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In this in-depth interview, we go deep behind the scenes with @collectsideshow, one of the world's most prominent companies in the collectibles business, to discuss their artistic process and the unique challenges they've faced over the years. Read more: 80.lv/articles/an-in…

Kirill Muslimov shared the workflow behind the Corrupted Greatsword project. The artist talked about how he mixed metallic and organic elements to create the sword and explained how he used texture and lighting to enhance the prop: 80.lv/articles/how-t…

Engage in fluid 2D pixel art swordplay, hunt down witches, fight monsters and experience the age of high adventure. Enter the guild of the Crimson Capes and explore a fantasy world of Sword and Sorcery. store.steampowered.com/app/2488540/Cr…

Create realistic eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, and facial fuzz for your characters with Facial Hair IMM Curve brush pack for ZBrush from 3D Artist Al Sadany. The pack features 44 brushes that create polygonal hair strands: 80.lv/articles/creat… #sponsored #ad

Explore and clean a mysterious island in Muri: Wildwoods, a relaxing adventure from @speldosagames. Try the demo: 80.lv/articles/have-…

Sil Roosenstein demonstrated how he turned 3D smoke into a 2D look using EmberGen and Blender. Learn more: 80.lv/articles/how-t…

Check out this off-axis projection demo that uses face tracking to create a 3D illusion showcased by @XRarchitect. The developer shared technical details: 80.lv/articles/check…

Tim Chen has released a free Nanite-inspired plug-in that lets you render large 3D Gaussian Splats in Unreal Engine 5 more efficiently. Download NanoGS: 80.lv/articles/free-…

.@alattanzio has updated his custom Unreal Engine 5 destruction system, adding structural damage to make crashing environments even more satisfying. Enjoy: 80.lv/articles/anton…

GIMP 3.2 has arrived, introducing new non-destructive Vector Layers, Photoshop-like Link Layers, updates to painting, and much more. Details: 80.lv/articles/gimp-…

Hoi An Chronicles VR is a first-person immersive experience currently in development by Click Studio, which explores authentic Asian culture and time traveling. Learn more: 80.lv/articles/this-…

New beginning, choices, the world: Fable developers answer frequent questions about the upcoming game. It isn't a continuation of Lionhead's titles, but it's faithful to the original: 80.lv/articles/learn…

Capcom's CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto believes that PC "will further establish itself as the world’s leading gaming platform." The company has PC to thank for its 12th consecutive year of profit growth. It also plans to increase investment in movies: 80.lv/articles/capco…

Capsule Studio talked about their process of creating visual content, sharing their thoughts about the changes in VFX and CGI during the last few years, explaining some of the projects they have worked on, and detailing how they create the animations with quality and realistic characters. Read the interview: 80.lv/articles/capsu…

Behaviour Interactive breaks down Blight: Survival’s co-op design, grounded worldbuilding, and how the team is rethinking zombies within a medieval setting in our exclusive interview from GDC 2026. Read: 80.lv/articles/how-b…

UPDATE: Meta changes course and decides not to entirely shut down Horizon Worlds for Quest after all, instead leaving published Worlds accessible. Read more: 80.lv/articles/updat…

The historic Tom Clancy studio within Ubisoft, Red Storm Entertainment, is ending development of new games and shifting to a support role, resulting in 100+ layoffs. Read more: 80.lv/articles/ubiso…

.@EpicGames has officially opened the galaxy far, far away to UEFN Fortnite creators with Star Wars assets, templates, and gameplay systems now available. Check it out: 80.lv/articles/star-…

TerraSplines by @GruelScum is a simple yet powerful spline-based terrain editor for Unity that works in real-time and is fully non-destructive. Purchase here: 80.lv/articles/non-d…

FlippedNormals will shut down on March 31. A new platform for FlippedNormals Exclusives and FlipBoxes is coming soon. Here's what you should do: 80.lv/articles/flipp…