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A colossal horned creature in a mask gets ready to charge

Feeling out art styles to make your game stand out in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos Feeling out art styles to make your game stand out in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Andres Bordeu of ACE Team talks about finding unique artistic inspirations and feeling out the look of their compelling protagonists in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos.

Mar 5, 2024

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A colossal horned creature in a mask gets ready to charge

[Test] Feeling out art styles to make your game stand out in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos Feeling out art styles to make your game stand out in Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Mar 5, 2024

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A comic-book style action shooter: creating the visual look of HAWKED A comic-book style action shooter: creating the visual look of HAWKED

byMargarita Borzykh

Feb 29, 2024

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Sam Lake appearing in Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake Alan Wake 2 was 'the right time' for Remedy to invest in live-action video, says Sam Lake

byBryant Francis

Feb 27, 2024

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A teenage girl runs across a stone bridge in the Scottish Highlands

A Highland Song crafts its story to make each adventure your own A Highland Song Crafts its Story to Make Each Adventure Your Own

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A screenshot from Cocoon. The player character (a bug) pulls on a door.

Why art from the '70s is great inspiration for games like Cocoon Why art from the '70s is great inspiration for games like Cocoon

byBryant Francis

Feb 26, 2024

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A colorful wasp flees from the jaws of a vibrant antlion

How NIDUS uses vibrant visuals and symbiotic characters to push players to their limits

How NIDUS uses vibrant visuals and two symbiotic characters to push players to their limits

Koji Kondo and his translator stand onstage at the 2024 DICE Awards.

Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game

Koji Kondo still has one instrument he wants to use in a video game

byBryant Francis

A wrecked car in Pacific Drive.

Randomizing terrain with Houdini to shape player goals in Pacific Drive

Randomizing terrain with Houdini to shape player goals in Pacific Drive

byBryant Francis

How to create comic-book style VFX for games, like in HAWKED

How to create comic-book style VFX for games, like in HAWKED

byVladimir Semykin

Skull shaped cave

Interrogating the public spectacle of pain in BlueSuburbia

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Adam Duncan at the League of Geeks office

Obituary: League of Geeks co-founder Adam Duncan has passed away

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A woman with curly hair sketches while sitting on a curb.

Game developers, don't give up on your bad sketches

Game developers, don't give up on bad sketches

byBryant Francis

Backrooms, Liminal Spaces, And The Subliminal Menace Of Loneliness in Indie Horror Games

Backrooms, Liminal Spaces, And The Subliminal Menace Of Loneliness in Indie Horror Games

byNathalie Lawhead

Sargon battles a pair of warriors in a forest environment.

How Memory Shards help players find secrets in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

How Memory Shards help players find secrets in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

byBryant Francis

surreal pixel art landscape featuring sweets

Dali meets Monkey Island: Behind the surreal style of Twilight Oracle

Dali meets Monkey Island: Behind the surreal style of Twilight Oracle

byDanielle Riendeau

Level Design Process #01: Cube to Temple

Level Design Process #01: Cube to Temple

byAmin Montazeri

Food for thought: taking food in games beyond mechanics and into the narrative

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byWojtek Borowicz

Vahram and Sargon fight against a red backdrop.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown makes neat use of mocap tech

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byBryant Francis

Key artwork for Foamstars

Foamstars will feature AI-generated artwork produced by Midjourney

Foamstars will feature AI-generated artwork produced by Midjourney

A scene from Venba from Visai Games.

Visai Games' Venba leads finalists for the 2024 IGF Awards

Venba leads finalists for the 2024 IGF Awards

byBeth Elderkin

Select Game Makers Sketchbook showcase winners, from GDC 2022.

Deadline approaches for submissions to Game Maker's Sketchbook at GDC 2024

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byBeth Elderkin

Cal Kestis looks at a distant temple in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The text "Game Developer End of Year Round-Up is in front of him.

Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: Bryant Francis' Top 10 games

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byBryant Francis

A small character looks on determinedly over a red stage backdrop

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