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Let's face it the words 'video game' and 'photography' have never really made sense together (unless you're playing a game that involves taking photographs), however with recent advancements in computer graphic technology it is now possible for video game screenshots to look almost as good as real photographs. Although there aren't many tools for in-game photography – mods have been created to do a similar thing, (for PC games of course) and some amazing images have been taken even for games that aren't well known for being visually impressive. This issue of Ceiga is focused on showing off images taken by video game photographers.
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Editor ’s Letter
Richard BrayE D I T O R
info@ceiga.co.uk
I don’t know if you’re aware of this but I really like video games, I mean really like video games.
The whole reason I studied 3D art at university was with the hope of making assets for games,
my music taste as a teenager was influenced heavily by racing games (Burnout, Midnight Club,
Gran Turismo ...), and if I was given a choice to watch a World Cup match with my country playing
or watch Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, it’ll be Ubi all the way. So putting this issue of Ceiga Plus
together has been pure passion project for me and I hope to do more issue like this in the future.
If you are a publisher or developer of a game and want to promote it in a unique way, fell free to
send me images or videos, preferably of games that haven’t been released yet.
Now to talk about what’s in this issue. With the arrival of E3 2014 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) –
or departure depending on when you’re reading this issue, I’ve put together a group of impressive
looking games of the last generation so I can truly wave away the graphics of the last generation
and get ready for the new generation of game graphics. All of the images are screenshots not
taken by anyone directly involved with the creation of the game but by players of the game and
most of the shots for this issue were taken by Duncan J Harris (deadendthrills.com) who was nice
enough to let me use his images.
As you may have noticed this isn’t a main issue of Ceiga but a Ceiga Plus instead, mainly because
like the first issue of Plus this is also an experimental issue which means the more people that view
and share this, the more of these types of issues I’ll make.
I hope you enjoy this issue and if you have feedback of any sort please don’t hesitate to let me
know.
“THIS IS AN EVENT GAME, THE KIND OF THING YOU SIMPLY NEED TO
OWN EVEN IF YOU DON’T CONSIDER YOURSELF A GRAND THEFT AUTO FAN.”
GRAND THEFT AUTO IVCyril Lachel, Gaming Nexus, 2008
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GRAND THEFT AUTO IVDeveloper: ROCKSTAR NORTH Publisher: ROCKSTAR GAMES
Phototographer: DUNCAN J HARRIS (deadendthrills.com)
Asphalt
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Cherry Pop
Eyeshine
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Coast is Clear
With Flare
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Slick
The Heisenberg Principle
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Waiting for the Man
Wings
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Lamping with Flavour
MIRRORS EDGE
“NOT MANY GAMES CAN DELIVER THE HIGH OCTANE, ADRENALINE FUELLED CHASES THAT MIRROR’S EDGE CAN. UNIQUE, ORIGINAL, BEAUTIFUL AND INNOVATIVE ... WHAT ELSE CAN YOU
ASK FOR?”Dan Webb, Xbox Achievements, 2008
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MIRRORS EDGEDeveloper: DIGITAL ILLUSIONS CE Publisher: ELECTRONIC ARTS
Phototographer: DUNCAN J HARRIS (deadendthrills.com)
Bird on a Wire
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Faceless
Iris
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Water World
Strong Arm
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Super Structure
Monospace
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Perfect Crime
View to a Kill
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Mirror Mask
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY
“BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY IS A RARE TREAT, MUCH LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR.
NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT LICENSED GAME, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST
SUPERHERO GAME EVER MADE.”Ken McKown , ZTGD, 2011
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BATMAN: ARKHAM CITYDeveloper: ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS Publisher: WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Phototographer: DUNCAN J HARRIS (deadendthrills.com)
The Prisoner
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Psycho Circus
Cellblock
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So 2009
Angels and Demons
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Diary of a Mad Man
Melting Point
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Look Sharp
Take the Money and Run
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A bunch of Questions
MASS EFFECT 3
“MASS EFFECT 3 IS A REMARKABLY SATISFYING CONCLUSION TO A
BELOVED TRILOGY, AND A POIGNANT AND MEMORABLE ROLE-PLAYING ACTION GAME IN ITS OWN RIGHT.”
Kevin VanOrd , Gamespot, 2012
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MASS EFFECT 3Developer: BIOWARE Publisher: ELECTRONIC ARTS
Phototographer: DUNCAN J HARRIS (deadendthrills.com)
Frostspire
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Lap of the gods
My World
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New Clothes
Overwatch
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Rescue Me
Schools Out
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Smells like Victory
Stainless Style
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The Killing Field
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
“IT’S A MESMERIZING GAME THAT DRAWS YOU INTO AN FINELY CRAFTED
FICTIONAL SPACE PACKED WITH CONTENT THAT CONSISTENTLY
SURPRISES.”Charles Onyett , IGN, 2011
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THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
Developer: BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS Publisher: BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
Phototographer: DUNCAN J HARRIS (deadendthrills.com)
A River Runs through it
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Atlas
Grove Street
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Legend
Power Monger
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Solitude
Stone Haven
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The Kind and I
Tundra World
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Unto the Reach
Warchild
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You only live Twice
TOMB RAIDER
“THIS IS THE TOMB RAIDER YOU’VE WANTED FOR YEARS. IT NEEDS A FEW MORE PUZZLES, BUT THAT’S A SMALL GRIPE WHEN CAST AGAINST SUCH A
MARVELOUS ADVENTURE.”Susan Arendt, The Escapist, 2013
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TOMB RAIDER
Developer: CRYSTAL DYNAMICS Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Phototographer: DUNCAN J HARRIS (deadendthrills.com)
Bad Reception
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Deliverance
Everglade
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Lazarus
Lust for Life
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Neverland
Shout at the Devil
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Show of Strength
Survivors
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Wild Child
INFAMOUS: SECOND SON
“SECOND SON IS EASILY THE BEST GAME IN THE FRANCHISE THAT NOT ONLY CONTAINS SUPERIOR GAMING
MECHANICS BUT IT HAS SOME SPECTACULAR GRAPHICS AND SPECIAL
EFFECTS!”Alex Thompson, Impulse Gamer, 2014
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INFAMOUS: SECOND SON
Developer: SUCKER PUNCH PRODUCTIONS Publisher: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT
Phototographer: NEOGAF USERNAME MENTIONED BELOW IMAGE
Stillmatic
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symphonask
emalord
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Namikaze1
Discoid
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Marsh90
kanuuna
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dr guildo
Zomba13
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Chuck
USF
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Shin-Ra
Cmagus
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Kane1345
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Rollo_Larson
nbnt
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roboshawn
MODS USED
Custom 4:3 and 16:9 resolutions ~4K, L3EVO 2012NY ENB, Cam Control mod, in-game replay editor, variable FOV and in-game filters, SweetFX (for SMAA injection), driver-level FXAA, various car and character mods, Simple Trainer 6.5.
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Noclip, NoHUD, Timestop, CustomFOV, menu map gameflow edited, time trials file-swapped for SP maps, INI tweaks, Unreal Kismet, SweetFX (screen capture only)
MIRRORS EDGE
Debug build supplied by Rocksteady Studios/modified retail build. Free camera, timestop, custom FOV, 4K rendering/8K tiledshot. Monochrome ‘comic’ shots: pause menu effect using modified shader w/ overlay removed via Texmod.
BATMAN; ARKHAM CITY
Custom 48megapixel resolutions @ 3:4, 2:1, 3:1 and 1:1 aspect ratios, Smartek and Jean-Luc hi-res textures injected via ME3 Explorer, costume swaps, squadmates disabled, free camera, timestop, custom FOV.
MASS EFFECT 3
Official HD texture patch, antialiasing (injected FXAA w/ texture pre-sharpening), free camera, time stop, time and weather control, custom FOV.
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
noclip, noHUD, custom FOV, camera tilt, custom depth of field, custom Cheat Engine script to enable timestop, debug code supplied by Crystal Dynamics, PlayClaw, SRWE for window resize (aka ‘Hotsampling’)
TOMB RAIDER
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