Kotaku: Custom

Turn-a Your Head and Cough-a, Peach

Owen Good — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST

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Sometimes You've Got To Make Up Your Own Rules

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:20:00 EST

Video game developers take great care in creating rules and restrictions that define the gameplay of their virtual worlds, but sometimes those rules aren't good enough. In today's rule-breaking edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Pibbles explores the joy of playing under your own self-imposed strictures. More »

A Halo: Reach Recreation of Resident Evil's Most Infamous Location

Mike Fahey — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:00:00 EST

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It might not seem familiar at first, but once you start wandering the corridors you'll realize that this is a faithful scale recreation of Resident Evil's Spencer Mansion crafted using the creation tools from Halo: Reach. More »

These Hideous Custom Red Dead Redemption Controllers Were the Reward for Doing Something Good

Mike Fahey — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:20:00 EST

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For winning the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition PSN event Rockstar Games held on November 18, Florida's Alvin Ogando walked away with a pair of custom PlayStation 3 controllers that look like someone tossed them in a clothes dryer with a black Sharpie. Congratulations? More »

Customizer Fixes the Biggest Problem With Skylanders Toys

Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

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While the plastic characters Toys For Bob created to populate the world of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure are certainly cute, colorful, and well-made, zero points of articulation makes them less action figure, more tiny statue. Action figure customizer supreme Jin Saotome brings four Skylanders to life in a whole new way. More »

Custom Tron Light Cycles Board Game Glows With Brilliance

Owen Good — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EDT

Physical design, gameplay design, either way this custom Tron Light Cycles Board Game is a straight-up winner. Built by a modder to play with his sons, this one-of-a-kind, laser-etched board with tinted acrylic jet walls is like a Franklin Mint Chess Set from a very, very awesome future. More »

Create Your Own Online Co-Op Campaign In SOCOM 4

Mike Fahey — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST

SOCOM is a series that's all about cooperation, and in SOCOM 4 Zipper Interactive hands control of cooperative online multiplayer missions to the players, giving them free reign to create custom co-op campaigns. More »

The Bully Arcade Cabinet We Wish Was Real

Mike Fahey — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST

With a built-in exercise bike and a sweet slingshot controller, this conceptual arcade cabinet from Kotaku reader Cobra would be the ultimate way to play Rockstar's school days sandbox game Bully. More »

The Guts of Gutsman

Owen Good — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:30:00 EST

Anatomy models of video game characters are so popular, why not give the Mega Man mythos a turn? Model of Gutsman and well, his innards, by KodyKoala, seen via TomoPop. More »

When Mega Man Meets Halo

Mike Fahey — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:20:00 EST

Mega Man fan and Capcom community member Jin Saotome delivers a close approximation of what Mega Man characters sculpted by Halo action figure company McFarlane Toys would look like. As seen on Capcom Unity. More »

Playing World Of Warcraft In StarCraft II

Mike Fahey — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:20:00 EDT

There are World of Warcraft Blizzard fans, and there are StarCraft Blizzard fans. What do you get when the two meet? You get a World of Warcraft StarCraft II mod. More »

Arise, Zangief Prime

Mike Fahey — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Zangief is more than meets the eye in this fan-made custom Transformer, complete with rust chest hair. Created by Deej at the Fanboy Forum. Thanks Benjamin! More »

The Power Of The Black Mage Case Mod Compels You

Mike Fahey — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Lurking deep within the darkened Bring Your Own PC room at PAX East, the pixel Black Mage case mod waits, lightning wand in hand, for the right moment to strike. More »

When Halo Meets Gundam: The Master Chief Zaku

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EDT

Model hobbyist and Gundam fan Angelo Guibone's custom Master Chief Zaku crossover not only appeals to two camps, its will probably appear in a proposal for Microsoft Tecmo Koei's Halo: Dynasty Warriors: Gundam: Combat Evolved at some point. More »

Custom Figures Have Lotsa Gut(s)

Owen Good — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:00:00 EDT

Homebrew action figure designer Donald "KodyKoala" Kennedy is working on a theme here - guts. As in Guts-Dozer, of Mega Man 2. And as in King Hippo's dunlop spare tire. More »

The Many Shapes of Stylus To Come

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:40:00 EDT

Tired of your boring old DS stylus? Is the Transformer's stylus a bit too much? Maybe you should look into a custom stylus from Shapeways. More »

Dream Arcades Offers Street Fighter IV Arcade Solution

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST

Custom arcade game cabinet makers Dream Arcade present the ideal solution for those of you who'd rather shun your big-screen televisions for a more authentic arcade experience for Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter IV. More »

Custom Castle Crashers You Will Never Own

Stuart Houghton — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Teddy Troops are typical examples of that strain of kidult 'collectible' not-really-a-toy that they sell in those shops that also sell skateboarding clothes to people who don't own boards, and never will. More »

My Little Master Chief Pony

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:40:00 EDT

We're not sure that you're ready to enter the world of custom, one of a kind My Little Pony creations, but perhaps the bitter pill of fandom tucked within a meaty treat will help the medicine go down. This unique pony, decked out in Master Chief's Mjolnir armor, is almost exactly how we pictured it in the many fanfics we've read on the My Little Pony-Halo crossover forums and certainly not too rich for our blood. More »

Neon Xbox 360 Arcade Controller

Brian Crecente — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:00:50 EDT

If you're going to go to the trouble of getting an old-school arcade controller for your Xbox 360 it might as well have neon in it right? Right? ShaolinDrunkard, built just such a beast. His hand-built arcade controller uses parts from Sanwa and Seimitsu and then knocks things straight back to 1977 with LED backlighting behind each button and the knob. The whole thing is housed in a chunky oak box that screams arcade culture. More »

The Patapon BearBrick Vinyl Toy

fdemarco — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:00:00 EST

Artist Rolito, the man behind the stylish graphics of Patapon has produced this vinyl toy based on the upcoming PSP game. The toy, which is part of the custom BearBrick series, will be available in stores on Feb. 26th. There's no word on the price, but given the size and what I've seen of other BearBrick prices it should be around $5.99 or so. But, don't quote me on that. More »

Custom Agent 47 Figure

fdemarco — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST

Kotakuite CyK sent in this shot of his amazingly well done Agent 47 custom figure. According to Cyk, Agent 47 stands 12" tall and has multiple points of articulation. The head is incredibly well sculpted and quite impressive. He comes with two silverballers, a custom made Walther WA2000 sniper rifle and an "accurate" barcode on the back of his head. And to make things extra detailed, Cyk also includes a tiny lockable briefcase and four one sixth scale spent 7.62mm shell casings. If you'd like Agent 47 and all his little accouterments, you can bid for him on eBay. More »

Thrift Store Treasures: The Ugliest Dreamcast You Will Ever See

fdemarco — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST

Thrift stores are a constant source of amazement to me. How can so many horrible things all end up in one place? Yet, if you do some digging you can find some really cool stuff. Some if it is cool and you buy it and some of it is so hideous it's cool. You laugh at it and then put it back on the shelf. This Dreamcast is one of those finds. Had I not already owned one I probably would have picked it up seeing as it had four controllers , two light guns and memory cards. Instead I just snapped a picture so I could share the horror with all of you. Behold the ugliest Dreamcast ever decorated. I challenge you to find an uglier one! In fact, if you can find another one, send a picture in. Whoever submits the most hideous one will get a game from my personal collection. And no, you don't get to pick it. More »

The Kill Bill GH Guitar

fdemarco — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:00:00 EST

Inspired by yesterday's Evil Dead guitar, artist Jonathan Nagle sent in this pic of his sweet customized Kill Bill guitar. Whenever I see these custom controllers I always think "Hey, I could do that!" I've even gotten as far as pulling the paints out and putting newspaper down but them I chicken out . Knowing my luck I would render the thing completely hideous and unusable. I suppose I could do a test run on one of these old PS2 GH guitars. It's not like I'll ever be able to use them on my PS3... (and before you comment in saying there is an adapter, I tried it and it's shite) More »

The Evil Dead GH Guitar

fdemarco — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:00:00 EST

From artist Frank C., the creator of the No More Heroes Wii, comes this custom Evil Dead Wii GH Guitar controller. Who doesn't need a little more Bruce Campbell in their life? Great work Frank, can you teach me how to to that? I'm feeling the need for some kind of customized system or peripheral. Better yet, I'll just send you a check and you can do it for me. I'm too ~~lazy~~ busy writing. More »

The Kotaku PS3 Theme

fdemarco — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:00:00 EST

Do you love Kotaku? Do you love it so much that you must customize everything you have with our pink and green color scheme and fancy lettering? Well thanks to Playstation Universe poster Shawn, you can make your PS3 Kotaku-tastic with this custom theme. So far twelve users have ~~risked the pointing and laughing and~~ downloaded the custom theme and are presumably showing their love to the world at this very moment. Will you be lucky number thirteen? More »

Guitar Hero 3 Skins

Brian Crecente — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:00:41 EDT

HeroGear.Net, maker of custom Guitar Hero skins, announced today that they are releasing 15 sticker sets for the Guitar Hero 3 controller. More »

Custom Yoshi Wii for Sale

Mark Wilson — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:00:22 EDT

A customized Yoshi Wii is up for sale on ebay. Warranty voided for the paint job, current bidding is at $400 including an extra Wiimote, Wii Play and Mario Party 8. And for that value, our more anal side could overlook what appears to be streaks of unpainted white around where the case intersects with more case. No, it couldn't. We're that nitpicky regarding the accomplishments of others. Seriously, huge pricks. Children cry just looking at us. More »

The Kotaku Ferrari 360

fdemarco — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Kotakuite SnprSlick has created this great Kotaku themed Ferarri 360 for the new, customizable Forza Motorsport 2. He will be making three of these available to players at the in-game auction house starting on Monday for 24 hours. The bidding starts at 100,000 in game credits and he will also be posting two other cars; a Lamborghini Gallardo for 70,000 points and a Nissan R390 for 150,000. He will also be offering free Scion tC's with a slightly more basic paintjob. If you wuld like to sign up for one, please visit his forums at sprtngaming.com. More »

Ben Heck's Mystery Solved

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:20:13 EDT

Ben Heckendorn, who's mutant power involves pulling dreams out of my head and making them a reality, has finally unveiled the mystery product McWhertor mentioned back in late April, and I am very pleasantly surprised. More »

It's Only for the Canadians?!

Kim Phu — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:20:00 EDT

Totally unfair ruling! Not one, not two, not three, but SIX. Six, different custom-designed Wiis by Canadian artists are up for grabs at The Art of Wii. More »

The Stained Glass PC Case

Brian Crecente — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:33:26 EST

Cathode Tan located this impressive and very shiny PC case mod over at MAKE. The case, we're told, is made from canary wood, copper, lead and stained glass. That is really amazing, though the choice of stained glass is sorta crap. Brian Crecente More »

Get Your Mii Sculptures

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:40:56 EST

Miis on a Wii-mote. Miis on a t-shirt. They're nothing compared to a 3D recreation of your carefully crafted Mii, one that's custom made to your specifications. More »

Behold The Portable Wii

Mike Fahey — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:40:10 EST

It is a dream of mine to one day have the money to commission Ben Heckendorn to create a custom console all my own, but as it stands I am flying to New York next weekend to party with some of you people and don't own any socks without holes in them. Instead I daydream of owning something as awesome as the custom Wii laptop Ben has created for Engadget. This semi-sleek little number has everything you need to get your Wii on wherever you go. Imagine how much fun it would be to sit down in a crowded plane, whip this baby out and start swinging your arms about like a madman. More »

Chromed Out Xbox 360 Shells... Cheap!

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:40:37 EST

Let's face it. Faceplates are for chumps with no commitment and too much money on their hands. Stickers? Strictly for little girls. You don't want that nonsense on your Xbox 360. If you want a custom console, what you really want is a fully chromed out replacement shell, not just a DVD drive bay cover with that coveted mirror shine. More »

Red and Silver Third-Party PS3s Coming

Brian Crecente — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:00:14 EST

Michal Birecki over at PCN just shot me a note about a new line of custom Playstation 3s they are going to start selling. More »

Amazing Custom Gears of War Figure

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:40:26 EST

Emilio Lopez, the artist for a webcomic called Terranova, created this custom Gears of War action figure to give to his cousin for Christmas. More »

Custom Guitar Hero Guitar Sells for $1k

Brian Crecente — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:00:36 EST

That sweet custom crafted Guitar Hero controller that Joel Johnsn was selling on eBay for his Child's Play Funde Razor wrapped up recently, bringing in another $1,026 to the charity. That pushes the charity drive to more than three times what it made last year. Brian Crecente More »

Buy a Full-Sized Custom GH Guitar

Brian Crecente — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:22:49 EST

Joel Johnson just listed on eBay one of the hand-crafted Guitar Hero controllers he was showing off at last week's Funde Razor. More »

The One-Handed Xbox 360 Controller

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:20:00 EST

No, you twisted, hentai wanking filth, this is not a controller made for Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. Put your debit card away. This custom wireless Xbox 360 controller, hacked by Ben Heckendorn, was made for a serviceman injured in Iraq. You might remember Heckendorn's previous custom electronics, like the Xbox 360 laptop and the Neo Geo Portable. More »