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Behold The Breathtaking Concept Art of Skyrim

Dave Oshry — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:01:50 +0000

Skyrim may be a beautiful game, but only because the art team at Bethesda Game Studios drew it as such.

In this latest video, watch as the concept art behind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim comes to life.

Behold the beauty on 11-11-11

First Borderlands 2 Screenshot and Artwork

Chris Carlson — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:43:33 +0000

Behold the first ever screenshot from Borderlands 2!! There’s also a nice little selection of artwork featuring some of new weapons and enemy types within the game. Just from the few screens below you can point out quite a few new enemies.

Borderlands 2 doesn’t release until sometime in 2012, but my hype meter is through the roof!! Bring it on Gearbox!

Jaffe Releases Glorious Stick Figure Concept Art For Twisted Metal

Dave Oshry — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:01:05 +0000

David Jaffe is many things, but an artist is not one of them. One of the bosses in the upcoming Twisted Metal is known as the Iron Maiden \m/ and when lord Jaffe was conceptualizing the boss, he drew up some…. “rough” designs of what he wanted the boss to look like and how the fight should play out.

Behold!!

Glorious indeed.

I actually fought this bitch at E3 and the fight pretty much played out just like that. Lots of driving around and pew pew lazors. Here’s what Jaffe had to say about his awesome sketches:

Core concept? CHECK! Some of her rough gameplay represented (that Scott, Kellan, and I fleshed out LOTS more at LAST year’s Comic Con)? CHECK! Visual execution above a 5 year old ‘s art talent level? OH HELLS NO! Thank God I work with a super talented team! :)

Stay tuned to RipTen for more on Twisted Metal, David Jaffe and stick figure boss art and also be sure to check out some actual footage of the Iron Maiden from the E3 trailer below:

Limited Edition Mass Effect 2 Lithographs Go On Sale

Bryce Wilson — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:39:25 +0000

I was never much of a Mass Effect fan. I don’t know if I just didn’t play the game enough or I simply just didn’t like it, but either way there’s hundreds of thousands of fans out there who love the game and its art, and I can respect that. Well BioWare is giving their fans a treat as they put a Legion and Miranda lithograph pack on sale tomorrow between 10 and 11am MDT, and then a further 150 for sale between 5 and 6pm MDT.

The lithographs are signed and numbered and are literally limited editions, with only a small amount being made. If you’re interested, go to the BioWare store tomorrow and pre-order them as they will sell like wildfire!

Ninja Gaiden 3 Announced With a Gritty and Bloodied Ryu

Garrett Hartman — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:49:24 +0000

Ryu Hayabusa has come back…albeit a little bloodier than usual.

At a private dinner press event, Tecmo Koei revealed that Ninja Gaiden 3 is currently being developed. Although not very much of a surprise, they announced Team Ninja and Ninja Gaiden are going in a “new direction” and promised to display a more “human side” of hero Ryu Hayabusa. To further illustrate their intention, attending journalists were given a piece of Concept art.

This ‘new direction’ could mean more realistic take. In the artist’s drawing of Ryu, we see a much grittier and bloodied protagonist. One who seems a departure from the well kept, perfect Ninja we’ve grown accustomed to. This could be what the series has needed.

Not much else was discussed of the game, not even which platforms it’s in development for. No further announcements are planned for Tokyo Game Show. It’s probably safe to assume you’ll see it on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The full concept picture below:

New Dragon Age 2 Concept Art

Bryce Wilson — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:27:59 +0000

A bit of a short but sweet news post for now, but we’re happy to bring a new piece of conceptual art for BioWare’s much hyped sequel to Dragon Age. I’m not sure what it depicts, but it appears to be some sort of staff that shoots fire along the ground. It looks cool anyway!

Dragon Age 2 Officially Announced

Bryce Wilson — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:31:55 +0000

As RipTen earlier reported, Bioware was teasing at the announcement of the follow up to their award winning title “Dragon Age”. The games official website reads;

“You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now.”

To follow the new story, Bioware is also introducing a new fighting system, as well as more of their amazing cut scenes and classic story telling. If the announcement hasn’t gotten you giddy enough, the below concept art will! If you want a bigger, higher resolution copy, click each image.

The Nintendo Dragon, Sadly Only Concept Art

John Kershaw — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:28:29 +0000

Don’t you wish your Wii was as cool as this concept design by Elliot Ortiz? The console itself is hidden away inside a beautiful and eye-catching pink shell. A shell designed specifically to become the focal point of your room.

Looking at this incredibly cool design, then looking at my current-gen black and white bricks under the TV almost makes me sad. Why can’t you be cool and pink, dammit?!

I would go on about the cool little feet, the sleek black front or the matching, and equally awesome, mini-speakers and Wiimote, but I have to go and attack my Wii with some paint right now.

Nintendo, I hope you’re taking note.

Source: Future Nerd

Fan Made Bioshock 2 Artwork

John Kershaw — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:46:57 +0000

If (like me) BioShock was your game of last year, then this fan made artwork may just help tide you over until the prequel, BioShock 2, starts to propagate the web with official art and news. Created by Ben Mauro as part of his Architecture course, which concentrated on the scenes and environments, the artwork paints a very organic and familiar scene.

Keeping the same steam-punk feel from the original game, the pictures show Mauro’s vision of BioShock 2 — giant metal whale and all.

The pictures could be any old industrial environment, until you spot the iconic Big Daddy, from then on, the pictures take on a much more familiar tone. Imagining little sisters innocently wondering around, Andrew Ryan building his empire or Dr. Tennenbaum nearing completion of her research into ADAM — I can almost taste Rapture.

Ok, maybe I’m just getting a little too excited over this artwork, but I think I just found my desktop background for the next few months.

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Source: Perpetual Motion, Mauro’s blog