Dunno. It's looks pretty past gen to me ;p. At least compared to Dragon Age: Inquisition or Witcher 3. That being said, that trailer convinced me, that I'm not interested.
From my experience this varies company to company. But yes, I agree with the gen-eds. If you can learn a lot of art fundamentals extremely cheap then it's a great idea.
You should enter into a contest currently running at deviant art's 3D character group. To remake a current gen game character with less then 1500 tris and 512x512 maps
Next gen MMO it can only be one thing World of Starcraft.. they arent going to invent anything new, why should they.. starcraft is a huge IP goldmine for them
http://kotaku.com/5966860/gabe-newell-living-room-pcs-will-compete-with-next+gen-consoles Interview from yesterday with Gabe Newell. I seriously hope this happens.
Working on a new character for a gen ed final. Wanted to do a femininely presenting dude with jewelry and piercings and flowy fabric. Also it's an excuse to draw a yak and yaks are adorable~