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Guild Wars 2 creature design; a painting of a knight with a large rocket launcher

How the Guild Wars 2 game art team overcome technical limitations to craft character art with heart

By Ian Dean published

"Players can feel the love and care that goes into everything we do," says lead character designer Adam Hogseth.

Video Game Design
Clair Obscur Expedition 33; fantasy characters float in a dark sky, a god-like creature is seen in the distance amidst lighting and flames

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review: a brilliantly weird, utterly unique game

By Lewis Packwood published

More than eye candy.

Gaming
Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny Remaster hands-on

Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny Remaster hands-on: ahead of its time

By Ian Dean published

A timely reminder of how artful video game visual design can be.

Gaming
Tempest Rising art and design; cg character art showing tanks and soldiers

How Tempest Rising channels the heart of '90s strategy games without "losing its soul"

By Ian Dean published

It's a balancing act, shares game director Frederick Schreiber.

Video Game Design
Fatal Fury City of the Wolves review; anime and comic book characters from an SNK video game

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves review – a triumphant comeback that rekindles the series' classic fighting spirit

By Alan Wen published

SNK's original prize fighter still packs a punch with its comic book roots.

Gaming
Guild Wars 2 art hack; a large furry creature looks at a cat

How Guild Wars 2 looked to retro game Shadow of the Colossus to solve a modern problem

By Ian Dean published

Character art lead Adam Hogseth says this clever hack made all the difference.

3D
Pietro Chiovaro's Blender tutorial on creating stylised grass, main image

A quick art hack to create stylised grass in Blender for video games and animation

By Pietro Chiovaro published

Learn how to create stylised grass fields in Blender with our step-by-step guide. Perfect for adding natural charm and detail to your 3D projects

3D

Experience the future of graphics – Nvidia's Unreal Engine 5 RTX neural rendering demo is now free for all

By Joe Foley published

The Zorah tech demo pushes the boundaries of real-time path tracing.

Video Game Design
Unbeatable

How indie rhythm game Unbeatable takes inspiration from Dreamcast and early 90s anime with its stylish hand-drawn animation

By Alan Wen published

Art director Andrew Tsai on the appeal of a style that embraces limitations.

Video Game Design
An image from a demo of Ubisoft Chroma colourblind simulation tool showing a plane flying over hills

Ubisoft's free colour blindness tool is a gift for game developers

By Joe Foley published

Open-source Chroma can help make games more accessible for thousands of people.

Video Game Design
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