Animation was featured in an article today in the Austin Business Journal! ABJ Writer, Mick Normington, visited us at the studio a few weeks back to pick our brains and experience the wonder that is Powerhouse. He spent the afternoon with us here, learning about the magic of cintiqs... and we even showed him our super secret Animation Button.

Check out the fruits of his labor at the ABJ Entrepreneur and make sure to email, post, and tweet it to all your friends!

Sam Lotfi drawing caricatures on the news

Powerhouse artist Sam Lotfi was on the local news drawing pictures of the newscasters to promote Free Comic Book Day.  As the report says, come visit Sam at Austin Books this Saturday.  Click on the image above to see the story as it appeared on K-EYE.