Games within games: Racing memories
Tont Coles on being a photographer amid the thunder and gasoline of the racing game.
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Mirror's Edge: Building the impossible
Dear Esther environment artist Rob Briscoe remembers the origins, pitfalls and potential in co-creating DICE’s flawed gem.
5Skyrim modder makes stunning 1000-man battle
A modder has made a machinima battle scene using more than a thousand characters in The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. YouTube user Tyrannicon put together the below video, which features 500 Draugr, 200 skeletons, 500 Dwarven Warriors and a dragon, using mods and console commands. More >
1This week's opportunities on Edge Jobs
Find your future at Codemasters, Crytek, Madrid-based Tequila Works or movie effects specialist Double Negative.
Telling Modern Warfare's story
We meet Spov, the CGI specialist behind the cutscenes in Activision's bombastic series.
1Axis Animation on the art of the game trailer
Are prerendered CG trailers like Dead Island's false prophets or free entertainment?
4Xbox 360 dash update causes video playback issue
Microsoft has apparently failed to respond to concerns raised by beta testers who spotted a drop in the quality of video playback after installing the Xbox 360 Metro dashboard update. Users told Eurogamer that videos played from the new dash run at limited range RGB levels, with colours washed out and blacks appearing grey, with Digital Foundry tests confirming the issue. More >
Microsoft acquires video search firm VideoSurf
Microsoft has spent a reported $100 million on Israeli start-up VideoSurf, saying its video search technology will "augment the Xbox 360 ecosystem." VideoSurf's technology can "see" individual frames inside videos, with facial and audio recognition, which Microsoft intends to use to further beef up discoverability on Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 dashboard update, due on December 6, can be fully controlled by voice, with Bing integration allowing users to search for games, music and video content from a variety of providers. More >
Future, Sony launch on-console PS3 video show
Edge publisher Future has teamed up with Sony Computer Entertainment UK to launch Access, a new on-console PS3 video show available to download for free every Wednesday from the PlayStation Store. More >
Daily links: August 25
War gaming, wedding proposals, escaping from City 17 and Aperture Science, and Escape.
1The art of CG cinematics
Movies based on games are rubbish. Movies based in games are incredible. Realtime UK explains how it creates the magic.
The Trouble With 3D
Nintendo, Sony and the movie industry say 3D is the future, but are they pushing a potentially obsolete technology?
4Making Movies With The Ant Farm
We meet the Hollywood company behind gaming’s new breed of trailers.