08 July 2020

How video game technology is breaking into other industries

Video games are one of the most-loved pastimes. To get an idea of just how popular it is, look no further than the PS5’s reveal which has – as of writing – garnered more than 23 million views on YouTube. It’s fair to say everyone’s a bit excited. But for some, the most exciting aspect…

25 June 2020

Unreal – No longer just a game

When REALTIME was founded in 1996, its choice of name was a nod to the optimism of a far distant future where high-quality animation and VFX could be achieved in real-time. A premise that, at the time, was regarded as being the holy grail of the VFX industry. Unimpeded by extensive rendering times, the most…

05 June 2020

Pride Month: Our favourite games with LGBTQIA+ representation

Pride Month is here! It’s a time for the LGBTQIA+ community to celebrate. But it’s also a time for reflection: reflection of how far the community has come and how far it still has to go. Never forget that it was inspired by the Stonewall riots of 1969 when many fought against the oppression LGBTQIA+…

26 May 2020

Why the cloud could be the future of gaming

2020 will see the highly anticipated arrival of the next generation of video game consoles. Game enthusiasts across the globe are waiting with bated breath for the next sliver of information from the likes of Microsoft and Sony. This autumn we will see what the future of gaming holds. Or so we think. In truth,…

18 May 2020

The Design of a Story

Stu Bayley, our very talented Director and Art Director, talks us through why he thinks having strong visual design skills are a huge benefit when directing a story. Take it away Stu… So, for me the most exciting time of any project is the pre-production phase, when you are developing various creative routes in response…

11 May 2020

Free Resources For Artists

If you are not working at the moment, perhaps now is a great time to learn new skills or brush up on old ones. Maybe it’s more about how you market yourself or manage your freelance business. Or managing fellow artistic brethren. Or anything related to your career – no limits! So I’ve been chatting…

05 May 2020

Will Half-Life: Alyx change the VR landscape

Valve shocked the gaming world last November when they announced the next entry in the Half-Life series was on its way – 13 years after the release of the last one. And just a few short months later, we have it. Half-Life: Alyx came out towards the end of March and was instantly met with…

23 April 2020

The games industry in lockdown

For the vast majority of the modern world’s population, you’d be hard pressed to think of a singular event that has had such a dramatic impact on the way we live our lives as much as COVID-19. Everything that we hold dear – our freedom, family, friendships, working lives, and even our actual lives –…

06 April 2020

BAFTA Game Awards 2020

The big winners of the night Everything is up in the air at the moment, it’s fair to say. That might be a slight understatement. Despite the cancellation or postponement of every event for at least the next few months (including E3 – as we know it, at least), the 2020 BAFTA Games Awards still…

24 March 2020

The next-generation console battle begins: Xbox Series X vs PS5

The war has begun. From their camps, both Sony and Microsoft have blown the horns of war, and now the battle begins for the next half-decade or so. Following Mark Cerny’s deep dive into the architecture of the PS5, we now have an idea of what both consoles are packing under the hood. We have…