Fascinating research from Microsoft’s Johannes Kopf and Dani Lischinski of The Hebrew University has produced an algorithm that is remarkably good at turning 8-bit pixel art into shaded, smooth vector ...

At long last, we might be able to play Super Mario Bros. on a big screen without stretching our beloved plumber's pixels to breaking point. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens ...

Pixel Agents turns your AI coding agents into adorable sprite characters who work for you in an office, allowing you to keep ...

We’ve all seen video-game sprite art before, but these five artists on Etsy.com depict their favorite 8-bit characters in different ways. One specializes in bead work, another prefers cross-stitch, a ...

"The Future Looks Viral" is a weekly series where we profile the people behind an innovative, new online project, be it a parody Twitter account, web series or interesting Instagram profile. They all ...

In an age where high-definition visuals dominate the gaming landscape and the onslaught of 3D is just over the horizon, the simple pixel has been surprisingly enduring. Originally born out of ...

Even before animator Paul Robertson designed the visual identity of video games, he’d made a name for himself with short films that perfectly mimicked the style of classic SNES-era beat-em-ups, like ...

From Software's latest PS3 game takes 8-bit sprites and mostly updates them for the current generation, with amazing results. 3D Dot Game Heroes takes place in a classic RPG kingdom whose king, ...

Pixel art RPGs hold a nostalgic place in the hearts of many gamers, featuring simple art and animation styles that bring many of us back to our very first gaming experiences on now-obsolete consoles.

[Photo: Depixelizing Pixel Art] I love gaming on an HDTV, but I still keep an old CRT around just so I can play some Genesis or Nintendo games, because 8-bit graphics blown up in resolution by three ...

The set of flake stickers is the cheapest of the new items. It costs 1,100円 (~$8). There are 18 stickers in each package. All of the leading characters from each of the three NieR games appear, as ...