"When you see what the darkness was hiding, well, you might regret your wild curiosity." This week we focused on the Gothic skyboxes of Bloodborne - catch up on the article here: vist.ly/4rs8f

Do I know anyone at Unity (particularly an engineer) who can talk to us about untracked memory allocations in Editor?

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This week we're joined by YouTube essayist Honeybat, who writes about Skyboxes and Bloodborne. A special piece about an aspect of the game that completely flew over my head. Enjoy!

“Please enjoy the museum”: Relooted is OUT NOW! Please share!

Bloodborne's narrative is written quite literally in the stars - with shifting skies that reflect the ongoing tensions of the game's story. Written by Honeybat, our latest article on the theme of Skyboxes is now live. www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-the...

This week we're joined by YouTube essayist Honeybat, who writes about Skyboxes and Bloodborne. A special piece about an aspect of the game that completely flew over my head. Enjoy!

After 9+ years at ustwo games I have unfortunately been made redundant. If you are looking for a stylised 3D generalist with 10+ years experience to have on your team please give me a shout or let others know that I am available for work! I'd love to chat ✨ fensartden.com [email protected]

Really enjoyed playing through the demo for Vholume, new game by one of the Straftat/Babbdi devs and featuring music by 1000 Eyes (Signalis composer). In love with the architecture, the hidden little snapshots of lives lived in an impossible space.

Come talk virtual cities and game urbanism with me this February across two live events ⬇️ 🌇 The Cities and Urbanism of 8bit Video Gaming [Feb 11] www.d6learning.com/course/the-c... 🏙️ Designing Cities for Video Games - Introduction & Course Presentation [Feb 25] www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...

How the grey, heavy skies of Half-Life 2 set the scene for a dystopian sci-fi tale: @konstantinosd.bsky.social pays homage to the work of Viktor Antonov in our first article on Skyboxes. www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-des...

A very nice piece to read about Sable : comicbook.com/gaming/featu...

This months Archetype is here, and we have the brilliant @konstantinosd.bsky.social examining Skyboxes through the lens of Half-Life 2. Enjoy diving into this one.

Meet the unconventional publishers trying to unfuck the games industry: aftermath.site/indie-game-pub...

Huge thanks to @eteogreg.bsky.social for asking me to write a piece on skyboxes for @eteogames.bsky.social. Read 'Designing Oppression in the Skies of Half-Life 2' here: www.eteogames.com/skyboxes-des...

Check out the Kickstarter for ABIDE. www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...

Stacking's 15 anniversary sharing continues! Today I'm sharing the Game Design Document I wrote for that game, all those years ago, which was part of our pre-production deliverables. You can download the PDF here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8jk0e...

This months Archetype is here, and we have the brilliant @konstantinosd.bsky.social examining Skyboxes through the lens of Half-Life 2. Enjoy diving into this one.

Lovely day for a walk. #MadeWithUnity #LostInDreams #gamedev #indiedev

🧵 Big Hops Sewer Exit Level Design Deep Dive Thread 🧵 Inspired by @radiatoryang.bsky.social's excellent Big Hops level design blog post and encouraged by Chris @luckshotgames.com, here's a thread where I dove back through the commits to look at our iterations on a single level in Big Hops.

"If y'all don't like it, then make your own games." "Bet!" Aerial_Knight's DropShot - Launches Feb 17th on PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Epic, & Mobile

Christian Donlan explores the intricate, muddled world of Gravity Rush 2 in this article on Flying Cities. Read pieces from the archive for free by signing up for our newsletter 👉 vist.ly/4psuf

Went to the opening of the Ghost in The Shell exhibit in Tokyo, on now until April.

Had to bring some models into the studio and hey look at that who knew

Worked again with Benjamin C. on this launch trailer and it's one of my favorite. It rightfully gives the vibe that Cairn is more than a climbing game, it's an adventure game. youtu.be/6Ejphz8fY0A

Citizen Sleeper 2: Design Works 🚀 is available to preorder now! To celebrate the 1 year anniversary we have loads to offer: -Deluxe Edition with boxed edition of Spindlejack! -New boxed edition of Cycles of the Eye! -Both OSTs on vinyl! -And more... Go NOW: www.lostincult.co.uk/citizensleep...

Here’s a link to the mentioned article- www.eteogames.com/winter-and-d...

Lovely to see that @failbettergames.com gave me a little shoutout in their newsletter 🫡

new blog post: notes on level design workflows for the 3D platformer Big Hops www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/note...

It's time for our monthly roundup! Here we recap our articles on the seasons, with pieces on Harvest Moon, Persona 4 and Animal Crossing. There's also recommended reading on the seasons theme, and a selection of our favourite community comments from this month. ❄️ www.eteogames.com/the-monthly-...

Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel! A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats. Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...

This is really slick but I can also really recommend the game in general, real cosy one but also touches on some interesting broader political and social topics too including discrimination, border politics and balkanised countries

Ship Painting study

more FF7 mesh mashups with comments.

BG elements for our fly through of Treasure Town (scene 1 cut 6), painted by the great Shinji Kimura, and "perspective mapped" (「パース・マップ」) onto riverside 3D geo. Staff names in the signage: Michael (me), Nishimi, Uratani, Ando, Kubo... #Tekkon #鉄コン #木村真二 #anime #アニメ #背景美術

some crowd control for #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #CombatCommittee

made a lil' gundam-inspired theme demo! what do you think?! if you need music, don't hesitate to contact my manager at [email protected] 🔥🎶

hmm tasty bridge

Deconstruction of Time [Chrono Trigger] concept sketch > final model

Check out the release date trailer for 1348 Ex Voto, an upcoming third-person medieval action game in which you embark on a quest through Medieval Italy as Aeta, an up-and-coming knight tasked with saving those close to her.

Good representation of my Falmouth uni experience

All of our articles on seasons are now live. Have you read them all yet? There's still time to catch up! 🍂 👉 vist.ly/4nnyq

2025 était placée sous le signe du travail sur Atlas, 2026 ne va pas déroger. Au programme, colorisation du tome 1, finir le storyboard du 2 et puis l’encrage. Y’a de quoi faire.

❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️

dragon warrior vii / psx heartbeat, 2000

Our first Archetypes article is by game designer Gareth Damian Martin, examining how the architecture of Skies of Arcadia draws the player's gaze towards azure skies. vist.ly/4h9kp

SSX Tricky (2001) animation behind-the-scenes

Breath on breath. Gravity falling behind