All In Pixel and BOL Deal With Their “Retrogame Issues”

From the team at BOL in Barcelona: “Retrogame Issues takes us back to a decade of big hair, saturated colors, 8-bits, local arcades, and when setting up a new video game required MacGyver-like skills.”
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“The First Descendant” Cinematic Trailer by Jeff Han and Elastic

From the team at Elastic in LA: “Check your weapons and gather your squad – The First Descendant is coming. Watch as creative director Jeff Han and the Elastic crew take on the cinematic story trailer for Nexon’s new RPG. [Watch]

Real-Time Animated Short Film “BLUE” by Robert Petrie and Preymaker

Director Robert Petrie leads Preymaker’s cloud-based team of 30 artists and animators on a seven-minute family friendly sci-fi adventure made in real-time with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. [Watch]

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Scarecrow Discovers New Life as Dancer After Failed Ad Pitch

Yves Geleyn rescues a scarecrow character (designed by fellow Hornet director Renaud Lavency) from the failed pitch graveyard with the addition of expressive choreography by animator Matt Corsillo. [Watch]

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Tsz-wing Ho Explores the Abstract Beauty of Hands in Award-Winning Short Film

Director/animator/illustrator Tsz-wing Ho in Hong Kong: “The idea of the work is to present the weird beauty of hand creatures composed of gestures, geometric shapes, and abstract patterns in order to create a surreal journey for the audience.” [Watch]

NZMobile “Against the War” Game Trailer by Somei Sun and Friends

The mobile version of Tencent Game’s multiplayer online first-person shooter Assault Fire, launches with a trailer full of atmosphere, grit, and glitchy CG surprises courtesy of director Somei Sun and his design/animation crew. [Watch]