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Wake up and smell the possibilities! (Or is that the spice?) Dune Awakening Creative Director Joel Bylos and his team saw endless possibilities by creating a “What If?” scenario from the Dune source material. By making a single change to the origin story, they created an alternate history to explore and play in. He shares his process: xbx.lv/4bKWYYe

"What I thought I wanted when I got in the game industry and what ultimately made me happiest are very different things, and I wouldn't have learned that if I hadn’t kind of tried on different hats along the way." Everyone’s journey in the gaming industry is different, and it’s worth exploring opportunities, even those that weren’t part of the original plan. Just ask Susan Kath, Executive Producer at Zenimax Online Studios. Check out the entire discussion with Susan in the latest Open World Dialogue from Women in Games International (WIGI):

The perfect video game office doesn't exi-   Welcome to the redesigned King offices in Malmö, Sweden. The bright office boasts a colorful decor, games to inspire creativity, and snacks to fuel big ideas. The creators of Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, Pet Rescue Saga, and more are passionate about bringing moments of magic to the players, and are not afraid to have fun along the way–especially in the office.

Free games means new ways to connect with the community, explore new worlds, and more. Try some new Free-to-Play games and perks until July 22: xbx.lv/3zBcKaO

No console? Don’t be scared.   Xbox Gaming is rolling out today with Amazon Fire TV, where you’ll be able to play games directly from the Xbox app: https://xbx.lv/3zwuX9w

With Diablo IV’s first expansion coming this Fall, let's look back at the concept art that helped breathe life to the game’s immersive world. The devil is in the details... Igor Sidorenko, a principal concept artist for Blizzard Entertainment, says he drew inspiration from fine art hanging in some of the world’s greatest museums.   “The vision was, let’s make Diablo a painting and connect it with traditional fine art like drawings and paintings,” Sidorenko says. “Let’s take the inspiration from academic art, neoclassicism, pre-Raphaelites and their followers, from pieces like ‘The Last Day of Pompeii’ or ‘The Raft of the Medusa,’ and insert it into the decaying, brutal world of Sanctuary. So we started working in this direction from the very beginning to make it clear for a public, when people can finally see it, that this project is going to be different.”   1. “This big battle scene was heavily inspired by Gyula Benczúr’s ‘The Recapture of Buda Castle in 1686’ and Jan Matejko’s ‘Battle of Grunwald.’ We wanted to have a “last stand” scene—a battle filled with chaos, anger, and desperation,” Sidorenko says.   2. “Murals for Alabaster Monastery are my favorite ones. I wanted to have a strong religious feel here: The moment of creation (Genesis), the revelation of deity (Revelation), the ascension of Jesus into heaven (Ascension). Fortunately there is no shortage of European paintings based on biblical stories in any period.” 3. “I was mostly inspired by Benczúr’s masterpiece ‘The Baptism of Vajk’ as well as different artworks by Edwin Austin Abbey and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant.

When it comes to creativity and innovation, the indie gaming scene continues to bring it. Enjoy another batch of Indie Selects, featuring everything from detective ducks to killer klowns and more: xbx.lv/3VNHmgL

We could spend hours checking out these exhibits.