Gaming

Игровые новости: западные и российские медиа, индустрия, инди, платформы

RSS
Индустрия

This UE5 Demo Features Incredible Assassin's Creed-Style Mechanics

Hidden Blade Finishing Move In Assassin's Creed-Style UE5 Demo Saba Danelia shared his new project. In the past, we've covered several gameplay systems made by Saba Danelia, many of which closely recreate the fluid movement and parkour mechanics that the Assassin's Creed series is known for. He's…

Индустрия

Behind-the-Scenes of VFX for Appa's Slobber in Avatar Aang Movie

Animation Production Coordinator Wilton Lander shared an insighful look at the shot he got to animate himself. 2D Animator Wilton Lander revealed a fun behind-the-scenes detail from the production of the 2026 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender animated movie – while the artist's official role was…

Индустрия

Custom Occlusion System For Supernatural Indie Game

Custom Occlusion System For Control-Inspired Reality-Bending Game A new neat demo for Psych Rift. We've been watching the progress of Psych Rift by Ablaze Interactive, a solo-developed game where a telekinetic glove is your only tool for surviving reality-bending worlds and escaping a dangerous…

Индустрия

Check Out This Surreal Papercraft-Style World Made in Blender

The artist is also developing a game in a similarly nostalgic, craft-inspired style. Take a look at this surreal Blender animation with a papercraft-inspired look, created by Illustrator and Animator James Shedden. The artist also used Photoshop, EbSynth, and After Effects. In the work, titled…

Индустрия

This Inverse Platforming Mechanic Is So Satisfying

This Satisfying Platformer Lets You Enter Inside Platforms You'd probably want to eat them too. This game prototype really lives up to its working title, Wobble. It's such a simple yet fun concept, and it honestly feels like the kind of game that could have fit right into the PSP's library. Min…

Индустрия

YouTube Premium & Peacock Announce Major Streaming Partnership

YouTube Premium subscribers will soon get access to Peacock's library of live sports, movies, and shows as part of a new global partnership between YouTube and NBCUniversal. YouTube and NBCUniversal have announced a new partnership bringing Peacock content directly into YouTube Premium…

Индустрия

GSC Game World Responds to Founder's Xbox Exclusivity Deal Comments

The studio says Sergiy Grygorovych's words about the deal surpassing the development budget "do not reflect the actual facts." Recently, Sergiy Grygorovych, the founder of the GSC Game World, the studio behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, shared that the Xbox exclusivity deal surpassed the…

Индустрия

Beginner's Tutorial on Blender Techniques for a Stylized Scene

Learn Blender Techniques to Make a Stylized Scene with This Beginner's Tutorial It's another guide by crzyzhaa. 3D Modeler and Animator crzyzhaa shared a beginner's tutorial on YouTube about Blender techniques to create simple low-poly models with a stylized look. He provides a step-by-step…

Индустрия

Dan Houser Says Companies Should Give a Physical Game Option

Dan Houser Says Companies Should Still Offer Physical Game Options "If people want that, I think companies should provide it." In an interview with IGN during Comic-Con 2026, Dan Houser was asked for his opinion on the physical vs. digital media debate, and he said he isn't sure he cares, but "if…

Индустрия

Creating Convincing Tube Interior Illusion With Parallax

Fake Tube Interior Using Classic Parallax Windows Trick "Everything in gamedev is fake. This is just a little more fake than usual." As Emilio López put it, "Everything in rendering is smoke and mirrors, except smoke and mirrors, particularly smoke in mirrors." Thomas van den Berg from noio games…

Индустрия

In His First X Post, NVIDIA CEO Pushes to Keep AI Models Public

In His First Twitter Post, NVIDIA CEO Shows Big Companies Pushing to Keep AI Models Publicly Downloadable Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Dell Technologies, Hugging Face, and others signed the letter. What are open-weight AI models, what is NVIDIA's CEO first X/Twitter post, and what does China have to do…

Индустрия

In His First X Post, NVIDIA CEO Pushes to Keep AI Models Public

In His First Twitter Post, NVIDIA CEO Shows Big Companies Pushing to Keep AI Models Publically Downloadable Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Dell Technologies, Hugging Face, and others signed the letter. What are open-weight AI models, what is NVIDIA's CEO first X/Twitter post, and what does China have to do…

Индустрия

This Artist Used Old Game Dev Trick To Fake Water Movement

Classic Trick To Fake Flowing Water Without Fluid Simulation Beautiful art style. Some of the most creative ideas come from finding ways to work within limitations, especially when dealing with low-end hardware or technical restrictions. Art doesn't have to be realistic to be effective either, as…

Индустрия

It Looks 3D, But This Spinning Ball Is Fully 2D

See How Artists Recreate This 2D Spinning Ball That Looks 3D Reverse: 1999's Live2D tech is having its moment. Over the weekend, this post on X/Twitter showcasing the new Flutterpage design from the Reverse: 1999 and Atomic Heart collaboration went viral because of one small detail: a ball that…

Индустрия

Scarlet Deer Inn, a Platformer Using Real Embroidery, Is Out on Steam

This Medieval-Inspired Platformer with Real-Life Embroidery Has Launched on Steam Check out Scarlet Deer Inn's engaging story. Scarlet Deer Inn, a dark medieval folk tale featuring real-life embroidery, from Attu Games and Aurakenn Games, has launched on Steam. On July 21, the game became available…

Индустрия

New Blender Tool For Complete Motion Capture Using Only One Video

Full-Body, Hand & Facial Motion Capture From Any Video In Blender BlendCap is completely local and offline. Arcomade's BlendCap is a motion capture add-on for Blender that tracks the body, hands, and face from a single recorded video. It then retargets the captured performance directly onto your…

Индустрия

Silent Hill f's Writers Reportedly Read 100 to 200 Books Annually

Motoi Okamoto shared his approach to creating a game with a rich narrative. At Japan's CEDEC 2026, Konami held a lecture titled The Art of Producing Silent Hill, in which the producer Motoi Okamoto and other development team members discussed the creation of Silent Hill 2's remake and Silent Hill…

Индустрия

Next Kratos-Led God Of War Game Will Follow Laufey's Story

Kratos Will Return In Next Mainline God Of War Game, Continuing Laufey's Story God of War Laufey will launch on February 16, 2027. Comic-Con 2026 took over the San Diego Convention Center from July 23-26, and as usual, it brought plenty of news and reveals across movies, shows, comics, games, and…

Индустрия

Check Out This Monster Generator Tool Made for Pixel-Style Game

There are no two monsters alike in Critter Crosser. Developer RujiK showcased a monster generator, a cool feature they added to their monster-crossing game, Critter Crosser. Every creature is procedurally created and animated with this feature. RujiK shared that the generation script is rather…

Индустрия

Tutorial: Create a QR Code Out of Your Pixel-Style Artwork

Artist Humble-Guard9853 showed an entertaining way of making custom scan codes. If you need to use a QR code, for example, to create a link to your portfolio or a game, here's a way to make your scan code more beautiful and attention-grabbing. 3D Artist known on Reddit as Humble-Guard9853 shared a…

Индустрия

Create Hair Strands Faster With This Free Blender Tool

This Blender Tool Lets You Draw Hair Strands Along Guides It's free. Made by ヨルノサク, Draw-Hair is a Blender add-on created as part of a university coursework project. It's still a work in progress, and the developer is continuing to improve it to make it more convenient for everyone. As the name…

Индустрия

Behind-the-Scenes Details of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

Are you excited for this game? The developers behind Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis have been sharing a mini-doc series discussing some behind-the-scenes details of the game, mentioning how important it was to look back at older titles in the franchise to identify which fundamental aspects to…

Индустрия

Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Plans to Bring Back AA Games

He wants to fill the gap between indie and AAA games. Shawn Layden, former PlayStation boss, talked about the gaming industry and how unsustainable it has become to develop games because of the increase in prices and budgets. It's not the first time Layden has said something about the matter; in…

Индустрия

3D Artist Shares a Tutorial on Creating Natural-Looking Muslce Jiggle

Loay Shaban used ragdoll dynamics to animate the creature. The Character, Creature, and VFX Animator, Loay Shaban, created a tutorial on ragdoll dynamics, explaining how to make creatures with natural-looking muscle movements. The final result of the creature looks impressive; the movement in the…