Journey

As this reviewer suggests, there's something of the Gibli about this as well as that beautiful desolation of Shadow of the Colossus.

Pixels (Patrick Jean)

PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.
Uploaded by onemoreprod. - Independent web videos.

This appeals to both my nostalgic side and a newly resurrected interest in pixel derived art, sprite animation and all things Commodore & arcade! Beautifully done...

Machinarium (Amanita Design)

Harking back to the old days of point and click adventures, this is now attracting a lot of attention, and rightly so. I've yet to play for long but it's clear this has a distinctive style and is the result of a labour of love from small and passionate team.

The backgrounds look like watercolour images from a childrens' book and the quirky nature of the puzzles sets this apart.

This CGS Feauture has links to the game itself and gives an insightful account of the game's development.

• Game site with free demo
• CGS Feature
• Blog
  

CGS Production Focus: Batman Arkham Asylum

Interesting feature on a very well received game, some good conceptual insights.

8-bit trip

Worth posting for the hours of patience involved alone... 1500 hours of animating lego bricks. 2 million hits though... it's popular!

George Longo site - nice inFamous promo.

This chap's worked on an interesting trailer for the game inFamous - nicely edited cuts from game footage into comic cells.