WayForward Technologies have shared a new behind-the-scenes video for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, that provides a look at the start of the animation process for the game. The video shows the creation of ...

While the arrival of HDTV has generally been a boon to the game industry, it's definitely caused headaches for at least one shrinking but still important sector of the industry -- 2D sprite artists.

has been in development for three years, and it’s because the characters are drawn using 2D sprites rather than 3D models, the game’s developer, AlphaDream, revealed in an Iwata Asks interview.