More layoffs at Visual Concepts Austin after 2K cuts "several" jobs
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Today, Visual Concepts Austin laid off myself and a group of very talented developers." "The games industry bloodletting continues. "
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Lego 2K Drive developer Visual Concepts hit with layoffs
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The 2K subsidiary behind its WWE and NBA franchises has cut an undetermined amount of jobs at its Austin, TX office.
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Visual Concepts lays off staff at Lego 2K Drive South studio
Game Developer
AUGUST 23, 2024
The layoffs have resulted in a 'majority' of losses for VC South's art team, along with cuts among design and engineering.
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Blizzard says new AI concept art tool represents "major evolution"
Game Developer
MAY 23, 2023
Blizzard has told staff that a new AI tool called Blizzard Diffusion will leave them "amazed."
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From Concept to Completion: Navigating the Game Art Production Pipeline
iXie gaming
MARCH 28, 2025
Whether its a photorealistic RPG or a stylized indie game, every visual element follows a structured journey from concept to integration. This stage involves close collaboration between game designers, art directors, and concept artists. Rough sketches that serve as early visual concepts.
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Nintendo: Switch not bound by "traditional concept" of lifecycles
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
The wildly successful console recently topped 132 million lifetimes sales.
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Stardew Valley creator shares early concept sketches from old notebook
Game Developer
APRIL 24, 2023
A handful of doodles and scrawlings provide a glimpse into the earliest days of Stardew Valley's development.
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The Complete Concept Art Training Bundle by Learn Squared
Game From Scratch
JANUARY 21, 2025
GameFromScratch.com The Complete Concept Art Training Bundle by Learn Squared There is a new Humble Bundle of interest to game developers, specifically game artists, the Complete Concept Art Training Bundle by Learned Squared.
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Dune (2021) Concept Art by Joseph Cross
Concept Art World
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Concept Art World Dune (2021) Concept Art by Joseph Cross Concept artist Joseph Cross had previously shared some of the concept art he created for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One , starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa and many more.
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IO Interactive will publish Build a Rocket Boy's 'proof of concept' game for Everywhere platform
Game Developer
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The Hitman studio will publish the first game built on Build a Rocket Boy's Everywhere MMO, but has no concrete plans to be a third-party publisher full-time.
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Visual Concepts Austin reportedly hit with layoffs
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
2K Games has reportedly laid off an unknown number of developers at Visual Concepts Austin. As reported by Game Developer , former art manager Brad Bowling posted the news on LinkedIn , sharing that himself and "a group of very talented developers" had been let go from the company. "I
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'Polish something that has never existed before:' Miyamoto explains how Nintendo is countering rising development costs
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
'We believe that it is important to nurture developers who take this unique concept to heart.'
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Behind Devteamlife, the "most relatable" comic about making games
Game Developer
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Concept artist and comic strip creator Victor Lahlou shines a too-familiar light on common game development gripes.
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Thoughts To Live By
Game Developer
MAY 3, 2024
This post features some 'here's what's important to me' concepts and asks you to come up with your own. As a lesson in and reminder of what's philosophically important to my studios' games, inspirational posters have been a useful tool.
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Game developers, don't give up on your bad sketches
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Generative AI art tools make it easy to whip up images for concepts and storyboarding. But don't throw out your pen and paper just yet!
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Making Immersive Games 101: Maintaining the Magic Circle
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In this article, we explore the concept of the Magic Circle and how to preserve it, so that nothing distracts the players from their experience.
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TRY AGAIN: How frustrations with game development lead to a platformer about game development frustrations
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
TRY AGAIN developer Adam Morina talks about how their own frustrations coming up with a game concept would lead to a game about those very frustrations.
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Early Pikmin concepts included creatures powered by AI chips and "Yoshi-like" blobs
Game Developer
JULY 19, 2023
An in-depth interview conducted by Nintendo has shed light on how the franchise was born.
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BitCake Studio built online multiplayer game Atomic Picnic completely remote
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
She drew a lot of the first concept art for the main characters. According to Lamhut the team explored several concepts before settling on Roguelites. Mechanical Hand The studio’s upcoming game, Atomic Picnic, is the brainchild of the company’s CEO, Camilla Slotfeldt. There was a bunch of things she wanted in the game.
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Advanced math in game design: random walks and Markov chains in action
Game Developer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
In this article, we’ll analyze two mathematical concepts: Markov chains and random walks.
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Narration Avenues in Multiverse Games
Game Developer
MAY 13, 2024
Apart from the traditional screenplay and 3d production hurdles, multiverse narratives and games produce even more complex structures of going about the production of ideas and concepts.
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Getting Gamers in the Zone: Understanding Flow
Game Developer
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The secret to engaging gameplay may lie within the concept of "flow," a psychological phenomenon that may well be the Holy Grail for game developers seeking to captivate their audience.
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Can Ryukishi07’s “Sound Novels” be considered Games?
Game Developer
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
This short blog post will examine Higurashi’s design and apply concepts used in both Western and Japanese game theory to see if this sound novel series can be categorized as a “game.”
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Creating a Spatial Query System
Game Developer
AUGUST 26, 2024
In this article, we'll walk through the key concepts and components required to build your own. Spatial query systems have become an essential tool for enabling intelligent AI behaviors in complex game environments.
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The Last Three by Csaba Putnai “Discipline and planning are essential, but don’t forget flexibility”
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 6, 2025
The concept for The Last Three stems from Putnais fascination with resilience and the complexities of human relationships. Marketing, unfortunately, hasnt gotten any easier and I still dont feel comfortable in this area, Putnai confesses.
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Making big, genre-specific swings in Blasphemous II
Game Developer
AUGUST 31, 2023
Blasphemous II developer The Game Kitchen on embracing the "Metroidvania" format and bringing lost concepts back to life.
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Getting your game vision right at the concept stage | GI Sprint
GamesIndustry.biz
JUNE 27, 2024
Often, one of the biggest problems in game development is knowing what you are meant to be creating. Organisational psychologist and Team Sync founder Graham McAllister has been grappling with how to identify and solve this issue in recent years, inspired by Jason Schreier's article on the troubled development of Anthem for Kotaku.
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Technological limits as a creative strength with surreal '90s AI simulator Strange Aeons
Game Developer
APRIL 6, 2023
Creator Karolis Dikcius discusses the "high-concept, medium-fidelity" motto that drove this unsettling but distinctive title.
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Scaravan 66 by Lithic Entertainment is a car-combat-roguelike straight out of hell
PreMortem.Games
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The concept for Scaravan 66 evolved from Lithic’s initial brainstorming. This time they’re slamming the accelerator with Scaravan 66 , a high-octane car combat roguelike straight out of hell. At its heart is Lucky, an arrogant greaser trapped in a hellish nightmare of endless asphalt, monstrous foes and a shotgun-fueled quest for freedom.
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From Concept to Success: A Deep Dive Into Our Popular Gaming Solutions
Logic Simplified
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Our new-age concepts, strategies, and systems are designed in a way to transform your concept into a success. With us, you get the technology, solution, knowledge, and expertise that you seek. Contact us at enquiry@logicsimplified.com
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Exploring How Coding Concepts Can Be Applied to Real-Life Situations
Real Programming
JANUARY 29, 2024
Math concepts are baked into programming when kids start learning, though it definitely gets more advanced as they pass through the courses. Children in our online coding classes learn integers, vectors, and even trigonometry. We love math at RP4K, but we understand that if you ask a kid, “Are you eager to learn math?”
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Edouard Caplain
Concept Art World
APRIL 3, 2024
Concept Art World Edouard Caplain Edouard Caplain is a concept artist and art director currently based in Paris, France where he works at DONTNOD Entertainment. The post Edouard Caplain first appeared on Concept Art World
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Mooncolony
Concept Art World
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Concept Art World Mooncolony Mooncolony is a concept art and illustration studio based in Cambridge, UK, founded by Emrah Elmasli. These services include concept art, illustration, character design, marketing art and art direction. The post Mooncolony first appeared on Concept Art World
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Bayard Wu
Concept Art World
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Concept Art World Bayard Wu Bayard Wu is a freelance illustrator and concept artist currently working in the video game industry. The post Bayard Wu first appeared on Concept Art World Bayard studied animation at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts.
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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 30, 2024
“I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts,” Pidiashenko explains. That’s why I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts.” A year later, I started to add puzzles and worked out a story and a few key philosophical concepts for the game.” But during development, it became a shooter.
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Two Dots
Concept Art World
MARCH 5, 2024
Concept Art World Two Dots Two Dots is a creative studio based in France and co-founded in 2012 by experienced concept and cover artist Seed Seven. It offers a large range of services: from creative concepts exploration to high resolution image and matte painting, from illustration and concept art to character design.
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Former Activision staff concerned about gen AI tools used in development, including Midjourney
GamesIndustry.biz
JULY 25, 2024
Activision Blizzard has reportedly approved the use of generative AI tools including Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for producing concept art and marketing materials. Vance left the role in January 2024 but still works for Activision as a fellow software engineer. Read more
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Minigames Revisited: How Developers Are Continuing to Tap into Trends and Drive Engagement
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 premium battle pass. Candy Crush Saga took an unsurprisingly sweet approach to the Digging craze with Baker’s Box , which swaps sand for cookies and pickaxes for spoons.
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COCOON creator Jeppe Carlsen “I never compromise on playability”
PreMortem.Games
OCTOBER 11, 2023
While he didn’t immediately embark on this ambitious project, the concept lingered in his mind and gradually took shape as a concrete game design. Complex feature The core concept of worlds within worlds was the first feature prototyped for Cocoon, undergoing substantial improvement and iteration.
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Aerial_Knight’s We Never Yield developer Neil Jones “I’m proud of the story and design”
PreMortem.Games
JULY 15, 2024
“I shared the concept with them early on, and they were fully on board, which boosted my excitement. “Working with a team daily was a new experience, requiring me to document my ideas and explain my concepts instead of just implementing them myself.” ” Jones hadn’t initially planned on creating a sequel.
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