The Protector Trials
July 13, 2010



The third downloadable content pack for Bioshock 2 was recently announced by 2K. Jeff created the trailer above for The Protector Trials.

 

 


 

 

Mafia II Trailers
June 24, 2010



"Tools of the Trade" is Jeff's new trailer for Mafia II. This is the first of three trailers promoting 2K Games' upcoming crime masterpiece. Keep an eye out on our site the the next two trailers, which will be launching over the next two months.

 

 


 

 

XCOM Unveiled!
June 11, 2010



2K Games released the new E3 trailer for its 2011 title, XCOM, which is in development at 2K Marin. Click the movie above to enjoy Jeff's latest trailer!

 

 


 

 

The Flurry of BioShock 2 DLC Trailers Continues
May 10, 2010


Enjoy yet another one of Jeff's trailers for BioShock 2. This video shows off the new "Kill 'em Kindly" multiplayer downloadable content.

 

 


 

 

Portfolio Update
May 2, 2010

The BioShock 2 section of our portfolio has been updated with Jeff's work from the game. Please have a look!

 

 


 

 

Bioshock 2 Rapture Metro DLC Trailer
April 29, 2010



Check out another one of Jeff's recent Bioshock 2 trailers - this one highlighting the new multiplayer map pack titled Rapture Metro!

 

 


 

 

Bioshock 2 Vid-Cap Contest Video
April 28, 2010



Jeff recently finished this trailer for the just-announced Bioshock 2 video capture contest.

 

 


 

 

Portfolio update coming soon
March 29, 2010

We'll be posting samples of all of Jeff's work from Bioshock 2 shortly. The update will include in-game video and cinematic work, as well as the trailers and tv spots for the game. For now, enjoy the teaser image above!

 

 


 

 

Bioshock 2 Unboxing Video
February 3, 2010


Madness ensues at the 2K offices as the Bioshock 2 Special Edition is unboxed and unveiled. Scratch Image provided editing services (picture and sound) for this video.

 

 


 

 

More Bioshock 2 Goodness
November 5, 2009

2K Marin opened the Bioshock 2 floodgates last week, releasing two new videos produced by Scratch Image. Check out the links below for our Siren Alley single player and Capture the Sister multiplayer trailers!

 

 


 

 

Bioshock 2 Multiplayer Madness
September 4, 2009

Coinciding with the opening of Penny Arcade Expo 2009, 2K unveiled the world exclusive Bioshock 2 multiplayer trailer today. Scratch Image provided all aspects of production for the trailer, including multiplayer gameplay direction, video capture, editing (picture and sound) as well as visual effects. We're very excited to see the trailer making waves! More Bioshock 2 media to come over the next few months.

 

 


 

 

Bioshock 2 at E3
June 5, 2009

2K Marin released the following game play trailer for Bioshock 2 this week. Scratch Image performed custom game in-game video capture, editing (picture and sound) and effects for this piece. More to come soon!

 

 


 

 

Bioshock 2 Video Walkthrough
May 14, 2009

We are excited to pass along the first preview of Bioshock 2! Scratch Image produced this video walkthrough for the team at 2K Marin. Stay tuned for more in the coming months.

 

 


 

 

"Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" - Scratch Image Heads to L.A. and E3
May 13, 2009

Scratch Image heads to E3

E3 will be here in a few short weeks and Scratch Image will be in LA for the show. We are excited to show off our work, meet up with old friends and make a few new ones! If you'll be at the show, and would like to meet up with us, please email bd@scratchimage.com.

We're doing some cool video work for Bioshock 2, which we would be happy to discuss. We've also recently forged a partnership with the talented team at Alive Interactive - a veteran art team that has been servicing the games industry for over ten years.

 

 


 

 

Happy St. Patty's/Resistance: Retribution Release Day!
March 17, 2009

Today is a good day. We will be celebrating St. Pat's with a Guinness or two. More importantly, it is Resistance: Retribution release day! Our portfolio has been updated with the cinematics we created for the game. It was great to work with Sony Bend, and we look forward to collaborating with them again in the future.

 

 


 

 

Scratch Image heads to Rapture
March 16, 2009

Scratch Image is pleased to announce our collaboration with 2K Games on the development of Bioshock 2. We will be creating all of the promotional trailers, marketing videos and behind the scenes movies for the game. We're very excited to be working with the talented team at 2K Marin and look forward to marketing this highly anticipated title!

 

 


 

 

Resistance: Retribution IGN Rating
March 12, 2009

Resistance: Retribution is coming March 17, 2009! Having created the pre-rendered cinematics for the game, we are excited to see the game hit the store shelves. There are some early reviews out there on the web right now. Resistance Retribution received an "Outstanding" rating of 9.2 from IGN. Check it out here. The video review is also below for your viewing pleasure. Be cool and reserve your copy today!

More to come on March 17, including videos of our work.

Have questions/comments? Email us here.


 

 


 

 

Go West, Young Man
January 28, 2009

 GDC '09 is just around the corner and we'll be in San Francisco for the big event. We're excited
about the trip and we hope that some of you will also be able to attend. Please let us know if you'd like
to meet up, have lunch or a drink, and talk shop.

 

 


 

 

More R:R media now online!
January 12, 2009

"Resistance: Retribution" will be in stores soon and some new promotional movies from CES 2009 are now online. The following story trailer contains several shots we created - all of the pre-rendered shots in the trailer were done here at Scratch Image: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44133.html Check out the link below for more in-game footage and an interview with Resistance's Producer: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44259.html

 

 


 

 

Resistance is a Wrap
November 3, 2008

Scratch Image has wrapped up production on the cinematics for Sony's "Resistance: Retribution."
We're very happy with the end results and are excited to have had the opportunity
to bring private James Grayson's story to life.

Look for the game on store shelves in February of 2009. Of course, we will update the
portfolio section of our site with the game's movies as soon as it ships.

Sony Bend has another hit on its hands!

 

 


 

 

Scratch Image in the News
October 7, 2008

Scratch Image co-founder, Jeff Spoonhower, is featured in the recent issue of Notre Dame Magazine. Click on the link above to read the article.

 

 


 

 

Double-Whammy
October 1, 2008

"Saints Row 2" and "Fracture" will be hitting store shelves this week and next.  Be sure to pick up both games! We will upload the work we did for both titles as soon as possible.

 

 


 

 

"Resistance: Retribution" announced today!
July 15, 2008

Resistance Retribution E3 Trailer

Scratch Image is pleased to announce that we are working on the pre-rendered cinematics for Sony's newly announced "Resistance: Retribution" for the PSP. Sony announced the title during their E3 press conference today. We were very excited to see the game receive the royal treatment - it was the featured PSP game during the conference.

The game is being developed by the Sony Bend studio, in Oregon. This is the second project we've worked on with the talented group behind the Syphon Filter PSP games. Much more exciting Resistance news to come! See below for E3 coverage.

IGN coverage

Joystiq coverage

Gamespot coverage

 

 


 

 

Current project to be announced next week at E3
July 8, 2008

We're not quite ready to unveil what our current project is, but it's been a lot of fun so far. It's a pleasure to be working with Sony again - this will be another big cinematics gig. Stay tuned for more details next week!

 

 


 

 

Saints Row 2 cinematic animation complete!
March 28, 2008

Our animation contract for "Saints Row 2" is complete. It was great working with the team at THQ again - thanks guys! Can't wait to check out the final product.

Saints Row 2 website

 

 


 

 

Welcome (back) to the Row
January 25, 2008

Our current project involves the creation of several minutes of cinematic animation for THQ's "Saints Row 2." It's good to be working with the team at Volition again! The game won't be out until October, but we'll be sure to upload our scenes when the game ships.

 

 


 

 

Fracture in the news
January 14, 2008

"Fracture" is in the news. The game was shown last week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2008). See below for the coverage.

IGN.com CES coverage
Gamespot.com CES coverage (game play video)
1up.com CES coverage

 

 


 

 

Logan's Shadow wins several PSP Best of 2007 awards
December 26, 2007

"Logan's Shadow" wins several PSP Best of 2007 awards from IGN.com, including:
  • PSP Game of the Year
  • Best Action Game
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Use of Sound
  • Best Story
  • Best Multiplayer
  • Best Developer
We're especially proud to see the game take the "Best Story" award! Check out the game's cinematics in the Portfolio section. Logan's Shadow wins big at IGN.com's Best of 2007 awards.

 

 


 

 

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow voted PSP Game of the Month!
November 1, 2007

"Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow" voted PSP Game of the Month on IGN.com! Check out the link below.

Game of the Month on IGN

 

 


 

 

Next project...SOCOM Tactical Strike
October 1, 2007

On the tail end of "Logan's Shadow," we started up cinematics production on "SOCOM US Navy SEALs Tactical Strike" for PSP. Our responsibilities, again, were direction, animation and lighting of the pre-rendered movies. "SOCOM" is scheduled for release on November 6th, 2007. Full cinematics can be found in the "portfolio" section!

Official SOCOM:TS website

 

 


 

 

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow in stores this week
September 29, 2007

"Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow" for the PSP hits store shelves this coming Tuesday, October 2nd. Enjoy the game! Full cinematics for the game are posted in the "portfolio" section.

Metacritic scores for SF:LS.

 

 


 

 

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow" for the PSP Announced!
May 18, 2007

The project we worked on from August of 2006 through April of 2007 has finally been announced! Sony held their "Gamer's Day" yesterday and announced "Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow" for the PSP. Scratch Image was responsible for the cinematics directing, editing, animation, lighting and rendering. Sony cut together a trailer of the game, and we are pleased to see that almost all of it (minus the game play footage) consists of our work! Please check out the links below to watch the trailer and to read more about the game. Check out the portfolio section to see our work.

"Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow" official Trailer
Gamespot.com coverage
IGN.com coverage

 

 


 

 

Fracture is born
May 3, 2007

LucasArts and Day 1 Studios announced "Fracture" today. This is the project that we are currently working on. We are all very excited that the title has been made public. Press and gamers alike seem pretty hyped! See below for links to the announcement.

Official Fracture website
LucasArts announces Fracture
Gamespot announces Fracture

 

 


 

 

Saints Row is done!
August 29, 2006

"Saints Row" is in stores! Hard to believe the game is finally done and available for purchase. For those of you ages 17 and above, enjoy! Check out the portfolio section of our site to view our scenes from the game. Our work on this project included directing, editing, and lighting.