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 Over at the Playstation Blog there's an interview with Joe Madureira discussing his character design philosophy for Wayfinder, an upcoming online action co-op RPG developed by Airship Syndicate. Read the article here , or below! Learn how Wayfinder takes colorful heroes from pages to play – Early Access begins August 15 Written by Nerium Strom Content Marketing Manager, Digital Extremes Comic artist and Creative Director Joe Madureira discusses making characters that matter. Airship Syndicate, the developer behind the upcoming online co-op RPG Wayfinder, loves a colorful world. It’s no surprise why, either. The team’s co-founder — artist and Creative Director Joe Madureira — traces his roots back to the equally vivid world of professional comics. It’s a legacy you can clearly see in the bold, vibrant character designs of the titular Wayfinders themselves. These are heroes, called back from death to push back a hostile force in an ever-expanding, thriving online world when Early A...

I've collected as much artwork as I could find from Airship Syndicate's new game Wayfinders that I believe is Joe Madureira's work. Enjoy the collection! First he's some early concept art for Project Skylight (Which is now Wayfinder).  Next here's some marketing artwork for the game featuring the main heros (aka Wayfinders). Here's some high resolution images of the individual Wayfinders: Wingrave The Seeker Wingrave is a templar clad in spell-forged armor and sustained by his faith in the Architects. He's a natural leader and true champion, always ready to defend the innocent and to smite the forces of evil. Silo The Tactician  Swift and precise, Silo makes every shot count. Born into a family of smugglers, he spent his life running under the radar and challenging tyrants. Now he's using those same skills to fight the Gloom. Silo loves long odds—the greater the challenge, the greater the thrill. Niss The Shadow Dancer  Niss is kin to the shadows, and ...

Airship Syndicates new game has officially been announced! During the Game Awards, Joe Madureira took the stage to reveal Wayfinder , a new character-based fantasy online role playing game where you'll explore dungeons, hunt beasts, and battle enemies with friends to gather crafting materials for weapons, housing, augments and more that will help you push back the hostile force called the Gloom. To learn more about the game check out their FAQ  that answers many questions about what the game will be like. Finally, check out the announcement trailer below!

Big news out of Airship Syndicate ! A video was released today during Tenno Con 2022 that announced Airship will be partnering up with WARFRAME developer Digital Extremes for their expertise in creating online words. Some further details were announced on Airship's new AAA game project; it's an online, character based, third-person action game set in a new and original world. They've also said it will be a free to play (F2P) game with hopes of creating a thriving community and world for people to play in for years to come. As such the title will be online and always evolving. When asked about the game engine, they are currently developing the game in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), with plans to migrate it to Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) before the full game releases. Watch the video of Joe Madureira (CEO of Airship Syndicate), Steve Madureira (Lead Designer), Ryan Stefanelli (President and Game Director), Billy Garretsen (Lead UX Designer) and others talk about the new partnership with D...

If you ordered the 'Ruined King: A League of Legends Story' Collected Edition, here's the print by Joe Madureira included with the bundle. It's a gorgeous piece featuring Illaoi and Gangplank. Check it out below! Joe tweeted, "Hey I can finally share this! One of my favorite drawings recently, this was for a print included in the Ruined King collector’s edition. Illaoi & GP in simpler times. It’s nice to break from action stuff and try to capture moments like these. #illaoi #gangplank @AirshipSyn " Joe also shared some rough sketches for the piece and said, " I liked the idea of portraying Illaoi as much younger and more vulnerable (before she became Kraken Priestess) but it felt too unlike her character."

There's a few pieces of character concept art by Joe Madureira and our favourite colourist/artist Grace Liu  from the 'Ruined King: A League of Legends Story.' Check them out below! Here's what Grace had to say on her artstation post , "As a long-time League player (started before I joined Riot about 8 years ago, and still am one), it was really fun to see Joe Mad's take on League champions. Special call-out for Yasuo, I never liked that champion (do people still joke about Yasuo players anymore? Wow I feel old.) However, seeing Joe's take on his personality in both art and writing has completely changed my mind. Most of these are color support on Joe's lineworks. What an honor"

With 'Ruined King: A League of Legends Story' now released, there has been a large amount of artwork dropped online featuring concepts for characters, items, and worlds from the game. Joe Madureira being the Art/Creative Director for Airship Syndicate definitely shows in these designers/illustrators work. For the FULL collection of art and concepts check out this Artstation blog post with links to all the creators . Here's a selection of work below. Philip Karlov Hicham Habchi