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A deep dive into the beautiful (video) game in A Tale of Two Halves by Bitmap Books

PreMortem.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. Also check out Richard Moss’ work on TerrorBytes, The Evolution of Horror Gaming. By trade, I am a graphic designer.

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2024 Cherry-picks

Mircosoft Game Dev

KinitoPET combines this trend with the evergreen horror genre to bring you a unique experience about virtual assistants. Of Life and Land Build your own settlements in Of Life and Land and experience different maps, scenarios, and rich simulations. For every year from 2014 to 2024 we shared two gems found on Steam and itch.io

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The Heart of Gaming Is the Power Fantasy

The Bottom Feeder

Whether a Walking Simulator is a game (though that genre has mostly vanished, unlamented). They are also a tiny portion of the market, part of the fading walking simulator genre, and pale in comparison to the best artistic achievements of other media. We've seen debates about whether video games can be art.

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Setting the Mood: Exploring Lighting and Mood in Game Art 

iXie gaming

Faster but less realistic, it determines colors based on how much of each pixel is covered by light. Simulates how light bounces between surfaces, making lighting look more natural and filling in dark areas. Genre-Specific Lighting Horror. Rasterization. Five Advanced Lighting Techniques Global Illumination (GI).

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Genres are Marketing Terms, and Your Advice is Bad.

The Bottom Feeder

I’ll never stop using the term “walking simulator” because it makes me giggle. There's no swab test to tell if a game is "Survival Horror" or not. Because it is kind of creative, and because it has pixel art. Don't Make Hard Rules For How To Make Art! Making video games is hard. Metroidvania." Vague but useful.

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