Some of my favorite aspects of E3 aren’t the debut of AAA games at the giant booths. Outside the huge halls sit some incredibly unique experiences that add to the culture of gaming in very different ways. One of those, the annual Into the Pixel gallery, is perhaps my favorite to explore. It’s “games”, but not necessarily the bits and bytes; ITP showcases concept art and artwork from the many talented individuals that create video games, choosing several beautiful works to put on display at E3 each year.
And it’s back for this year, 2016, The Year of Luigi +3, with even more incredible works.
The jurists, made up of employees from places like 343 Industries, Blizzard and Getty Images, hand-select several works to put on display, with a few “winning” the competition. The works are all gorgeous, made mostly in digital software, and rang from concept work to promotional images. Have a look at the winners list below, and a few of our favorite images. If you’re at E3 next week, check out the show in person or on IntoThePixel.com.
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Game |
Title |
Artist(s) |
Publisher |
Developer |
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Rush Blast |
A Mother’s Imperative |
Chris Chamberlain, |
Neoglyphic Entertainment |
Neoglyphic Entertainment |
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Edge of Nowhere |
Cliff Walk |
David Guertin |
Oculus Studios |
Insomniac Games |
|
Dreadnought |
Corvette in Hangar |
Yuriy Mazurkin, Mathias Wiese |
Grey Box |
YAGER Development, Six Foot |
|
Dishonored 2 |
Corvo |
Sergei Kolesov |
Bethesda Softworks |
Arkane Studios |
|
ReCore |
Dungeon Concept |
Todd Keller, Kip Carbone |
Microsoft Studios |
Armature Studio, Comcept, Microsoft Studios |
|
Guild Wars 2 |
Dwarven Valley |
Daniel Dociu |
NCSOFT |
ArenaNet |
|
No Man’s Sky |
Eclipse |
Concept Artist: Kuldar Leement |
Sony Interactive Entertainment America, LLC |
Hello Games |
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
Geralt and Ciri |
Bartłomiej Gaweł |
CD PROJEKT RED |
CD PROJEKT RED |
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League of Legends |
Lunar Revel |
League Art Team |
Riot Games |
Riot Games |
|
Song of the Deep |
Merryn’s Leviathan |
Sing Ji |
Gametrust |
Insomniac Games |
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Layers of Fear |
Red Riding Hood |
Paweł Kot |
Aspyr |
Bloober Team |
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Far Cry Primal |
Takkar Face |
Patrick Lambert |
Ubisoft |
Ubisoft Montreal |
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Headlander |
The Satellite Chalet |
Derek Brand |
Adult Swim Games |
Double Fine Productions |
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Unravel |
Tire Swing |
Martin Sahlin, Dick Adolfsson, Henrik Söder, Mikael Kainulainen, Leif Holm |
Electronic Arts |
ColdWood Interactive |
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