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10 May 2010window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Ever wonder what a metroid would look like if it were a real thing? Yeah, me neither, because I’m pretty sure it would absolutely terrifying. Artist Jaime “Kalapusa” Margary has taken this to the next level, having just finished up a reference illustration for a “realistic” metroid specimen sculpture. It looks just [...]
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4 May 2010window.google_analytics_uacct = “UA-2281360-3″; Like movies, the design of games can often be reduced to a set of “building blocks”, various elements that you can combine to form the final product. It’s an abstract concept, but one that’s perfectly illustrated in this…card game. Put together by Liselore Goedhart, “Game Seeds” is part of the Utrecht School [...]
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23 Feb 2010The artists behind 2009′s Game of the Year and recent award hog Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be showing off the artistic talents that got them hired at Naughty Dog at the upcoming Unleashed: The Art of Naughty Dog Exhibit. That opportunity to eyeball the creative works of some 20 strong Naughty Dogs will be [...]
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9 Feb 2010The Art of Tomb Raider is looking like a must-have hard-edged coffee table book for any fan of the series and its curvy protagonist. Published by Dreams and Visions Press, the 568-page book actually comes in two volumes, with the first covering “every significant piece of Tomb Raider art” through Angel of Darkness, and the [...]
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9 Feb 2010Game developer Blizzard has already shown the male version of the Diablo III monk. It hasn’t shown the female version. Until now. Diablo III has four character classes announced so: Witch Doctor, Wizard, Barbarian, and Monk. This concept art is for the female version of the existing monk. In previous games, players were locked to [...]
In: Culture|Gaming News|Nintendo
28 Jan 2010Nintendo’s refusal to step into the “next” generation of hardware means we’re years away from seeing a high definition Zelda game. Still, a man can dream… These images were generated by Zelda fan Ryu-Gi, using Garry’s Mod, a PC utility which allows users to import and edit game characters within Valve’s Source engine. Taking some [...]
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27 Jan 2010Bungie this week released a large batch of concept art for the upcoming Halo: Reach, showing some soldiers, some Covenant, some trees, some snow and a Spartan with a little robot T-Rex arm. Some of this was featured in the latest issue of Game Informer, but since most of you wouldn’t have seen that, enjoy.
In: Gaming News|Nintendo
26 Jan 2010We often see concept art for games that are coming out, but how about games that are already out? Like, say, The Legend of Zelda, which was released in 1986? The latest in Nintendo’s series of “Iwata Asks” is up on the company’s British portal, and contains four rare, most likely never-before-seen (by you) pieces [...]
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13 Jan 2010In Darksiders, you play as War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The other three, though, you never see them. They’re away, at a volleyball tournament. If they were around, though, this is what they’d look like. Vigil’s Joe Madureira originally designed all four horsemen. He of course took some liberties; instead of [...]