Latest articles by Ian Dean
"Without AI, NUVAGAIA would still be a folder of notes," says Gerard Bisbal.
It's because of the art team's one golden design rule.
Why are Epic’s new plans dividing everyone?
Sovereign Tower’s art director reveals how a 19th-century illustrator inspired this RPG.
It's instantly familiar in the best way possible.
No Law wants you to notice everything in its world.
Why it feels fresher than PlayStation and Xbox.
Krafton's PUBG Ally experiment and Nvidia ACE UE5 plugins reveal the future of real-time AI characters.
An experiment in retro horror that can feel too authentic.
The most ambitious piece of interactive design yet.
How a two-person indie dev crafted a vast, interconnected world by hand.
Milk VFX visualised 450 million years of Earth’s lost worlds.
Our experts pick the best easels for painting available today.
This gorgeous retro gaming book explains why Fatal Fury deserves more respect.
It's not on sale, but after a year of waiting, I finally need one.
How Catacombs was made using 3,229 AI generations, 242 hours, and one filmmaker.
The unusual process behind the most talked-about animation, Danse Macabre.
Things are heat(press)ing up already.
And how the new retro-inspired racer, 4PGP, is proving to be the exception.
Ares Dragonis explains how he uses decay, scale and silence to rethink horror game design.
Creative director James Alex Santoro explains what 'retro-inspired' actually means.
Sleek finish, wooden panels… this has made me realise how ugly most gaming rigs have become.
