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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

The Mound hands-on: trust breaks down fast in this extraction nightmare

By Ian Dean Published

Omen of Cthulhu makes art direction its smartest idea.

Gaming
Tomb Raider original compared alongside Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis

Tomb Raider and Rayman remakes vs originals

By Joe Foley Published

Fans are stunned by how true the upgrades remain to the original games.

Video Game Design
A woman with red hair, eyes closed, laying on a textured background

PlayStation State of Play – why PS5’s future is built on aesthetic risk-taking

By Ian Dean Published

The most exciting games have the strongest art direction and personality.

Gaming
Kemuri game, a manga character

New PS5 game Kemuri turns Japanese folklore into one of gaming's most stylish cities

By Ian Dean Published

Ikumi Nakamura's punchy, manga-stylised visual aesthetic shines.

Video Game Design
GTA-inspired movie Le Vertige

We got a bizarre Grand Theft Auto-inspired animated movie before GTA VI

By Joe Foley Published

Le Vertige looks like a PS2 game and was made in Blender by five people.

Movies & TV Shows
An optical illusion in Hollow Knight Silksong

These ingenious optical illusions are hiding in some of our favourite games

By Joe Foley Published

Indie devs reveal the graphics tricks that make game design easier and more efficient.

Video Game Design
The Magician's Hand game art

This hand-drawn video game looks like an eerie animation masterpiece

By Joe Foley Published

The Magician's Hand is clever, creepy and reminds people of Glover.

Video Game Design
Unreal Engine 6 logo

Epic's Unreal Engine 6 reveal got a standing ovation, but not everyone's happy

By Joe Foley Published

Do we need a new game engine already?

Video Game Design
A render of a fantasy landscape, fields, cliffs and a tower

These Blender environment art tricks make scenes feel instantly more cinematic

By Bill Yi Published

Concept artist Bill Yi explains his techniques for creating massive environments in your concept art.

3D
A side-by side comparison of scenes in a game made in Unity vs Godot Engine

Unity or Godot Engine? This dev made the same game twice to test both, and his verdict might surprise you

By Joe Foley Published

See how free, open-source software compares with the most popular game engine.

Video Game Design
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