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Thief 4 Concept Art Is, Yes, Very Dark

Back in 2011, Idid an illustrative feature on Nicolas Ferrand, a concept artist at Eidos Montreal. At the time, I said he was working on Thief 4, but wasn’t allowed to show any of his stuff for that project. Now, two years later, he can. While it’s only three images, they’re more than enough to…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2013

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Sunday Comics: The Day the Music Died

Welcome to the all new, Kinja-fied version of Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics. The features will enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner of each image. Another Videogame Webcomic by Phil Chan and Joe Dunn. Published March 29. Read more of Another Videogame Webcomic Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

By Owen Good Published March 31, 2013

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This Week in the Business ‘There is Strong Purchase Intent for the PS4’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week, brought to you by Steve Peterson of GamesIndustry International QUOTE | “[There is] strong purchase intent for the PS4.”—Tony Bartel, president of GameStop, talking about the interest that GameStop’s already seeing for PS4 at this early stage, as well as “disappointing” Wii U sales.…

By Owen Good Published March 30, 2013

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Building Pretty, Tough And Terrifying Things In 3D

We’re looking today at the portfolio of Jon Troy Nickel, an Australian artist who has worked on titles like Section 8, the cancelled Wet 2 and the Rift games. He’s also provided designs for Kingdom Death, a “boutique horror” tabletop game. Having worked for Australian and American game studios, Nickel is now a freelance character…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2013

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A Dusty Old Football Game Shouldn’t Look This Pretty

And really, the item itself – Mattel Electronic Soccer – isn’t. But as is their thing, the team at Bleeping Relics have made a quick session with the relic about as informative and good-looking as possible. As you may quickly notice, the Bleeping Relics guys are Belgian, but there are English subtitles available in the…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 28, 2013

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Someone Had To Actually Build The Things In Crysis. Someone Like This Guy.

Manuel Virks is a 2D/3D artist at Crytek’s primary studio in Frankfurt, Germany, where he currently serves as a Senior Character Artist. Prior to joining the Crysis developers he worked at Splash Damage (Brink) and German studio Cranberry Production. In this gallery, you’ll see a selection of his work, much of it from his contributions…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2013

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All The Valve Concept Art You Could Ever Need

I saw these pop up on Twitter a few weeks back, but you know what? I’ve been on vacation for a few weeks. So here they are. ***** Artists is a page on Steam’s community hub that showcases the work of Valve’s art team, past and present. There are rough sketches, promo pieces, 3D renders…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 27, 2013

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Oh Hai There

British artist Shaun Mooney, who cut his teeth at Traveller’s Tales handheld division working on LEGO games, now works at Atomhawk Design, one of the world’s top creative studios and a team we’ve featured before here on Fine Art His work has appeared in recent games like Guardians of Middle Earth, and he also contributed…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2013

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The Week in Games: Awe and Shock

BioShock Infinite, one of the year’s most anticipated releases, takes you to a new dystopia on Tuesday. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon already is available on 3DS today. For sports fans, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 goes back in time on Tuesday. Sunday • Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity…

dealzon Published March 24, 2013

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This Week in the Business: ‘I Set Up to be a Negative Profit Enterprise, and I’ve Been Successful.’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “I set up Molleindustria to be a negative profit enterprise and so far I’ve been very successful.”— Paolo Pedercini, creator of anti-NRA game The Best Amendment, talking about how he’s exercising his freedom of speech QUOTE | “10 years from now…

Steve Peterson Published March 23, 2013

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The Week in Games: There are a Million Bricks in LEGO City …

God of War got its prequel last week; Gears of War gets one Tuesday. We’ve also been charmed by LEGO City: Undercover on Wii U, available on Monday. Monday • LEGO City: Undercover (Wii U) Tuesday • Gears of War: Judgment (360) • The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (360, PS3, Wii U, PC) • Assassin’s…

dealzon Published March 17, 2013

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Sunday Comics: Corrosive Effect

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 14. Read more of Corpse Run Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published March 13. Read more…

By Owen Good Published March 17, 2013

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This Week in the Business: ‘After These Next Consoles, I Don’t Think There’ll Be Any More’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “After these next Sony and Microsoft consoles I don’t think there’ll be any more.”—Peter Relan, co-founder of cloud gaming startup Agawi, talking about the past, present and the future of cloud gaming QUOTE | “You have to be willing to be…

Steve Peterson Published March 16, 2013

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Raise a Glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon to the Savior of the Twinkie

The rain has subsided, the clouds slowly dissipate and the forecast for this summer is golden-yellow sponge cake with creme filling, as private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co confirm a $410 million winning bid for the Hostess brand. After failing to pull clear of bankruptcy in November of last year following…

By Mike Fahey Published March 13, 2013

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The Week in Games: God Amighty

The prequel to the God of War series arrives Tuesday, along with the long-awaited StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and Battlefield 3‘s final DLC extension. Tuesday • God of War: Ascension (PS3) • StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC DLC) • Battlefield 3: End Game (XBL, PC DLC) • Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2…

dealzon Published March 10, 2013

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Sunday Comics: The Pursuit of Perfection

Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published March 6. Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 4. Read more of…

By Owen Good Published March 10, 2013

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This Week in the Business: ‘We Don’t Think There Are Enough Games for Mature Players’

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We don’t think that there are enough games for mature, adult players.”—Adam Badowski, head of CD Projekt, talking about developing Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 and other PC games QUOTE | “Video games are not all they can be… most of them…

Steve Peterson Published March 9, 2013

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Sunday Comics: Getting Hitched

Whoops! Sorry bout that folks. A publishing error this morning meant Sunday Comics didn’t roll out in its usual slot. Here they are—don’t worry, we didn’t do anything truly stupid like cancel the feature. Enjoy. Brentalfloss the Comic by Brent Black, Andrew Dobson and Dan Roth. Published Feb. 28. Read more of Brentalfloss the Comic…

By Owen Good Published March 3, 2013

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The Week in Games: The Tomb is Now

Tomb Raider got a thumbs-up last week and on Tuesday, you may see it for yourself. The Lara Croft reboot arrives on shelves alongside the annual baseball releases MLB 2K13 and MLB 13 The Show. DLC for popular titles rounds out the release week. Tuesday • Tomb Raider (PC, 360, PS3) • MLB 13 The…

dealzon Published March 3, 2013

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This Week in the Business: What if the NRA Was More Like the ESRB?

What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Imagine if the NRA had the same relationship with the gun industry that the ESRB has with the game industry.”—Gearbox Software boss Randy Pitchford talking about the ongoing gun debate in America and how the NRA should behave like the game…

Steve Peterson Published March 2, 2013