Hungarian animation studio
Digic Pictures Company type Subsidiary Genre Game cinematics VFX productions Founded 2001; 24 years ago (2001 ) Founder Andrew G. Vajna Sándor Rabb Headquarters , Hungary
Products Game cinematics VFX Commercials Services Production of 3D animated intro movies Trailers for video games Number of employees
400+[ 1] Parent Website www .digicpictures .com
DIGIC Pictures is a Hungarian 3D animation [broken anchor ] studio based in Budapest, specializing in the production of 3D animated game cinematics CGI . Digic also provides motion capture services at its own studio, Digic Motion. The company produces 3D animated shorts and visual effects in association with video games , feature films or commercial advertisements .
History
DIGIC Pictures was founded in December 2001 by Alex S. Rabb, originally creating trailers and promotional teasers for video games,[ 2] as part of video game developer Black Hole Entertainment . Digic Pictures, as the cinematic department of Black Hole, produced animation sequences for RTS games developed by Black Hole. In 2002, Digic produced five 3D cinematics – Intro, Outro, Human, Beast, Fallen – for the EA game called Armies of Exigo that was completed in 2003. With Andrew G. Vajna , the studio became involved in the production of 60 VFX scenes of the American film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines .
Since 2006, Digic Pictures has worked with video game developers while also producing animated shorts for gamer audiences, including intros, outros, trailers and teasers for Warhammer , Darksiders , Assassin's Creed , and Mass Effect episodes. The Assassin's Creed Unity trailer was introduced at E3 in 2014. In November 2014, Digic made a cinematic for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare . In 2015, the Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings , and Assassin's Creed Syndicate cinematic trailer were released. Also in 2015, the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cinematic trailer was published.
In 2016, Digic produced content for Destiny: The Taken King , Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV , and the Final Fantasy XV – Omen trailer. In 2017, DIGIC Pictures made CG trailers for League of Legends: Warwick The Wrath of Zaun , Lineage M, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game , and Assassin's Creed Origins . Besides CG trailers, Digic also created in-game CG cinematics for Destiny 2 . [ 3]
In December 2021 DIGIC was acquired by Embracer Group through its subsidiary Saber Interactive .[ 4] In March 2024, Saber was sold to Beacon Interactive, a new company from Saber co-founder Matthew Karch. Many of Saber's studios, including DIGIC, were included in the sale.[ 5]
Game cinematics
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Film
Release date
Publisher
Developer
Genre
Awards & Screenings
1
Armies of Exigo [ 6]
January 15, 2003
Electronic Arts
Black Hole Entertainment
Intro
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2003 Electronic Theater, San Diego, USA[ 7]
2
Armies of Exigo[ 8]
July 1, 2004
Electronic Arts
Black Hole Entertainment
Outro
3
Armies of Exigo Human[ 9]
July 1, 2004
Electronic Arts
Black Hole Entertainment
Short
4
Armies of Exigo Beast[ 10]
July 1, 2004
Electronic Arts
Black Hole Entertainment
Short
5
Armies of Exigo Fallen[ 11]
July 1, 2004
Electronic Arts
Black Hole Entertainment
Short
6
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos [ 12]
May 18, 2005
Namco Bandai
Black Hole Entertainment
Teaser
7
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos[ 13]
May 30, 2006
Namco Bandai
Black Hole Entertainment
Intro
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2006 Electronic Theater, Boston, USA[ 14]
Gametrailers.com Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 64.[ 15]
8
Universe at War Earth Assault [ 16]
August 21, 2007
Sega of America
Petroglyph
Trailer
9
Warhammer: Battle March [ 17]
August 30, 2007
Namco Bandai
Black Hole Entertainment
Intro
10
Infiniti
October 10, 2007
Pai International
Short
11
The Secret World series Puritan[ 18]
December 2, 2007
Funcom
Funcom
Short
12
The Secret World series Firestarter[ 19]
February 10, 2008
Funcom
Funcom
Short
13
The Secret World series Grifter[ 20]
March 25, 2008
Funcom
Funcom
Short
Gametrailers.com Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 78.[ 21]
14
The Secret World series Zuberi[ 22]
April 20, 2008
Funcom
Funcom
Short
15
Aliens: Colonial Marines [ 23]
May 13, 2008
Sega
Gearbox Software
Teaser
16
Darksiders: Wrath of War [ 24]
December 21, 2008
THQ
Vigil Games
Intro
17
Darksiders: Wrath of War[ 25]
June 23, 2009
THQ
Vigil Games
Trailer
18
Alpha Protocol [ 26]
April 15, 2009
Sega
Obsidian
Trailer
19
Assassin's Creed II [ 27]
June 2, 2009
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
Best Technical Prize at Siggraph Asia 2009, Yokohama, Japan[ 28]
Best Post-Production Award at Animago Award 2009, Berlin, Germany[ 29]
Most viewed trailer in June 2009 by Gametrailers.com[ 30]
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2009 Electronic Theater, Yokohama, Japan[ 31]
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2010 Electronic Theater, Los Angeles, USA[ 32]
Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 03.[ 33]
20
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands [ 34]
May 26, 2010
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Intro
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2010 CAF, Los Angeles, USA
21
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood [ 35]
June 14, 2010
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2010 Electronic Theater, Seoul, South Korea
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver, Canada
Gametrailers.com Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 81.
22
Civilization V [ 36]
September 21, 2010
2K Games
Firaxis Games
Intro
Animated Com Award’s Technology Prize at 18. International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film 2011, Stuttgart, Germany
Best Technical Prize at Siggraph Asia 2010, Seoul, South Korea
Best Post-Production Award at Animago Award 2010, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2010 Electronic Theater, Seoul, South Korea
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver, Canada
23
Dragon age 2 [ 37]
August 17, 2010
Electronic Arts
Bioware
Trailer
Nominated for Animago 2011 Best Post-production Award, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2011 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver, Canada
24
Mass Effect 3 [ 38]
December 11, 2010
Electronic Arts
Bioware
Teaser
Most viewed trailer in December 2010 by Gametrailers.com
Top User Rated Gametrailer of All Time 2011 by Gametrailers.com
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver
25
Assassin's Creed Revelations [ 39]
June 6, 2011
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
SPIKE Video Game Awards: Trailer of the Year 2011
Best Post-Production Award at Animago Award 2011, Berlin, Germany
GameSpot: Editor’s Choice - Best Trailer of E3 2011
GameSpot: Reader’s Choice - Best Trailer of E3 2011
Gametrailers.com - Best Trailer of E3 2011
1Up - Best Trailer of E3 2011
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2011 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China
Top 100 Trailers of All Time - Gametrailers.com No. 29.
26
Mass Effect 3 - Take Earth Back[ 40]
February 19, 2012
Electronic Arts
Bioware
Trailer
Best Post-Production Award at Animago Awards 2012, Berlin, Germany
Animated Com Award’s Technology Prize at 20. International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, 2013, Stuttgart, Germany
27
Assassin's Creed III [ 41]
June 4, 2012
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
G4Tv Best Trailer of E3, 2012
Gametrailers.com nomination for Best Trailer of E3, 2012
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2013 CAF, Anaheim, USA
28
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 [ 42]
June 4, 2012
KONAMI
Mercury Steam
Trailer
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2013 CAF, Anaheim, USA
29
Splinter Cell Blacklist [ 43]
June 4, 2012
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Toronto
Trailer
30
HALO 4 Prologue[ 44]
November 5, 2012
Microsoft Studios
343 Industries
Intro cinematic
Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Trailer/Opener Award, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China
Listed for screening at Siggraph 2013 CAF, Anaheim, USA
31
HALO 4 Infinity[ 45]
November 5, 2012
Microsoft Studios
343 Industries
Cut-scene cinematic
32
HALO 4 Epilogue[ 46]
November 5, 2012
Microsoft Studios
343 Industries
Cut-scene cinematic
33
HALO 4 Ending[ 47]
November 5, 2012
Microsoft Studios
343 Industries
Outro cinematic
34
Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag announcement trailer[ 48]
March 4, 2013
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Trailer/Opener Award, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China
35
Watch Dogs "Exposed" E3[ 49]
June 10, 2013
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
Best Trailer/Opener Award at Animago Awards 2013, Berlin, Germany
Animated Com Award’s Technology Prize at 21. International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, 2014, Stuttgart, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China
36
Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag E3 trailer[ 50]
June 10, 2013
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Trailer/Opener Award, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China
37
Assassin's Creed Unity E3 trailer[ 51]
June 9, 2014
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Montreal
Trailer
Best Trailer/Opener Award at Animago 2014 Animation Festival, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2014 Electronic Theatre, Shenzhen, China
Special mention for "Excellence in Cinematics" at Spark Animation Festival, 2014 Vancouver, Canada
Gold prize for “ Outstanding Promotional Trailer “ and “ Best Use of Music in a Promotional Piece “ and Silver prize for “ Best CG for a Video Asset ” at GMA 2015, San Francisco, USA
38
Assassin's Creed Unity: Arno Master Assassin[ 52]
July 29, 2014
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Trailer
Has debuted at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
39
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
November 4, 2014
Activision Publishing
Sledgehammer Games
Cut-scene cinematic
40
Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings[ 53]
January 29, 2015
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Trailer
41
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Launch Cinematic[ 54]
May 15, 2015
CD Projekt S.A
CD Projekt S.A
Trailer
Best Trailer/Opener Award at Animago 2015 Animation Festival, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2015 Electronic Theater, Kobe, Japan
Best Cinermatic award at Spark Animation Festival 2015, Vancouver, Canada
42
Assassin's Creed Syndicate Cinematic Trailer[ 55]
June 15, 2015
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Quebec
Trailer
Nomination for Best Trailer/Opener Award at Animago 2015 Animation Festival, Berlin, Germany
43
Destiny: The Taken King CG Cinematics[ 56]
February, 2016
Activision
Bungie
Trailer
44
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV - Battle Scene
August, 2016
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Square Enix
Feature film scenes
45
Final Fantasy XV - Omen Trailer[ 57]
October, 2016
Square Enix
Square Enix
Trailer
Nomination for Best Technical Prize at Siggraph Asia 2016, Macao, China
46
League of Legends - Warwick: The Wrath of Zaun[ 58]
January 9, 2017
Riot Games
Riot Games
Trailer
47
Lineage M[ 59]
May 15, 2017
NCsoft
NCsoft
Trailer
48
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game[ 60]
May 25, 2017
CD Projekt Red
CD Projekt Red
Trailer
49
Assassin's Creed Origins: Gamescom 2017 Cinematic Trailer[ 61]
Aug 20, 2017
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Trailer
50
Call of Duty: WWII[ 62]
Nov 3, 2017
Activision
Sledgehammer Games
Cinematics
51
Destiny 2[ 63]
Sept 6, 2017
Bungie
Bungie
in-game CG cinematics
52
League of Legends: The Climb[ 64]
Jan 15, 2018
Riot Games
Riot Games
Trailer
53
Destiny 2: Forsaken[ 65]
Sept 28, 2018
Bungie
Bungie
Cinematic Trailer
54
Lost Ark[ 66]
Nov 7, 2018
Smilegate
Smilegate
Trailer
55
Awaken (ft. Valerie Broussard) | League of Legends Cinematic - Season 2019[ 67]
Jan 21, 2019
Riot Games
Riot Games
Trailer
56
The Secret War( Love, Death and Robots )[ 68]
March 15, 2019
Netflix
Blur
Anthology
56
Rainbow Six Siege: The Hammer and the Scalpel[ 69]
Feb 16, 2019
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Trailer
57
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Teaser Trailer[ 70]
June 7, 2019
CI Games
Teaser Trailer
58
Darksiders Genesis - Announcement Teaser[ 71]
Jun 7, 2019
THQ Nordic
Teaser
59
Warframe intro movie[ 72]
July 6, 2019
Digital Extremes
CGI Intro Movie Trailer
60
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trailer[ 73]
April 30, 2020
Ubisoft
CGI Intro Movie Trailer
61
Ruination | Season 2021 Cinematic - League of Legends[ 74]
January 8, 2021
Riot Games
Riot Games
Trailer
62
Elden Ring[ 75]
February 25, 2022
FROMSOFTWARE
Bandai Namco
Cinematic Trailer
VFX & commercials
#[ 76]
Film
Release date
Client
Genre
Awards & Screenings
1
Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines
May 1, 2003
C2 Pictures, IMF
Visual effects
2
Children of Glory
October 23, 2006
C2 Pictures , Flashback Productions
Visual effects
3
ESET for Android [ 77]
November 5, 2007
MARK BBDO
Commercial
4
Assassin's Creed III[ 78]
October 19, 2012
Ubisoft
Commercial
5
AMD "Be Invincible"[ 79]
June 10, 2013
Advanced Micro Devices
Commercial
Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Postproduction Award, Berlin, Germany
Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China
6
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Tattoo TV Spot[ 80]
October 6, 2013
Ubisoft/Mistress Creative
Commercial
7
Watch Dogs TV Commercial[ 81]
May 5, 2014
Ubisoft
Commercial
Gold prize for “ Best CG for a Video Asset ” and Silver prize for “Outstanding TV or Theatrical AD ” at GMA 2015 San Francisco, USA
8
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt TV Spot[ 82]
April, 2015
CD Projekt S.A
Commercial
9
Assassin's Creed Syndicate TV Spot Trailer (US)[ 83]
November, 2015
Ubisoft
Commercial
10
Assassin's Creed Syndicate TV Spot Trailer (Europe)[ 84]
February, 2016
Ubisoft/Iconoclast
Commercial
11
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Man Behind The Treasure TV Spot[ 85]
March, 2016
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC./Naughty Dog, Inc.
Commercial
12
Uncharted 4: The Thief's End - Heads or Trails TV Spot[ 86]
March, 2016
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC./Naughty Dog, Inc.
Commercial
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