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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

How Unreal Engine 5 allowed Hell Let Loose: Vietnam to capture the density of the jungle with incredible fidelity

Ian Dean Published 7 September 26

Expression Games' senior art director Ryan Playle-Howard reveals the challenges involved in bringing the first-person shooter's vast scale to life.

TourBox NEO

TourBox NEO review: Customisable and comprehensive without breaking the bank

Paul Hatton Published 7 September 26

The TourBox NEO offers almost all the customisation and control that the more expensive TourBox Elite delivers but without the more premium price tag.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour

As a longtime fan, I was disappointed with the Crazy Taxi: World Tour Gamescom demo

Alan Wen Published 7 September 26

Some familiar hallmarks carry over in this open-world reboot, but it's just not as crazy.

Apple Labor Day deals

The Labor Day Apple deals are terrible this year, but these are the best around

Joe Foley Published 6 September 26

From MacBooks to AirPods Pro, these Labor Day savings are better than nothing.

Alien: Isolation 2

Alien: Isolation 2 continues the original 1979 film's aesthetic but takes the horror outside

Alan Wen Published 6 September 26

My Gamescom hands-on of the cult sci-fi horror sequel is familiar but with a twist that makes me think of another sci-fi franchise.

TourBox Elite Plus

TourBox Elite Plus review: Fast, customisable, and it even works with tablets

Paul Hatton Published 6 September 26

The TourBox Elite Plus offers outstanding customisation and tablet compatibility for creatives craving speed and versatility

Ichigoichie's Tactichord: Glam Strategy

This indie tactics game is a tribute to 80s glam metal with some ingenious low-tech solutions

Alan Wen Published 6 September 26

Ichigoichie's David Ventura talks glam metal inspirations and reusing past ideas for Tactichord: Glam Strategy, a tactics game turned up to 11.

A hedgehog illustration made entirely from pressed autumn leaves and ferns in browns, ochres and greens, positioned beside a real acorn and oak twig.

Animals from wildflowers? This unique illustration style shouldn't work, but it does - and here's why

Tom May Published 6 September 26

Helen Ahpornsiri turns pressed plants into beautifully lifelike animals

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam — How Unreal Engine 5 allowed Hell Let Loose: Vietnam to capture the density of the jungle with incredible fidelity Expression Games' senior art director Ryan Playle-Howard reveals the challenges involved in bringing the first-person shooter's vast scale to life.

Crazy Taxi: World Tour — As a longtime fan, I was disappointed with the Crazy Taxi: World Tour Gamescom demo Some familiar hallmarks carry over in this open-world reboot, but it's just not as crazy.

ChatGPT-6 Astra — OpenAI's controversial ChatGPT-6 Astra advert paints a sad vision of the future Is this the future of creative work?

Ichigoichie's Tactichord: Glam Strategy — This indie tactics game takes you back to 1990 paying tribute to 80s American glam metal Ichigoichie's David Ventura talks glam metal inspirations and reusing past ideas for Tactichord: Glam Strategy, a tactics game turned up to 11.

Design

These cute cat ads don't seem to make sense – which is why they're genius

By Tom May Published 5 September 26

Cat food brand Smalls' campaign skips the clichés and leans into a strange, repeatable phrase.

Hogwarts logos from the HBO Harry Potter series

The controversial new Harry Potter logos represent "the decay of art," fans say

By Joe Foley Published 5 September 26

Has Hogwarts' graphic design department lost its magic?

Art

A Picasso painting on a wall

Quote of the Day by Pablo Picasso: “The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense"

By Ian Dean Published 4 September 26

Why this advice is more relevant than ever in an age of algorithms, AI and art made for likes.

ArtStation is taking action against AI art, but there's one question it doesn't want to answer

By Joe Foley Published 3 September 26

Some artists think there's an easier solution.

How to draw Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty the easy way

By Joe Foley Published 2 September 26

Follow along with these expert tips to perfect the distinctive Sanrio character look.

Character Design

3D

Doom 3 BFG with real-time path tracing

Someone's making Doom 3 BFG edition with DLSS 5

By Joe Foley Published 6 September 26

Take a look at the work in progress.

3D character art

“Korean games and character art played a big part in inspiring me to become a 3D character artist"

By ImagineFX staff Published 5 September 26

Samuel Selami creates grounded, memorable characters using ZBrush and Unreal Engine.

Branding & Advertising

These cute cat ads don't seem to make sense – which is why they're genius

By Tom May Published 5 September 26

Cat food brand Smalls' campaign skips the clichés and leans into a strange, repeatable phrase.

Hogwarts logos from the HBO Harry Potter series

The controversial new Harry Potter logos represent "the decay of art," fans say

By Joe Foley Published 5 September 26

Has Hogwarts' graphic design department lost its magic?

The Brand Impact Awards 2026 shortlist is now live

By Georgia Coggan Published 4 September 26

Our global judging panel has chosen its shortlist of 41 projects.

Video Game Design & Gaming

I enjoyed grappling with Stranger Than Heaven's unconventional combat, but I'd love to see more of its depiction of early 20th century Japan

By Alan Wen Published 5 September 26

My Gamescom hands-on of RGG's ambitious epic took me through three time periods in Japan in quick, brutal fashion.

Genigods: Nezha is China's answer to God of War in Unreal Engine 5

By Alan Wen Published 4 September 26

Ambitious 'cinematic fluid dynamic' tech fuels this epic clash of gods.

AI

Autonomous lamp

Meet Lamp: An "alive" Pixar-like desk robot that watches your posture, remembers strangers' faces and answers your emails

By Georgia Coggan Published 3 September 26

Is this new embodied AI assistant the future?

If Apple and Spotify are cracking down on AI slop, why can't YouTube? I think I know the answer

By Tom May Published 30 August 26

It's all about the business model.

AI-generated animated series based on the pixel art video game Astro Burn

This indie dev found a use for AI but says the project was still firmly human led

By Joe Foley Published 27 August 26

HaZ Dulull turned his own pixel art game into an animation series.

Technology

Three of the best AI laptops for under $1000.

The best budget AI laptops under $1,000: Your laptop should make your life easier!

By Tom May Published 6 September 26

You don't need to spend big to run AI locally.

7 massive Labor Day laptop deals that are actually good enough for creatives

By Joe Foley Published 5 September 26

Save up to $1,000 on beefy laptops from Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Apple.

TourBox lite

TourBox Lite review: An entry-level console for editors who are tired of keyboard shortcuts

By Paul Hatton Published 5 September 26

The TourBox Lite is a budget-friendly option for photographers and videographers to speed up their workflows

Creative Inspiration

Various Cricut cutting machine alternatives.

Beyond Cricut: the best Cricut alternatives for cutting machine creatives

By Beth Nicholls Last updated 4 September 26

Cricut is not the only option!

Digital Crafting

Backpacks

Match your backpack to your personality with 42% off top brands

By Natalie Fear Published 19 August 26

Get back-to-school ready with these hand-picked bags for every style.

A t-shirt printing setup.

Build your own t-shirt printing empire with £1,130 off this starter kit

By Beren Neale Published 18 August 26

Get a t-shirt printer, a smokeless oven and a heat press for just £2,186.

Digital Crafting

More Creativity Unleashed

I enjoyed grappling with Stranger Than Heaven's unconventional combat, but I'd love to see more of its depiction of early 20th century Japan

By Alan Wen Published 5 September 26

My Gamescom hands-on of RGG's ambitious epic took me through three time periods in Japan in quick, brutal fashion.

Genigods: Nezha is China's answer to God of War in Unreal Engine 5

By Alan Wen Published 4 September 26

Ambitious 'cinematic fluid dynamic' tech fuels this epic clash of gods.

The White House just used Xbox and Sega logos to promote MAGA video games, and players want to know what's up

By Joe Foley Published 4 September 26

Developers don't need to worry about the competition, but really?

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