UPD: Tim Sweeney has confirmed to 80 Level that the screenshot is legitimate, meaning Alan Wake 2 is indeed not coming to Steam anytime soon.

Details: https://80.lv/articles/rumor-alan-wake-2-is-not-coming-to-steam-according-to-epic-games-ceo/

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi believes mods are crucial in the rise of the PC market and breathe life into games.

Learn more about his personal stance on mods: https://80.lv/articles/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-director-mods-are-crucial-in-the-pc-market/?utm_source=telegram

Gaku Tada has unveiled Red Cardinal in Snow, a new painterly-style 3D scene made in Blender with the help of the Deep Paint add-on.

More scenes and info: https://80.lv/articles/gaku-tada-unveils-a-new-painterly-style-3d-masterpiece-made-in-blender/?utm_source=telegram

Marvel Rivals developers reportedly plant fake heroes in the game files to catch leakers.

Check out the list of the confirmed characters: https://80.lv/articles/marvel-rivals-devs-reportedly-add-fake-heroes-to-fight-leakers/?utm_source=telegram

Have a look at this impressive 2D snake animation test that looks 3D, made by Illustrator and Animator Miu Akatsuki with After Effects.

More of Miu's works: https://80.lv/articles/mind-blowing-2d-snake-animation-that-looks-3d/?utm_source=telegram

3D Artist Jesse Miettinen showcased a WIP procedural birch tree generator set up in Blender using Geometry Nodes.

More info and earlier works: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-this-geometry-nodes-powered-birch-tree-generator/?utm_source=telegram

3D Artist Casey Sheep shared a new Blender Geometry Nodes setup for creating fantastic portal visualizations.

Download for free: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-this-free-tool-for-creation-of-portals-in-blender/?utm_source=telegram

ConcernedApe often feels the desire to add a thing or two to Stardew Valley, and this might continue for the upcoming 50 years.

Although it sounds funny to update the game at the age of 90, the dev doesn't rule out the possibility: https://80.lv/articles/stardew-valley-might-still-be-receiving-updates-even-50-years-from-now/?utm_source=telegram

Developer Aaron B traps AI training crawlers in endless website mazes with his Nepenthes tarpit.

Protect your site or exhaust AI bots: https://80.lv/articles/if-you-want-to-trap-ai-training-bots-this-software-is-for-you/?utm_source=telegram

Kushiro released Delta Quad, a simple Blender tool for slicing large N-gon faces into smaller quads, offering partial conversion and other features for more retopology control.

Get it here: https://80.lv/articles/simple-blender-tool-for-converting-n-gon-faces-to-quads/?utm_source=telegram

Meet a little frog who loves cutting grass and collecting stamps in Ropuka's Idle Island, a casual game working as a playable sticker for your desktop.

It's coming in two days: https://80.lv/articles/meet-a-frog-companion-who-loves-cutting-grass-collect-stamps-in-this-casual-game/?utm_source=telegram

Check out this surreal terrain visualization created with GeoGen and showcased by Principal VFX Artist Jason Key.

See more: https://80.lv/articles/take-a-look-at-this-surreal-earth-visualization-made-with-geogen/?utm_source=telegram

Learn how to create versatile edge damage in Substance 3D Designer with the newest official tutorial.

Follow along or get the result files: https://80.lv/articles/tutorial-edge-damage-in-substance-3d-designer/?utm_source=telegram

Phil Spencer wants to "win" based on Xbox hardware capabilities.

"I want to build a platform that services the creators that are trying to meet people on every screen": https://80.lv/articles/phil-spencer-wants-xbox-to-win-platform-race-based-on-its-hardware-capabilities/?utm_source=telegram

3D Artist Rahul Chandwaney showcased this sci-fi scene of an abandoned urban environment with highly detailed architecture created using Blender.

More artwork: https://80.lv/articles/highly-detailed-sci-fi-urban-scene-created-with-blender/?utm_source=telegram

Learn how to easily animate a weapon resting on a character's shoulder in Maya with Da-Hee Im's detailed video tutorial, along with a comprehensive written guide.

Watch here: https://80.lv/articles/how-to-easily-animate-a-weapon-resting-on-a-character-s-shoulder-in-maya/?utm_source=telegram

Learn how to texture stylized game assets (nearly) non-destructively in Blender with Omar Faruq Tawsif's new tutorial.

Watch: https://80.lv/articles/tutorial-texturing-stylized-game-assets-with-ucupaint-for-blender/?utm_source=telegram

Monika Oller tested all three new skeletal mesh deformers in Unreal Engine 5.5 on a MetaHuman face, achieving smooth performance with four layers of animated deformations.

Breakdown on the way: https://80.lv/articles/testing-new-skeletal-mesh-deformers-in-unreal-engine-5-5/?utm_source=telegram

3D Environment Artist Joakim Stigsson, who worked on The Last of Us II, Battlefield 1, and Crysis 3, showcased this light and spacious modular Mountain Lodge scene created with Unreal Engine 5.

Download: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-this-light-spacious-interior-made-with-ue5/?utm_source=telegram

Check out Brennen Weiler's fully hand-keyed Unreal Engine 5 FPS animation showcase, perfectly synced with music.

Details: https://80.lv/articles/awesome-fully-hand-keyed-unreal-engine-5-fps-animation-showcase/?utm_source=telegram