While the arrival of HDTV has generally been a boon to the game industry, it's definitely caused headaches for at least one shrinking but still important sector of the industry -- 2D sprite artists.

WayForward Technologies have shared a new behind-the-scenes video for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, that provides a look at the start of the animation process for the game. The video shows the creation of ...

has been in development for three years, and it’s because the characters are drawn using 2D sprites rather than 3D models, the game’s developer, AlphaDream, revealed in an Iwata Asks interview.

Andrew is a freelance writer from UK who specialises in video game news. He has written for What Culture, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PCGamesN. In 2023, he finally caved and bought an Xbox Series X. If ...

Emimonserrate's three Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sprites use color combinations that would be possible on the Game Boy Advance, shining a retro let on the Gen 9 Pokemon. Smoliv is frowning while ...