These two new costumes are a bit more reserved than the little red riding hood and warrior costumes Capcom previously revealed, though I'm still not buying Chris as some sort of post-apocalyptic bad ass. Sheva, on the other hand, pulls off the businesswoman look with charm and grace. All she needs is a long jacket and her fingernails will shine like justice.

Actually the costumes aren't too shabby, though Chris could use a messier hair style to go with the warrior look and I pretty much got my fill of naughty Red Riding Hood costumes during Halloween this year. What bothers me the most is that my first thought upon seeing these two clips was, "That's not going to provide enough protection against a horde of zombie-like mutants."

There is something wrong in my head.

Option 1 — Actual Cosplay
This gown/crown combo with gloves and earrings goes for the sale price of US$159.99 — and it comes in mens sizes.

Option 2 — Slightly Skanky
This off-the-shoulder outfit comes with only the tiara and gloves, but at $49.99, that's not so bad.

Option 3 — Slightly Cuter Skanky
The bow on this gown is way cuter than the default skanky gown and the crown appeals to me. Also comes with short gloves for $48.95.

Option 4 — Cute And Skanky
You get the best of both the cute and skany worlds with this one — and the gloves are full-length. Still at $56.95, I'd like a better crown.

Option 5 — Cartoony
For those of you who can't bear to bare your legs, this may be your best bet. You get a full-length dress and crown — but no gloves — for $39.99. (At time of press, it's out of stock.)

Option 6 — Hot Topic
You know you're going cheap-and-easy when you turn to Hot Topic. Time was these guys had some amazing Halloween costumes, but just glancing at this flimsy Peach getup shows you how far the standards have fallen. Goes for $49.99. (Note: This might actually be the same dress as Option 4 — but the price is different and this model looks fuglier, so I'm counting it as a separate entry.)

You're going to need plenty of cardboard, foam and a working drill—yes, that Big Daddy drill spins—plus you're going to need to start, well, right about now. Krix's D.I.Y. Big Daddy took him a good seven weeks to build, but that includes things like built-in fans, the aforementioned spinning drill arm and a serious attention to detail.

I imagine you could probably knock out something in six weeks, six and a half, tops, using his method.

Really, Krix is a pro—or at least semi-pro—but his knowledge may be useful to you, even if you're just trying to sort out the problem of a functional drill bit or think your own Big Daddy costume's normal hand is a bit too stubby.

Big Daddy (BioShock) [Volpin Props via Make - thanks, Andrew!] [Image Credit]

Damn zombie killers.

White Maage vs Tonberry...fight!

Not technically a cosplayer...

This place is crawling with Cobra.

Boo!

I'm not sure what I am looking at. Maybe Zelda?

Maybe Link?

Definitely Master Chief. I pushed aside a woman in a bikini to take this shot.

This guy does a mean upside-down Kratos. Shut up.

Suicide Girls totally count as Cosplay.

The film adaptation of Alan Moore's classic comic book series The Watchmen is a major deal for Paramount, and no on is safe from their relentless marketing campaign; not even the residents of Sony's PlayStation Home. With exclusive clips of the film already available for viewing, the PlayStation Home Watchmen invasion escalates on February 27th, when players can purchase exclusive clothing and items for their avatar, including clothing, a doomsday clock, and a couple of fine-looking costumes of characters Nite Owl and Rorschach. >

Then on March 6th, Paramount is hosting the first-ever filmmaker Q&A session in PlayStation Home, featuring the movie's director Zack Snyder (of 300 fame) along with graphic novel artist Dave Gibbons. While the Q&A is an invitation-only event limited to 10 guests, it will be streamed majestically across the internet, eventually incorporated into a full Watchmen webcast that includes footage from the film and clips from the UK premiere .

The PlayStation Home push is being orchestrated by the fine folks at specialist film marketing agency Picture Production Company and Deluxe Corporation, who previously worked on one hell of an amazing Second Life campaign for the Transformers movie, complete with custom transforming robot avatars. You know, for the kids.

While I've not spent too much time in PlayStation Home at this point, I might have to log in long enough to pick up a sweet Nite Owl costume. Wake me up on the 27th please.

The new level takes place on the Planet Coruscant inside of a Jedi Temple, where the Secret Apprentice travels in search of information about his father. Searching through the rubble he is forced to face his own inner demons, which I'm guessing are much more unpleasant than his outer demons.

New character skins included in the pack range from a Lightsaber training droid to the bad mother himself, Mace L. Windu. Hit the jump for some screens of the new level and costumes, along with a complete list of who you can be now.

LucasArts Announces Release of New Single-Player Level For Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

LucasArts today announced that it has released a new single-player level for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Available now for Xbox 360 owners through Xbox LIVE Marketplace and for PlayStation 3 owners through the PlayStation Network, the level features The “Secret Apprentice” in an entirely new mission set in the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant. The Secret Apprentice travels to the Jedi Temple to learn more about his father, and while searching through the rubble of the destroyed building he must confront his inner demons.

Bundled with the single-player level are nine new costumes, which allow gamers to play through the game disguised as several new characters, including:
• Apprentice’s Temple Exploration Gear
• Apprentice - Cybernetic Reconstruction
• Apprentice’s Sith Training Gear
• Mace Windu
• Darth Maul
• Qui-Gon Jinn
• Dark Stalker
• Lightsaber Training Droid
• Combat Training Droid

In addition, LucasArts also released a new stand-alone costume pack which includes:
• Apprentice’s Utility Combat Suit
• Apprentice – Animated
• Spirit Apprentice
• Republic Trooper
• Luke Skywalker – Tatooine Gear
• Ben Kenobi
• Plo Koon
• Count Dooku
• Jango Fett
• C-3P0

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released on September 16, and has since become a worldwide hit. The game completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force and casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice,” unveiling new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy seen through the eyes of this mysterious new character armed with unprecedented powers.

More information about the game can be found at the official website, www.theforceunleashed.com

That said, it might be a bit cold for this particular outfit. While recent weeks have seen Pac-Man iconography take the world of high fashion by storm the lower-rent, novelty end of the rag trade was not to be left out.

This tasteful little number from 'lingerie and sexy costumes' outlet 3Wishes.com goes by the lawyer-friendly moniker "Miss Video Game". They do a Chun Li outfit too. Just sayin'.

Actually, it is possible that this isn't one of their 'Sexy Halloween' costumes at all but rather falls under the "Lingerie and sexy costumes for an enchanted evening of romance and make believe" category - in which case, what the hell are you making believe?

Only At 3Wishes [3Wishes.com via Joystick Division]

Hit the jump for some more pictures from the event, and see if you can pick out which Final Fantasy character in the gallery is my personal favorite.

The Hypersapiens have posted a massive gallery of some amazing cosplay pictures on their Flickr site. I'm a big fan of cosplay although I don't really participate in it. (That will change however come Comic-Con, so if you're there look for me in my best Dean Venture with my buddy as Hank.) I am very critical when it comes to costuming though, either do it right or don't do it at all is my motto. No half assing. If you're going to pay the money and take the time to make a killer costume, then pay the extra fifty bucks for a damn wig. No one wants to see a Cloud Strife with greasy black hair. But, I digress..

Definitely check out this gallery, it's got some of the most impeccable costuming I've seen in many a convention. Flynn De Marco

The Secret Lives of Otaku [Flickr]
[via The Tanooki]

Then the next few weeks will see the release of five new missions, five enhanced versions of original missions, and several new costumes, including schoolgirl, secretary, pixie, and mummy. It really is a staggering amount of support for a game that is hardly even worth renting. Michael Fahey

First Bullet Witch Downloadable Content On Xbox Live Marketplace

New Costume, Themes and Gameplay Content Available Now, More to Follow

LYON, FRANCE - 28 March 2007 - Atari today announced the first downloadable content for Bullet Witch available now on Xbox Live Marketplace. Launched in February for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Bullet Witch is published by Atari in partnership with Japanese publisher AQ Interactive Inc.

The first set of new downloadable content includes a free brand new White Witch costume for the game's stunning heroine Alicia and a Bullet Witch Xbox 360 Theme pack. In addition, for 20 points each, players can download one brand new mission "Dynamite Beauty" and two enhanced versions of the "Clad in Streaming Black" mission featuring 'Great Spells' unlocked and a heightened level of difficulty respectively.

Over the coming weeks, more free costumes for Alicia will be available free of charge - Mummy, Schoolgirl, Secretary and Pixie. Additional new missions 'Caterpillar City', 'Endless', 'One Shot Kill' and 'Geist Search and Destroy', plus enhanced editions of the missions 'City of Screams', 'Up in Flames at 10,000ft', 'Down in the Valley', 'The Bound Soul' and 'The End of Chaos', will be available for 20 points each.

Developed by Japan-based Cavia, Bullet Witch is set on a bleak planet earth in the year 2013 with human kind on the brink of extinction and hideous demons creating a tidal wave of destruction and havoc. All hope of mankind's survival rests with Alicia, a beautiful witch blessed with magical skills and a swift trigger finger. Players take control of Alicia on her heroic quest to prevent the decimation of mankind by using her fearsome weaponry and spectacular powers with which she can manipulate natural phenomena in her environment.

For more information about Atari's entire product line-up visit www.atari.com.

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Halloween may be over, but that doesn't mean we can't show you these awesome (ly freaky) costumes of the King and Queen of All Cosmos. Can't...stop...staring...at...king's...sexy...legs. Jason Chen

Homemade King & Queen of All Cosmos Katamari Damacy costumes [MAKE]

Stop! Don't cut holes in mom's good sheets if you're heading out to a costume party tonight. Vintage Computing and Gaming just published their list of the best... err well, probably most unique last minute Halloween costumes. For instance, this year I'm seriously considering going as the Super Breakout cover astronaut.

Super Breakout Astronaut Costume Recipe: * Astronaut suit
* Three ping pong balls
* Dead-serious Clint Eastwood-like facial expression
* (Optional) rainbow pi ata to break apart with a bat

In-Character Behavior: Pretend to play racquetball in zero-g conditions against an invisible opponent while stoically making blip noises out of the side of your mouth.

Look, I got dibs on this one. People are ALWAYS telling me I look like a young Clint and I have logged many hours on the racquetball court. Yes, the rest are all as good, if not better, than that one. Do read now. Michael McWhertor

VC&G's Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas: Video Game Edition [VG&C]

Siliconera is baffled by the Death Jr. costumes sold by Backbone Entertainment this year, and I'm inclined to agree. Death Jr. was an unsuccessful little PSP launch title, despite its beautiful character design. Why the tenacious franchising?

Is Death Jr. so popular that people want to dress up like Pandora? Or is Backbone Entertainment that strapped for cash? Maybe this is going to be seed marketing money for the two Death Jr. games coming out next year.

Yeah, I dunno either. I dig the artwork in the Death Jr. series so much that I hope it becomes popular, but as of now, I'm hard-pressed to envision more than one or two of these outfits selling, if that. Eliza Gauger

Dress Up Like Death Jr. [Siliconera]

What the hell is that? Only the worst gaming-themed Halloween costume of all time: the Atari's Asteroids costume. God knows I have absolutely no idea how you wear the frickin' thing. It looks like the costume is basically to wrap yourself in a gigantic plastic baggie and then slide a rubber mask resembling a giant, throbbing brain over your head.

Courtesy of the always excellent Vintage Computer and Gaming blog. Florian Eckhardt

Advertised as "Halloween Costumes for Adults", these are clearly left over costumes from the late 80's pornography classic Super Mario Fuckers. At what point in a relationship do you feel comfortable asking your girlfriend to dress up as Princess Daisy as you, Mario, check her plumbing? Sometimes I lament that I will never have a love as pure as that: hell, I keep on having to claim to my girlfriend that my accidental slips an inch down are caused by a lack of depth perception and are not, in fact, exactly what they are... sneaky attempts at much-protested back door entry. Florian Eckhardt

Gameland Plumber [3Wishes.com] (via Alice)