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Games are like salad dressing, and the thinking behind BioShock Inifinite’s cover art

2K Games’ choice of box art for BioShock Infinite has irked some of the series’ faithful, moving Irrational’s Ken Levine to publicly address the concerns. A huge part of BioShock’s allure comes from its intriguing setting and political themes, and Infinite’s imaginative setting in the floating city of Columbia and …

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Sony reveals All-Stars film homage art

Ahead of the release of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sony has lifted the lid on an artistic promotional campaign for the game. It has teamed up with illustrator and life-long gamer” Aled Lewis to produce three pieces that combine key characters from the game and iconic scenes from three films. …

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Charity games art auction begins

UKIE has put its entire London Games Festival Art Exhibition collection up for auction for games charity Special Effect. The 100-piece strong collection with be posted for auction in four batches, with the first now live. Additional collections will be added each Monday. Highlights from the first offering include three …

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IN PICTURES: Loading Bar makes Solid Snake out of 2,100 shots

There’s having a drink to celebrate Solid Snake’s 25th anniversary and then there’s really having a drink. UK games hangout Loading Bar chose to celebrate to birthday of Konami’s iconic games hero by creating an artistic interpretation of Snake out of 2,100 shots. It commissioned freelance designer and Metal Gear …

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