AMC Studio news

AMC presents the new Concept Art Department

October 13, 2009

Published on October 13, 2009

Our desire to provide our clients with more flexibility has lead us to start a new Concept Department. Together with the other three art departments we are now able to provide a total solution package for game art creation, from concept art to finished in-game assets.

AMC opens new US office!

September 21, 2009

Published on September 21, 2009

AMC Pixel Factory opened a new office in Los Angeles, CA to give clients enhanced services. The new office is headed by former Electronic Arts Development Director Rick Viscariello who adds vital developer experience to an already talented and accomplished team.

The move ushers in a new era for AMC which is looking to expand its development capabilities while maintaining a high quality bar.

"Heroes of Telara" announced!

June 1, 2009

Published on June 1, 2009

Trion World Network, the publisher and developer of server-based video games, today revealed details of its first title, the highly anticipated fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Heroes of Telara. Officially unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009, Heroes of Telara will immerse players in an extraordinary, evolving world on the brink of disaster.

The Saboteur Trailer Released

May 7, 2009

Published on May 7, 2009

First look at the upcoming The Saboteur game: link

The Saboteur is a game set during World War II currently in development by Pandemic Studios and set to be released sometime between late 2009 and early 2010

SPLIT/SECOND announced

March 16, 2009

Published on March 16, 2009

Disney Interactive Studios today announced Split/Second, an intense action racing game set within the world of a hyper-competitive reality television show.

Developed by Black Rock Studio, Split/Second is scheduled to be released in early 2010 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Windows-based PC.

New AMC website launched

December 3, 2008

Published on December 3, 2008

Our website just went through a complete overhaul. The new website contains samples of our most recent work, information about the projects we are involved in and news about the team. 2008 has been a busy year for AMC Studio. We've been involved in several exciting projects with a wide array of clients. Many of these titles will be announced soon, so stay tuned for more news!

Terminator Salvation Game Announced

November 20, 2008

Published on November 20, 2008

Terminator Salvation - The Videogame, an action-packed, third-person shooter, will be released in conjunction with the highly anticipated film in May 2009.

Terminator Salvation - The Videogame is a third-person action game with concentrated armed combat against all of the Skynet enemies from the film while encountering new enemies specifically designed for the game. The game was developed by GRIN Studios link

How to Create Great Assets for Top Developers/Part 3

October 27, 2008

Published on October 27, 2008

AMC Studio is proud to present the latest installments of the Next Gen tutorials. In the first tutorial, titled "Creating a Next Gen Environment Setting", Daniel Vijoi, our lead texture artist describes the pipeline involved in modeling and texturing an enviroment setting. Daniel also used his expertise to write a second tutorial focused on detailing the process of creating Next Gen textures by using the 3D Total Textures.

Thus, our team has come full circle in describing the inner workings of creating great art for Next Gen games by covering the major types of graphical assets. We hope you enjoyed them as much as we did creating them! link

Pure released!

September 23, 2008

Published on September 23, 2008

AMC Studio provided buildings and props for Pure, an action sports off-road trick racing game that takes the genre to a new level.

Developed by Black Rock Studio, Disney Interactive Studios' award-winning development studio in Brighton, England, Pure is the next gold standard in off-road racing games link

Mercenaries 2, released!

September 5, 2008

Published on September 5, 2008

After a long wait, Mercenaries 2 has finally been released. The game is available for PC, PS2, PS3 and Xbox360. AMC Studio worked together with Pandemic Studios on this next-gen sandbox action game. AMC Studio provided most of the characters, vehicles, buildings and world props for the game. More info on the title can be found here link

Our team worked very hard to produce an impressive collection of new material over the last two years. More exciting titles to be announced soon!

How to Create Great Assets for Top Developers/Part 2

June 24,2008

Published on June 24,2008

Following Sorin Lupu's character tutorial, Valentin Nadolu, our lead vehicle artist, has also finished a tutorial which describes the process involved in creating a Next Gen vehicle. It uses a step by step approach to explain the typical production pipeline and provides detailed descriptions for each step.
We hope you enjoy it and visit us soon for another tutorial link

How to Create Great Assets for Top Developers/Part 1

April 11, 2008

Published on April 11, 2008

After completing several prestigious next-gen projects, we decided to share our experience in the form of various tutorials written by our leads. The first one (How to Create a NextGen Head) is by Sorin LUPU, our character lead artist. We look forward to your feedback.
More to follow soon link

Updates

March 28, 2008

Published on March 28, 2008

The AMC team has just finished another project - the graphics for a game that will hit the shelves this fall (sorry, we can't tell you the name, it's a secret:) ), and we are now starting on other exciting projects. Stay tuned for more news link

Have a great year 2008!

January 18, 2008

Published on January 18, 2008

We hope you had a great holiday and 2008 is off to a good start!
If you didn't receive it, here is our Christmas card link

Spotlight on AMC Studio

October 24, 2007

Published on October 24, 2007

AMC Studio features in the "Company Spotlight" section of www.romaniaIT.com. The site is the primary information source about the Romanian presence on the international IT market link

EA to acquire PANDEMIC STUDIOS

October 12, 2007

Published on October 12, 2007

Electronic Arts announced an agreement with Elevation Partners to acquire VG Corporation, the owner of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios link

Pandemic contracted AMC Studio for almost two years to create over 150 characters, 500 buildings and 100 vehicles on their upcoming titles. Our complete asset pipeline solution included modeling, texturing, ruin, collision and LOD creation, scene set-up and conversion from Maya to XSI.

New vehicle added

July 11, 2007

Published on July 11, 2007

We just added a new vehicle in the "AMC does" section of the site. Check it out here link

Saboteur announced!

April 20, 2007

Published on April 20, 2007

Pandemic is working on an action game set in World War II called Saboteur. The game is set to be released in 2008 link

MERCENARIES 2: WORLD IN FLAMES to be released on four platforms, by the end of 2007

February 26, 2007

Published on February 26, 2007

Electronic Arts and Pandemic Studios, one of the world's leading independent game developers, announced that Mercenaries 2: World in Flames™, will ship simultaneously on four platforms worldwide - the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC - in holiday 2007 link

AMC Studio proudly presents the 2006 Portfolio

January 16, 2007

Published on January 16, 2007

With several titles in the 2006 season, AMC Studio worked hard to produce this collection of new material.
Contact us anytime to receive our Portfolio or to start an asset test link

Test Drive Unlimited launched for Xbox 360

October 25, 2006

Published on October 25, 2006

Test Drive Unlimited has been launched for the Xbox 360 this fall. The PS2 and PSP version will be released later this year followed by the PC version in February 2007.
AMC Studio has created several vehicles for the game link

September site update

September 20, 2006

Published on September 20, 2006

2 new characters and 1 new environment in the "AMC Does" section plus 1 new mel in the "AMC Shares" section.

MMORPG.COM Dev Profile: Gods&Heroes Art Director Mike Hines

August 30, 2006

Published on August 30, 2006

MMORPG.COM has posted a developer profile of Mike Hines, Art Director on Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising link

August site update

August 25, 2006

Published on August 25, 2006

First, we want to thank all of you who visited the site and took the time to provide us with feedback. Your support is important in our ongoing effort of improving the site, so that our visitors get the best experience.

AMC Studio site (amc.ro) launched

August 2, 2006

Published on August 2, 2006

Welcome to the new AMC website. We have changed a lot of things lately and hope you will enjoy the site's new look and structure.
Although our history is not that long, we have already worked on several major projects. And each day it's getting even better, as we are working on awesome forthcoming titles.
Check back in the coming weeks for further announcements.

Test Drive Unlimited awarded

May 24, 2006

Published on May 24, 2006

Test Drive Unlimited was awarded Best Racing Game at E3 2006 link

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising awarded

May 24, 2006

Published on May 24, 2006

Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising was awarded at E3 2006 the Best of Show and Best Graphics awards link