I loved this game on the C64. Cinemaware are aparantley back with a remake of this classic. Things aren't rosey however, as this review concludes it as "a product that is actually not worth the cd it is delivered on.".. read it here.
The Mark of Kri is a playstation 2 game which boasts animators from Disney and Bluth (Dragons Lair). Gameforms has some behind the scenes art of this game, so click to see character sketches,
Level design sketches, .. and the final results, the screenshots. Find out more of the game here.
Planet Xbox reports that an Xbox price drop in Australia is imminent..
"Thought all the Xbox price drops were over? Figured that there would be no way anymore news on price drops would surface before at least the holiday season? Well, to make a long story short, anyone thinking that could very well be wrong as a rumor has surfaced (thanks Michael & GSD) that suggests that an Xbox bundle that includes Halo and the DVD pack could be dropping it?s price in Australia to $399 AUD ($217 USD, ?142…
Homelanfed has an interview with Andrew Risch, who is an artist for the upcoming MMOFPS called Planetside. Andrew also runs the site Polycount.
"We sometimes joke that life is our hobby outside of work, which is unfortunate, but at times very close to the truth. The industry has a way of overwhelming its workers."
Read the interview here.
Also, check out this awesome female modelling tutorial at Fineart.sk .. They used Maya with nurbs, but the concepts used is pretty much useful for any application. Click here!
Ultimate Gaming Resource has a very interesting article about the realities of working in the games development industry. This is a must read for anyone interested in becoming a developer.
Read it here.
If you appreciate the artwork that appears in 2 player fighting games (Street Fighter, King of Fighters etc) then you'll absolutely love this site. In fact, they have a profile on EVERY fighting game character around! 639 characters! In every profile, you get tonnes of drawings, sketches, in-game shots, and sprite character animations ripped out of the games themselves!!
I'm not sure if this is all done by one guy, but it is one immensely gigantic gallery of great game art. I must say that…
The expectations that games will be moddable and playable online are high for every release these days. So what happens when a popular game doesn't come with the tools to edit it? People band together and start hacking and providing the tools themselves! Grand Theft Auto 3 is hugely popular, and the only option of making any changes in the game are skinning your character. Aparently, that's not enough. Now you can model your own cars, and even build your own city! Incredible.. The…