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Warhammer 40K Is Getting The Movie It Deserves
I tried to sit down and watch Ultramarines, Games Workshops’ official animated Warhammer 40K film, a few years ago. Made it maybe 15 minutes in. It was awful. Like bad ’90s PC game cinematics.
Hand-Drawn Wreck-It Ralph Test
Disney animator Eric Goldberg shows off a traditional animation test for Wreck-It Ralph that never made it in the film, reports Bleeding Cool. The character is King Candy, who did make it into the final film, of course, but in CG form.
The Most Beautiful Cartoon-Style Adventure Games
After LucasArts’ brilliant 1993 game Day of the Tentacle, cartoon-style point-and-click adventure games slowly became their own sub-genre. Although the genre has had its ups and downs, these games are still around: Think Gemini Rue or the new Broken Sword.
Jumping Into A Dark Cave Is Terrifying, Even In A Minecraft Animation
Thinking about bungee jumping into an open air pit cave-like the Cave of Swallows — is already horrific. But this really well-made slow-motion Minecraft animation, recently shared on Animationcraft’s YouTube channel, makes the idea a lot scarier.
No Matter How Big The Witcher Universe Is, It Can Be Summed Up In A Minute
A giant cataclysm. Hordes of monsters roaming around. Mutated monster hunters addicted to potions and mushrooms. That’s all you need to know to feel like home when playing The Witcher. You can forget the novels and all those journal entries.
The Angry Birds Cartoon Is Launching Next Month. Take Cover.
You know what the most recognisable characters in mobile gaming are lacking? Character. Debuting March 16 and 17, Rovio’s Angry Birds Toons series will define Red, Black, Blue, White, Yellow and the pigs by their story arcs instead of their parabolic arcs. Yeah, I’ve been waiting to use that forever.
There Are 26 Famous Video Game Locations In This Terrific Video. See If You Can Name Them.
Last year, Dutch artist Tim Hijlkema created an amazing video called Video Game Planets. This year, he’s gone one better, with a compilation of 26 famous video game locations. The idea is that you try and name them all, but even if you have no idea what Bullworth Academy looks like, you’ll still be able to appreciate how pretty the whole thing looks.
This Entire Music Video Is One Incredible 16-Bit Tribute
Regardless of your thoughts on the merits of YouTube rappers, I’d hope that everyone visiting this site can appreciate the merits of the video for Gowe’s Aurora, which takes a healthy slice of inspiration not just from 16-bit video games, but Paul Robertson’s classic Pirate Baby video as well.
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