As technology advances and the video game industry continues to grow, the immersive worlds that developers create become more ambitious and expansive with each release. In an effort to celebrate the ‘passion and talent behind the world’s most exciting video games’, Dead End Thrills was born.

What started as a Flickr group (that boats almost 11,000 images from over 500 members) has spawned into a curated website with full high resolution downloads. The Dead End Thrills community is highly active and their efforts are impressive.

HUD’s have been removed and there is no Photoshopping beyond subtle tweaks to gamma. More information about the images can be found on the Dead End Thrills about page and Flickr group. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s personal favourites.

[h/t The Verge]

1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2. Batman: Arkham City

3. EVE Online

4. Mirror’s Edge

5. Alan Wake

6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

7. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

8. Mass Effect 3

9. Spec Ops: The Line

10. Minecraft

11. Rage

12. Gears of War 3

13. Grand Theft Auto IV

14. Flight Simulator X

15. Shadow Warrior

16. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

17. Mass Effect 3

18. Remember Me

19. Portal 2

20. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

21. Tomb Raider

22. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

23. Bulletstorm

24. Minecraft

25. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

26. Mass Effect 2

27. Grand Theft Auto IV

28. Alan Wake

29. Gears of War 3

30. Dishonored

31. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

32. Mass Effect 3

33. Tomb Raider

34. Spec Ops: The Line

35. Shadow Warrior

36. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

37. Mass Effect 2

38. EVE Online

39. Remember Me

40. Rage