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Diablo Immortal and Hearthstone

Blizzard's latest AI art controversy suggests the big game studios will never learn

By Joe Foley published

Will it ever get the message?

Video Game Design
Donkey Kong Bananza review; colourful animated game characters

Nintendo's 2D Donkey Kong Bananza loading screen artworks are a retro treat

By Joe Foley published

They make me smile every time.

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Super Meat Boy 3D; a red cartoon character runs along a wall

Super Meat Boy 3D uses Unreal Engine 5 and a Mario twist to evolve the classic

By Alan Wen published

3D platformer indie studio Sluggerfly takes on its toughest challenge yet.

Video Game Design
Crytek games over the years; concept art, game screens, dev photos

How Crytek’s 25-year journey can inspire the next generation of game artists

By Ian Dean published

First-ever documentary is crammed with lessons for aspiring game artists

Video Game Design
An image from an AI-generated video game concept showing a first-person player holding out a torch and a sword as they walk through a forest towards a village and castle

6 indie games that look better than viral AI pixel art mush

By Joe Foley published

No, AI didn't "invent" this style of game.

Video Game Design

This creepy retro game takes Severance's corporate horror to another level

By Joe Foley published

Who needs photorealism? This is terrifying.

Video Game Design
Hellraiser Revival game screens; demons, zombies, misty forests and temples

I was terrified of the Cenobites as a kid, which is why Hellraiser: Revival is walking a fine line

By Ian Dean published

The Unreal Engine 5 horror game risks turning terror into spectacle.

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Death on the Nile art direction; a painting of male and female characters over the Egyptian landscape

Why the sumptuous '70s-inspired art style of Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile is more than nostalgia

By Ian Dean published

How a fresh perspective brings new life to a classic mystery.

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An image from The Quinfall, a game that used generative AI

I'm stunned by the amount of AI in video games

By Joe Foley published

But it's not all how you might imagine.

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Consume Me; a stylised character tries stacking food

Consume Me's "cute-looking, approachable art style" hides a darker side

By Alan Wen published

Jenny Jiao Hsia's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age slice-of-life sim has been almost a decade in the making.

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