Finally, after more than half a decade, this isometric collaborative piece has been completed. It consists of 192 50x50 tiles, all assembled between July 10 2005 and September 1 2010.

Just some of the things you can expect to see are: an oil spill, two menacing tentacled creatures, a floating desert, an anthropomorphic lighthouse and 5 euros worth of rooftop golf. What else can you find...?

Thanks to everyone who participated; the final image can be seen here.

Phones wants you to make a one screen mock-up of an RPG that takes place in the real world in modern times (eg. The World Ends With You or Alpha Protocol). So no knights, no magic or anything of the sort.

For the purposes of this challenge, modern should mean sometime within the last 10 years. You may add slight fantasy elements (such as talking animals), but overall it should be a game that looks as though it's clearly set on this planet sometime within the last decade.

Canvas Size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Max 32.
Transparency - No.
Animation - Optional.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

The makers of Kings of Power 4 Billion % and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: the Game has released a couple of sprites this blog. There is Ramona, Knives, the evil ex's, Scott himself and some more available for you to enjoy.

Trailer of the Game
Gameplay trailer

See also THIS iLKke find and make sure to scroll beyond the Scott Pilgrim video.

Warning: Its a no AA zone.

Microsoft GIF Animator is a free GIF Animator that is compatible with MS Paint. Download the software free here.

8bit FM is a nice streaming online radio station that is devoted to chiptune music and classic game soundtracks.

Good news for Firefox users that want to explore the Japanese artist community Pixiv and especially its wonderful pixel scene!

This script for Firefox's Addon Greasemonkey translates Pixiv into an English usable/readable site.

Requires: Firefox, Greasemonkey and Pixiv Translation Script for Greasemonkey.

A triptych is a 3-part image. Create one this week!

You can lay out your triptych in any way you want, but each section must be separated by transparency (keep in mind that transparency counts as a colour). The sections can be directly or indirectly related to eachother, but at very least, there should be some sort of overarching theme presented throughout the image as a whole.

Optional Bonus Challenge: Make all three parts of your entry non-rectangular.

Canvas Size - Unrestricted.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Required.
Animation - No.

The challenge thread will have all the challenge updates. The thread is also a great place to post your WIPs.

From developer Matthew Klundt comes Sprite Something, an iPad app for creating pixel art and animations. It also creates actionscript files for the popular Flixel and FlashPunk game engines. Find out more on the terriblegames website. See a short demo video here.

This app is not reviewed by Pixeljoint but for US$2.99 it might be worth trying out.