10 of the Worst CGI Moments in Big Budget Movies
Movie CG gets better every year, and that’s bad news for the blockbusters of yesteryear which have a tendency to age really, really poorly.
San Andreas without the special effects looks even more ridiculous
You know what happens in a real earthquake? A pause. And then slight confusion. And then frantically trying to remember what elementary school taught you on where you should go. And then panic because you don’t remember. You know what happens when you film an earthquake disaster movie such as San Andreas? Comedy.
Sadly, 'Realistic Minecraft' Is Not a Real Game
Instead, it's a series of 3D-animated shorts showing what Minecraft could be if it was, well, not more "realistic" per se, but rather more smooth and rounded around the edges.
I'd Take Any One Of These Awesome Alternate Versions Of The Simpsons
CGI Simpsons? Anime Simpsons? Despicable Me Simpsons? As much as I enjoy the originals, last night's Treehouse of Horror episode left me yearning for these alternate reality versions of America's first family.
Watch The First Footage From Ronia The Robber's Daughter
Studio Ghibli's first foray into television will begin this fall with Ronia the Robber's Daughter, an animated series based on the children's book of the same name. Here's the first footage from the series (it looks like an intro sequence), which began airing this weekend.
This video shows how pretty much everything in Game of Thrones is fake
By now, we know that Game of Thrones uses a heavy VFX hand when it comes to building the world of Westeros but it's still amazing how real their visual effects can make it look. That's because pretty much everything is fake. Seriously. Anything far off in the distance or people standing around or flags waving have all…
Suddenly, Mewtwo is the Most Badass Pokémon of All
That is one spectacular, buffed up Mewtwo sculpture, like something out of the XCOM games, or a live action Pokémon movie—not one of the cartoony monsters from a Nintendo game.
CGI Makes Ninja Dancing Better
I didn't know ninja dancing was a thing, let alone ninja dancing CGI. This is Enra, a Tokyo-based dance troupe that mixes dance rhythms, martial-arts influenced acrobatics, and computer graphics.
Watch the Visual Effects Reel Behind Pacific Rim's Awesome Prologue
If you watched Pacific Rim, you'd know how incredible the giant mechs looked and how unforgettably beautiful the prologue that provided the backstory for the movie was. And though ILM did most of the VFX in the film, Guillermo del Toro's Mirada studio was the team responsible for the effects in the prologue. Here's…
Game of Thrones using CGI is probably not surprising, but Vulture has a cool reel that details a ton of the CGI work in the show. Anything you thought was real that turned out to be fake?
If Studio Ghibli Made Pixar Films, They'd Look Like This
Studio Ghibli still uses traditional animation techniques. You know, hand-drawn. And while it did loan out Totoro—well, a plush toy version—from My Neighbor Totoro to Pixar's computer boffins for Toy Story 3, don't look to Studio Ghibli to go all digital anytime soon.
The Never-Ending Battle of PlanetSide 2 Becomes Three Minutes of Stunning CGI
Premiering live today at the 2012 China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, PlanetSide 2's 'Death is No Excuse' CGI trailer takes the spirit of Sony Online Entertainment's upcoming massively multiplayer online first-person shooter and dresses it up in a fancy coat of blood-splattered CGI. If only the game were…
The Dark Knight Rises Gets the Taiwanese CGI Treatment
The first The Dark Knight Rises trailer was just a tease, but this one really gives the people what they want. Bane, the return of The Joker and even some Cat Woman S&M action. If this doesn't get you excited for the end of the Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy, nothing will.
Is the Pre-Rendered Cutscene a Gift or a Curse?
In today's episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage laments the general lack of pre-rendered cutscenes in today's video games, a feature many were glad to see die out. Which side of the gorgeous CGI fence do you fall on?
A Slow-Mo, Easter Egg Hunting Crawl Through Saints Row's Power Trailer
Saints Row: The Third lead writer Steve Jaros walks us through some of the finer points of the game's "Power" CGI trailer in this new video.
The Key To Lifelike Faces Lies In The Eyes
What makes a virtual face appear alive? According to a recent study published in Psychological Science the eyes are the most important factor in imparting life to the lifeless.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd's Astounding Opening Movie
This won't be what you see while playing the soon-to-hit-Japanese-PSP Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, but it sure sets the mood.
Raving Rabbids Scream Their Way Into A Live-Action TV Show
The studio behind Wallace and Gromit takes a walk on the wacky wild side, as a job listing reveals that Aardman Animation is working on a live-action television show starring Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids.
Final Fantasy XIV Opening Cinematic
I absolutely adore Final Fantasy's animated cut-scenes. They are a wonder to behold. Too bad the games don't ever seem to live up to them.
Lagoa Demonstrates The Sweet Science Of Physics
Now here's a little science we can all get behind. Check out this gorgeous particle physics demonstration, courtesy of special effects artist Thiago Costa's Lagoa Multiphysics.
