Say you really like a game, and in that game, your character comes across a cool, cute stuffed animal. Makes sense that you'd want to re-create it in real life and give it to the people who made the game, right?
There are some really cute characters in the Mass Effect series. Liara has charmed many a Shepard with her smile, as has Garrus with his.
Coming in September to toy and specialty shops around the country, these plush representations of Cut the Rope's hungry little mascot Om Nom are so ridiculously adorable I would gladly suffocate beneath a mountain-sized pile.
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Left 4 Dead 2-styled Hunter and Tank plushies are now available through the Valve store, where they are 10 percent off for a limited time.
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Reader Michael Wootton sent along these pictures showing off the personal LocoRoco plush collection he and his girlfriend handmade.
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Surely, sewing has never been so cute!
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The cutest little transportation systems ever rendered in plushie form are now available for purchase at Blizzard's online store. At what price, cuteness?
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Unsure how to handle the Gryphon Hatchling and Wind Rider Cub plushies from World of Warcraft that arrived at my house for review today, I hugged them. The verdict? Snuggable goodness.
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Crafts-maker Rosemary Travale hadn't done video-game related work in about three years, and this week's release of Scribblenauts inspired her to bring main character Maxwell to plush life. Look, he even has a little-bitty notebook and pencil!
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Still waiting on those LocoRoco plushies, Sony. But hey, in the meantime, these will just have to do. By Medicom, these Patapon plushies will be out soon, and will set you back around $40.
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This was a gimme for Nintendo. After all, Bee Mario was the most adorable thing that fat plumber's done in years, so capitalising on the love-in by releasing a soft, cuddly replica was a no-brainer. It'll be available in July, for around $25. If your collectible tastes for the game run to the more supernatural end of…
