Atomhawk Design

Atomhawk is the games industry’s go-to partner. Three global, award-winning studios who provide creative support across the full game development pipeline through art, design and technical excellence. Across our eight traditional and innovative service lines, we've serviced major names globally: Warner Bros, Sony, Microsoft, SEGA, Activision, 2K, EPIC, The Pokémon Company and Blizzard, just to name a few. We support their teams with tailored project management and a deeply collaborative approach that keeps them coming back again and again. Explore our services and contact us through our website ➡ atomhawk.com

15 Years of Atomhawk and we couldn't be prouder! 🎂🎊 It's hard to believe it's been this long, but we're so proud of our Atomhawk Design team which has gone from strength to strength, no matter the challenges. From our tiny co-founder team in the Gateshead International Business Centre to 70+ artists, designers and producers across two UK locations. Our flock has gotten huge! We have serviced some of the biggest names in the entertainment business, being a long-term partner for NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat franchise, taking a detour to support films like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and more recently contributing a huge amount of armour and weapon designs for 2024's breakout hit, Helldivers 2. Our team is awesome, no other way to describe it. Just looking at our website and social media, it can be hard to fathom the full scope that allows Atomhawk run as smoothly as it does. We have to take this moment to shout-out our skilled and dedicated production, management and studio engagement teams who really are the ones who make everything happen. They are our beating heart and our spine, giving the support needed to our project teams to be able to do their best every single day. This is what Darren Yeomans, our Studio Director, said when asked about the studio and it's future: "We’ve had an incredible 15 years. The games industry is fast paced quality driven business, It excites me to see how our talented artists, production and support team plan and react to the challenge of evolving styles and technical advances moving forward." Curious to find out more about what we have planned for the future and how your projects fit into that? Explore our service offering in more detail, and reach out to our friendly team on our website ➡ atomhawk.com

We’ve been sharing some of the gorgeous work we supported on for Moonbreaker. Today let’s talk about props, a crucial part of the game development pipeline which sometimes gets overlooked! From simple assets, to guns, to complex structures, prop artists are responsible for creating objects that enrich worldbuilding and add depth to the player’s immersive experience. We had a chat with Environment Discipline Lead, Artur Zima, who shares some insight on our approach when creating props for our clients’ worlds: “Props can be an incredibly important aspect of game design as well as creating compelling and believable worlds. There’s a lot that can be conveyed even through a simple prop – its age, who made it and for what purpose, how it was used and by whom, among many others. It’s important to consider and pay close attention to such details during the design process to ensure that each prop tells a story and helps with world building. Additionally, when it comes to interactable objects, thinking about functionality is also crucial. It can be quite challenging, trying to find the right balance between something that looks plausible but also looks and feels exciting.” See more of our Moonbreaker work on our website 🌙👉 https://lnkd.in/gasdV8NH

From humble beginnings to three global, award-winning studios that have become the go-to creative and technical partner for games. We're celebrating 15 years of Atomhawk and our amazing track record of working with the biggest names in gaming to deliver world class art, design and technical solutions for flagship IP’s. Here are some of our highlights: 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵: Atomhawk founded 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟭: Art of Atomhawk, Volume 1 published 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯: The Realm revealed 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱: Work on Guardians of the Galaxy released Art of Atomhawk, Volume 2 published 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳: Atomhawk joins Sumo Digital Atomhawk Canada established Inaugural Art Competition 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵: Work on Mortal Kombat 11 released Work on Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition released Canada move into Gastown, Vancouver office 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬: Other Worlds: Art of Atomhawk exhibition with Great North Museum: Hancock 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭: Art of Atomhawk, Volume 3 published Atomhawk Advance 🔜 XDS established 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮: StudioQuest collaboration with ArtStation Atomhawk unveils new branding and website 3rd Twin Town Challenge completed 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Mortal Kombat 1 released 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: Work on Helldivers 2 released Canada's R&D initiative, Project RAINFALL, announced Advance and Design move into brand new Leamington office With a combined team of 130+ creatives working across Canada and the UK, we’re perfectly positioned to take care of all our client's needs across Concept Art, Production Art, Marketing Art, 2D Game Art, 3D Art, Cinematics, and UI/UX. Want to be a part of our history? See our services, projects and get in touch at https://atomhawk.com

Did you catch the Environment and Prop Concept work we recently posted for Moonbreaker? During our engagement with Unknown Worlds Entertainment, we helped to flesh out the worldbuilding of some of the factions in the game. We caught up with corlen kruger, our Environments Deputy Discipline Lead, on his experience with the project: “When I started working on the Moonbreaker project, I did not realise how rich and breathtaking its lore was. I knew I had to ensure my designs and concepts had to complement the existing narrative and bring its written elements to life visually. Designing the unique structures of the alien races was immensely rewarding. It allowed me to craft distinctive looks and identities for them, creating an experience that players would enjoy while exploring the various moons in the Moonbreaker universe.” See a selection of the work on our website 🌙👉 https://lnkd.in/gasdV8NH

Enter the age of gods, heroes, and monsters, Age of Mythology: Retold is here! ⚡️ Sending a warm congratulations to World's Edge and Xbox Game Studios Publishing on the release! We were thrilled to team up to contribute a set of illustrative portraits for the project. Out on Gamepass & Steam! ➡ https://lnkd.in/em-Be6F4

Hello External Development Summit (XDS)! 🌄 🌞 Creative and technical art outsourcing support across the full game development pipeline. Meet up with us to find out how Atomhawk can support your projects from concept to game-ready and beyond. Across our three global studios, we undertake projects that require multidiscipline art and technical support across a huge range of service lines, tailoring our services to your unique timescales and creative needs. Concept, 2D to 3D, Technical Art, UI/UX, Game Art, Games Animation - we've got you covered! 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲? Paolo Parrucci 🔜 XDS, Studio Director @ Atomhawk Advance 🔜 XDS - With over 20 years of industry experience in AAA game studios, Paolo is responsible for Atomhawk Advance, our dedicated UI/UX and Technical Art studio. George McGhee, Creative Development Manager @ Sumo Group - Representing all Atomhawk studios for business development, George is the perfect person to reach out to if you're new to Atomhawk and would like to know more about how each studio can support you with your project. Becky Jackson, Operations Director @ Atomhawk Design 🔜 XDS - With a passion for facilitating creative project delivery, Becky is Atomhawk Design's go to person for understanding your project needs and directing you to the right teams to deliver. We have recently supported Helldivers 2, Still Wakes the Deep, Mortal Kombat 1, Age of Empires 4, Call of Duty and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - just to name a few! We look forward to servicing your project needs next. To explore our services and projects in more detail, or check out our website ➡ atomhawk.com

📢 ART BLAST! 📢 Set in an expansive sci-fi universe crafted by best-selling sci-fi and fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson, comes Moonbreaker, a true digital miniatures experience in a tabletop video game. It was a joy to partner with the wonderful Unknown Worlds Entertainment, working with a gorgeous, pre-established art style to elevate existing isometric maps, explore new prop designs and solve technical challenges. See the full selection on our website now 🌙👉 https://lnkd.in/gasdV8NH

Alongside the day-to-day work on our 30+ live projects, we devote a portion of our time to training & development, and the creation of new IP. This internal learning helps our team to explore new ideas and processes, which keeps our creative minds refreshed and eager for the next challenge. As we are bound to some of the strictest NDA’s in the industry with AAA clients, the work you might see on our website is only a fraction of our actual output. In the same way we solve our clients' creative challenges, we also have to find new ways to showcase our team’s expert capabilities! "Working on internal projects such as Myths and Monsters provides our team with an excellent opportunity to refine their personal skills and experiment with new technologies and techniques," said Dario Jelušić, Art Director at Atomhawk Design. "It’s incredibly fulfilling to art direct a project like this from its inception. It is great to see our teams coming together to create exceptional work and to witness that same quality being translated to client work." Curious to find out more about the skills within our expert team and how we can service your game projects? Come and meet us at External Development Summit (XDS) next week, or explore our services and projects in more detail, and check out our website ➡ atomhawk.com

If you've been following us for a while, you may have heard us talk about our 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, but we don't often take the chance to go in depth to what this actually means. We truly believe that no two projects are the same and take pride in putting our clients' needs first. Supporting nearly 30 projects at any one time requires an extraordinary amount of creative flexibility and exceptional production coordination, so we can guarantee to deliver every time. Our management and production processes are set up to adapt to your business, your project, and your creative needs, leaning into the most appropriate systems, processes, and comms to enable effective creative partnerships and become an extension of your team. "There’s nothing I’m more passionate about than getting excited feedback from clients that we nailed the brief. I have the pleasure of seeing our incredibly talented team make our clients happy on a daily basis," said Becky Jackson, Operations Director at Atomhawk Design. Are you interested in finding out more about our award-winning client service offering, our tailored approach to project management and production support? We're going to be at External Development Summit (XDS)! We can share testimonials from past projects and show you why the likes of Activision Blizzard, Zynga, META, Warner Brothers, EA and SEGA come back again and again. Get in touch at atomhawk.com/contact #XDS2024