Kotaku: Props

Check Out This Amazing Gears of War Pistol Made Entirely of Paper

Pierre Bienaimé — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 EST

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Some time ago we shared the papercraft wonder that was Leo Firebrand's Fallout 3 homage: the laser pistol. Paper (and some papier-mâché for the gun handle) alone yielded a believable piece of the post-apocalypse. More »

The Amazing, Exploded Mass Effect 3 N7 Pistol

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:40:00 EST

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This replica N7 pistol from upcoming Bioware game Mass Effect 3 was created for the Child's Play Charity auction by reader Bill Doran. More »

They Won't Burn Your House Down, but These Portal 2 Lemons are the Bomb

Owen Good — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EDT

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With Portal 2's arrival, lemons replaced cake as the game's edible meme. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, read up here) So before this one is totally played out, let's acknowledge one of its more creative applications: these prop lemon hand grenades, by flickr user ammnra. More »

Avenger, Assembled

Owen Good — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:30:00 EDT

The M8 Avenger rifle from Mass Effect, as constructed by Volpin Props and spied by reader Kai N. Check the link for many more images of its construction. More »

Props To This Fallout 3 Prop

Owen Good — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:30:00 EDT

A3-21 Plasma Rifle from Fallout 3, assembled by Ryan Palser and painted by his wife, Dena. Loads more images on his Flickr account. Seen via Boing Boing. More »

As Bad as a Gun Made of Paper Could Ever Be

Owen Good — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:30:00 EDT

Look closely, there's not a scrap of metal in this papercraft construction of Fallout 3's laser pistol. Artist Leo Firebrand used paper (and papier-mâché, for the grip) to make something that looks 100 percent capable of incinerating mole rats. More »

Kratos' Armor Makes Guest Appearance in Heavenly Sword

fdemarco — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EDT

Comparisons between Heavenly Sword and God of War are inevitable considering the similar control scheme, but apparently the creators of HS haven't shied away from giving props (literally) to their obvious inspiration. PlayStation Underground forum poster KiNGoFClubs discovered this little homage to Kratos buried with in the game. During one of Kai's missions, Kratos' GOW2 armor and Blades of Chaos can be spotted hanging on a gate in a castle courtyard. You got to hand it to the designers, if you're going to take inspiration from another game, at least be cool enough to own up to it. You can check out more screen caps here on the PlayStation forums. More »