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Longtime Blizzard art director Sam Didier departs studio

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During his time at Blizzard, Didier drew art for nearly all of the studio's games, and famously created the Pandaren race for World of Warcraft.

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The best free tools for game art

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A few of the best tools for creating 2D and 3D art assets for games, including Blender, GIMP, Piskel, Krita, and more.

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China's game art industry reportedly decimated by growing AI use

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The widespread use of AI art is reportedly diminishing the work of game artists in China, who worry about how it'll be used in other departments of game development.

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Tencent acquires visual novel publisher Visual Arts

Game Developer

Visual Arts now ex-CEO Takahiro Baba says the company approached Tencent because the tech giant would be the best fit for its future endeavors.

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Unity unveils new division, Weta Tools, for 2D and 3D art production

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Weta's newest division is all about toolmaking for 3D and 2D art and helping to streamline the art pipeline for projects in the film, TV, and game industries.

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Infinity Ward opens new art-focused office in Spain

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Setting up an art-specific studio gives Infinity Ward another pool of talent to pull from, and helps Activision Blizzard become a little more visible in Europe.

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PlayStation's Visual Arts studio hit with layoffs

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PlayStation support studio Visual Arts has been hit with another round of layoffs, with several former employees sharing on social media last week that they have been let go. Unfortunately, following a wave of layoffs, last week was my last at PlayStation," former senior level designer at Visual Arts Daniel Bellemare wrote on LinkedIn.

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