From motion design to game design: In-depth process behind Specimen

[…] growing.”  Those words from designer/director Erica Gorochow encapsulate the primary motivation behind deciding to take on what ended up being a year-and-a-half long challenge: creating Specimen,… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Motion design in games with Ubisoft’s Wylie Robinson

[…] the room, and it’s attached to your TV via HDMI. While motion design enjoys an ever-brightening spotlight in film, commercials and interactive venues, its… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Telltale’s “Minecraft: Story Mode:” Changing the Game?

In October, Telltale Games launched “Minecraft: Story Mode” across virtually every console, mobile and PC platform. The title earned the coveted iTunes Editors’ Choice distinction, with… Read more

Caitlin Campbell • 9 years ago

Making “Party Pooper,” a browser-based game from Animade

"For anyone trying to make a game as a small project, I’d recommend scaling it back to make it manageable — focus on the core… Read more

Justin Cone • 8 years ago

The Graveyard

And now for something completely different. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon The Graveyard, but I’m glad I did. Calling it a video game… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Jenny LeClue: A Handmade Adventure Game

From motion design to game development, Joe Russ is constantly challenging himself to learn more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Tronic & Marco Brambilla – Spec Ops Game Trailer + Q&A

View trailer on Vimeo Q&A with Jesse Seppi and Vivian Rosenthal of Tronic From scouring through your previous work, this appears to be Tronic’s first… Read more

Jake Sargeant • 15 years ago

Ready Steady Play: Trailer

Hover Studio, the makers of the very entertaining mobile game “Ready Steady Bang,” are releasing a follow up title in June, “Ready Steady Play.” Like… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Game of Thrones: Sword Experience

[…] Red Paper Heart just returned from San Diego Comic-Con, arguably the largest orgy of geek culture in the world, where eager fans lined up… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Blur: League of Legends Cinematic “A Twist of Fate”

It’s getting very hard to stand out in the world of game cinematics. But somehow Blur always manages to pull it off. Case in point,… Read more

Justin Cone • 11 years ago

SXSW 2015 Gaming Awards

Working only with dots, lines and squares, Imaginary Forces’ Jeremy Cox and friends crafted a abstract homage to the history of video gamings for the… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Fortiche Prod: League Of Legends

Directed by Passion Paris duo Arnaud & Jerome, this promo for the online game League of Legends showcases their newest character, Jinx. The video was created by Fortiche Prod and produced… Read more

Angelo Collazo • 11 years ago

David O’Reilly: Mountain Q&A

David O'Reilly shares some of his thoughts about his first game, "Mountain"

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Interview: A Behind-the-Scenes look at Vectorpark’s “Metamorphabet”

[…] Smith, better known as Vectorpark, has been fusing his own path between these two fields for 15 years. You may already be familiar with… Read more

Erica Gorochow • 10 years ago

Forza 6 Legacy

How many racing game references can you spot in this advert for Forza Motorsport 6?

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

Tribeca Games: The Craft and Creative of League of Legends

For its inaugural event, Tribeca Games (part of the Tribeca Film Festival family) is hosting “The Craft and Creative of League of Legends” on Friday, November… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

A mobile game made entirely out of clay?

The visuals for Tiny Passengers, a new mobile puzzle game from Shape Minds launching in iTunes today, were created almost entirely in clay. Check out… Read more

Justin Cone • 9 years ago

What Makes a Successful Game Trailer?

We sat down with Jörgen Lilja and Emnet Mulugeta from Goodbye Kansas Studios, the creators of cinematic game trailers for titles such as Cyberpunk 2077,… Read more

Staff • 3 years ago

Real-Time Motion Graphics: GRID

My advice for the future: Play more video games. Reader Joe Walker recently pointed out the slick in-game menus and motion graphics in Codemasters GRID,… Read more

Justin Cone • 16 years ago

Process: Psyop’s Prequels for Dishonored

Bethesda’s Dishonored (developed by Arkane Studios) was one of the mostly hotly anticipated games of the year. Thanks to nearly three years of pre-production, the… Read more

Elliot Blanchard • 12 years ago

Destiny: Mars Opening Sequence, Q&A with the Directors

Destiny, the newest shooter from Bungie (Halo, Marathon) and Activision, launched recently, uncorking months of anticipation and speculation. The game’s cinematic opener, produced by Prologue,… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Hybrid by birth: Getting to know Animade

I first became aware of London-based Animade via their iOS game Ready Steady Bang, a twitchy dueler packed with charming animation. They popped up again on… Read more

Justin Cone • 10 years ago

Psyop’s Inferno

[…] afterlife, depicting a journey through the three realms of the dead. This is a big story. So, as modern, classy people, we remake it… Read more

Lauren Indovina • 16 years ago

Kyle Downes: A Short History of Video Games

“A Short History of Video Games” from Kyle Downes for his degree at RMIT in Melbourne

Justin Cone • 16 years ago