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Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - a pixel art video game by CGS grads

CG Spectrum

Through this unique online network, Alan connected with Advanced Concept Art Course graduate Dogyeong (Do) Lee and Game Design Course graduate Alexios Vasilakis who both joined the Overwrite Interactive team. Currently in production, Gerel: Against the Corvus Empire is a 2D pixel art side-scrolling platformer with Metroidvania elements.

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Artist Cassie Simpson on navigating Life, three University Majors and Work 

PreMortem.Games

She is currently transitioning into a new role as a social media and community lead at the American-based 3D Art Academy, Art Heroes. ” Concept art by Cassie Simpson Simpson loved to draw but never considered it as a potential career. In grade 10 I took art as a subject. Hard skills that I could make a living with.

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Alan Wake 2: The art of horror

Game Daily

But we know that if you get the player engaged or focused on something in the world – a puzzle or environmental storytelling -then they’re very susceptible to being suddenly scared. The post Alan Wake 2: The art of horror appeared first on GameDaily.biz | We Make Games Our Business. I feel like I’m vulnerable.

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CGS Grad's Unreal project selected as finalist for 2023 Rookies Awards

CG Spectrum

You may remember Ewald from when he had just started the Real-time 3D Foundations course and created his first impressive cinematic, Haven. Tell us about your latest cinematic, Menace. Menace is a captivating, high-octane, real-time 3D action cinematic about a reckless motorcyclist evading the pursuit of police in a tropical cityscape.

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Actors ready to strike as gaming negotiations rumble on

Game Daily

The union says it has been in negotiations with the likes of Activision, Disney Electronic Arts, Epic, Take 2 and Warner Bros for about a year. The murder-mystery puzzle game Twelve Minutes starred James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe – the latter also featured in Beyond: Two Souls alongside Elliot Page.

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Friday Questions #3

Grumpy Gamer

Holding true to the spirit of Maniac Mansion (dollhouse view, no close-ups or cinematic presentation (think about the difference between Maniac Mansion and DotT)) saved us a lot. Lancelot's Hangover: After beta testing, what do you do if you realize a series of puzzles doesn't work. I'm fine with fan fiction and long as it stays "fan".

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How Cookie Run Bakes its Monster Revenue

Deconstructor of Fun

Arts The art of Cookie Run: Kingdom is core to the game’s global success. This chapter will investigate the art of Cookie Run: Kingdom , its origins, its characteristics, and its efforts to expand into new markets during globalization. Art Style To talk about the characteristics of this art style, we must start at its origin.

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