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Analysis - Games

Game	Developer	Engine	Year	Analysis
Doom	id Software	id Tech 6	2016	Expand - The Devil is in the details - Graphics Study - DF Interview - Bringing Hell to Life: AI and Full Body Animation in DOOM - GamesBeat Interview - DSOGaming Interview - QuakeCon P1 - QuakeCon P2
Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt Red	REDengine 4	2020	Expand - c0de517e - Hang Zhang's Blog - Shader Execution Reordering - Tech Focus: Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive - Overdrive Technology Preview on RTX 4090
Diablo IV	Blizzard Albany, Team 3	Internal	2023	Expand - Behind the Pretty Frames - Blizzard
Death Stranding	Kojima Productions	Decima	2019	Expand - Behind the Pretty Frames - 'Death Stranding': An AI Postmortem - DF Tech Review(PC) - DF Perfomance Analysis
Doom Eternal	id Software	id Tech 7	2020	Expand - Simon Coenen's Blog
Resident-evil II Re	Capcom Division 1	RE Engine	2019	Expand - Behind the Pretty Frames - Anton Schreiner's Blog
God of war 4	Santa Monica Studio	Internal	2018	Expand - Behind the Pretty Frames
Elden Ring	FromSoftware	Internal	2022	Expand - Behind the Pretty Frames
Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar San Diego	RAGE	2018	Expand - imgeself's Blog - SIG 2019: Creating the Atmospheric World
The Witcher 3	CD Projekt Red	RED Engine 3	2015	Expand - Mateusz's Blog - 'Witcher 3' on the Nintendo Switch
GTA 5	Rockstar North	RAGE	2013	Expand - Game Art Tricks: Underestimated Glow - Game Art Tricks: The Wormy Fountain - Graphics Study - NVIDIA Performance Guide
Destiny 2	Bungie	Tiger Engine	2017	Expand - GDC 2018: Physically Inspired Shading in 'Destiny 2' - Destiny's Multithreaded Rendering Architecture - GDC 17: Destiny Shader Pipeline
Batman : Arkham City	Rocksteady Studios	UE3	2011	Expand - Froyok's Blog
Assassin's Creed II	Ubisoft Montréal	Anvil Engine	2009	Expand - Froyok's Blog
Shadow of the Colossus	Japan Studio, Team Ico	Internal	2005	Expand - Froyok's Blog - DF Retro
Pokémon X/Y	Game Freak	Internal	2013	Expand - Game Art Tricks
Metal Gear Solid V	Kojima Productions	Fox Engine	2015	Expand - Graphics Study - GDC 13 - DigitalFoundry Tech Analysis - NVIDIA Performance Guide
Overwatch	Blizzard, Iron Galaxy	Internal	2016	Expand - Alain Galvan's Blog - Replay Technology in Overwatch: Kill Cam, Gameplay, and Highlights - Overwatch Gameplay Architecture and Netcode - Playtesting Overwatch - Networking Scripted Weapons and Abilities in Overwatch - Overwatch - The Elusive Goal: Play by Sound
Metro Exodus	4A Games	4A Engine	2019	Expand - Anton Schreiner's Blog - Balázs Török's Blog
Zelda - Wind Waker	Nintendo EAD	Internal	2002	Expand - Nathan Gordon's Blog - Soenke Seidel's Blog - Game Art Tricks
Doom 3	id Software	id Tech 4	2004	Expand - Game Art Tricks - Game Art Tricks - Source code review - Vulkan Port
Control	Remedy	Northlight Engine	2019	Expand - Frame Analysis - Destructible Environments in Control: Lessons in Procedural Destruction - Control PC's Stealth Upgrade
Minecraft (Bedrock)	Mojang Studios	RenderDragon	2017	Expand - Frame Analysis - RTX - Microsoft Game Dev - DF's Minecraft RTX Deep Dive - GTC 2020
Mortal Kombat 11	NetherRealm Studios	UE3	2019	Expand - Frame Analysis
Halo Infinite	343 Industries	Slipspace	2021	Expand - One Frame in 'Halo Infinite'
Rise of the Tomb Raider	Crystal Dynamics	Foundation Engine	2015	Expand - The Code Corsair
Mafia: Definitive Edition	Hangar 13	Mafia III engine	2020	Expand - The Code Corsair
Jurassic World: Evolution	Frontier	Cobra	2018	Expand - The Code Corsair
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	Monolith Productions	LithTech Jupiter EX	2014	Expand - The Code Corsair
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2	MercurySteam	Mercury	2014	Expand - The Code Corsair
God of War III	Santa Monica Studio	Internal	2010	Expand - Morphological Antialiasing - More on God of War III Antialiasing - DF article - Sig 2019: Interactive Wind and Vegetation - Playtesting 'God of War' - Evolving Combat in 'God of War' for a New Perspective - Keyframes and Cardboard Props: The Cinematic Process Behind 'God of War' - Disintegrating Meshes with Particles in 'God of War' - Wind Simulation in God of War
Teardown	Tuxedo Labs	Internal	2020	Expand - Frame Teardown - Teardown Breakdown
A Plague Tale: Innocence	Asobo Studio	Internal	2019	Expand - Dissecting A Plague Tale: Innocence
Ni no Kuni II	Level-5	Internal	2018	Expand - Thomas' Blog
Yakuza 0	Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio	Dragon Engine	2015	Expand - Fixing attempts for Yakuza 0
Slime Rancher	Monomi Park	Unity	2017	Expand - A frame of Slime Rancher
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun	Mimimi Productions	Unity	2016	Expand - Kosmonaut's Blog
The Witness	Thekla	Internal	2016	Expand - The Witness Frame Part 1
Waves 2: Notorious	Rob "Squid" Hale	UE4	2015	Expand - A Frame of Waves 2
Batman: Arkham Knight	Rocksteady	UE3	2015	Expand - Unmasking Arkham Knight
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	Eidos-Montréal	Crystal	2011	Expand - Graphics Study - GDC 2012 - Reimagining a Classic: The Design - Building the Story-driven Experience - Game Art Tricks: Alpha Terrain
Supreme Commander	Gas Powered Games	Internal	2007	Expand - Supreme Commander Graphics Study - Wiki of Height Map - GameSpot's article
Diablo 3	Blizzard Albany, Team 3	Internal	2012	Expand - Game Art Tricks - Game Art Tricks - Game Art Tricks - Game Art Tricks
Fallout 3	Bethesda Game Studios	Gamebryo	2008	Expand - Game Art Tricks
Fallout 4	Bethesda Game Studios	Creation Engine	2015	Expand - Game Art Tricks - Game Art Tricks
Digital Combat Simulator	Eagle Dynamics	Internal	2008	Expand - DCS Frame Analysis
COD: Advanced Warfare	Sledgehammer Games	Internal	2014	Expand - Next Generation Post Processing
Jedi: Fallen Order	Respawn	UE4	2019	Expand - Analysis of Water Effects
Divinity: Original Sin 2	Larian Studios	Divinity Engine	2017	Expand - Divine Fire: A deep dive into the VFX
Star Wars Battlefront II	EA DICE, Criterion Games, Motive Studios	Frostbite	2017	Expand - Battlefront II Layered Explosion - Precomputed Global Illumination in Frostbite
Mafia II	2K Czech	Internal	2010	Expand - Hat vs Hair
Zelda: Breath of the Wild	Nintendo	Internal	2017	Expand - The Bling-Bling Offset
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext	2013	Expand - Black Flag Waterplane - GameDev's Tech Talk - FxGuide's Article - Gamer Nexus's Graphics Analysis - Tech Demo
Alien Isolation	Creative Assembly	Custom	2014	Expand - Alien vs Wolfenstein: Cutting Torch - Inside Alien Isolation Graphics - High Tech Fear: Alien Isolation
Wolfenstein: The New Order	MachineGames	id Tech 5	2014	Expand - Alien vs Wolfenstein: Cutting Torch
RIME	Tequila Works	UE4	2017	Expand - Stylized VFX in RIME
Dark Maus	Daniel Wright	Internal	2016	Expand - Dark Maus: Topdown Trees
Diablo 2	Blizzard North	Internal	2000	Expand - Don't Starve & Diablo Parallax
Don't Starve	Klei Entertainment	Custom	2013	Expand - Don't Starve & Diablo Parallax
Tomb Raider 9 (Tomb Raider)	Crystal Dynamics	Crystal	2013	Expand - Tomb Raider Lara's Hot Secrets
TES: Oblivion	Bethesda Game Studios	Gamebryo	2006	Expand - Oblivion Territory Tree vs Palm
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars	Splash Damage	id Tech 4	2007	Expand - Oblivion Territory Tree vs Palm
Company of Heroes	Relic Entertainment	Essence Engine	2006	Expand - Company of Heroes Flamethrower - Company of Heroes Shaded Smoke
Binding of Isaac	Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl	Flash	2011	Expand - Binding of Isaac Composition
1nsane	Invictus Games	Internal	2000	Expand - 1nsane Carpet 2 Repetitive Worlds
Starcraft 2	Blizzard Entertainment	SC2 Engine	2010	Expand - Starcraft 2 Localization
Bioshock	2K Boston, 2K Australia	UE2.5	2007	Expand - Bioshock Glossiness - The Cutting Room Floor
007 Legends : Moonraker	Eurocom	UE3	2012	Expand - 007 Legends The World
Dead Space 3	Visceral Games	Frostbite 3	2013	Expand - Dead Space 3 Diffuse Reflections
Metal Gear Rising	Platinum qGames	Internal	2013	Expand - Metal Gear Rising Slicing
Assassins Creed 3	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext	2012	Expand - Assassins Creed 3 Bouncing Light - Assassins Creed 3 LOD Blending - Rendering Assassin's Creed III
Mirror Edge	DICE	UE3	2008	Expand - Henrikgdc09 Compat
The Last of Us	Naughty Dog	Internal	2013	Expand - Lighting Technology of The Last Of Us - GDC 14: A Context-Aware Character Dialog System - The Motion Capture Pipeline of The Last of Us - Parallelizing the Naughty Dog Engine Using Fibers
Sacred 2	Ascaron	Internal	2008	Expand - Burning Map Effect in Sacred 2 - Pulse Shader in Sacred 2 - Crystal Reflection in Sacred 2 - Sacred 2 Fake Mirror
Kid Icarus	Nintendo R&D1	Internal	1986	Expand - Kid Icarus Tricks
Deus Ex	Ion Storm	UE1	2000	Expand - Deus Ex Scanlines - Deus Ex Occlusion
Divine Divinity	Larian Studios	Internal	2002	Expand - Divine Divinity 2D Reflexion
Warcraft 3	Blizzard	Internal	2002	Expand - Warcraft 3 Billboards
World of Warcraft	Blizzard	Internal	2004	Expand - World of Warcraft Balloon
Battlefield 2	DICE	Refraction Engine	2005	Expand - Battlefield 2 Flag Sound
Battlefield Bad Company 2	DICE	Frostbite 1.5	2010	Expand - Battlefield Bad Company 2 Smoke Column
Left 4 Dead 2	Valve Corporation	Source	2009	Expand - Left 4 Dead 2 Puke
God of War Ragnarok	Santa Monica Studio	Internal	2022	Expand - 'God of War Ragnarok's' Visual Scripting Solution - Breaking Barriers: Combat Accessibility in 'God of War Ragnarök' - Rendering ‘God of War Ragnarök’ - Real-Time Neural Texture Upsampling in ‘God of War Ragnarök’
Knockout City	Velan Studios	Internal	2021	Expand - Knockout City's Parallel Play
Final Fantasy VII Remake	Square Enix	Internal	2020	Expand - Final Fantasy VII Remake - Final Fantasy VII Remake - 'Final Fantasy VII' Remake: Automating Quality Assurance and the Tools for the Future
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Infinity Ward	IW engine	2019	Expand - Handling Network Latency Variation in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Handling Network Latency Variation in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Shadows of the Tomb Raider	Eidos-Montréal	Foundation engine	2018	Expand - Shadows of the Tomb Raider
Middle-earth: Shadow of War	Monolith	Lithtech	2017	Expand - Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Gears of War 4	The Coalition	UE4	2016	Expand - Gears of War 4
Adventure Capitalist	Hyper Hippo	Unity	2014	Expand - Adventure Capitalist Postmortem or
Assassin's Creed Syndicate	Ubisoft Quebec	AnvilNext 2	2015	Expand - Assassin's Creed Syndicate: London Wasn't Built in a Day - Assassin's Creed Syndicate: A Technical Postmortem - What Are You Driving At? Vehicle AI in Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Kingdom Come: Deliverance	Warhorse Studios	CryEngine	2018	Expand - Adaptive Clothing System in Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Far Cry 4	Ubisoft Montreal	Dunia Engine 2	2014	Expand - Adaptive Virtual Texture Rendering - Rendering the World of Far Cry 4 - Fast Iteration for Far Cry 4 - Optimizing Key Parts of the Dunia Pipeline
Hitman: Absolution	IO Interactive	Glacier 2	2012	Expand - Creating the AI for the Characters of Hitman: Absolution
CityVille	Zynga	Flash	2010	Expand - CityVille: Lessons Learned & Tools Used
Ghost Recon Future Soldier	Ubisoft Paris	Internal	2012	Expand - A Different Approach for Continuous Physics in Ghost Recon Future Soldier
League of Legends	Riot Games	Internal	2009	Expand - Building the Chat Service for League of Legends - League of Legends: Scaling to Millions of Summoners
Crysis	Crytek	CryEngine	2007	Expand - Crysis Next Gen Effects - Crysis and DX10 - The Crysis of Audio
Crysis 2	Crytek	CryEngine 3	2011	Expand - Crysis 2 Multiplayer: A Programmer's Postmortem
Crysis 3	Crytek	CryEngine	2013	Expand - Crafting the world of Crysis - Shining the Light on Crysis 3
Far Cry	Crytek	Cry Engine	2004	Expand - Far Cry and DX9
Dead Rising 2	Capcom Vancouver	MT Framework	2010	Expand - 1000s of Zombies, 1000s of Problems, 1000s of Dollars
Two Worlds II	Reality Pump	GRACE 2	2010	Expand - Advanced Material
Skate 3	EA Black Box	RenderWare	2010	Expand - Building Game UI with Scaleform
Forza Motorsport 3	Turn 10 Studios	ForzaTech	2009	Expand - Forza Motorsport 3 Audio Design
Velvet Assassin	Replay Studios	UE3	2009	Expand - Building a Dynamic Lighting Engine
Horizon Forbidden West	Guerrilla	Decima	2022	Expand - Architecting Jolt Physics For Horizon Forbidden West - Adventures With Deferred Texturing - Building Machines For A Better Future In Horizon - Space-Efficient Content Packaging - Scaling Tools For Millions of Assets - Creating The Many Faces of Horizon Forbidden West - CEDEC 2019 - Making Tools for Big Games - SIGGRAPH 2022 Real-Time Live - The Cinematics of 'Horizon Forbidden West' - Building Machines for a Better Future in 'Horizon' - Knocking on Death's Door: Designing a New Bunker for 'Horizon Forbidden West'
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.	GSC Game World	X-Ray Engine	2007	Expand - GPU Gems2: Chapter 9
The Quarry	Supermassive Games	UE4	2022	Expand - Case Study: Creating Realistic Facial Motion for 'The Quarry'
Ghost of Tsushima	Sucker Punch	Internal	2020	Expand - Blowing from the West: Simulating Wind in 'Ghost of Tsushima' - Exploration in 'Ghost of Tsushima': Letting the Island Guide You - Procedural Grass in 'Ghost of Tsushima' - Master of the Katana: Melee Combat in 'Ghost of Tsushima' - Honoring the Blade: Lethality and Combat Balance in 'Ghost of Tsushima' - Zen of Streaming: Building and Loading 'Ghost of Tsushima'
Forza Horizon 5	Playground Games	ForzaTech	2021	Expand - How Parameters Drive the Particle Effects of 'Forza Horizon 5'
Returnal	Housemarque	UE4	2021	Expand - Can We Do It with Particles?: VFX Learnings from 'Returnal'
EVE Online	CCP Games	Trinity	2003	Expand - Quasar, Brightest in the Galaxy: Expanding 'EVE Online's' Server Potential with gRPC
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart	Insomniac Games	Internal	2021	Expand - Recalibrating Our Limits: Lighting on 'Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart' - DF Blog
Far Cry 6	Ubisoft Toronto	Dunia Engine	2021	Expand - Simulating Tropical Weather in 'Far Cry 6'
Dreamscaper	Afterburner Studios	Unity	2021	Expand - Dreamscaper: Killer Combat on an Indie Budget
Wild Rift	Riot Games	Internal	2020	Expand - The Art of Not Reinventing the Wheel in 'Wild Rift' Asset Pipeline
FIFA 22	EA Vancouver, EA Romania	Frostbite 3	2021	Expand - 'FIFA 22's' Hypermotion: Full-Match Mocap Driving Machine Learning Technology
Caves of Qud	Freehold Games	Unity	2015	Expand - Tile-Based Map Generation using Wave Function Collapse in 'Caves of Qud' - End-to-End Procedural Generation in Caves of Qud
Spelunky 2	Mossmouth, BlitWorks	Internal	2020	Expand - Breaking the Ankh: Deterministic Propagation Netcode in 'Spelunky 2'
Battleborn	Gearbox Software	UE3	2016	Expand - The VFX Process Behind 'Battleborn'
Days Gone	Bend Studio	UE4	2019	Expand - Squad Coordination in 'Days Gone'
Blade & Soul	NCSOFT	UE3	2012	Expand - Reinforcement Learning in Action: Creating Arena Battle AI for 'Blade & Soul'
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	Insomniac Games	Internal	2020	Expand - An Explosive New Spider-Man: Creating VFX for Miles Morales - Real-Time Cloth Solutions on 'Marvel's Spider-Man'
FAITH	Airdorf Games	Unity	2017	Expand - MORTIS 101: 'FAITH's' Horror Design Toolkit
The Walking Dead: Our World	Next Games	Unity	2018	Expand - Social Depth of Location-Based Play in 'The Walking Dead: Our World'
Sea of Solitude	Jo-Mei Games	Unity	2019	Expand - Paint It Black: The Art of 'Sea of Solitude'
Just Cause 4	Avalanche Studios	Apex	2018	Expand - Building a Mixing Sandbox for 'Just Cause 4' - Vehicle Physics and Tire Dynamics in Just Cause 4
Untitled Goose Game	House House	Unity	2019	Expand - Google Maps, Not Greyboxes: Digital Location Scouting for 'Untitled Goose Game'
Sea of Thieves	Rare	UE4	2018	Expand - Automated Testing of Gameplay Features in 'Sea of Thieves'
Tetris Effect	Monstars Inc. and Resonair	UE4	2018	Expand - Making 'Tetris Effect'-ive
The Last of Us: Part II	Naughty Dog	Internal	2020	Expand - Crafting an Interactive Guitar
The Jackbox Party Pack	Jackbox Games	Internal	2014	Expand - The Jackbox Party Pack Unboxed: How and Why We Make a Pack of 5 Games Every Year
Battlefield V	DICE	Frostbite	2018	Expand - AI for Testing: The Development of Bots that Play Battlefield V - It Just Works: Ray-Traced Reflections in Battlefield V
Marvel's Spider-Man	Insomniac Games	Internal	2018	Expand - Marvel's Spider-Man: Procedural Lighting Tools - Marvel's Spider-Man AI Postmortem - Marvel's Spider-Man: A Technical Postmortem
Frostpunk	11 bit studios	Liquid Engine	2018	Expand - Content Fueled Gameplay Programming in Frostpunk
Astro Bot Rescue Mission	SIE Japan Studio	Internal	2018	Expand - Taming Technologies Behind Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Assassin's Creed Odyssey	Ubisoft Quebec	AnvilNext 2.0	2018	Expand - Procedural Generation of Cinematic Dialogues in Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Mafia III	Hangar 13	Illusion	2016	Expand - Triage on the Front Line: Improving Mafia III AI in a Live Product
Assassin's Creed: Origins	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext 2.0	2017	Expand - Virtual Insanity: Meta AI on Assassin's Creed: Origins
Assassin's Creed Unity	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext 2.0	2014	Expand - Massive Crowd on Assassin's Creed Unity: AI Recycling - Developing Systemic Crowd Events in Assassin's Creed Unity - SIGGRAPH 2015
Detroit: Become Human	Quantic Dream	Internal	2018	Expand - The Lighting Technology of Detroit: Become Human
Titanfall	Respawn Entertainment	Source	2014	Expand - Extreme SIMD: Optimized Collision Detection in Titanfall
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	Valve Corporation, Hidden Path Entertainment	Source	2012	Expand - Robocalypse Now: Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Tom Clancy's The Division 2	Massive Entertainment	Snowdrop	2019	Expand - Game Server Performance on Tom Clancy's The Division 2
World of Tanks: Mercenaries	Wargaming	BigWorld	2010	Expand - Bringing Replays to World of Tanks: Mercenaries
Battlefield 1	DICE	Frostbite 3	2017	Expand - 4K Checkerboard in Battlefield 1 and Mass Effect Andromeda
Mass Effect Andromeda	BioWare	Frostbite 3	2017	Expand - 4K Checkerboard in Battlefield 1 and Mass Effect Andromeda
Final Fantasy XV	Square Enix Business Division 2	Luminous Studio	2016	Expand - Eos is Alive: The AI Systems of Final Fantasy XV - Prompto's Facebook: How a Buddy-AI Auto-Snapshots Your Adventure in FFXV
Call of Duty	Infinity Ward, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software	IW engine, Treyarch NGL	2003	Expand - Automated Testing and Profiling for Call of Duty
Horizon: Zero Dawn	Guerrilla Games	Decima	2017	Expand - GPU-Based Run-Time Procedural Placement in Horizon: Zero Dawn - Horizon Zero Dawn: A QA Open World Case Study - Creating a Tools Pipeline for Horizon: Zero Dawn - Streaming the World of Horizon Zero Dawn - Nubis: RealTime Volumetric Cloudscapes In A Nutshell - Horizon Zero Dawn: A Game Design Postmortem - Creating New AI Systems - Decima Engine: Visibility
Far Cry 5	Ubisoft Montreal	Dunia Engine	2018	Expand - Water Rendering in Far Cry 5
Far Cry Primal	Ubisoft Toronto	Dunia Engine	2016	Expand - Character Pipeline and Customization System for Far Cry Primal
Watch Dogs 2	Ubisoft Montreal	Disrupt	2016	Expand - Replicating Chaos: Vehicle Replication in Watch Dogs 2 - Hacking into the Combat AI of Watch Dogs 2 - Helping It All Emerge: Managing Crowd AI in Watch Dogs 2
For Honor	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext 2.0	2017	Expand - Deterministic vs. Replicated AI: Building the Battlefield of For Honor - Data-Driven Dynamic Gameplay Effects on For Honor
Halo 5: Guardians	343 Industries	Halo engine	2015	Expand - Geometry Caching Optimizations in Halo 5: Guardians
Titanfall 2	Respawn Entertainment	Source	2016	Expand - Efficient Texture Streaming in Titanfall 2
Prismata	Lunarch Studios	Internal	2018	Expand - Playing Your Cards Right: The Hierarchical Portfolio Search AI of Prismata
God of War	Santa Monica Studio	Proprietary	2018	Expand - Raising Atreus for Battle in God of War
Panzer Dragoon Series	Team Andromeda	Internal	1995	Expand - Classic Game Postmortem
Just Cause 3	Avalanche Studios	Avalanche Engine	2015	Expand - Tree's Company: Systemic AI Design in Just Cause 3
Mortal Kombat	NetherRealm Studios	UE3	2011	Expand - 8 Frames in 16ms: Rollback Networking in Mortal Kombat and Injustice 2
Injustice 2	NetherRealm Studios	UE3	2017	Expand - 8 Frames in 16ms: Rollback Networking in Mortal Kombat and Injustice 2
Uncharted 4	Naughty Dog	Naughty Dog Engine	2016	Expand - The Science of Off-Roading: Uncharted 4's 4x4
Dishonored 2	Arkane Studios	Void Engine	2016	Expand - Taking Back What's Ours: The AI of Dishonored 2
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood	Ubisoft Montreal	Anvil	2010	Expand - AI & Animation in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Halo: Reach	Bungie	Halo Engine	2010	Expand - I Shot You First: Networking the Gameplay of Halo: Reach
Skylanders	Toys for Bob	Internal	2011	Expand - Supercharged! Vehicle Physics in Skylanders
Rocket League	Psyonix	UE3	2015	Expand - Rocket League: Language Ban System Postmortem - It IS Rocket Science! The Physics of Rocket League Detailed - 'Rocket League': Scaling for Free to Play
Destiny	Bungie	Tiger Engine	2014	Expand - Tools-Based Rigging in Bungie's Destiny - Shared World Shooter: Destiny's Networked Mission Architecture
Tom Clancy's The Division	Massive Entertainment	Snowdrop	2016	Expand - Global Illumination in Tom Clancy's The Division - Blending Autonomy and Control: Creating NPCs for Tom Clancy's The Division - Tom Clancy's The Division: AI Behavior Editing and Debugging
Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes	Kojima Productions	Fox Engine	2014	Expand - Photorealism Through the Eyes of a FOX: The Core of Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes (Sponsored)
The Flame in The Flood	The Molasses Flood	UE4	2016	Expand - Forging The River in The Flame in The Flood
INSIDE	Playdead	Unity	2016	Expand - Temporal Reprojection Anti-Aliasing in INSIDE - Low Complexity, High Fidelity: The Rendering of INSIDE
Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext 2.0	2015	Expand - Rendering Rainbow Six Siege
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	Ubisoft Toronto	UE2.5	2013	Expand - Modeling AI Perception and Awareness in Splinter Cell: Blacklist
FIFA	EA Vancouver	Frostbite	N/A	Expand - How FIFA Delivers Live Content to Users Fast
Journey	Thatgamecompany	PhyreEngine	2012	Expand - Sand Rendering in Journey
Forza Motorsport 5	Turn 10 Studios	ForzaTech	2013	Expand - Capturing Reality: Gathering Reference for Forza Motorsport 5
Halo	Bungie, 343 Industries	Slipspace Engine	2001	Expand - Running the Halo Multiplayer Experience at 60fps: A Technical Art Perspective
The Elder Scrolls Online	ZeniMax Online Studios	Havok	2014	Expand - Tech Art in Tamriel: The Elder Scrolls Online's Character Tools and Pipeline
Rainbow Six: Siege	Ubisoft Montreal	AnvilNext 2.0	2015	Expand - The Art of Destruction in Rainbow Six: Siege
Dragon Age	BioWare	Frostbite 3	2009	Expand - Connecting Players and Franchise Across Console Generations in the Dragon Age Keep
Stellaris	Paradox Development Studio	Clausewitz Engine	2016	Expand - Creating Complex AI Behavior in Stellaris Through Data-Driven Design
Total War: Warhammer	Creative Assembly	Warscape	2016	Expand - Siege Battle AI in Total War: Warhammer
Killer Instinct	Rare, Double Helix Games, Iron Galaxy Studios, Dlala Studios	HexEngine	2013	Expand - Designing AI for Killer Instinct
Dragon Age Inquisition	BioWare	Frostbite 3	2014	Expand - Getting Inquisitive About the AI of Dragon Age Inquisition
No Man's Sky	Hello Games	Internal	2016	Expand - Continuous World Generation in No Man's Sky - Building Worlds in No Man's Sky Using Math(s)
Halo Wars	Ensemble Studios, 343 Industries, Creative Assembly	Havok	2009	Expand - The Terrain of Halo Wars
Below	Capybara Games	Internal	2018	Expand - The Rendering of Below
Eve Online	CCP Games	Trinity	2003	Expand - The Benefits and Challenges of Supporting Third-Party Developers in Eve Online
Night in the Woods	Infinite Fall	Unity	2017	Expand - Making Night in the Woods Better with Open Source
Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Treyarch	IW engine	2015	Expand - Fighting Latency on Call of Duty: Black Ops III
ALAN WAKE	Remedy	Northlight	2010	Expand - ALAN WAKE: The Writer Who Made Us Rewrite Our Engine
Final Fantasy 13	Square Enix	Crystal Tools	2009	Expand - Tech Evolution: Final Fantasy 13 CGI vs Final Fantasy 16 Real-Time Graphics
Final Fantasy 16	Square Enix	Internal	2023	Expand - Tech Evolution: Final Fantasy 13 CGI vs Final Fantasy 16 Real-Time Graphics - The DF Tech Review
F1 2023	Codemasters	EGO	2023	Expand - PS5 vs Xbox Series X/S vs PC – Ray Tracing
Company of Heroes 3	Relic Entertainment	Essence Engine 4.0	2023	Expand - Company of Heroes 3 - From PC to Consoles
Resident Evil 4 Re	Capcom	RE Engine	2023	Expand - DF Tech Review
Half-Life	Valve	GoldSrc	1998	Expand - A Full RT/Path-Traced Upgrade For The OG PC Classic Tested!
Horizon: Call of the Mountain	Guerrilla	Decima	2023	Expand - Inside PSVR2 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain Gameplay + Tech Breakdown
GoldenEye 007	Rare	Internal	1997	Expand - DF Retro EX
Dead Space Remake	Motive Studios	Frostbite	2023	Expand - DF Tech Review
Forspoken	Luminous Productions	Luminous Engine	2022	Expand - DF Tech Review
Hi-Fi Rush	Tango Gameworks	UE4	2023	Expand - DF Tech Review
Shadow of the Colossus Remake	Bluepoint	Internal	2018	Expand - DF Tech Complete Analysis - DF Tech Interview - DF's Article - Beyond the Remake of 'Shadow of the Colossus': A Technical Perspective
Dyson Sphere Program	Youthcat Studio	Unity	2021	Expand - birth-of-dyson-sphere - dyson-sphere-devlog-2 - dyson-sphere-devlog-3 - dyson-sphere-devlog-4
Splatoon 2	Nintendo	Internal	2017	Expand - Datamining New Splatoon 2 Maps - Ranking System Analysis - Netcode and Matchmaking - How Does the Region Lock Work - The Mechanics of Clam Blitz
Super Mario Maker 2	Nintendo	Internal	2019	Expand - What Cause Lag in Super Mario Maker 2’s Online

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References

• Behind the Pretty Frames
• imgself's Blog
• Froyok's Blog
• Anton Schreiner's Blog
• Frame Analysis
• The Code Corsair
• Graphics Studies
• Silent’s Blog
• Nathan Gordon's Blog
• Thomas' Blog
• IRYOKU's Blog
• Game Art Tricks
• The Cutting Room Floor
• Crytek Presentations
• r/TheMakingOfGames
• r/videogamescience
• GDC Vault
• GDC's Programming Talks
• SIGGRAPH courses
• Guerrilla's News feed
• Digital Foundry