Mike Jungbluth

South of Midnight arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 31, 2026. Step into a handcrafted world of Southern folklore, living magic, and haunting beauty. The award-winning journey awaits.
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South of Midnight arrives on PlayStation 5 on March 31, 2026.
Step into a handcrafted world of Southern folklore, living magic, and haunting beauty.
The award-winning journey awaits.
@playstation.com
#ps5 #ps5pro #southofmidnight

Fly through of part of a Keeper level directly in the Unreal Engine editor. Part way through I turn on all of the game objects the player doesn't see -- it takes a lot to make games work.

Congrats to you and the team! You all rocked it!

53rd Annie Awards Announcing South of Midnight as the winner of Best Character Animation in a Video Game.

The opportunity to bring to life characters that are wonderfully imperfect, but doing the best they know how within a messy world, and to be able to reflect that in the animations style, was a dream come true. To have our work celebrated by our peers at ASIFA-Hollywood, is humbling.

12 photos taken by video game developers Their mission: Take an interesting photo in a boring room

I asked award-winning game devs to take an interesting photo in a boring room

The top collage includes Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei) snapped by Jennifer Svedberg-Yen (Clair Obscur), a Svedberg-Yen photo by Greg Kasavin (Hades) and a shot by Tonda Ros (Blue Prince)

www.gamefile.news/p/12-photos-...

Thanks Lee! It was cool as hell having you as the presenter.

So proud of the team and humbled by the recognition of our peers.

Image split into three sections. On the left half is the cover to the book 'William Blake vs The World' by John Higgs. On the bottom right half is the cover to the album 'Ben Folds Live with The Nation Symphony Orchestra' by Ben Folds and the National Symphony Orchestra. The top right section of the image says Flipping, in reference to the book. And Spinning, in reference to the album.

Yeah, that was a great show! I recently found someone had posted a recording of that show online, though I don’t remember where. He recently released an album with the NSO at the Kennedy Center. It is fantastic.

Image split into three sections. On the left half is the cover to the book 'Hyperculture' by Byung-Chul Han. On the bottom right half is the cover to the album 'Can' by Can. The top right section of the image says Flipping, in reference to the book. And Spinning, in reference to the album.

We weren't able to get funding for ENGINE ANGEL and I've been laid off from Ivy Road, so I'm looking for new full-time animation work (New reel is below! YT link: youtu.be/S4QWqyw_vEs)

Everyone else laid off in the thread are amazing people and great at what they do so please hire them ASAP!!

Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:

Image split into three sections. On the left half is the cover to the book 'My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles' by Peter Biskind. On the bottom right half is the cover to the album 'Fear of Death' by Tim Heidecker. The top right section of the image says Flipping, in reference to the book. And Spinning, in reference to the album.

Thanks Dan, I hope you have been well!

Thanks Lee! Congrats to you and the team on the Annie. Keeper is such a beautiful and awe inspiring experience.

Cover image of South of Midnight, with graphics showing the game is a nominee for Best Character Animation - Video Game for the 53rd Annie Awards and Outstanding Achievement in Animation for the 29th DICE Awards

We are nominated for the Annie Awards & DICE Awards! Great animation in games can't happen on its own & requires the support of the entire studio. I'm so proud of the team, our partners & Compulsion's culture of celebrating craft.

annieawards.org/nominations
www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...

South of Midnight got nominated for two DICE awards!!!
🎞️Outstanding Achievement in Animation
🎭Outstanding Achievement in Story
Congrats to our team and everyone who was involved.
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No, don’t have the footage. @jonathan.gameanim.com you archive making of videos, maybe you have quick access to it? It was from one of the Call of Duty bts videos. A quick search is saying maybe Riley from CoD: Ghosts?

Yeah, I am close to filling the shelf I designated. Thankfully I’ve got most of my list, so I don’t expect as many this coming year. Maybe… 😅

2025 in books read and records spun

Mental note to bring my GameCube and Twilight Princess for any future gathering :)

We have the GameCube version, which was fine but not as well optimized as for the Wii. But at least another option if that helps.

Image split into three sections. On the left half is the cover to the book 'The Ideological Brain' by Leor Zmigrod. On the bottom right half is the cover to the album 'Volume 1' by Fear of Pop. The top right section of the image says Flipping, in reference to the book. And Spinning, in reference to the album.

We won!!! We’re deeply honored for the Games for Impact award! Thanks to everyone who helped shape South of Midnight and to every player who saw something meaningful in our story.

Image split into three sections. On the left half is the cover to the book 'Blank Space' by W. David Marx. On the bottom right half is the cover to the album 'Watin' by Aysanabee. The top right section of the image says Flipping, in reference to the book. And Spinning, in reference to the album.

Image split into three sections. On the left half is the cover to the book 'Frame by Frame: A Materialist Aesthetics of Animated Cartoons' by Hannah Frank. On the bottom right half is the cover to the album 'Once Upon a Time... in Shropshire' by Jerskin Fendrix. The top right section of the image says Flipping, in reference to the book. And Spinning, in reference to the album.

I'm not sure. If they do record it, I will be sure to link it :)

I am excited to be speaking at MIGS this year! I will be sharing my experiences and lessons learned from working on South of Midnight. If you are in Montreal, come by and say hi!

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sure, if you enjoy the horrifying limits of human perception