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If you appreciate violent art in forms other than gaming, you'll probably enjoy the desaturated bullet frenzy of Ghost Recon Alpha. If you think gaming is the only pure way to portray murderous creativity, wait until Ghost Recon: Future Soldier drops May 22 and silence the critique.

JoystiqWatch the entire Ghost Recon Alpha short film originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ghost-recon-alphaGhost-Recon-Future-Soldiermicrosoftpcplaystationps3short-filmUbisoftxboxMon, 14 May 2012 17:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Lasse Gjertsen's 'Consoul' now available on YouTube]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/14/lasse-gjertsens-consoul-now-available-on-youtube/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/14/lasse-gjertsens-consoul-now-available-on-youtube/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/14/lasse-gjertsens-consoul-now-available-on-youtube/#comments You'll forgive us if we hadn't heard of "Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer" Lasse Gjertsen until this morning -- we're just not that cultured, apparently! Last year, he and his friend Trygve Knudsen made a 8-bit-inspired short film titled "Consoul" (no, not that Consoul). But due to YouTube's length constraints at the time it was completed, there was no way for him to release the short on his preferred medium. On July 29, however, YouTube added five minutes to its length limit, making it a full 15.

And just like that -- within two weeks of the new limit -- Gjersten has released Consoul to the public via his YouTube channel, which we've embedded after the break. Hopefully you're sitting down, as you need to be prepared for your mind to be fully blown.

[Thanks, Greatslack]

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JoystiqLasse Gjertsen's 'Consoul' now available on YouTube originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>consoullasse-gjertsenretroshort-filmtrygve-knudsenyoutubeSat, 14 Aug 2010 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA['Avatar Days' short examines WoW characters and their players]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/31/avatar-days-short-examines-wow-characters-and-their-players/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/31/avatar-days-short-examines-wow-characters-and-their-players/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/31/avatar-days-short-examines-wow-characters-and-their-players/#comments
"Avatar Days" is a new short by digital artist Cormac Kelly that examines the fascinating relationship between a World of Warcraft player and their in-game avatar. Not only is the animation great (and you can see how he's upscaled the five-year-old player character graphics of the popular MMO), but the premise is perfect, placing video game avatars of real-life players in everyday situations, and asking us the viewers to examine how they're connected together.

Excellent stuff. Not the first time we've seen these characters invade the real world, but definitely the most poignant. Watch the whole four minute short embedded after the break.

Update: Kelly emails to say that he only played a small part in the production -- the short was directed by Gavin Kelly and produced in just four days for Ireland's Darklight Film Festival.

[via Citizen Game]

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Joystiq'Avatar Days' short examines WoW characters and their players originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>activision-blizzardavatarsblizzardcormac-kellyfilmin-gamemmoplayersreal-lifeshort-filmworld-of-warcraftMon, 31 May 2010 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA['Pixels' short film imagines the coolest apocalypse ever]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/pixels-short-film-imagines-the-coolest-apocalypse-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/pixels-short-film-imagines-the-coolest-apocalypse-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/08/pixels-short-film-imagines-the-coolest-apocalypse-ever/#comments We're totally expecting December 20, 2012 to come and go without bringing about the end of existence as we know it -- but should the end of days actually befall us, we think we'd want it to look like Patrick Jean's latest short film, "Pixels." There's something about the prospect of everyone and everything turning into glossy, multicolored cubes that really tickles our fancy more than a bevy of natural disasters or aggressive, bureaucratic aliens ever could. Check out the two-and-a-half-minute film after the jump.

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Joystiq'Pixels' short film imagines the coolest apocalypse ever originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>apocalypsemovienew-yorkpatrick-jeanpixelsshort-filmspecial-effectsThu, 08 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[First Assassin's Creed: Lineage episode is surprisingly great]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/first-assassins-creed-lineage-episode-is-surprisingly-great/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/first-assassins-creed-lineage-episode-is-surprisingly-great/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/first-assassins-creed-lineage-episode-is-surprisingly-great/#comments We weren't surprised when the first of three episodes in the Assassin's Creed: Lineage miniseries, created by Hybride Studios, exceeded our expectations. These folks did the effects for 300 and Sin City -- so of course we knew it would look great. Our surprise simply came from the fact that Lineage is a promotional, game-based short film; and nearly all of the words in that phrase seem contrary to high quality. Share in our surprise by watching the first Lineage installment after the jump.

If you'd like a bit of behind-the-scenes info into how the film was created, check out this GamesIndustry.biz interview with Ubisoft UK marketing director Murray Pannel. He does a good job of clearly explaining the game and movie industry synergy -- you know, what James Cameron alluded to during his fateful, four-week-long E3 2009 speech.

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JoystiqFirst Assassin's Creed: Lineage episode is surprisingly great originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creedassassins-creed-2assassins-creed-lineagefilmhybride-studiosmarketingMicrosoftmovieshort-filmubisoftXbox-360Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:27:00 EST<![CDATA[First Assassin's Creed: Lineage episode debuts Oct. 27]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/19/first-assassins-creed-lineage-episode-debuts-oct-27/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/19/first-assassins-creed-lineage-episode-debuts-oct-27/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/19/first-assassins-creed-lineage-episode-debuts-oct-27/#commentsIt's hard out there for an assassin. It was hard for Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, anyway; father of Assassin's Creed II protagonist Ezio. As you can see in the teaser for Assassin's Creed: Lineage above, the dude had a lot on his plate -- and good thing he had a sharp knife, too, to handle all that meat carving. According to Ubisoft, you'll get to see how it went down when the first of three Lineage short films, introducing plot elements leading up to Assassin's Creed II, debuts on YouTube on October 27.

What we really want to know is: How did Giovanni manage to keep his whites so white? With all of that blood flying around, it must have been one helluva laundry day for the 15th century assassin.

Gallery: Assassin's Creed: Lineage (behind the scenes)

JoystiqFirst Assassin's Creed: Lineage episode debuts Oct. 27 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creedassassins-creed-2assassins-creed-lineagefilmGiovanniGiovanni-Auditore-da-FirenzeMicrosoftshort-filmteasertrailerubisoftvideoXbox-360Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EST<![CDATA[Dutch filmmakers whet our Half-Life 2 appetite with superb short]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/dutch-filmmakers-whet-our-half-life-2-movie-appetite-with-superb/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/dutch-filmmakers-whet-our-half-life-2-movie-appetite-with-superb/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/20/dutch-filmmakers-whet-our-half-life-2-movie-appetite-with-superb/#comments
A group of Dutch filmmakers is setting the internet ablaze with a nine-minute video titled What's In the Box? When it was first discovered online, many believed the video was a viral marketing ad for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 because of the use of Half-Life 2 sound clips and imagery -- like the Combine soldier chatter and the large, Citadel looking structure in the video. However, the video also includes other popular references, such as the music from Lost and the initial isolation found in 28 Days Later.

Two of the people involved, Tim Smit and Steven Roeters, recently won a film competition landing them a meet-and-greet with Discovery Channel's Mythbusters. In an article from their college campus paper following the competition, the pair mentioned they were hard at work on a film titled What's In the Box? So, unless they forgot to mention Valve contracted them for a viral marketing ad, this one remains labeled as an homage of sorts.

The official site for the short film seems to indicate the story isn't finished yet, and we honestly cannot wait to see what happens next. Watch the incredible short after the break.

[Thanks, enfo]

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JoystiqDutch filmmakers whet our Half-Life 2 appetite with superb short originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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