Lucasarts are having a 20th anniversary in the games industry at Lucasarts.com.. check out the cool concept art there from classics like Loom, Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle to Star Wars. They're also having monthly profiles on some of the LucasArts people. This month's focus is with Sean Clark, who has helped directed, designed, or programmed games such as Loom, Monkey Island, and Sam & Max.. Last months profile was on Jon Knoles, who also programmed, designed, or did art for some…
CG Architect has a nice article briefly running through the key new features and changes in 3D Studio Max 5. Well worth a read if you're a 3D Studio Max person! Read it here.
I loved this game on the C64. Cinemaware are aparantley back with a remake of this classic. Things aren't rosey however, as this review concludes it as "a product that is actually not worth the cd it is delivered on.".. read it here.
The Mark of Kri is a playstation 2 game which boasts animators from Disney and Bluth (Dragons Lair). Gameforms has some behind the scenes art of this game, so click to see character sketches,
Level design sketches, .. and the final results, the screenshots. Find out more of the game here.
Planet Xbox reports that an Xbox price drop in Australia is imminent..
"Thought all the Xbox price drops were over? Figured that there would be no way anymore news on price drops would surface before at least the holiday season? Well, to make a long story short, anyone thinking that could very well be wrong as a rumor has surfaced (thanks Michael & GSD) that suggests that an Xbox bundle that includes Halo and the DVD pack could be dropping it?s price in Australia to $399 AUD ($217 USD, ?142…
Homelanfed has an interview with Andrew Risch, who is an artist for the upcoming MMOFPS called Planetside. Andrew also runs the site Polycount.
"We sometimes joke that life is our hobby outside of work, which is unfortunate, but at times very close to the truth. The industry has a way of overwhelming its workers."
Read the interview here.
Also, check out this awesome female modelling tutorial at Fineart.sk .. They used Maya with nurbs, but the concepts used is pretty much useful for any application. Click here!
Ultimate Gaming Resource has a very interesting article about the realities of working in the games development industry. This is a must read for anyone interested in becoming a developer.
Read it here.