Volodymyr Donchenko shares the process behind his breathtaking simulator scene inspired by The Matrix Awakens: an Unreal Engine 5 Experience, explains how he crafted a cooling system to help his PC survive through the project, and talks about the importance of making a fitting soundtrack for immersive scenes. "I was searching for a better and faster way to import models into Unreal using procedural texturing (NOVA) combined with the Zen Sets for Blender by Sergey Tyapkin add-on. I also baked vertex colors for procedural texturing in UE." Read full interview: 80.lv/articles/how-to-create…

Nikhil K S talks about the challenge of collecting real-life textures for further use in lookdev, explains why more displacement does not necessarily equal more realism, and shows how he set up the lighting to keep the scene chillingly dark yet make every little slimy crevice on the Demogorgon's pale skin stand out. "The Demogorgon doesn't have a lot of obvious color variation, which posed a curious creative challenge for me. It's mostly pale and desaturated, so I initially thought there wouldn't be much room for exploration. But that actually made the process more interesting for me. I had to find ways of creating richness and variation without simply pushing different colors into texture." Read full interview: 80.lv/articles/exploring-thi…

If you like games with distinctive, vibrant, and beautiful visuals, check out our selection of the top 10 games with unusual art style. From mixed media to retro cel-shaded and painterly: 80.lv/articles/what-to-play-…

Would you believe this vintage Life Magazine ad is actually a 2D vector animation created by Studio Spud in Moho? Watch the breakdown: 80.lv/articles/this-1940-lif…

Vanessa Ruffra broke down how Laura Lico created a readable silhouette in motion when animating a tiny character wielding a massive weapon in Moss: Book 2. Read: 80.lv/articles/breakdown-ani…

Get these 177 incredibly detailed SVBRDF-scanned textures from colormass for free. Each texture comes with 8 maps: 80.lv/articles/get-these-177…

.@RetroPerro_ unveiled a fantastic combo attack animation featuring a cute fox girl wielding a giant sword. Some great resources for improving your animation and rigging skills in Blender: 80.lv/articles/fox-girl-s-po…

Gamescom 2026 highlighted advances in ray-traced rendering, dense geometry, scalable asset creation, proprietary engines, and emerging AI-assisted 3D workflows. Read more: 80.lv/articles/the-biggest-3…

Capcom has announced a new Ace Attorney game, but it's actually a VR remake of Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies. Would you play it?: 80.lv/articles/capcom-reveal…

An id Software employee shares an inside look at how things have felt since Xbox's latest layoffs and restructuring. "Things are still very chaotic": 80.lv/articles/id-software-e…

67 hours of learning to create advanced custom materials, make production-ready assets, and set up lighting for your lookdev pieces using Maya, Houdini, Nuke, and other essential 3D tools. More about Gnomon's learning path: 80.lv/articles/master-textur…

MobyGames introduced an option for developers to claim their unrecognized work, and "thousands of developers" have already used it. See how the system works: 80.lv/articles/mobygames-on-…

Ganondorf as the protagonist reportedly almost happened in a new Ubisoft-developed The Legend of Zelda game. However, Nintendo canceled the project: 80.lv/articles/nintendo-repo…

Bungie has shared plans to expand Marathon with new gameplay experiences alongside its existing PvEvP mode. Check out the roadmap: 80.lv/articles/bungie-unveil…