Square Enix’s ‘The Quiet Man’ Combines CGI & Live Action For A Myster-Thriller Game
The makers of Square Enix’s new experimental game aimed to create a seamless experience that combines photoreal cg and live action.
Videogames
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Rise’ by Fortiche Productions
French studio Fortiche created this cg music video to promote the League of Legends World Championship 2018.
Former Telltale Games Employee Files Class-Action Lawsuit After Mass Layoffs
The lawsuit alleges that Telltale Games’ sudden dismissal of hundreds of employees violated federal and state laws.
Telltale Games Shuts Down Suddenly, Won’t Pay Severance To Hundreds Of Laid Off Employees
Employees were reportedly given 30 minutes to leave the studio premises.
Aardman’s New Video Game 11-11: Memories Retold Shows A Different Side Of The Studio
Aardman, the famed stop motion studio behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, is going in a very different direction for its first major video game.
Capcom Shuts Down Vancouver Studio Resulting In Over 150 Layoffs
The studio had been responsible for the Dead Rising franchise.
Kleptocats Creators Turned Their Hit Mobile Game Into A Popular Web Series By Trusting Their Animators
The creators of the Mexican mobile game Kleptocats took a hands-off approach when they produced an online animated series.
Trailer: Gris Is A Unique 2D Animated Game From Spain
Barcelona, Spain-based Nomada Studio is getting ready to release its first game, a 2d-animated platformer called Gris.
Patrick Osborne To Develop ‘Monument Valley’ Film For Paramount Pictures
The hit mobile game is being developed as a live-action/cg hybrid feature.
Game Trailer: Life Is Strange 2 Uses Animation To Tell A Challenging Original Story
Square Enix debuted a teaser trailer today for Life is Strange 2, an intriguing coming-of-age tale about two young brothers on the run from authorities.
VES Awards: ‘Despicable Me 3’ Leads Animated Films With 5 Nominations
“Blade Runner 2049” and “War for the Planet of the Apes” topped the live-action feature film categories.
Cuphead Has Sold Over 1 Million Copies In Its First Two Weeks – And What It Means For Animation Creators [UPDATED]
The success of Cuphead is the harbinger of a new era for independent animation creators.
Cuphead Overflows With Classic Cartoon Surrealism
Cuphead delivers on its promise of letting anyone play a classic hand-drawn 1930s cartoon.
Digital Humans In Video Games Look More Realistic Than Ever Thanks To This Facial Rig
The Snappers facial rig is not a secret in the game world, and is even used on Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, “The Shape of Water.”
A Game As Unique As GNOG Could Only Emerge From A Studio As Unique As KO_OP
Creator of the one-of-a-kind game GNOG, the Montreal-based KO_OP has a blueprint for the future of making games: together, we’re stronger.
Glen Keane Delivers ‘Lux: Binding Light’ For League of Legends
Glen Keane and Riot Games collaborated on a new animated short, ‘Lux: Binding Light.’
Director Lizzi Akana On Creating Bandai Namco’s Code Vein Teaser
Bandai Namco teased their upcoming anime vampire RPG Code Vein with a mysterious hand-drawn teaser. We speak to director Lizzi Akana about how the idea happened.
‘Everything’ Creator David OReilly On The Hard Truths Of Moving Away From Animation
David OReilly conquered the world of indie cg animation in less than a decade. Now he aims to repeat that success in games with his stunning new work Everything, out today on Steam.
King Features Will Represent Cuphead Video Game For Toys and Apparel
Cuphead might become much more than just a game thanks to King Features.
2017 VES Awards: ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Breaks 19-In-A-Row Disney Win Streak [Full List of Winners]
Despite losing five of its six nominations, “Kubo” still managed to do something no other non-Disney film has done in the last five years.
VES Awards: ‘Kubo’ Leads Animation Pack With Six Nominations
The Walt Disney Company has won every VES animation honor for the last four years. Can “Kubo and the Two Strings” break the streak?
Two Dozen Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Animation
Six game and cg animators share their tricks of the trade in a 35-minute panel.
Artist of the Day: Pascal Blanché
Discover the art of Pascal Blanché, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
Rob Letterman Will Direct Live-Action ‘Detective Pikachu,’ Co-Written by Alex Hirsch
Detective Pikachu, go!
BREAKING: Voice Actors Go On Strike Against Disney, WB, EA, Take 2, Activision and Other Game Makers
Voice actors are refusing to record any voices until game makers and entertainment companies agree to update a decades-old contract.
‘A Surreal Lucid Nightmare’: The Making Of ‘Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III’ Trailer
As much a surrealist art piece as a game promo, the trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is a unique accomplishment. Cartoon Brew takes a look at how it was made.
‘Agents of Mayhem’ by Arnaud & Jérôme
Cinematic trailer for Agents of Mayhem, a new game from Saints Row developer Volition Studios.
‘Ratchet and Clank’ Arrives With A Clunk
Will audiences turn out to see an animated feature based on a popular video game series?
Eli Roth Directed A Dark Souls Animated Trailer
Bandai Namco is promoting Dark Souls III with this hand-drawn animated short.
‘Recall’ by Blizzard
“Recall” is an animated short promoting Blizzard’s upcoming team-based shooter Overwatch.
David OReilly’s Game Everything Will Be Released on PS4
Animation innovator David OReilly describes his new game project as a “consciousness simulator/open-universe exploration game.”
‘Cuphead’ Dazzles With Another Amazing Game Trailer
Rubber-hose animation is back — only this time in a videogame.
Sony PS4’s ‘Dreams’ Redraws the Line Between Animation and Gaming
Media Molecules’s follow-up to “Tearaway” and “LittleBigPlanet” mines user-generated art to create endless dream worlds.
‘Ratchet & Clank’ Movie Finally Gets Distributor and Release Date
The video game stars are finally getting their long-awaited big screen outing.
The First ‘Pixels’ Trailer is Here
Adam Sandler and company square off against actual squares.
An Excellent History of Graphics in Videogames
“Pixel Pioneers: A Brief History of Graphics” is a 5-part documentary by Stuart Brown about the evolution of graphics in videogames.
The Rise and Fall of 38 Studios
The NY Times offers an infuriating and detailed article about the recklessly stupid Rhode Island politicians who gave $75 million to …
Activision Shows Off Impressive Real-Time Rendering for Animated Characters
Video gameplay is about to get a lot more realistic. Game producer Activision unveiled this new demo yesterday at the Game Developers …
