Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Here are just a few examples: Cooking Madness looked at how it could further monetize the concept beyond pickaxes with Pirate Treasure, which features a $4.99 The event looked the part too, utilizing the same pixelated art style as Dave the Diver, and was monetized through a premium battle pass. premium battle pass.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 31, 2024

It’s a tribute to the time we grew up in and serves as a time capsule for that period”, says Dimas Novan, Director and Art Director of A Space for the Unbound. “We It’s the time to reminisce about the past before we completely forget about it.” “I have always been a big fan of pixel art”, says Novan. “I

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 23, 2024

Development studio Gametopia has translated their love and admiration for the works of the author into an original tale, told through a pixel perfect point-and-click adventure. We think it is a timeless game, both for the pixel art and for the theme of the game”, says Gonzáles. “We We wanted to pay tribute.”

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 10, 2023

The game art! The first thing that players notice about every game whether it’s a text-based one, is its visuals, or game art. But what is Game Art? But what is Game Art? What is Game Art. All these are the magic of a gorgeous game art which majorly entails everything that the player sees in the game.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2023

It’s a tribute to the time we grew up in and serves as a time capsule for that period”, says Dimas Novan, Director and Art Director of A Space for the Unbound. “We It’s the time to reminisce about the past before we completely forget about it.” “I have always been a big fan of pixel art”, says Novan. “I

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Filmustage

JANUARY 16, 2025

Grab your virtual toolkit - we're about to journey through the wonderful world where imagination dances with pixels, and dreams become digital reality. Buckle up, future VFX virtuoso - this ride through the pixels is about to get exciting! It's not just the fancy pixels or mind-bending effects - it's the stories they tell!

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

(Above: some WIP pixel art from Wizbane) You might have noticed I’ve been writing about and playing a lot of RPGs recently. This article , in particular, from Nintendo Power, I have a distinct memory of reading and being totally transfixed by the concept of the world of Final Fantasy 1. (I Awesome original soundtrack.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Bitmap Books is known for its catalogue of visually stunningly books on the art, history and culture of video games. Written by Richard Moss, the book takes video game football fans on a nostalgic journey through their childhoods, leaving them misty-eyed over memories of countless pixel-perfect goals scored.

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iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Faster but less realistic, it determines colors based on how much of each pixel is covered by light. Tips for Aspiring Game Artists Whether you’re new to game art or have years of experience, mastering lighting can greatly enhance your creativity and storytelling. Plan for lighting early, from concept art to level design.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

As AI continues to advance, the future of art and AI in game development holds tremendous promise. In this article, we’ll explore the evolving relationship between art production and AI, discussing their potential impact on the gaming industry.

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Grumpy Gamer

APRIL 12, 2013

I’d do it as “enhanced low-res” Nice crisp retro art, but augmented by the hardware we have today: parallaxing, depth of field, warm glows, etc. Nice big juicy icons full of pixels. No concept art or lofty promises or crazy stretch goals or ridiculous reward tiers. Monkey Island deserves that.

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Grumpy Gamer

APRIL 13, 2013

Nice crisp retro art, but augmented by the hardware we have today: parallaxing, depth of field, warm glows, etc. Nice big juicy icons full of pixels. No concept art or lofty promises or crazy stretch goals or ridiculous reward tiers. No standing or you might get wet. But, If I made another Monkey Island.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

General skills and knowledge required to work in film and games "The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art." - Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar. Storytelling and visual narrative techniques Visual language and principles of lighting (direction, quality, color, environment, etc.)

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Jesper Juul

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

But why is the figure of the monster so important in gaming, and how have video games come to shape our culture’s conceptions of monstrosity?

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Moonmana

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Even though the technology sector is constantly advancing, the core concept of animation remains the same. In this article, we will explain the basic difference between 3D and 2D animation and provide you with the essential details about the two game art types. As art forms, both 3D and 2D are in demand and have their target audience.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This time, the narrative revolves around Eric Manahan , the former architect who found solace in pixelated characters and captivating storylines. “I loved the concepts, the design. The pixelated game wasn’t just beautiful, but it was also a product of a single developer. The allure seems to be universal.

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iXie gaming

JUNE 28, 2024

With the right tools, you can turn simple sprites into stunning displays of art and movement. Other Specialized 2D Tools Pyxel Edit For games that use retro pixel art, Pyxel Edit is a must-have tool. Photoshop Photoshop is essential for digital art, especially for VFX artists.

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

If you search for a snake game, you will find tons and tons of different types of art styles and variations on it. (00:55) Those are the core concepts of what makes this game snake. Learn the basics of pixel art and how to resize your sprite, both in terms of the canvas and the image. It’s the pixels in there.

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Game Dev Unchained

APRIL 30, 2024

Check out Lullaby now in Steam: [link] The world of game development is one of constant evolution, a landscape where creativity meets technology in a dance of pixels and sound. The concept of early access became a pivotal aspect of 1 Simple Game ’s strategy, allowing them to integrate community feedback early in the development process.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

Annotations by Edu Martin from their blog ' Lighting Pixels ') Point lighting Point lights (sometimes called omni lights) are similar to spotlights, but emit light in all directions from a small, single point — like the light you get from candles, fairy lights, or a firefly. Three-point lighting in action in Disney's Tangled.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 26, 2020

It tricks the eye into believing that there are rooms modeled behind the windows, but ceilings, floors and walls are actually created on the fly by a special custom pixel shader. Talk: Visual Vertical Slice - Not just concept art, but not yet a demo | Matejs Balodis. Are you tired of 2D pixel art platformers?

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Game IQ , a pretty cool tool that makes analysis like this easier by classifying games across curated categories, as well as allowing categorization based on art styles and specific features. For this, we used data.ai Marvel Snaps falls into the Card Collecting Game Battle (CCG-Battle) sub-genre.

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CONTENT WARNING: This post contains discussion of gay sex acts and some screenshots with obscured pixel art nudity. Back in 2012, John Mix Meyer wrote "Women aren’t vending machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out" to critique proto-PUA concepts like the friendzone. The awkward character art is mine.

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