Creative Bloq on MSN

How to use lore to drive your character designs

Lucas Lacerda uses a world-building approach to guide his design choices.
The Punch on MSN

Fan offered me daughter in marriage after watching my male character — Content creator, Ms Ezeani

Social media personality, Chinaza Ezeani, who has one million followers on TikTok, shares her journey as a content creator ...

Ariana Grande and the ‘Wicked: For Good' Artisans Crafted a Subtle Arc for Glinda: Why Her Character's Betrayal ‘Was Really Hard Emotionally'

In making "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good," director Jon M. Chu knew he always wanted to expand the stories of both Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Glinda (Ariana Grande) beyond the Broadway musical, and ...

Weapons Director Zach Cregger Given 'Carte Blanche to Do Whatever' With Resident Evil, Creating a Movie Not Expected to Feature Any Familiar Story or Characters

Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil movie adaptation is not expected to feature any familiar characters, or adapt any specific Resident Evil game — a departure from the series' previous big screen ...

This Once-Blank Wall Is Now a Warm, Character-Filled Entryway

Homeowner and DIYers Amanda Oleri (@amandaoleri and Jason Staebler (@goodbuddyproductioncompany) faced that issue in their ...
Factinate on MSN

Only someone as twisted as Patricia Highsmith could create a character like Tom Ripley

Patricia Highsmith was most famous for her sharp thrillers like The Talented Mr Ripley, where rage and fear seethes on every ...

Hiltzik: The missing quality that defines the flaws in our business and government leadership — character

We used to expect our business and government leaders to have strength of character. Today that's been replaced by a moral ...

Armorsaurs Team Breaks Down Series Origins, Creating a Modern Kids Show, and Power Rangers Comparisons (Exclusive)

The Armorsaurs Team Breaks Down Series Origins, How They Tried To Create a Modern Kids Show, and Power Rangers Comparisons ...
Game Rant

Best JRPGs That Let You Create Your Own Character

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

No Other Game Comes Close to This Level of Character Customization

This game offers such an overwhelming level of character customization that everything else in the genre feels limited by ...
Game Rant

Solo Leveling: 7 Characters Who Deserve Their Own Spin-off

These characters did not exist to be overcome; they symbolize the politics, survival, and ancient wars that created the world of Hunters. The following are seven Solo Leveling characters who shouldn’t ...