The Horizon co-op spin-off game, Horizon Hunters Gathering, will have another playtest this month, and you can sign up for a chance to play.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/action-co-op-horizon-spin-off-game-gets-second-playtest-this-month-registrations-open

Farm to Table combines farming, restaurant management, and base building in one cozy game where you grow your own food, cook it in the kitchen you've built, and serve it in the restaurant you own.

That's a lot of genres for a solo developer: https://80.lv/articles/grow-your-own-food-make-fine-dishes-out-of-it-in-cozy-restaurant-simulator

Make cheese, ice cream, lava, and metal with Ryan King's realistic procedural materials for Blender.

Customize their values however you want: https://80.lv/articles/make-cheese-ice-cream-lava-metal-with-ryan-king-s-realistic-procedural-materials-for-blender

Binbun's smoke VFX made in Godot creates an illusion of 3D depth, but it's actually flat.

The VFX is on sale now: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-this-godot-smoke-vfx-with-fake-depth

Sinan Ata has open-sourced his design system for Unity 6's UI Toolkit, built originally for his cross-platform game Leap of Legends.

Check it out: https://80.lv/articles/unity-dev-open-sources-production-ready-ui-toolkit-design-system

Raise and train a young pilot bonded with a living mech, the Valkyrie, as they fight to protect humanity from alien threats.

Wishlist Valkyrie Iteration: https://80.lv/articles/cute-tamagotchi-style-game-where-you-raise-future-mecha-pilot

Obbe Vermeij, a former Technical Director at Rockstar who worked on several GTA titles, has released his nature god game Plentiful.

Play on Steam: https://80.lv/articles/former-gta-developer-obbe-vermeij-releases-his-nature-sandbox-game

Sarp Serter showcased a music video featuring Spider-Man and Black Cat.

More Spider-Man-inspired animations: https://80.lv/articles/artist-shows-animation-with-spider-man-black-cat

Check out this fantasy forest scene created by Environment Artist Heather Geiger using ZBrush, Maya, Substance 3D, and SpeedTree

The artist combines nature aesthetic and modularity: https://80.lv/articles/artist-combines-nature-aesthetic-modularity-in-this-forest-fantasy-scene

Josh Presseisen, Founder of Crescent Moon Games, spoke with us about Screenbound, discussing how they created the 2D and 3D worlds, how they chose the art style, and the same color range for both worlds.

He also talked about the game’s mechanics: https://80.lv/articles/crescent-moon-games-founder-on-creating-a-game-that-blends-2d-and-3d-platforming

Newly announced Sneaky Devil Studios was founded by former Sanzaru developers; they've "returned, stronger and more determined than ever," to work on console and PC games.

Read more: https://80.lv/articles/new-studio-formed-by-ex-sanzaru-developers-after-meta-closure

In this interview, Lena Holmfridardottir shared the workflow behind the Lyoba character, discussing how she achieved an anatomically correct sculpt and the tools she used to create the realistic afro hair.

Learn more: https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-mesmerizing-and-cinematic-real-time-character-using-zbrush-and-unreal-engine-5

This incredibly detailed retro-style dancer character was made by Lim Jaegil using 3ds Max, ZBrush, and Substance 3D Painter.

See more: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-this-highly-detailed-character-model-of-a-retro-style-dancer

Let's take a closer look at the excellent work of Blizzard Senior Materials Artist, Rachel Bews, for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred.

More details: https://80.lv/articles/take-a-closer-look-at-how-materials-for-diablo-iv-lord-of-hatred-were-made

California's AB 121, dubbed the "Protect Our Games Act", aims to provide players with continued access options following server closures and is facing heavy opposition from the ESA.

The legislation “doesn’t reflect how games actually work today,” according to the organization.

Read more: https://80.lv/articles/esa-opposes-california-bill-aimed-at-live-service-game-preservation

New reports and retrospective details from TheKempy on YouTube reveal how Amy Hennig’s original vision for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End differed dramatically from the final release.

Check out the amazing details: https://80.lv/articles/inside-the-scrapped-version-of-uncharted-4-led-by-amy-hennig

Check out Into the Fire, a high-risk extraction survival game where you race against an erupting volcano. Rescue survivors, manage scarce resources, survive fire anomalies, and carve escape routes through ash and lava. Bring them back alive before the island buries you.

Wishlist & Playtest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2988030/Into_the_Fire/