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Into The Pixel's 2012 Winners Gallery
This year's Into the Pixel, an exhibition of work by video game artists, will be on display at E3 next week. You can get an early look in this gallery showcasing the winners for 2012, including pieces from titles like Mass Effect 3, Diablo III, and Halo 4.
Into the Pixel is a juried exhibition of pieces submitted by artists working on the actual games – these aren't just pieces of game-related art by fans. The annual show is put on through a partnership between the Entertainment Software Association and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science, and is now in its ninth year.
Here is the list of the names, artists, and games on display in this year's installment. You can see the pictures themselves in the image gallery below.
Name: Arabian Night
Game: Crazy Fairies
Artist: Fan Xiao Qing
Name: Aria
Game: Mass Effect 3
Artist: Ben Huen
Name: Battle Charge
Game: Assassin's Creed III
Artist: William Wu
Name: Broken Overpass
Game: The Last of Us
Artist: Shaddy Safadi
Name: Gravity Daze
Game: Gravity Rush
Artist: Takeshi Oga
Name: Gunsmith
Game: Wild East
Artists: Eytan Zana, Cliff Childs, Tyler West
Name: Leah Close-up
Game: Diablo III
Artists: Nick Carpenter, Graham Cunningham, Xin Wang, Chris Thunig, Fausto De Martini, Mathias Verhasselt, Till Aschwanden, Fin Teo, John Lanz
Name: Little Insmouth
Game: Skullgirls
Artists: Willy Hwang, Alex Ahad
Name: Priory
Game: Guild Wars 2
Artist: Daniel Dociu
Name: Refinery Entrance
Game: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Artist: Susan Luo
Name: Regent
Game: Dishonored
Artist: Sergey Kolesov
Name: Shopkeeper
Game: Dota 2
Artist: Jim Murray
Name: Snowland
Game: Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
Artists: Ben Kerslake, Sun Guo Liang
Name: Spire Vista
Game: Halo 4
Artist: John Wallin Liberto
Name: The 2048 Grid
Game: Wipeout 2048
Artists: Darren Douglas
Name: The Call to Adventure
Game: Journey
Artists: Matt Nava
After you're done staring in amazement at this year's pieces, check out the gallery of previous winners at Into the Pixel.
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