Mega Man X upgraded sprite design for the Blue Bomber, making every frame count with visual flair and animation. Final Fantasy 6 showcased emotional power through expressive sprites, opera scenes, and ...

HD-2D has given Square Enix's role-playing games a new lease on life, and it's time to bring Final Fantasy into the fold.

"Some of the major influences were things like Annihilation, Somerville, Severance, Inside, HP Lovecraft, overall anything ...

Forever ensnared in a love-fued between 1800s literature and modern gaming, Eman Fatima tries her best to appease both her hobbies by tapping away at her keyboard and writing about her favorite games ...

We’ve all seen video-game sprite art before, but these five artists on Etsy.com depict their favorite 8-bit characters in different ways. One specializes in bead work, another prefers cross-stitch, a ...

It’s unclear why Game Freak has decided to move away from 2D sprites, and it’s also unclear if this is a permanent direction or just for these specific releases. In fact, it’s worth noting that none ...

Andrew is a freelance writer from UK who specialises in video game news. He has written for What Culture, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PCGamesN. In 2023, he finally caved and bought an Xbox Series X. If ...

A simple generative AI tool can create video game maps, character models and emojis from a single-sentence prompt within milliseconds. Julian Togelius and Timothy Merino at New York University and ...