80 Level

03/09/2022

Apple Unveils New Powerful Desktop and Next-Gen Apple Silicon Chip

Apple announced a new desktop computer Mac Studio with better performance that runs on the new powerful M1 Ultra chip.

03/09/2022

Lightforge Games Raised $15 Million for a New RPG

Lightforge Games – a video game studio founded by Epic Games and Blizzard Entertainment veterans – raised $15 million to create an Unreal Engine 5-powered RPG.

The game is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and "looks to push the boundaries of the stories and worlds players can create together."

03/09/2022

A Collection of Visual Effects by Wolfgames

Check out this collection of fantastic visual effects, made in Unreal Engine by VFX Artist Wolfgames.

Let's take a look at some mesmerizing visual effects made by Wolfgames in Unreal Engine.

03/09/2022

Classic Mario Game Being Recreated in Unreal Engine

Have a look at this stunning 3D recreation of a classic Mario game, being made by 3D Artist boo3 in Unreal Engine.

World 1-1 can already be completed.

03/09/2022

A Short Tutorial on Rigging Characters in Blender

3D Artist Quaternius has released a short tutorial that shows a neat rigging technique in Blender.

Learn how to rig your characters for animation with this short tutorial by Quaternius.

03/09/2022

A Star Wars Spaceship Created in Blender

Rasmus Poulsen has released a new Star Wars-inspired animation made in Blender and Eevee.

Rasmus Poulsen continues working on a heavy transport version of Millennium Falcon from Star Wars.

03/08/2022

MSG Sphere is looking for a Junior Software Engineer. As an ideal candidate you bring deep and broad software development expertise, creative vision and a passion for scaling game elements from prototypes to massively multiplayer real-time experiences. Learn more and apply on the 80LV Job Board:

https://80.lv/jobs/junior-software-engineer-at-msg-sphere-studios/

#careers #Engineers #80LevelJobs

03/08/2022

A Closer Look at Far Cry 6 Characters

Ubisoft Toronto Character team has shared a behind-the-scenes look at some of the Far Cry 6 characters.

03/08/2022

Cloud Gaming Market Value Grew to $3.7bn in 2021

Analytics firm Omdia reports that cloud gaming market value tripled in 2021 with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PlayStation Now comprising almost three-quarters of the total revenue.

03/08/2022

Calling UE Environment Artists! Impossible Objects, a virtual production studio, that works on AAA video game advertisements and automotive commercial virtual productions, is looking for you! Learn more about this job opportunity on the 80LV Job Board:

https://80.lv/jobs/ue-environment-artist-at-impossible-objects/

#careers #80LevelJobs

03/08/2022

Creating a World of Warcraft-Inspired Character in ZBrush & Marmoset

Bernardo Cristovao shared the workflow behind Duncan, the Fallen Paladin, talked about sculpting hair, and explained the texturing pipeline.

Bernardo Cristovao told us about the workflow behind Duncan, the Fallen Paladin, talked about sculpting hair, and shared the texturing pipeline.

03/08/2022

Half-Life: Alyx Mod Brings Nova Prospekt Back

Have a look at Monomyth – a Half-Life: Alyx mod that will bring you back to Nova Prospekt from the second game of the franchise.

In Monomyth, you will play a custom campaign in familiar Half-Life 2 surroundings.

03/08/2022

New Food Resources in Substance 3D Assets Available for Free

Substance 3D Assets released new resources as part of the food collection, including 5 free materials and 6 free low poly models.

The assets include 5 materials and 6 low poly models.

03/08/2022

Townscaper Developer Teases Possible VR Release Revealing Prototype

Townscaper developer Oskar Stålberg offered a glimpse of the early VR prototype of his town-building video game teasing a potential VR release.

03/08/2022

Elden Ring Hidden Arena Might be Available for PvP in DLC

A YouTube user Lance McDonald got into an inaccessible arena in Elden Ring that might be used for PvP in future DLCs.

A YouTube user got into an inaccessible arena that could be made for PvP.

03/08/2022

Amazon and Sony Are in Talks to Make a God of War TV Show

Amazon Prime Video is reportedly negotiating with Sony to develop a live-action TV series based on Sony's hit action-adventure franchise God of War.

Amazon Prime Video is currently negotiating with Sony to develop a live-action TV series based on the PlayStation hit franchise.

03/08/2022

Forspoken Is Delayed Until October

Luminous Productions has delayed its upcoming action RPG Forspoken until October due to it needing polishing.

Apparently, the upcoming action RPG from Square Enix and Luminous Productions apparently needs polishing.

03/08/2022

Interview with Mortal Kombat Creator: Iconic Franchise and a New Title

In an interview with IGN, Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon shared how NetherRealm's famed fighting game franchise evolved becoming a pop culture phenomenon, and teased a new tittle the studio's currently working on.

03/08/2022

Mobile World of Warcraft and Expansion Announced

Activision Blizzard said World of Warcraft will get an expansion, which we will learn about in April. It also announced a mobile game in the Warcraft universe and promised to share more in May.

The game expansion will be revealed in April, the mobile game – in May.

03/08/2022

A New Add-On for Generating Sci-Fi Scenes in Blender

Sofiane Maroc has released a new Geometry Nodes-powered add-on for Blender that can generate a sci-fi scene in just a few clicks.

Sofiane Maroc has released a new Geometry Nodes-powered add-on that is designed to simplify the workflows of Environment Artists.

03/08/2022

Dice Men: An Upcoming Book About the Creators of Warhammer 40K

Check out Dice Men, an upcoming book about Warhammer 40,000's founding fathers and the company they created.

Fans of Warhammer 40,000 will soon be able to learn more about the game's founding fathers and the company they created.

03/08/2022

Tutorial: Drawing Tapered Ornaments in Blender

Blender guru Jan van den Hemel has explained a useful technique that you can use to draw ornaments in Blender.

Blender guru Jan van den Hemel has released one more 1-minute tutorial.

03/08/2022

A Realistic Samurai Girl Made in Maya, Substance 3D Painter & XGen

Character Artist Su Bin Chae has unveiled a realistic samurai girl made in Maya, ZBrush, Substance, and XGen.

Check out this full-body character project created by Subin Chae.

03/07/2022

Sparkle and Spree: A UE5-Based Game Prototype With a Slimy Protagonist

Technical Artist Asher Zhu has experimented with fluid simulation in Unreal Engine 5 to create a game prototype with a blob of slime as the protagonist.

Asher Zhu has shared the results of an experiment with fluids in Unreal Engine 5.

03/07/2022

ZeniMax Media Is Looking for Experienced AI Programmer

ZeniMax Media is seeking an experienced AI Programmer to work on AAA games by developing AI.

Here's your chance to become a part of a global media organization to work on AAA games by developing AI.

03/07/2022

Creating Fluid Simulation Completely in Blender

LARK shared what challenges they faced while creating their Private Beach project and gave some useful tips for those who'd like to try making fluid simulations.

LARK told us about the working process behind the Private Beach project, shared what challenges they faced while creating it, and gave some useful tips for those who'd like to try making fluid simulations.

03/07/2022

It Takes Two and Returnal Lead BAFTA Games Awards 2022 Nominations

It Takes Two and Returnal are running for eight BAFTA Games Awards this year followed by Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart with seven nominations and Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 with six each.

Both games are running for eight awards this year followed by Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart with seven nominations and Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 with six each.

03/07/2022

Finward Studios has shared a new time-savvy and photo-realistic asset that allows recreating a mysterious house:

https://80.lv/articles/creating-an-atmospheric-house-in-unity

Unity for Games

03/07/2022

Tutorial: Making Fake 3D in Adobe After Effects

Have a look at Mathias Lynge's tutorial on how to make 3D animation with 2D images in Adobe After Effects.

Check out Mathias Lynge's tutorial on how to make 3D animation with 2D images.

03/07/2022

UK Consumer Spending on Games and Hardware Declined by 3.4% in 2021

ERA reported a slight decline in consumer spending on games and hardware in 2021, saying that smartphones were the most popular gaming devices and Steam was the number one online marketplace.

03/07/2022

Maxon Launched Forger 1.8.6

Maxon launched Forger 1.8.6 – a 3D sculpting and coloring tool for iPad, which is now available in English, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Italian, and some other languages.

The free sculpting app now supports 10 languages.

03/07/2022

Terrain and Landscape Tool World Creator 3 Released

BiteTheBytes released World Creator 3 – a real-time GPU-based terrain and landscape creation tool, which offers more tools and features improving workflow and performance.

The GPU-based terrain generator is now independent of Unity and offers new filters and a modified interface.

03/07/2022

Take a Look at This Procedural Palm Generator for Blender

Check out Palm Tree Generator for Blender made by SamHatesUnicorns using Geometry nodes.

The Generator is made by SamHatesUnicorns using Geometry nodes.

03/07/2022

Activision Bllizzard Says It's Having Problems Attracting New Talent

Activision Blizzard said that it has difficulties attracting new employees and retaining existing ones due to legal claims and "related media attention".

In a recent annual report, the company said that it has difficulties attracting new employees and retaining existing ones due to legal claims and "related media attention".

03/07/2022

Check Out This Awesome Cruella Made in Zbrush & Marmoset Toolbag

Take a look at this beautiful young Cruella made by Ciacia in ZBrush and Marmoset Toolbag.

The young villain was created by Ciacia and inspired by Gretel Lusky's concept art.