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The law of the series | Retro article
Review: In DP 05 : 2010, we sought an expert discussion with Blue Byte, the German gaming industry giants. We asked Managing Director Odile Limpach and Producer Benedikt Grindel about the 7th instalment of the building strategy series The Settlers.
Dune: Awakening | VFX Breakdown
The girls and boys from Goodbye Kansas Studio are digging their way to Arrakis: The announcement trailer for the online game stirs up desert sand and worms.
Halo | VFX Breakdown
The battle with the Covenant goes into series production: Canadian-based VFX house Redefine sends the Master Chief into the star war.
How does a third-person game work with Blender?
YouTuber All the Works shows how to pull up a video game with a shoulder perspective. A video tutorial for Blender users.
Three days of Devcom-Online? Also relevant for VFXers!
Nvidia? Unreal Engine? CD Project? Yes, they're all at the Devcom Summit - from today until Wednesday. A free online event.
Rodeo FX blows up the Madrigal Tower!
A colossal start to the series for the Master Chief from the Halo series: VFX Supervisor Patrick David and VFX Producer Nancy Heller make the Madrigal Tower explode.
Medieval murderer
Ubisoft built on the success of Assassin's Creed with a second installment in the series. The content mix for the sequel: Renaissance Italy, modern 3ds Max technology and a pompous trailer debut. The reward: an animago AWARD in the "Best Postproduction" category!
Uncharted | VFX-Breakdown
Is that ghost pirate LeChuck with his crew? No, it's Nathan Drake inviting you to take a trip on his pirate ship. Splashy VFXs for the adventure film Uncharted!
Comic-like crystals grow in Unity!
Indie game developer Sørb amazes his Twitter followers: How were these stylish comic crystals created?
Childhood dreams come true with the Model Builder!
Have you always wanted to put home-made Transformers, lightsabers and other sci-fi memorabilia on your shelf? Then try out this game now.
Monster Hunter | VFX-Breakdown
Are these still Ankylosaurs - or already Koopa Troopas? No, these are the Apceros from the video game film adaptation!
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | VFX-Breakdown
How to make history in VFX? Learn how in this making-of!
Stuttgart Animation Festival Extends Animated Games Deadline
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film extended submissions for its €5,000 Animated Games Award to 15 February 2021.
Unreal Engine and Next-Gen Games
Epic Games engineers discussed forthcoming Unreal Engine technology for next-generation games at Unreal Fest Online 2020.
After-Work Fun: Customer Reels 2017
Autodesk and SideFX present their Costumer Reels for the gaming field. They include Battlefield, Assassin's Creed and Halo, among others.
Making-of Krautscape
Review: In DP 04 : 2014, we let the engines roar in the racing game Krautscape by developers Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Burgdorfer - including procedurally generated racetracks. A game project from the Zurich University of the Arts.
Historical Decay
Review: In DP 01 : 2014 game developer Naughty Dog threw its heroes into a post-pandemic scenario with The Last of Us - but how were the lighting, texturing and motion capturing created?
Bioshock Infinite
Review: In DP 03 : 2013, we asked Design Director and User Experience Specialist Billd Gardner why Bioshock Infinite had to be delayed. What happened behind the company gates at Irrational Games?
E3: New Teaser for Transformers – Fall of Cybertron
Digital Domain worked together with Mothership director Neil huxley on the production of a new teaser for the game Transformers – Fall of Cybertron.
Non-Fiction Book ‘10 Questions About Video Games’
Questions such as ‘What are video games?’, ‘Do these killer games really exist?’ and ‘What was your most lasting gaming experience?’ are central to Rudolf Inderst and Daniel Wüllner’s book.
TEKKEN 6 Is on the Way
Development is complete, the release date is set, and online features are now known.
Film and Games: FFF Bayern Funds Games
Developers and producers of computer games can apply for funding from FilmFernsehFonds Bayern.
ESL Pro Series Finals XIII
Organiser Turtle Entertainment launches the competition among Germany’s best esports players. With €130,000 in prize money, ESL Pro Series is Germany’s richest esports competition. Intel Friday Night Games presents the leading players live before an audience, with Offenbach joining the nine-part esports roadshow for the first time.
Eight further Intel Friday Night Games excite esports fans throughout Germany each week during an ESL Pro Series season. ESL presents the leading matches in each discipline live before as many as 2,000 spectators. Professional presenters commentate and analyse every encounter. Alongside the top matches, events offer autograph sessions, partner stands and a free-gaming area. ESL’s own esports channel, ESL TV, available via IPTV at http://tv.esl.eu, broadcasts the season’s Intel Friday Night Games live and in full. The highlight is the June finals weekend at EXPO XXI in Cologne, where more than 5,000 spectators are expected.
Intel Friday Night Game #9
Turtle Entertainment opens the competition among Germany’s best esports players. The €130,000 ESL Pro Series is the country’s highest-prize esports competition, and the Intel Friday Night Games present its leading players live before audiences.
Hit Films Find Little Success as Video Games
Sales figures for current film-licensed game titles are extremely modest.
Intel Friday Night Game #8
Turtle Entertainment launched the competition for top German e-sports athletes with a €130,000 prize pool. Intel Friday Night Games run as part of the ESL Pro Series, with live matches and fan-focused events across multiple cities.
Intel Friday Night Game #7
Turtle Entertainment launched Germany’s highest-funded competition for top e-sports athletes. The ESL Pro Series and Intel Friday Night Games run as part of a weekly season format with live matches and fan programming.
Intel Friday Night Game #6
Turtle Entertainment brought Germany’s leading esports competitors to a nine-event live roadshow.
Intel Friday Night Game #5
Offenbach joined the nine-stop Intel Friday Night Games esports roadshow, part of Germany’s €130,000 ESL Pro Series.
Intel Friday Night Game #4
Turtle Entertainment launched another round of ESPN-style competition as part of the Intel Friday Night Games with major cash prizes.
Intel Friday Night Game #1
The ESL Pro Series opens its 14th season in Munich on March 20, 2009, beginning a nine-stop live eSports roadshow with €130,000 in prize money.
German Developer Awards: The Winners Are Announced
Frankfurt game studio Crytek won the coveted “Studio of the Year 08” award.
BIU Publishes Market Data for the First Three Quarters of 2008
Germany's interactive entertainment software market continued its positive development in the third quarter of 2008. Computer and video game revenue reached €929 million through the third quarter, up 14% year over year.
Images of Girls in the Media
LMS and the Specialist Centre for Work with Girls hold a professional conference
GAMEplaces Business & Legal: “Blood Is Red”
Dr. Andreas Lober of the law firm Schulte Riesenkampff discusses youth protection in computer games.
Reading James Bond’s Emotions on His Face
The Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg has developed software for more realistic facial expressions in computer games.
dc days Talk: “When Games Become Films – Video Game Adaptations”
Editor-in-Chief Matthias J. Lange provides an overview of video-game adaptations.
More and More Women Are Playing Video Games
The gaming market is undergoing a major shift towards the mainstream.
Virtual Worlds—Real Products: Forms and Opportunities for In-Game Advertising
Workshop on 6 November as part of the World Cyber Games 2008 in Cologne.
North Rhine-Westphalia Minister Becomes Patron of Parents’ LAN
Minister Armin Laschet becomes patron of the Parents’ LAN, where parents and teachers gain insight into the hobby of computer gaming.
Many New Nintendo DS and Wii Releases Brighten Long Winter Evenings
The days are getting shorter and temperatures are falling—the perfect time to get comfortable at home with the new Nintendo DS and Wii titles. Whether casual or dedicated players, the many new releases offer the right game for every taste.
gamearea FRANKFURTRHEINMAIN Continues Strong Growth
Eight new supporters and closer cooperation with GAMEplaces: one month after Games Convention, gamearea founders Joerg Weber and Jan Wagner report an entirely positive outcome
More Than 92,000 Visitors Attend the Second Games Convention Asia in Singapore
The second GCA concluded today at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition & Congress Center. More than 92,000 gamers from the Asia-Pacific region attended the show and viewed the latest computer games, up from 70,000 in 2007.
Jake Gyllenhaal Is the Prince of Persia
Production begins on a new action adventure from Disney and Bruckheimer.
ESL Pro Series Season XIII
The nationwide computer-games league comes to Munich, with €165,000 in prize money.
Trailer for “Max Payne”
Based on Rockstar Games’ legendary video game, director John Moore tells a fast-paced, hard-hitting action story whose innovative bullet-time effects define the film’s aesthetic.
“Asia-Pacific Is the Largest Market for Computer Games”
Leipziger Messe International (LMI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) presented PwC’s “Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2008–2012” at a press conference in Singapore today.
Nordic Game Becomes New Partner of the GC Developers Conference
The organization supporting computer games in Northern Europe becomes a new strategic partner of the 2008 GC Developers Conference (GCDC). In his presentation at this year's GCDC, Nordic Game Program head Erik Robertson will provide insights into the program's initiatives and results.
What’s New for Wii
Tomorrow's video gamers can look forward to even more immersive experiences, more realism in their virtual worlds, and of course even more fun and excitement. At least that is what Nintendo is promising fans at E3, the leading video game trade show taking place in Los Angeles from July 15 to 17.
Musicians Discover Video Games as a Source of Revenue
The guitar game Guitar Hero creates “positive synergies for both sides”
EA Develops Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros will give Harry Potter fans a magical experience at the end of 2008. The video game Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be released at the same time as the film of the same name.
GameStar and GamePro Name Games of the Year
The most popular computer and video games received the GAME STARS 2007 awards at Leipzig's Panometer.
In-Game Advertising Needs a Cross-Media Mix
About 68 million Europeans play computer games, but in-game advertising performs best when integrated into a wider media mix.
ESL Pro Series Visits Munich in May
The twelfth ESL Pro Series season brings professional computer-game competition to Munich's Tonhalle on 16 May 2008.
Starting Grid Confirmed for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Fans of cars and prestigious sports models from Audi, Aston Martin, BMW, Dodge, Ferrari, Honda, Lotus, Mazda, and Nissan have reason to celebrate: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is approaching.
North Kingdom puts the Coke Zero game online
As preparations begin for this summer's European Football Championship, Coca-Cola Zero is putting a groundbreaking Internet game online, developed by Northern Kingdom.
2007: a record year for the games industry
With growth of 21 per cent, expectations were more than met
On course for success with online games
Online games are in vogue: online games provider Gameforge reports more than eight million active players for February.
Clash of Realities Returns to Cologne
The second Clash of Realities conference examines the effects of computer and video games in Cologne from 5 to 7 March 2008.
New in the Bigpoint arena: Successful launch of the multiplayer action game “Gladiatoren II”
Into antiquity with new technologies – now action battles at full screen size
Screenshots and art concepts from the Lost video game
We have put a considerable number of screenshots and art concepts from Ubisoft's new Lost game for XBox 360 and PS3 online.
Electronic Sports League – all events in the new RSS feed
Never miss another Intel Friday Night Game. New RSS feed delivers Electronic Sports League event dates straight to your door.
Graphics power for professional gamers: Sapphire official supplier to the ESL Pro Series
Graphics-card specialist Sapphire equips eSports Bundesliga ESL Pro Series with high-end equipment – commitment to electronic sport continues in the twelfth season of the German professional league.
GC – Games Convention 2008 starts with a bang
Video Games Live - the spectacular concert event from the USA in Germany for the first time
Games Convention Becomes GamesCom and Moves to Cologne in 2009
It is now official: from 2009, the German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software (BIU) will hold the industry trade fair previously known as Games Convention in Cologne.
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT: Massive performance leap for gaming & more
NVIDIA presents the first graphics processor in the new GeForce 9 series: the GeForce 9600 GT delivers up to 116 percent more performance than its predecessors and is available at an extremely attractive price.
Chinese mobile-phone users love multimedia
The mobile phone is an extremely popular entertainment device in China. According to a current study by US market research company M:Metrics, multimedia applications such as music, photos and games are the favourites among Chinese mobile-phone owners.
Computer and video games in academic discourse
Participants at the ‘Clash of Realities’ conference at Cologne University of Applied Sciences will examine the effects of computer and video games. The 2nd International Computer Game Conference will take place there from March 5 to 7, 2008. More than 250 participants from Germany and Europe have already registered.
Disney increases focus on virtual worlds
US media and entertainment group Walt Disney recently announced the establishment of a new studio unit. Under the name "Disney Online Studios", various activities from the fields of games and social communities are to be bundled.
Invitation to the “Serious Games Conference”
The time will soon come and not many places remain available. We would therefore like to invite you once again to the Serious Games Conference 2008. The conference will take place at CeBIT on March 5, 2008, from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in Forum 2, Hall 8. A networking reception is planned afterwards and will end at around 6.30 p.m. Participation is free and includes a CeBIT admission ticket.
Autodesk intends to acquire Kynogon SA, the market leader in artificial-intelligence middleware for use in video games
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Kynogon SA. Kynogon SA is privately held and produces the Kynapse AI middleware. Further details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Ubisoft Opens Development Studio in Singapore
Ubisoft has announced its 18th internal game-development studio, located in Singapore.
US video-game sales continue to rise in January
Supply shortages for Wii and Xbox 360 announced
Nintendo’s Wii begins a second career as fitness equipment
‘Want to offer players additional benefits beyond entertainment’
Five percent of video games not suitable for minors
USK classification body presents 2007 annual report
USK annual review sees action titles in retreat
2,807 computer and video games were submitted to the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle for examination in 2007. With more than 60 percent of titles, the majority received a rating of 12 and over or below. The share of action-heavy gaming fare continues to decline.
GameStop promotes AIAS Award
Every year, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science presents the Interactive Achievement Awards. The distinction emulates the film world’s Oscar ceremony and nevertheless remains largely unnoticed by the public.
Nintendo plays its way to sharp profit growth with Wii
Nintendo’s Wii games console is making the Japanese group’s tills ring. In the first nine months of the financial year ending March 31, net profit doubled to 258.93 billion yen (1.7 billion euros).
IMAGINA: Winners announced
The winners of the IMAGINA Awards have been announced. The prizes were presented in a ceremony last night. We have all the winners.
No stale sweets – Ubisoft TV shows tomorrow’s highlights
In keeping with carnival season, which turns the Rhineland in particular into a madhouse, Ubisoft today releases the latest episode of Ubisoft TV. Presenter Carsten Konze not only shows the forthcoming highlights, but presents the programme in a completely new studio.
IGA Worldwide Accelerates with EA’s Burnout Paradise
Electronic Arts and IGA Worldwide have expanded their collaboration by integrating well-known brand names into the fifth installment of EA's Burnout racing franchise.
HIS Introduces High-End Graphics Solution with Dual-GPU Technology
The new HIS HD3870 X2 uses two AMD RV680 chips in dual mode, linked through an internal CrossFire bridge; CrossFireX can run four GPUs on two graphics boards.
IGA Worldwide Secures Additional Capital for Second Financing Round
Leading Asian financial investors Translink Capital, Presidio STX and ITOCHU Corporation are supporting IGA Worldwide's international growth strategy.
IGA Worldwide Scores with Football Superstars
IGA Worldwide has announced an exclusive partnership with British game developer CyberSports to place static and dynamic advertising in the MMO Football Superstars.
WarpFire: The Galaxy Is Not Enough
Gameforge's new flash-based online game WarpFire offers space action.
Germany Relaxes with Computer Games
A survey commissioned by online-games provider King.com found that 26 percent of Germans say computer games help them relax.
Computer gamers’ Bundesliga enters its twelf season
ESL Pro Series Season XII starts in February at Congress Center Frankfurt – roadshow through Germany’s largest cities – first Intel Friday Night Games in Mannheim and Bremen
MW: Call of Duty 4 Also for Mac
At Macworld Expo, games publisher Aspyr Media announced that the first-person shooter Call of Duty 4 will also be ported to Mac.
Trend study: Germany relaxes with computer games
Computer games are relaxing. At least, that is what 26 percent of Germans find according to a survey commissioned by online-game provider King.com* - men somewhat more often than women. How this relaxation looks, however, differs by gender.
Computer games are poision for children
Federal Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries (SPD) generally agrees with Baden-Württemberg Minister-President Günther Oettinger (CDU) in his recent criticism of the media. Excessive television consumption was “undoubtedly one of the causes” of problems in raising young people.
Online Piracy Central Topic of the Event
Last Wednesday, the general meeting of the Society for the Prosecution of Copyright Infringements (GVU) confirmed the incumbent board.
Hall Conversion for the GC – Games Convention 2008
New connecting tube ensures a more relaxed trade fair visit / Enlargement of the GC Business Center to 35,000 square metres.
US Video Game Industry Celebrates Record Year
Industry will generate around 19 billion US dollars in 2007.
Media Markt Brings Packard Bell PC Powerhouse for Gamers
Equipped with state-of-the-art components including the innovative PhysX technology, games become more realistic than ever experienced before.
EU Recognises Computer Games as Part of Culture
"Computer games combine everything that we have called culture for decades".