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Rejected Mortal Kombat Character Designs

2:40PM Michael McWhertor | Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer’s venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. More »
Culture

For The Discerning Art Collector/Halo Fan

5:00PM Luke Plunkett | Perhaps in an effort to appeal to a more up-market clientèle than Halo merchandise currently allows, Microsoft have commissioned a series of framed prints depicting art from Halo 3: ODST. More »
Culture

The Many Looks Of Lara Croft

12:40PM AJ Glasser | Once again, we have an amazing collection of artwork from The Design Inspiration to share with all of you. This time, the subject is Lara Croft, Tomb Raider. More »
Culture

Bringing A Little MMO To The Real World

9:00PM Luke Plunkett | With the real world lacking in loot, Marc Owens set forth on a project to make it appear more like an MMO, by crafting himself a suit that would look more at home in WOW than on the BUS. More »
Culture

Forza 3 Car Art Needs More Cowbell

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | 30 hours and 673 layers of Forza 3 paint gets you this. Bravo, afxwinter. More »
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The Importance Of Asking ‘Why’

6:00AM Owen Good | In film or literature, the creation of acclaimed work is sometimes attached to a personal event or reaction. “That doesn’t show up often in game development bios,” says one dev. Finding that “why” might save games from a “cultural ghetto”. More »
Culture

DualShock, The Concept Table

11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Designer Stephane Perruchon has always liked the DualShock controller’s design, its “excellent ergonomics”. More »
News

Fable III’s New Concept Art Needs More Chimney Sweeps

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Lionhead have tonight released some new artwork for the upcoming Fable III, showing that, as promised, Albion is moving on from a stylised renaissance and is — Dickens novels in hand — marching right into a stylised industrial revolution. More »